AFC Champions League implements new rules for "single game for 5 players" this season
News from this reporter (reporter Xiao Yun) On June 6, a message came from the AFC. The AFC Champions League, which was shut down in March this year due to the epidemic, is expected to restart in September this year. AFC also plans to follow the pace of FIFA and implement new substitution rules for the restarted AFC Champions League, which means that a total of 5 players can be replaced in each AFC match (through 3 substitutions). The AFC also emphasized that the rules only apply to the AFC Champions League 2020 season. In addition, the relevant regulations and rules adjusted during the FIFA outbreak will also be implemented from August 1. All this deserves the attention of the four Super League clubs participating in the AFC Champions League.
On June 3, the AFC convened a video conference on competition work between the East Asia Region and the West Asia Region Football Association to conduct in-depth communication on the restart of various events in Asian football. According to the plan launched by the conference, the AFC Champions League this season restarted on September 14. The AFC Competition Committee is scheduled to again pass a video conference on June 15 to form the final decision.
The AFC also decided that the new rules and regulations adjusted during the FIFA outbreak will be fully implemented within the scope of Asian football from August 1. Prior to this, FIFA has agreed that up to 5 players can be replaced in each game of the global football events affected by the epidemic this season (this season), and the number of substitutions can be up to 3 times.
AFC also decided to implement this new regulation for the restarted AFC Champions League this year. AFC also emphasized that the relevant regulations only apply to the 2020 AFC Champions League. As for whether to adopt the 2021 season, it will be based on the spirit of FIFA rules and the actual situation.
The AFC revealed that they had previously issued relevant rules adjustments and supplemented the new rules to the member associations, so that the associations could understand and master the "quintessence" of them. In order to cooperate with the implementation of the new rules, the AFC has recently conducted special training for referees on the new rules when organizing online video training for referees.