The first stage of AFC Champions League: The competition is divided into 8 groups with 4 teams in each group. Each team plays three games, and the top two in each group enter the knockout stage. The second stage of elimination: 16 teams are divided into 4 groups, each group has 4 teams, each team plays 3 games, and the first place in each group enters the final.
The third stage final: The four teams are divided into two groups, each with two teams, and each team plays two games. The first place in each group can enter the finals, and the final champion will become the AFC Champions League champion. In addition, the AFC Champions League also stipulates that only teams from four regions can participate in the competition, and foreign aid is prohibited. After the end of the season, the final champion will receive a generous reward.
AFC Champions League reorganization;
In the 2007 season, the AFC Champions League began to allow Australian clubs to participate. In the 2009 AFC Champions League, the number of participating clubs increased to 32, and the number of participating countries/associations decreased. Only 1 1 with the highest score can participate. In addition, the champion and runner-up of the AFC Champions Cup can also participate in the new qualifying stage.
The form of the group competition will be the same as before, except that the first and second place of the eight groups can get the right to qualify for the final of 1/8. Starting from this tournament, the new logo of AFC Champions League will be launched. Starting from the 20021season, the AFC Champions League will become 40 teams, from 4 teams in East Asia and West Asia to 5 teams in each region. The number of teams participating in the AFC Champions League has also become the largest on the African continent.
The number of six technical points in Asia will not change, that is, the number of China AFC Champions League is still 3+ 1. 202165438+1October 27th is the draw day after the AFC Champions League group match. Different from previous years, in 20021,the AFC was divided into 40 teams, and the teams in China, Japan and South Korea were scattered, and the number of teams increased from 4 to 5.
On July 5th, 2002/KLOC-0, the AFC announced that the AFC Champions League and AFC Champions Cup knockout round will be held from the final of this season 1/4. In February, 2022, AFC officially announced that starting from the 2023-24 season, AFC Champions will increase the number of foreign aid from "3+ 1" to "5+ 1".
That is, five foreign players with unlimited nationality and 1 players from AFC member associations, and the competition system was changed from spring and autumn to autumn and spring New Year's Eve. On August 1 day, AFC officially announced that the AFC Champions League will cancel the away goal rule in the 2023-24 season.