Introduction of AFC Champions League
AFC Champions League refers to the AFC Champions League, also known as the Asian Champions League, or AFC Champions League for short. It is the Asian Club Football Championship founded by AFC in 2002. Its predecessor was the Asian Champions Club Championship and the Asian Club Championship.
The AFC Champions League is the highest level of club football in Asia, equivalent to the European Champions League and the Libertadores Cup in South America, and higher than the AFC Champions Cup. The winning team will represent AFC in the FIFA Club World Cup.
2. The birth of AFC Champions League
The first AFC Champions League was held in the 2002/03 season, and its predecessor was the Asian Champions Club Championship and the Asian Club Championship. The first match of the Asian Champions Club Championship was held in 1967, with 8 teams participating.
The tournament of 197 1 was suspended until 1986 was reopened and renamed as the Asian Club Championship. Only local league champions can participate. The first Asian Cup Winners' Cup was held in 199 1, with the participation of world cup champions. The winners of the two events will compete for the Asian Super Cup.
Introduction of AFC Champions League system;
1, group match
AFC Champions League group stage * * *, a total of 40 teams will participate, which will be divided into 10 group stage, including 5 teams from East Asia and 5 teams from West Asia. The game will be played in the form of home and away games. The winner of each game gets three points, the draw gets one point, and the loser gets zero point. The team in the first group 10 and the second group with the best performance will advance to the top 16.
2. knockout
In the knockout stage, it is used in both home and away rounds. In addition, there are only two winners and runners-up, and there is no competition for the third place.
3. Semifinals
The semi-final is played by the winner of two quarter-finals in each district, and the order of home and away games is determined by the promotion table decided by the draw of the quarter-finals.
4. Finals
The final adopts the home and away two-turn system, and the semi-final winners in each district play against each other. The order of home and away games is determined by the promotion table decided by the draw of the quarter-finals. The winner of the final is the champion of this season's Asian Champions League, who can participate in the FIFA Club World Cup that year.