[European/overseas football news]The pairings for the Asian Champions League have been decided.
The AFC Champions League group stage group draw was held on the 24th.
Yokohama F. Marinos[2022 Meiji Yasuda Mutual Life Insurance J1 League Champion]Ventforet Kofu[Emperor’s Cup Winner]Kawasaki Frontale[2022 Meiji Yasuda Mutual Life Insurance J1 League 2nd place]Urawa Red Diamonds[2022 ACL Champion]from J League forces participates. The combination lottery will be held according to the pot division decided in advance. One team is assigned to each group from each pot, and it is a regulation that teams from the same country do not play against each other.
In the East Division, J-League champions Yokohama FM are in Group G and live with Shandong Taishan (China) and Kaya Iloilo (Philippines). Last season’s Asian champions Urawa Red Diamonds, who will be participating in Pot 4, will be in Group J, alongside Wuhan Sanzhen (China), Pohang Steelers (Korea) and Hanoi (Vietnam).
In the West, Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane’s Al Nasr are in Group E alongside Persepolis (Iran) and Al Duhail (Qatar). Karim Benzema and N’Golo Kante belong to Al Ittihad, who will be in Group C and will compete with Sepahan (Iran).
The group stage will be held from September 18th to December 12th with six games for each team. The group stage pairings are as follows:
■ Group A
Pakhtakol (Uzbekistan)
Al Fayhah (Saudi Arabia)
FK Ahal (Turkmenistan)
Al Ain (UAE)
■ Group B
Al Sadd (Qatar)
Nasaf (Uzbekistan)
Al Faisaly (Jordan)
Sharjah (UAE)
■ Group C
Al Ittihad (Saudi Arabia)
Sepahan (Iran)
Iraq Club (Iraq)
AGMK Almalik (Uzbekistan)
■ Group D
Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia)
Nasaj (Iran)
Mumbai City (India)
Nakhbahor (Uzbekistan)
■ Group E
Persepolis (Iran)
Al Duhail (Qatar)
Istikrol (Tajikistan)
Al Nasr (Saudi Arabia)
■ Group F
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (Korea)
Bangkok United (Thailand)
Lion City Sailors (Singapore)
Jiezhi Sports Association (Hong Kong)
■ Group G
Yokohama F. Marinos (Japan)
Shandong Taishan (China)
Kaya Iloilo (Philippines)
Incheon United (Korea)
■ Group H
Buriram United (Thailand)
Ventforet Kofu (Japan)
Melbourne City (Australia)
Zhejiang FC (China)
■ Group I
Ulsan Hyundai (Korea)
Kawasaki Frontale (Japan)
Johor Darul Takjim (Malaysia)
BG Pathum United (Thailand)
■ Group J
Wuhan Three Towns (China)
Pohang Steelers (Korea)
Hanoi (Vietnam)
Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan)
2023-08-24 08:43:29
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