The top teams in the AFC Champions League in 2023-2024 season 16 are Bangkok United, Yokohama Mariner, Kofu LAM Raymond, Kawasaki striker, Posco Steel, Jeonbuk Hyundai, Shandong Taishan, Ulsan Hyundai and Al Ain, Nassaf, Jeddah United, Riyadh Crescent, Riyadh Victory, Feha, Sai Pachan and Sianamangan for the Spring Festival.
In the West Asia Division, Saudi Arabia's top four stood out and became the biggest surprise of this AFC Champions League. Al Ain, Al Nasaf, Jeddah United, Riyadh Crescent and Riyadh Victory all easily rank among the top 16 teams, showing the powerful strength of West Asian football, which is impressive. However, the once brilliant Qatar team unexpectedly stopped, which was quite surprising.
AFC Champions League Rules
AFC Champions League rules are divided into qualifying and group competitions, followed by the eighth and quarter finals, semi-finals and finals. Each region has a different number of qualifying seats, and the team will advance to the group stage through the qualifying.
According to the rules of the AFC Champions League in 2023, * * * 32 teams participated in the round robin and were divided into 8 groups. After the group stage, the top two in each group will enter the knockout stage of 16. The home and away game system is adopted in the knockout stage, and two-turn system is adopted in each stage. The player with the highest score will enter the next round until the champion is decided.
The rules of the AFC Champions League knockout are as follows: The winners and losers will be decided in the form of a single-round knockout. If the winner can't be decided, both sides must complete 15 minutes of overtime in the first and second half, and those who score more goals in overtime will win; If the outcome cannot be decided, the two sides will punish each other to decide the outcome.
The rules of the AFC Champions League in the new season are as follows: AFC Champions League is divided into two stages. In the first stage, the home and away match system will be adopted from August 2 1 to June 35438+0; in the second stage, the single-round elimination system will be adopted from September to June 35438+0 1 and from February 20 to February 24 1.
Rules for promotion in the knockout stage: the eighth finals. There is no draw for the quarterfinals, and the first leg will be held at the home of the second place in the group. The knockout stage adopts home and away two-round knockout. In addition, the AFC Champions League only has two awards, the champion and the runner-up, and there is no competition for the third place.