Tag Archives: AFC Champions League

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Glory, strength and quality woven into a brand new look capture the identity of Asia’s top two continental club competitions. The AFC Champions League celebrates the achievement of the clubs qualified to this stage of the competition by greeting them in the new look at the knock-out stage draw, as …

The 2017 AFC Champions League quarterfinal ties were confirmed on Tuesday following the competition’s Knockout Stage draw in Kuala Lumpur. 2016 runners-up Al Ain FC will have home advantage in the first leg of their AFC Champions League quarter-final encounter with Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal, with Iran’s Persepolis set to …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Disciplinary and Ethics Committee on Wednesday ordered Persepolis FC (IRN) to play their AFC Champions League (ACL) Round of 16 match against Lekhwiya SC without spectators. This is a result of spectator misconduct at the club’s ACL Group Stage match on May 8 against Al …

A valiant effort from Bengaluru FC went in vain as they bowed out of the running for a place in the group stages of the 2017 AFC Champions League, after a 1-2 loss to Jordanian champions Al-Wehdat at the King Abdullah International Stadium in Amman, Jordan on Tuesday. Skipper Sunil …

Finalists of the 2016 AFC Cup, Bengaluru FC begin their continental quest this season with a tough test away at Al-Wehdat in Jordan in an AFC Champions League Preliminary Stage Two fixture to be played at the King Abdullah International Stadium in Amman on Tuesday. The Blues’ Spanish coach Albert …

Recently crowned winners Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors learned their Group Stage opponents for the 2017 edition of the AFC Champions League on Tuesday following the competition’s official draw in Kuala Lumpur. The South Korea giants, who defeated Al Ain 3-2 on aggregate to seal a second continental success, will begin their …