AFC Champions League 2020
AFC Champions League 2020 | |
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Beginning | January 14, 2020 |
final | 5th December 2020 |
Teams | 32 (52 with qualifying rounds) |
Games | 126 (of which 27 played) |
Gates | 69 (ø 2.56 per game) |
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82 (ø 3.04 per game) |
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3 (ø 0.11 per game) |
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1 (ø 0.04 per game) |
← AFC Champions League 2019 | |
The AFC Champions League 2020 is the 18th season of the most important Asian competition for club teams in football under this name and the 39th overall. This season, 52 clubs from 23 national AFC associations are taking part in the competition. The season started with the first qualifying round on January 14th and is expected to end with the final on December 5th, 2020. From the beginning of March until probably mid-September 2020, the season has been interrupted due to the corona pandemic .
The winner will qualify as a representative of the AFC for the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar . The two finalists will also qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup in China in 2021 . The defending champion is the Saudi Arabian association al-Hilal .
qualification
The fixtures in the three qualifying rounds were set according to the AFC four-year evaluation 2017, which was divided into the west and east regions, and the access list, with matches between teams from the same national association being excluded. The qualifying rounds were decided in one game each, with the club from the higher-ranking association each having home rights. In the event of a tie, extra time was played first and then a penalty shoot-out was applied if necessary .
The eight winners of the play-off round reached the group stage. The defeated teams from the associations, which only send one team to the Champions League, continued to play in the group stage of the AFC Cup . These included the clubs from Bahrain, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Tajikistan and Vietnam.
First qualifying round
The games took place on January 14, 2020.
Result | region | ||
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Chennai City FC ![]() |
0: 1 |
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west |
al-Faisaly ![]() |
1: 2 a.d. |
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west |
Ceres-Negros FC ![]() |
3: 2 |
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east |
Tampines Rovers ![]() |
3: 5 a.d. |
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east |
Second qualifying round
The games took place on January 21st and 25th, 2020.
Result | region | ||
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Bunyodkor Tashkent ![]() |
4: 1 |
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west |
Tashkent locomotive ![]() |
0: 1 |
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west |
Shahr Khodro ![]() |
2: 1 1 |
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west |
Esteghlal Tehran ![]() |
3: 0 1 |
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west |
Kedah FA ![]() |
5: 1 |
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east |
Buriram United ![]() |
2: 1 |
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east |
Port FC ![]() |
0: 1 |
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east |
Melbourne Victory ![]() |
5-0 |
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east |
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Play-off round
The games took place on January 28, 2020.
Result | region | ||
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al Ain Club ![]() |
1-0 |
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west |
al-Ahli ![]() |
1-0 |
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west |
al-Sailiya ![]() |
0: 0 n.v. (4: 5 in good condition ) |
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west |
al-Rayyan SC ![]() |
0: 5 |
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west |
FC Seoul ![]() |
4: 1 |
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east |
Shanghai SIPG ![]() |
3-0 |
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east |
FC Tokyo ![]() |
2-0 |
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east |
Kashima Antlers ![]() |
0: 1 |
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east |
Group stage
32 clubs take part in the group stage. 24 teams are directly qualified, plus 8 (four each from the western and eastern regions) who qualify via the play-off round. The group draw took place on December 10, 2019 in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur . The teams were drawn into eight groups with four participants each. The teams from the western region form groups A to D, those from the eastern region form groups E to H. Teams from the same national association could not be drawn into the same group.
The corona pandemic caused the tournament to be completely interrupted from the beginning of March 2020. Until then, only 27 group matches had been played. In July 2020, the changed schedule was published, in which the remaining games are all planned in one central location. In groups A to D, the games take place in Qatar. Malaysia will host groups G and H.
The group winners and runners-up qualify for the round of 16, the third and fourth-placed finishers are eliminated from the competition. If two or more teams are tied, the placement is determined by the following criteria:
- Number of points in direct comparison
- Goal difference in direct comparison
- Number of goals in direct comparison
- Number of away goals in direct comparison
- If, after applying criteria 1 to 4, there are still several teams in the same place in the table, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied, but only to the matches between the teams in question. Should this also not lead to a definitive placement, criteria 6 to 10 will be applied.
- Goal difference from all group matches
- Number of goals in all group matches
- If it is only about two teams and these two are on the field, there will be a penalty shoot-out between them .
