Asian Champions League East Zone to resume on November 18 - Football News - Sportstar
4 years, 3 months ago

Asian Champions League East Zone to resume on November 18 - Football News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

The Asian Champions League's rescheduled group stage matches for clubs in the East Zone will take place from November 18-December 4, the Asian Football Confederation confirmed on Tuesday with the release of the fixture list. Perth Glory, one of three Australian teams in the competition, kick off the East Zone restart with a Group F game against China's Shanghai Shenhua on November 18. Fixtures in Groups G and H resume the following day, with Malaysian champion Johor Darul Ta'zim facing Guangzhou Evergrande and Sydney FC meeting Shanghai SIPG. Clubs in the East Zone could face difficulties with their fixtures due to rescheduled domestic league campaigns, border closures and COVID-19 protocols.

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AFC Rethinks Club Competition Format, Gives Time for Development
2 months ago

AFC Rethinks Club Competition Format, Gives Time for Development

The Hindu  

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is considering giving its revamped club competitions more time to develop before further amendments are considered. The opening phase of the Asian Champions League Elite will be extended to allow the league to establish itself and give teams time to prepare for the competition. The number of teams participating in the Asian Champions League Two …

Asia's first intl esports tournament unveiled in Shanghai
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Asia's first intl esports tournament unveiled in Shanghai

China Daily  

The Esports Asian Champions League, Asia's first international, multi-title esports tournament was unveiled on Sept 24 in Shanghai. The Esports Asian Champions League, Asia's first international, multi-title esports tournament was unveiled on Tuesday in Shanghai, aiming to help integrate the fragmented esports system in Asia and promote the industry's standardization and internationalization, announced the organizer. Organized by VSPO, the biggest …

Asia's first intl esports tournament unveiled in Shanghai
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Asia's first intl esports tournament unveiled in Shanghai

China Daily  

The Esports Asian Champions League, Asia's first international, multi-title esports tournament was unveiled on Sept 24 in Shanghai. The Esports Asian Champions League, Asia's first international, multi-title esports tournament was unveiled on Tuesday in Shanghai, aiming to help integrate the fragmented esports system in Asia and promote the industry's standardization and internationalization, announced the organizer. Organized by VSPO, the biggest …

Indian Super League Season 10 to Start on September 21, Will Not be Postponed for Asian Games
1 year, 4 months ago

Indian Super League Season 10 to Start on September 21, Will Not be Postponed for Asian Games

News 18  

The Indian Super League will not be postponed and will start on the pre-decided date of September 21, a Football Sports Development Limited spokesperson confirmed to News18.com on Thursday. The Indian Super League is slated to start on September 21 with the Asian Games beginning a day after on September 23 in Hangzhou, China. “We very much understand that this …

AIFF Urges ISL Clubs to Release Asian Games-bound Footballers
1 year, 4 months ago

AIFF Urges ISL Clubs to Release Asian Games-bound Footballers

News 18  

The All India Football Federation has urged the 10 Indian Super League franchises to release players selected for the upcoming Asian Games, keeping the “national interest in mind”. “We very much understand that this Asian Games is outside the FIFA window, and you are not obliged to release the players,” AIFF secretary general Shaji Prabhakaran wrote in a letter to …

Asian football set to get new Champions League format in 2024
2 years ago

Asian football set to get new Champions League format in 2024

The Hindu  

The Asian Champions League is set to be revamped in the 2024-25 season as part of reforms that should add a third club football competition for the continent. The marquee Champions League would be cut to 24 teams, instead of the current 40, playing eight guaranteed games in an opening league stage instead of six in a traditional group stage, …

Asian Champions League announces procedural changes
2 years, 10 months ago

Asian Champions League announces procedural changes

The Hindu  

The Asian Champions League is set to move closer to its European namesake in its schedule and the number of foreign players each team is allowed, the Asian Football Confederation said Friday. From September 2023, the continent’s flagship event will transition to an autumn-spring format that replaces the current spring-autumn cycle that has been in place since 2004. READ | …

Asian Champions League: AFC confirm revised group, schedule after Australian clubs pull out of tournament
3 years, 7 months ago

Asian Champions League: AFC confirm revised group, schedule after Australian clubs pull out of tournament

Firstpost  

Sydney FC, Melbourne City and Brisbane Roar placed in the top six in the A-League regular season to qualify for the domestic playoffs, which start 11 June and are scheduled to conclude on 26 June, clashing with the Champions League preliminary and playoff stages, and prompting their withdrawal from the tournament on Friday. Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation has …

Defending CSL champions Jiangsu FC withdraw from Asian Champions League following financial collapse
3 years, 9 months ago

Defending CSL champions Jiangsu FC withdraw from Asian Champions League following financial collapse

