Chinanews client, February 20th, on the evening of the 19th Beijing time, the official website of the AFC updated the grouping situation of the 2021 AFC Champions League.
The Guangzhou team replaced the disqualified Shandong Taishan team into Group J, while Beijing Guoan, who originally needed to play for the qualifying round, entered the main game directly and was divided into Group I where the Guangzhou team was previously.
Screenshot of AFC official website.
According to the results of the Chinese Super League and the Football Association Cup last season, Jiangsu team, Shandong Taishan, Guangzhou team and Beijing Guoan will represent the Chinese Super League in the AFC Champions League. Among them, Beijing Guoan needs to participate in the qualifying matches.
However, on the evening of February 8th, Beijing time, the AFC official suddenly announced that the AFC has not met the mandatory criteria for overdue payables in the "AFC Club Access Rules" (2016 Edition). The agency decided to revoke Shandong Taishan's qualification for the 2021 AFC Champions League.
Screenshot of AFC official website.
Subsequently, Shandong Taishan Club responded, saying that after receiving the notice, the club immediately took emergency measures and responded actively, and related work is in progress.
However, Shandong Taishan is no longer in the latest schedule announced by the AFC Champions League.
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