The challenge for the group stage of the 2019 AFC Champions League was finalised following the competition’s official draw in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, November 22. Iran’s Persepolis, who lost 0-2 to Kashima Antlers on aggregate in this year’s final, will begin their campaign in the West Zone’s Group D …
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Japanese J-league side Kashima Antlers lifted the 2018 AFC Champions League title on Sunday, November 11 after drawing goalless at Iranian giants Persepolis FC in Teheran. Kashima Antlers had brought a 2-0 goal lead from the first-leg in Japan into the return-leg in Iran, which ended goalless. Watch last weeks …
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The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) today announced that Mark Geiger, two-time FIFA World Cup veteran and 2014 CONCACAF Referee of the Year, will lead the CONCACAF referee team assigned to work the AFC Champions League return-leg semifinal in …
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The stature and global appeal of the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) club competitions was further underlined today with German cleaning equipment manufacturer Kärcher announced as the new official sponsor of both the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup. Dato’ Windsor John, the AFC General Secretary, said: “Kärcher are a …
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Persian Gulf Pro League Zob Ahan Esfahan FC hosted Indian I-League champions Aizawl FC in a 2018 AFC Champions League Playoffs on Tuesday, January 30 in Iran and won the tie 3-1 at home to progress.
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Executive Committee has decided that the AFC Champions League matches involving clubs from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates should be played on a home and away basis in 2018 as per the AFC Regulations. The Executive Committee decided at their meeting in …
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Malaysia Super League (MSL) teams will benefit from the latest Asian Football Confederation Member Association rankings by gaining automatic spots in the AFC Champions League in the 2019 season. Clubs from Asia’s strongest national leagues receive automatic berths into the annual continental club football competition and MSL teams will be …
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The draw for the 2018 AFC Champions League group stage and qualifiers was carried out on Wednesday in Kuala Lumpur and in the qualifiers I-League champions Aizawl FC were drawn to face Iranian side Zobahan FC. If Aizawl FC win the encounter, then they would be the first Indian club …
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The AFC Champions League winners will receive US$4m – up from US$3m – in 2018 while the club that lifts the AFC Cup will pick up US$1.5m from next season rather than the US$1m currently on offer. In announcing the rise, Dato’ Windsor John, the AFC General Secretary, said, “There …
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The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) club competitions continue to attract top level sponsors as C’estbon, China’s leading brand of bottled water, has become the latest Official Supporter of the AFC’s Club Programme. The partnership will include exposure at the AFC’s flagship club competitions, the AFC Champions League, the AFC Cup as …
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