- Lower number of points through yellow and red cards (yellow card 1 point, yellow-red and red card 3 points, yellow card followed by a direct red card 4 points)
- Higher rank of the football association in the AFC four-year ranking
Group A
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3: 2 | +1 | 4th |
2. |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2: 1 | +1 | 4th |
3. |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2: 3 | −1 | 1 |
4th |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1: 2 | −1 | 1 |
Status: February 17, 2020 |
February 10, 2020 | |||
al-Shorta SC | 1: 1 | Esteghlal Tehran | Franso Hariri Stadium (in Erbil ) |
al-Wahda | 1: 1 | al-Ahli | al-Nahyan stadium |
17th February 2020 | |||
al-Shorta SC | 0: 1 | al-Wahda | Franso Hariri Stadium (in Erbil) |
al-Ahli | 2: 1 | Esteghlal Tehran | Jaber al-Ahmad International Stadium (in Kuwait City ) 1 |
September 14, 2020 | |||
al-Ahli | : | al-Shorta SC | Khalifa International Stadium (in ar-Rayyan ) 2 |
al-Wahda | : | Esteghlal Tehran | Khalifa International Stadium (in ar-Rayyan) 2 |
17th September 2020 | |||
al-Shorta SC | : | al-Ahli | Khalifa International Stadium (in ar-Rayyan) 2 |
Esteghlal Tehran | : | al-Wahda | Khalifa International Stadium (in ar-Rayyan) 2 |
20th September 2020 | |||
al-Ahli | : | al-Wahda | Khalifa International Stadium (in ar-Rayyan) 2 |
Esteghlal Tehran | : | al-Shorta SC | Khalifa International Stadium (in ar-Rayyan) 2 |
23 September 2020 | |||
al-Wahda | : | al-Shorta SC | Khalifa International Stadium (in ar-Rayyan) 2 |
Esteghlal Tehran | : | al-Ahli | Khalifa International Stadium (in ar-Rayyan) 2 |
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Group B
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5: 1 | +4 | 6th |
2. |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4: 1 | +3 | 6th |
3. |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2: 4 | −2 | 0 |
4th |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0: 5 | −5 | 0 |
Status: February 17, 2020 |
February 10, 2020 | |||
Paxtakor Tashkent | 2: 1 | Shabab al-Ahli Dubai | Paxtakor Central Stadium |
al-Hilal | 2-0 | Shahr Khodro | Zabeel Stadium (in Dubai ) 1 |
17th February 2020 | |||
Paxtakor Tashkent | 3-0 | Shahr Khodro | Paxtakor Central Stadium |
Shabab al-Ahli Dubai | 1: 2 | al-Hilal | al-Rashid Stadium |
September 14, 2020 | |||
Shahr Khodro | : | Shabab al-Ahli Dubai | al-Janoub Stadium (in al-Wakra ) 2 |
al-Hilal | : | Paxtakor Tashkent | al-Janoub Stadium (in al-Wakra) 2 |
17th September 2020 | |||
Shabab al-Ahli Dubai | : | Shahr Khodro | al-Janoub Stadium (in al-Wakra) 2 |
Paxtakor Tashkent | : | al-Hilal | al-Janoub Stadium (in al-Wakra) 2 |
20th September 2020 | |||
Shahr Khodro | : | al-Hilal | al-Janoub Stadium (in al-Wakra) 2 |
Shabab al-Ahli Dubai | : | Paxtakor Tashkent | al-Janoub Stadium (in al-Wakra) 2 |
23 September 2020 | |||
al-Hilal | : | Shabab al-Ahli Dubai | al-Janoub Stadium (in al-Wakra) 2 |
Shahr Khodro | : | Paxtakor Tashkent | al-Janoub Stadium (in al-Wakra) 2 |
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Group C
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | +3 | 6th |
2. |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2: 2 | ± 0 | 3 |
3. |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2: 4 | −2 | 1 |
4th |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2: 3 | −1 | 1 |
As of February 18, 2020 |
February 11, 2020 | |||
Sharjah FC | 0: 1 | al-Taawoun | Sharjah Stadium |
al-Duhail SC | 2-0 | Persepolis Tehran | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium |
February 18, 2020 | |||
Sharjah FC | 2: 2 | Persepolis Tehran | Sharjah Stadium |
al-Taawoun | 2-0 | al-Duhail SC | King Abdullah Sport City Stadium |
September 15, 2020 | |||
Persepolis Tehran | : | al-Taawoun | Education City Stadium (in ar-Rayyan ) 1 |
al-Duhail SC | : | Sharjah FC | Education City Stadium (in ar-Rayyan) 1 |
September 18, 2020 | |||
al-Taawoun | : | Persepolis Tehran | Education City Stadium (in ar-Rayyan) 1 |
Sharjah FC | : | al-Duhail SC | Education City Stadium (in ar-Rayyan) 1 |
September 21, 2020 | |||
Persepolis Tehran | : | al-Duhail SC | Education City Stadium (in ar-Rayyan) 1 |
al-Taawoun | : | Sharjah FC | Education City Stadium (in ar-Rayyan) 1 |
September 24, 2020 | |||
al-Duhail SC | : | al-Taawoun | Education City Stadium (in ar-Rayyan) 1 |
Persepolis Tehran | : | Sharjah FC | Education City Stadium (in ar-Rayyan) 1 |
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Group D
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5: 2 | +3 | 4th |
2. |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4: 3 | +1 | 4th |
3. |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4: 3 | +1 | 3 |
4th |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1: 6 | −5 | 0 |
As of February 18, 2020 |
February 11, 2020 | |||
al Ain Club | 0: 4 | Sepahan FC | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium |
