Group Stage
Sharjah were the outstanding team in Group C as four wins and one draw saw them finishing top on 13 points.

The only defeat was against Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan SC, with the Islamic Republic of Iran side winning 3-1 but having lost the reverse fixture by the same margin.

Round of 16
Sharjah had to be at their gritty best in the Round of 16 encounter with Jordan's Al Hussein, with the sides evenly matched.

Sharjah looked to have placed one foot in the quarter-finals following a 1-0 away leg win but Al Hussein took the return fixture by the same score to force extra time and then penalties.

The Jordanian side, however, crumbled in the shootout as Sharjah advanced with a 3-0 win.

Quarter-finals
The quarter-final showdown with fellow UAE Pro League side Shabab Al Ahli was another titanic battle, with penalties again needed to settle the outcome.

The first leg saw Sardar Azmoun giving home side Shabab Al Ahli a 46th minute lead but Caio Lucas restored parity in the 68th minute.

Marcus Meloni's goal in the 35th seemed to have settled proceedings for Sharjah in the return leg but Mu'nas Dabbur popped up with the equaliser in the fourth minute of time added on to force extra-time and then penalties.

Goalkeeper Adel Alhosani was the hero for Sharjah in the shootout, saving Kauan Santos’ penalty as they won 5-4 to set up a date with Saudi Arabia’s Al Taawoun FC in the semi-finals.

Semi-finals
Abdelhamid Sabiri's second minute goal gave Al Taawoun a dream start in the semi-final, first leg but the Saudi Arabian side's inability to build on that cost them dearly in the return fixture.

UAE's Sharjah clinched their place in the final in dramatic fashion, drawing level on aggregate through Ousmane Camara in the fourth minute of time added on at the end of the second half.

There was, however, even more drama to come with Firas Ben Arbi striking the winner five minutes later as Sharjah advanced to their first major Asian final.

Final
Sharjah claimed the title with a dramatic 2-1 win over Singapore’s Lion City Sailors as Marcus Meloni scored deep into added time to secure victory.

The final looked to be headed for extra-time when Sailors’ Maxime Lestienne cancelled out Ben Arbi’s 74th minute goal but Meloni struck in the 90+7 minute to secure Sharjah the title.

After both sides had missed several opportunities, the game opened up when Caio Lucas swung the ball over from the left corner of the area towards Khaleed Ebraheim as the full-back galloped into space behind the Lion City defence - his first-time centre as he slid along the turf found Ben Arbi at the far post and he finished with aplomb.

The clock had barely ticked over into added time when Lestienne levelled, the prolific Belgian lashing a low left-foot shot through a defender’s leg and past Al Hosni to raise the possibility of extra-time.

But Meloni won the title for Sharjah six minutes later when he moved the ball onto his right foot on the left side of the Sailors penalty area and bent an unstoppable low shot to seal a remarkable win.

Sharjah's Caio Lucas, with five goals and four assists complementing his sterling campaign, was named the tournament MVP while Sardar Azmoun of Shabab Al Ahli won the Top Scorer award with his haul of nine goals.