The first level in East Asia is: Thailand Bangkok United, Japan Yokohama Mariners, Japan Jiafu LAM Raymond, Japan Kawasaki striker, and South Korea Posco Iron Man; Grade two: China Shandong Taishan Team, South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Team and South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Team.
When drawing lots in groups, first draw from the secondary team, and then draw a team from the primary team to become the opponent of the secondary team. After three teams in Grade Two and three teams in Grade One are drawn, the remaining two teams in Grade One will become opponents in the final of 1/8.
The only principle is the "group protection principle", that is, the two teams that meet in the group stage will definitely not meet again in the final of 1/8. This means that Shandong Taishan team will never meet Yokohama Mariners in the first division again.
As the "nemesis" of the Super League, South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai Team and Jeonbuk Hyundai Team will not be in the same group as Shandong Taishan Team, because they are both promoted as the second in the group.
Comparatively speaking, if we can avoid Posco Iron Man, Shandong Taishan Team has a great chance to advance to the quarter-finals. If we can draw Bangkok United in Thailand, it should also be a good result. Of course, all this requires the Shandong Taishan team to make full preparations.
AFC Champions League rules
The AFC Champions League competition system can be divided into two stages, group competition and elimination competition. In the group competition, * * * is divided into 8 groups, and each group has 4 teams. The group stage will be held from February to May, and the top two in each group will advance to the knockout stage. The group stage adopts the home and away double cycle system, and each team has to play home and away games with the other three teams for six rounds.
The knockout stage is divided into four stages: 1/4 final, 1/4 final, semi-final and final. The quarter-finals are the first round of the knockout round, with eight games. The quarter-finals are the second round of the knockout round, with four games. The semi-final is the third round of the knockout round, and there are still two games left. The final is the last round of the AFC Champions League system, and the two teams winning the semi-final compete for the championship.