Firstpost  

Jiangsu won the Chinese Super League for the first time in November, but ceased operations last month after their struggling owners pulled the plug. Kuala Lumpur: China’s Jiangsu FC have withdrawn from the Asian Champions League following their financial collapse, officials said Thursday, in another sign they are on the brink of being disbanded. Their Champions League exit comes after …

Shanghai Port get Asian Champions League spot after expulsion of Shandong Taishan
3 years, 10 months ago

Shanghai Port get Asian Champions League spot after expulsion of Shandong Taishan

Firstpost  

China’s Shanghai Port have been handed a play-off spot in the Asian Champions League after a rival club was expelled from the region’s top club tournament, officials said. The side — previously known as Shanghai SIPG — were Champions League semi-finalists in 2017 and won the Chinese Super League the following year. Two-time champions Guangzhou FC have moved to Shandong’s …

India to bid for 2021 Asian Champions League
3 years, 11 months ago

India to bid for 2021 Asian Champions League

Hindustan Times  

FC Goa were clubbed with last year’s runners-up Persepolis and Qatar’s Al-Rayyan in the 2021 Asian Champions League, the group stage draw for which was made in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. FC Goa, who qualified by virtue of being the league stage winners of last season’s Indian Super League, are in west zone whose group stage games will be held …

Asian Champions League, AFC Cup group stages to be played in centralised venues
3 years, 11 months ago

Asian Champions League, AFC Cup group stages to be played in centralised venues

The Hindu  

This year's Asian Champions League and AFC Cup club competitions will be played in centralised group stages due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Football Confederation said on Monday. Asian soccer's governing body said the Asian Champions League group stage matches in the west region will be scheduled between April 14-30, while the east region games are planned for April …

Fans to Return for Asian Champions League for First Time Since March
4 years ago

Fans to Return for Asian Champions League for First Time Since March

News 18  

Spectators will be permitted to attend Saturday’s final of the Asian Champions League between Persepolis and Ulsan Hyundai in Doha, the first time fans will be allowed to watch the competition in person since play was suspended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Authorities in Qatar have previously allowed fans to attend matches in Doha, with a crowd of …

AFC Champions League Semi-final Moved to Preserve Pitch for Final
4 years ago

AFC Champions League Semi-final Moved to Preserve Pitch for Final

News 18  

The Asian Football Confederation said on Friday it has shifted Sunday’s Asian Champions League east zone semi-final between Vissel Kobe and Ulsan Hyundai from Doha’s Al Janoub Stadium to the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium. Asian soccer’s governing body said the decision was made to preserve the Al Janoub Stadium pitch for the Dec. 19 continental final between the winner of …

Doha to host single leg Asian Champions League final - Sportstar
4 years, 2 months ago

Doha to host single leg Asian Champions League final - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Qatar will host the single leg final of this year's Asian Champions League in Doha on December 19 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Football Confederation said on Friday. West zone games in the continent's top club tournament were moved to Qatar when the sport resumed last month and the AFC then moved all remaining games for East zone sides …

AFC Champions League: Sydney FC's Qatar trip in doubt due to quarantine assurances - football news
4 years, 2 months ago

AFC Champions League: Sydney FC's Qatar trip in doubt due to quarantine assurances - football news

The Hindu  

A-League champion Sydney FC may not travel to Qatar for the Asian Champions League if the Australian government does not give them permission to train together during quarantine on its return, coach Steve Corica has said. Sydney, Melbourne Victory and Perth Glory are due to play their remaining ACL group games in a hub in Doha next month but having …

Sydney FC Seek Quarantine Practice Assurances Ahead of Asian Champions League Travel
4 years, 2 months ago

Sydney FC Seek Quarantine Practice Assurances Ahead of Asian Champions League Travel

News 18  

A-League champions Sydney FC may not travel to Qatar for the Asian Champions League if the Australian government does not give them permission to train together during quarantine on their return, coach Steve Corica has said. Sydney, Melbourne Victory and Perth Glory are due to play their remaining ACL group games in a hub in Doha next month but having …

AFC Champions League East Asia matches moved to Qatar - Football News - Sportstar
4 years, 3 months ago

AFC Champions League East Asia matches moved to Qatar - Football News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

The Asian Football Confederation on Friday said it has moved all remaining Asian Champions League games for East zone sides to Qatar from Malaysia. The games, including remaining group matches, will now take place from November 18 to December 13 in Doha, which earlier this week saw the conclusion of West zone matches where Iran's Persepolis advanced to the December …

Asian Champions League May be Played in Centralized Venues Next Year Too
4 years, 3 months ago

Asian Champions League May be Played in Centralized Venues Next Year Too

News 18  

The Asian Champions League could play a second season in centralized hub venues next year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the competitions organizer said Friday. Centralized formats are definitely on the table, Asian Football Confederation general secretary Windsor John said Friday. The western section of the knockout rounds begins Saturday in Doha without defending champion Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia which …

