2023/24 AFC club competitions (AFC Champions League, AFC Cup)

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AFC Cup result, 20 February
West Zonal Semi-finals, second leg

Semi-final 2: Al Kahrabaa Club (IRQ) 0-1 (2-4 pen) Al Ahed FC (LBN)
(after extra time, 0-1 after 90 minutes)
1-1 on aggregate, Al Ahed FC (LBN) won on penalties and advanced to West Zonal Final.

https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_cup ... nce_1.html



West Zonal Final (two legs)
April 16; 23
Al Ahed FC (LBN) v Al Nahda (OMA)

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AFC Champions League fixtures
Round of 16 second legs (West)

21 February
R16-1: Al Ain FC (UAE) v FC Nasaf (UZB)
R16-2: Al Nassr (KSA) v Al Fayha SC (KSA)

22 February
R16-4: Al Ittihad (KSA) v Navbahor (UZB)
R16-3: Al Hilal SFC (KSA) v Sepahan SC (IRN)

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AFC Champions League results, 21 February
Round of 16 second legs (East)

R16-6: Ventforet Kofu (JPN) 1-2 Ulsan Hyundai FC (KOR)
Ulsan Hyundai FC (KOR) won 5-1 on aggregate.

R16-8: Yokohama F. Marinos (JPN) 1-0 Bangkok United (THA)
(After extra time, 0-0 after 90 minutes)
Yokohama F. Marinos (JPN) won 3-2 on aggregate.

https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_cha ... kor_2.html

https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_cha ... tha_2.html





Quarter-finals, East (March 5, 6; March 12,13)
QF3: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC (KOR) v Ulsan Hyundai FC (KOR)
QF4: Shandong Taishan (CHN) v Yokohama F. Marinos (JPN)

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AFC Champions League results, 21 February
Round of 16 second legs (West)

R16-1: Al Ain FC (UAE) 2-1 FC Nasaf (UZB)
Al Ain FC (UAE) won 2-1 on aggregate.

R16-2: Al Nassr (KSA) 2-0 Al Fayha SC (KSA)
Al Nassr (KSA) won 3-0 on aggregate.

https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_cha ... nasaf.html

https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_cha ... ksa_2.html

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AFC Cup, ASEAN Zonal Final (single leg), 22 February
Macarthur FC (AUS) v Central Coast Mariners (AUS)

Winner advance to Inter-Zone Semi-finals as ASEAN Zone winner.

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AFC Cup, ASEAN Zonal Final (single leg), result on 22 February
Macarthur FC (AUS) 2-3 Central Coast Mariners (AUS)
(After extra time, 1-1 after 90 minutes)

Central Coast Mariners (AUS) advance to Inter-Zone Semi-finals as ASEAN Zone winner.

https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_cup ... aus_2.html





Inter-Zone Semi-finals (two legs)
March 6, 7; March 13, 14
SF1: FC Abdysh-Ata (KGZ) v Taichung Futuro FC (TPE)
SF2: Central Coast Mariners (AUS) v Odisha FC (IND)

Inter-Zone Final (two legs)
April 17; 24

AFC Cup Final (single leg)
May 5
West Zone winners v Inter-Zone final winners

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AFC Champions League results, 22 February
Round of 16 second legs (West)

R16-4: Al Ittihad (KSA) 2-1 Navbahor (UZB)
Al Ittihad (KSA) won 2-1 on aggregate.

R16-3: Al Hilal SFC (KSA) 3-1 Sepahan SC (IRN)
Al Hilal SFC (KSA) won 6-2 on aggregate.

https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_cha ... uzb_2.html

https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_cha ... se1_1.html





Quarter-finals, West (March 4, 5; March 11,12)
QF1: Al Ain FC (UAE) v Al Nassr (KSA)
QF2: Al Hilal SFC (KSA) v Al Ittihad (KSA)

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#ACL - Q-finalists confirmed

https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_cha ... irmed.html

Kuala Lumpur: Five former champions are among the eight teams who confirmed their places in the AFC Champions League™ 2023/24 quarter-finals after the conclusion of the Round of 16 on Thursday.

Among teams seeking their first title, China PR’s Shandong Taishan were the first side to check into the last eight after an exciting 4-2 second leg win over Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale on Tuesday.

Jadson’s stoppage time strike proved to be the difference as Shandong emerged 6-5 winners on aggregate to set up a clash with another Japanese side in Yokohama F. Marinos.