al-Nasr | 2: 2 | al-Sadd SC | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium |
February 18, 2020 | |||
al Ain Club | 1: 2 | al-Nasr | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium |
al-Sadd SC | 3-0 | Sepahan FC | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium (in ar-Rayyan ) |
September 15, 2020 | |||
al Ain Club | : | al-Sadd SC | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium (in ar-Rayyan) 1 |
Sepahan FC | : | al-Nasr | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium (in ar-Rayyan) 1 |
September 18, 2020 | |||
al-Sadd SC | : | al Ain Club | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium (in ar-Rayyan) 1 |
al-Nasr | : | Sepahan FC | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium (in ar-Rayyan) 1 |
September 21, 2020 | |||
Sepahan FC | : | al Ain Club | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium (in ar-Rayyan) 1 |
al-Sadd SC | : | al-Nasr | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium (in ar-Rayyan) 1 |
September 24, 2020 | |||
Sepahan FC | : | al-Sadd SC | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium (in ar-Rayyan) 1 |
al-Nasr | : | al Ain Club | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium (in ar-Rayyan) 1 |
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Group E
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 3 |
2. |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 3 |
3. |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1: 1 | ± 0 | 3 |
4th |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0: 2 | −2 | 0 |
As of February 18, 2020 |
February 11, 2020 | |||
Melbourne Victory | 1-0 | Chiangrai United | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium |
February 18, 2020 | |||
FC Seoul | 1-0 | Melbourne Victory | Seoul World Cup Stadium |
Chiangrai United | 0: 1 | Beijing Guoan | Chiangrai Stadium |
19th October 2020 | |||
FC Seoul | : | Beijing Guoan | 1 |
October 22, 2020 | |||
FC Seoul | : | Chiangrai United | 1 |
Beijing Guoan | : | Melbourne Victory | 1 |
October 25, 2020 | |||
Melbourne Victory | : | Beijing Guoan | 1 |
Chiangrai United | : | FC Seoul | 1 |
October 28, 2020 | |||
Beijing Guoan | : | FC Seoul | 1 |
Chiangrai United | : | Melbourne Victory | 1 |
October 31, 2020 | |||
Beijing Guoan | : | Chiangrai United | 1 |
Melbourne Victory | : | FC Seoul | 1 |
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Group F.
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2: 1 | +1 | 4th |
2. |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1: 1 | ± 0 | 1 |
3. |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | ± 0 | 0 |
4th |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0: 1 | −1 | 0 |
Status: February 11, 2020 |
February 11, 2020 | |||
Ulsan Hyundai | 1: 1 | FC Tokyo | Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium |
February 18, 2020 | |||
FC Tokyo | 1-0 | Perth Glory | Tokyo stadium |
October 16, 2020 | |||
Perth Glory | : | Shanghai Shenhua | 1 |
19th October 2020 | |||
Ulsan Hyundai | : | Shanghai Shenhua | 1 |
October 22, 2020 | |||
FC Tokyo | : | Shanghai Shenhua | 1 |
Perth Glory | : | Ulsan Hyundai | 1 |
October 25, 2020 | |||
Ulsan Hyundai | : | Perth Glory | 1 |
Shanghai Shenhua | : | FC Tokyo | 1 |
October 28, 2020 | |||
FC Tokyo | : | Ulsan Hyundai | 1 |
Shanghai Shenhua | : | Perth Glory | 1 |
October 31, 2020 | |||
Shanghai Shenhua | : | Ulsan Hyundai | 1 |
Perth Glory | : | FC Tokyo | 1 |
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Group G
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6: 1 | +5 | 6th |
2. |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3: 6 | −3 | 3 |
3. |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | ± 0 | 0 |
4th |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1: 3 | −2 | 0 |
As of March 3, 2020 |
February 12, 2020 | |||
Vissel Kobe | 5: 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim FC | Misaki Park Stadium |
19th February 2020 | |||
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0: 1 | Vissel Kobe | Suwon World Cup Stadium |
March 3, 2020 | |||
Johor Darul Ta'zim FC | 2: 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Sultan Ibrahim Stadium |
17th October 2020 | |||
Johor Darul Ta'zim FC | : | Guangzhou Evergrande | 1 |
20th October 2020 | |||
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | : | Guangzhou Evergrande | 1 |
23 October 2020 | |||
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | : | Johor Darul Ta'zim FC | 1 |
Guangzhou Evergrande | : | Vissel Kobe | 1 |
October 26, 2020 | |||
Vissel Kobe | : | Guangzhou Evergrande | 1 |
October 29, 2020 | |||
Johor Darul Ta'zim FC | : | Vissel Kobe | 1 |
Guangzhou Evergrande | : | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 |
November 1, 2020 | |||
Vissel Kobe | : | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 |
Guangzhou Evergrande | : | Johor Darul Ta'zim FC | 1 |
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Group H.
