The AFC announced Thursday that the AFC Champions League matches will resume in two regions. West and east of the continent, in September and October next, provided that the championship final of one match will be held early December.
The first Asian Club Championship matches will be resumed first in West Asia on September 14, and East Asia matches will resume on October 16, and the venue of the matches will be determined later.
The group stage matches will be held in the league system, as scheduled without change, provided that the following roles are played, starting from the round, the final price of one match, and the knockout system.
Teams will play at the level of each region until the final match between the champions of the eastern and western divisions, which will be held in the western part on December 5.
Officially | The Asian Champions League # West Championship will be resumed until the end of the semi-finals in one country during the period "September 14 to October 3".
المجموعات Group stage: September
14-24 ❍ Final price: September
26-27 ❍ Quarter-finals: September 30
❍ Semi-final: October 3 pic.twitter.com/X1a3nNYXfi
AFC Champions League (@theAFCCL_en) July 9, 2020
And the wheel of the western section will return to rotation with 4 games, in which teams from the UAE, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and Iraq will participate.
The return of the Eastern Division matches will begin with a showdown between Australian Perth Glory and Shanghai Shenhua of China.
The AFC Cup matches will also return to two locations in the east and west of the continent in late October, and the final round of one match will also be held on December 12.
"Despite the current challenges, I am delighted to see more encouraging progress represented by the return of many local leagues to active in stadiums, and alongside this are expectations that the Champions League and Federation Cup competitions can be completed within months," AFC Secretary-General Windsor John said in a statement. Coming. "
It was also decided to hold the postponed AFC Asian U-19 Championship in Uzbekistan from October 14-31, and that the U-16 Asian Championship will be held in Bahrain between November 25 and December 12 next.