Asian Champions League set to resume on September 14 - football news
4 years, 3 months ago

Asian Champions League set to resume on September 14 - football news

The Hindu  

When the decision was made in 2013 to split the Asian Champions League into east and west geographic zones, it was unthinkable that a team from one half of the continent could book a place in the grand final long before some clubs on the other side had started the group stage. Competition in the western zone restarts from Monday …

AFC Cup Cancelled, Champions League Further Delayed Due to Coronavirus
4 years, 3 months ago

AFC Cup Cancelled, Champions League Further Delayed Due to Coronavirus

News 18  

Asia’s football body on Thursday cancelled this year’s AFC Cup because of the coronavirus pandemic — and also announced further delays to Champions League matches in what it said were “tough times” for the sport. The Asian Football Confederation had hoped to restart its long-delayed Cup competition next month in four host countries, but following a meeting of the executive …

Asia's World Cup Qualifiers Postponed to 2021 Due to Covid-19
4 years, 4 months ago

Asia's World Cup Qualifiers Postponed to 2021 Due to Covid-19

News 18  

Qualifying matches in Asia for the 2022 Qatar World Cup have been postponed until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic, world governing body FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation said in a statement on Wednesday. The second round of Asian qualifiers were originally scheduled to take place during the international windows in October and November but they would not …

Malaysia to host Asian Champions League matches in East Asia
4 years, 5 months ago

Malaysia to host Asian Champions League matches in East Asia

The Hindu  

Malaysia has been named the Asian Champions League's centralised hub in East Asia with matches in the region due to restart in October, the continent's soccer governing body said on Monday. Asia's elite club competition was suspended in early March because of the COVID-19 pandemic and will resume in West Asia hub Qatar on September 14. Teams from China, Australia, …

Asian Champions League to restart with groups in Qatar hub
4 years, 5 months ago

Asian Champions League to restart with groups in Qatar hub

The Hindu  

The Asian Champions League is set to restart after a seven-month pause with Qatar announced on Thursday as the host of all western region games through the semifinals. The Asian Football Confederation said 16 teams - including four from Saudi Arabia and four from the United Arab Emirates - will go to Qatar as a centralised venue to complete the …

Asian Champions League to resume in September, October
4 years, 6 months ago

Asian Champions League to resume in September, October

The Hindu  

The Asian Champions League will resume in two regional hubs in September and October with a single match deciding the title in early December, the Asian Football Confederation said on Thursday. The continent's elite club competition, which was suspended in early March because of the novel coronavirus outbreak, will resume first in West Asia on September 14 and in East …

Asian football getting ‘closer’ to return, says official
4 years, 7 months ago

Asian football getting ‘closer’ to return, says official

The Hindu  

Asia’s Champions League is getting closer to a return but it will have to wait until domestic competitions are back in action, a senior football official told AFP on Wednesday. Asian Football Confederation general secretary Windsor John said: “We are approaching closer to the return of football.” “We have to wait for all the domestic leagues to start first,” added …

Coronavirus: AFC Cup and Champions League postponed
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: AFC Cup and Champions League postponed

The Hindu  

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chennai City FC's AFC Cup group stage matches have been postponed until further notice, the Asian Football Confederation has confirmed. READ | The AFC Champions League has also been postponed following the imposition of further preventive measures and travel restrictions by several national governments because of the coronavirus, Chennai City drew its opening game 2-2 …

Virus-hit AFC Champions League delays knock-out rounds
4 years, 10 months ago

Virus-hit AFC Champions League delays knock-out rounds

The Hindu  

The Asian Champions League pushed back the start of its Eastern zone knock-out rounds on Monday after the competition was severely disrupted by the novel coronavirus. “These are challenging and unprecedented times,” Asian Football Confederation general Windsor John said in a statement, after emergency talks in Kuala Lumpur. “The AFC will not put anyone at risk during these times of …

Coronavirus: Three AFC Champions League group games postponed
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus: Three AFC Champions League group games postponed

The Hindu  

Chinese clubs in the AFC Champions League have seen their first three group games postponed due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. The AFC's decision came after an emergency meeting in Kuala Lumpur was called after failed initial attempts to have all four Chinese clubs play their first three group games away from home. The AFC put forward …

Virus fears prompt venue switch for AFC Champions League
4 years, 11 months ago

Virus fears prompt venue switch for AFC Champions League

The Hindu  

All home games for Chinese clubs in the AFC Champions League’s group stage in February and March will be rescheduled and played as away fixtures, officials said on Wednesday, due to the deadly virus sweeping the country. In Group E, K League 1 side FC Seoul was supposed to travel to Beijing on February 11 to play Beijing FC, but …

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