65438+February 2023 14, all the teams that have advanced to the AFC Champions League knockout round have been confirmed, and Shandong Taishan team has become the only seedling of the Super League team. On the evening of 13, Beijing time, the AFC officially confirmed that the draw for the knockout will be held on February 28th 13.
According to the competition system, the first place of the five teams in East Asia and the second place of the three teams with the best results advanced to the knockout stage. However, the draw for the knockout round did not distinguish between the first group and the second group, but was a mixed draw of eight teams. East Asia and West Asia will compete for a final team and meet in two rounds of finals.
According to the previously announced schedule, the knockout will be held from February 12 to April 24, 2024, and the finals are expected to be held on May 1 1 Sunday and 18, 2024.
Forward to the team:
The promotion teams in East Asia are Bangkok Union (Thailand), Yokohama Mariner (Japan), Cafu LAM Raymond (Japan), Kawasaki Forward (Japan), Posco Steel (Korea), Jeonbuk Hyundai (Korea), Shandong Taishan (China) and Ulsan Hyundai (Korea).
The promotion teams in West Asia are Ain (UAE), Nassaf (Uzbekistan), Jeddah United (Saudi Arabia), Riyadh Crescent (Saudi Arabia), Riyadh Victory (Saudi Arabia), Feiha (Saudi Arabia), SaiPachan (Iran) and Namangan New Year (Uzbekistan).
In East Asia, Shandong Taishan team advanced to the knockout stage with the second place in the group and became the only seedling of the Super League team. Japan Professional Federation and Korea K League each have three teams to advance, and the other team to advance is Thailand Bangkok United. In West Asia, the Saudi League has gained a lot, with four teams advanced, two teams from Uzbekistan advanced, one team from UAE and one team from Iran advanced.