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6: 1 | +5 | 6th |
2. |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3: 4 | −1 | 1 |
3. |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2: 6 | −4 | 1 |
4th |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | ± 0 | 0 |
As of March 4, 2020 |
February 12, 2020 | |||
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1: 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Jeonju World Cup Stadium |
19th February 2020 | |||
Yokohama F. Marinos | 4-0 | Sydney FC | Yokohama International Stadium |
4th March 2020 | |||
Sydney FC | 2: 2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Jubilee oval |
17th October 2020 | |||
Sydney FC | : | Shanghai SIPG | 1 |
20th October 2020 | |||
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | : | Shanghai SIPG | 1 |
23 October 2020 | |||
Shanghai SIPG | : | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1 |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | : | Sydney FC | 1 |
October 26, 2020 | |||
Yokohama F. Marinos | : | Shanghai SIPG | 1 |
October 29, 2020 | |||
Shanghai SIPG | : | Sydney FC | 1 |
Yokohama F. Marinos | : | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 |
November 1, 2020 | |||
Sydney FC | : | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1 |
Shanghai SIPG | : | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 |
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Final round
The division into the western and eastern regions that has existed since the qualifying rounds will continue in the final round up to the final. Due to the month-long interruption as a result of the corona pandemic, all games in the final round will be played in one game at a central location. Qatar is planned as the venue for the western region and Malaysia for the eastern region.
Round of 16
The pairings for the round of 16 were blindly determined when the group stage was drawn in December 2019. It can happen that teams from the same national association have to play against each other. A group runner-up meets a group winner from another group. The games will take place on September 26th and 27th as well as on November 3rd and 4th, 2020.
Result | region | ||
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Second group A | AF 1 | Winner group B | west |
Second group B | AF 2 | Winner group A | west |
Second group C | AF 3 | Winner group D | west |
Second group D | AF 4 | Winner group C | west |
Second group E | AF 5 | Winner group F | east |
Second group F | AF 6 | Winner group E | east |
Second group G | AF 7 | Winner group H | east |
Second group H | AF 8 | Winner group G | east |
Quarter finals
The pairings for the quarter-finals were determined together with the changed schedule. The games will take place on September 30th and November 25th, 2020.
Result | region | ||
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Winner AF 1 | VF 1 | Winner AF 2 | west |
Winner AF 3 | VF 2 | Winner AF 4 | west |
Winner AF 5 | VF 3 | Winner AF 6 | east |
Winner AF 7 | VF 4 | Winner AF 8 | east |
Semifinals
In the semifinals, the two teams from the western region and the two from the eastern region play against each other. The games will take place on October 3 and November 28, 2020.
Result | region | ||
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Winner VF 1 | HF 1 | Winner VF 2 | west |
Winner VF 3 | HF 2 | Winner VF 4 | east |
Web links
- Official website of the AFC Champions League
Individual evidence
- ↑ AFC Executive Committee enhances future AFC Asian Cups . In: The-AFC.com . December 1, 2019. Accessed December 10, 2019.
- ↑ ACL2020 draw sets stage for spectacular affair . In: The-AFC.com . December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ↑ a b AFC reiterates commitment to complete 2020 competitions with new calendar . In: The-AFC.com . July 9, 2020. Accessed August 6, 2020.
- ↑ a b Qatar to host 2020 AFC Champions League in the West region . In: The-AFC.com . July 16, 2020. Accessed August 6, 2020.
- ↑ a b Malaysia to host AFC Champions League Groups G and H . In: The-AFC.com . July 27, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.