Marinos - chasing their first title - were also beneficiaries of a late goal in the second leg as Anderson Lopes put away a decisive penalty just before the end of extra time to beat Bangkok United 1-0.

The other East quarter-final will be an all-Korea Republic affair with Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC facing Ulsan Hyundai FC.

Two-time champions Jeonbuk held their nerves to hold another Korea side in Pohang Steelers to a 1-1 draw on Tuesday to book their place 3-1 on aggregate, thanks to Jeong Tae-wook’s header 14 minutes from the end.

Ulsan, also seeking a third AFC Champions League title, had a more straightforward encounter against Japan’s Ventforet Kofu, following up their 3-0 first leg win with a 2-1 victory in Tokyo to advance.

Over in the West, inaugural AFC Champions League winners Al Ain FC had to dig deep to secure a 2-1 second leg win at home against Uzbekistan’s FC Nasaf after a goalless draw in the first leg.

Soufiane Rahimi’s goal in the second minute of stoppage time sealed a meeting with Al Nassr in the next round, the Saudi Arabian side registering a 3-0 aggregate win over Al Fayha.

Having won the first leg 1-0, goals from Otavio and Cristiano Ronaldo did the job on Wednesday as Al Nassr kept their hopes for a first AFC Champions League title alive.

Completing the last eight were Saudi Arabian sides Al Hilal SFC and Al Ittihad, who confirmed their spots on Thursday.

Two-time winners Al Ittihad came from behind to secure a 2-1 win in the second leg against Uzbekistan’s Navbahor with Toma Tamatadze’s miskick from a corner handing an 87th minute winner to the Saudi side.

Al Hilal, seeking to be Asian champions for the fifth time, also had to come from behind to defeat Islamic Republic of Iran's Sepahan FC 3-1, with the Saudi Pro League side advancing 6-2 on aggregate.

The first leg of the quarter-finals will be played between March 4 and 6.



Quarter-finals
West (March 4, 5; March 11,12)
QF1: Al Ain FC (UAE) v Al Nassr (KSA)
QF2: Al Hilal SFC (KSA) v Al Ittihad (KSA)

East (March 5, 6; March 12,13)
QF3: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC (KOR) v Ulsan Hyundai FC (KOR)
QF4: Shandong Taishan (CHN) v Yokohama F. Marinos (JPN)

Semi-finals
West (April 16, 23)
SF1: Winners of QF1 v Winners of QF2

East (April 17, 24)
SF2: Winners of QF3 v Winners of QF4

Final (May 11, 18)
Winners of SF2 v Winners of SF1

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https://x.com/footyrankings/status/1760 ... 81241?s=46

[#AFCRankings update]
after #ACL and #AFCCup action this week

20th (2)
21th (4)
22nd (2)
23rd (2)
24th (1)
25th (1)

AFC Club Competitions Ranking 2024: https://footyrankings.com/crank2024/

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3 Saudi teams in the west semis, awesome! Surely Saudi Arabia hosting the knockouts from next season will only further help this

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3 Saudi teams in the west semis, awesome! Surely Saudi Arabia hosting the knockouts from next season will only further help this

Next season, a maximum of 3 teams per association can participate in the first-tier AFC Champions League Elite, so there will be at least one non-Saudi team from the West Region in the final eight tournament hosted by Saudi Arabia.

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3 Saudi teams in the west semis, awesome! Surely Saudi Arabia hosting the knockouts from next season will only further help this

Next season, a maximum of 3 teams per association can participate in the first-tier AFC Champions League Elite, so there will be at least one non-Saudi team from the West Region in the final eight tournament hosted by Saudi Arabia.

Unless Al Ittihad wins this year for example. It could be top three + Al Ittihad as last season's winners

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3 Saudi teams in the west semis, awesome! Surely Saudi Arabia hosting the knockouts from next season will only further help this

Next season, a maximum of 3 teams per association can participate in the first-tier AFC Champions League Elite, so there will be at least one non-Saudi team from the West Region in the final eight tournament hosted by Saudi Arabia.

