1, elimination and promotion rules: the eighth final. 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 the 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.
2. Quarter finals. After the teams that have advanced to the quarter-finals are produced, the opposing teams will be drawn by lot, and the promotion table from the quarter-finals to the semi-finals will be determined at the same time. There are no group rankings, association differences or home and away restrictions in this lucky draw.
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. finally. 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 AFC Champions League, who can participate in the club World Cup that year.
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AFC Champions League:
Also known as the Asian Champions League, or AFC Champions League for short, it is an Asian club football tournament founded by AFC in 2002, formerly known as 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.
The top 10 associations of "Asian Games Points" have places to directly participate in the group competition, and the remaining eight group competition places will be generated through play-offs. The first competition (that is, the AFC Champions League in 2002/03) was held in different years, and the previous AFC Champions League competitions were all completed in the same natural year. In February 2022, the AFC officially announced that the AFC Champions League would resume the New Year's Eve system from 2023, and the number of foreign aid places would increase from "3+ 1" to "5+ 1" from the 2023/24 season.
On May 6, 2023, in the second round of the AFC Champions League final, Puhe Red Diamond Football Club defeated Saudi Crescent Football Club 1-0 with a total score of 2-/KLOC-0, and won the AFC Champions League in 2022. This is the third time in the history of Puhe Red Diamond Team to win the AFC Champions League. Starting from the 2024-2025 season, AFC Champions League and AFC Champions Cup will be replaced by AFC Champions League, AFC Champions League II and AFC Champions League Challenge.