Unless Al Ittihad wins this year for example. It could be top three + Al Ittihad as last season's winners

Actually the rules are different for ACLE compared with competitions of other confederations such as UCL. If Al Ittihad win this season's ACL title but finish outside the top 3 in the Saudi League, there will still be only 3 Saudi teams playing in the ACLE next season, as they will just occupy one of Saudi's three places in ACLE, and thus "kick" the Saudi league 3rd place out of ACLE. The three Saudi teams playing in ACLE next season would be Al ittihad as the ACL title holders, and the league top two (likely to be Al Hilal and Al Nassr).

You can read the Entry Regulations, Article 3.12.1, for the details: https://assets.the-afc.com/downloads/mi ... -2023).pdf

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Next season, a maximum of 3 teams per association can participate in the first-tier AFC Champions League Elite, so there will be at least one non-Saudi team from the West Region in the final eight tournament hosted by Saudi Arabia.

Unless Al Ittihad wins this year for example. It could be top three + Al Ittihad as last season's winners

Actually the rules are different for ACLE compared with competitions of other confederations such as UCL. If Al Ittihad win this season's ACL title but finish outside the top 3 in the Saudi League, there will still be only 3 Saudi teams playing in the ACLE next season, as they will just occupy one of Saudi's three places in ACLE, and thus "kick" the Saudi league 3rd place out of ACLE. The three Saudi teams playing in ACLE next season would be Al ittihad as the ACL title holders, and the league top two (likely to be Al Hilal and Al Nassr).

You can read the Entry Regulations, Article 3.12.1, for the details: https://assets.the-afc.com/downloads/mi ... -2023).pdf

Ahhh ok, thanks

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Possible slot allocation for 2025/26 AFC club competitions, based on AFC Club Competitions Ranking 2024 after completion of February 2024 matches

Note: This is the slot allocation according to the default scheme. Slot reallocation may take place due to unused berths, so it is always potentially better to have a higher ranking within your region.


West Region

https://twitter.com/FootyRankings/statu ... 1424442776



Association 1 (3+0 in ACLE, 1+0 in ACL2)
Saudi Arabia (3 teams left in ACL) are certain of 1st spot.

Associations 2-3 (2+1 in ACLE, 1+0 in ACL2)
Qatar are now certain of one of the two spots after complete elimination of Iran.
Iran and UAE (1 team left in ACL) are in contention for the other spot.

Association 4 (1+1 in ACLE, 1+0 in ACL2)
The loser of the Iran-UAE battle will finish in 4th spot.

Associations 5-6 (1+0 in ACLE, 1+0 in ACL2)
Uzbekistan and Iraq are certain of the two spots.

Associations 7-10 (1+1 in ACL2)
Jordan and Tajikistan are certain of two of the four spots.
Bahrain, India and Oman (both with 1 team left in AFC Cup) are in contention for the other two spots.

Associations 11-12 (0+1 in ACL2, 1+0 in ACGL)
if Bahrain or India fail to finish within 7-10, they will finish in 11th spot.
Turkmenistan, Oman (if they fail to finish within 7-10), Lebanon and Kyrgyzstan (both with 1 team left in AFC Cup) are also in contention for one of the two spots.
Kuwait drop out of the top 12 so do not have a team entering ACL2 in 2025/26 (after finishing 11th in the previous rankings and having 0+1 entering ACL2 in 2024/25).

All other associations cannot finish above 13th spot (1+0 or 0+1 in ACGL).


East Region

https://twitter.com/FootyRankings/statu ... 4312368189



Association 1 (3+0 in ACLE, 1+0 in ACL2)
Japan (1 team left in ACL) and Korea Republic (2 teams left in ACL) are in contention of 1st spot.

Associations 2-3 (2+1 in ACLE, 1+0 in ACL2)
The loser of the Japan-Korea Republic battle will finish in 2nd spot.
China PR (1 team left in ACL) will finish in 3rd spot after complete elimination of Thailand.

Association 4 (1+1 in ACLE, 1+0 in ACL2)
Thailand will finish in 4th spot.

Associations 5-6 (1+0 in ACLE, 1+0 in ACL2)
Australia (1 team left in AFC Cup) and Malaysia are certain of the two spots.

Associations 7-10 (1+1 in ACL2)
Vietnam, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Philippines are certain of the four spots after complete elimination of Cambodia.

Associations 11-12 (0+1 in ACL2, 1+0 in ACGL)
Indonesia and DPR Korea are certain of the two spots after complete elimination of Cambodia.

All other associations cannot finish above 13th spot (0+1 in ACGL), including Chinese Taipei (1 team left in AFC Cup).