AFC Champions League
FIFA President Gianni Infantino, center, prepares to present the trophy to Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal midfielder Salman Al-Faraj, left, after winning the AFC Champions League final soccer match against South Korea's Pohang Steelers 2-0, at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Pohang Steelers FC vs Al Hilal Rijad 11/23/2021

Dec. 20, 2021 10:38 AM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2020, file photo, Ulsan Hyundai's players celebrate with their trophy after the AFC Champions League final match against Persepolis in Al Wakrah, Qatar. The Asian Champions League's eastern zone competition will finally kick off after a series of delays and withdrawals. But the troubled tournament has a different look to previous editions of the continental club championship. (AP Photo/Hussein Sayed, File)
Delayed, disrupted ACL eastern zone groups ready for kickoff

By John Duerden Jun. 21, 2021 01:59 AM EDT

New Asian CL matchups after Australian clubs pull out

Jun. 06, 2021 12:40 AM EDT
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Asian Football Confederation has confirmed a revised eastern zone Champions League group and playoff schedule after three...

Australian clubs withdraw from 2021 Asian Champions League

Jun. 04, 2021 02:25 AM EDT
SYDNEY (AP) — Three Australian clubs have pulled out of the 2021 Asian Champions League amid an interrupted domestic season prolonged by the COVID-19 pandemic....

Some Asian Champions League matches delayed further

Mar. 11, 2021 06:34 AM EST
SEOUL (AP) — The eastern portion of the Asian Champions League was again delayed Thursday, pushed back further to June and July because of travel restrictions...

Ulsan Hyundai's players celebrate with a trophy after the AFC Champions League final match against Persepolis in Al Wakrah, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Hussein Sayed)
Ulsan Hyundai FC vs Persepolis FC 12/19/2020

Jan. 25, 2021 09:28 AM EST

Ulsan Hyundai's players celebrate with a trophy after the AFC Champions League final match against Persepolis in Al Wakrah, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Hussein Sayed)
Asian Champions League announces pandemic-affected schedule

By John Duerden Jan. 25, 2021 09:27 AM EST

Shanghai beats Perth 2-1 as Asian Champions League resumes

Nov. 18, 2020 09:46 AM EST
AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Shanghai Shenhua beat Perth Glory 2-1 at the Education City Stadium on Wednesday as group games in the Asian Champions League east zone...

Players of the South Korea national soccer team exercises during a training session at the BSFZ-Arena stadium in Suedstadt, Austria, Friday, Nov.13, 2020. South Korea faces Mexico on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 in an international friendly soccer match. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
8 months after stoppage, Asian Champions League East resumes

By John Duerden Nov. 13, 2020 07:12 PM EST

Concerns grow over timing of Asian Champions League

By John Duerden Nov. 04, 2020 02:33 AM EST
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Concern is growing as to whether the eastern zone of the AFC Champions League can be completed in the face of travel restrictions in...

African Champions League final postponed for the 2nd time

Oct. 29, 2020 12:45 PM EDT
CAIRO (AP) — The African Champions League final was postponed on Thursday for the second time, with the second semifinal match also being pushed back amid the...

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2014, file photo, Krasnodar's Odil Ahmedov, front, fights for the ball with Everton's Christian Atsu during the Europa League Group H soccer match between Krasnodar and Everton in Krasnodar, Russia. In a bid to complete the 2020 season in the midst of restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese Football Association decided to split the 16 top-tier CSL teams into two groups based in the hub cities of Dalian and Suzhou. (AP Photo/Vitaly Timkiv, File)
Back in the bubble, Chinese Super League into playoff stages

By John Duerden Oct. 20, 2020 03:22 AM EDT

Qatar to host delayed AFC Champions League eastern division

Oct. 09, 2020 12:46 AM EDT
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Asian Football Confederation said Friday that the eastern portion of the Asian Champions League — like the recently completed...

Al-Hilal disqualified from Asian CL after squad hit by virus

By John Duerden Sep. 23, 2020 08:54 PM EDT
Defending champion Al-Hilal was forced to withdraw from the Asian Champions League on Wednesday after being unable to field a full team due to a coronavirus...

Asian Champions League: Virus-hit Al-Hilal set to advance

By John Duerden Sep. 18, 2020 06:20 PM EDT
Despite missing 10 players due to the coronavirus, Asian Champions League titleholder Al-Hilal is confident of advancing to the knockout stage on Sunday. ...

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2018, file photo, Kashima Antlers' Mitsuo Ogasawara, center, holds up the trophy as he celebrates with teammates after winning the Asian Champions League at the end of their match with Iran's Persepolis the Azadi (freedom) stadium in Tehran, Iran. When the decision was made in 2013 to split the Asian Champions League into east and west geographic zones, it was unthinkable that a team from one half of the continent could book a place in the Grand Final weeks before some clubs on the other side hadn’t started the group stage. Such a lopsided scenario will likely become a reality in 2020. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Virus cases oust UAE team from Asian Champions League

By John Duerden Sep. 14, 2020 10:58 AM EDT

Seven positive COVID-19 results ahead of ACL restart

Sep. 12, 2020 08:49 PM EDT
The resumption of the AFC Asian Champions League has taken a setback with seven positive results returned from COVID-19 tests conducted on all the...

Consadole Sapporo GK Sugino Takanori reacts during their J-League soccer match against Yokohama FC without spectators at Nippatsu Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo Saturday, July 4, 2020. Japan’s professional soccer league restarted on Saturday after a four-month break caused by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Asian Champions League to restart with groups in Qatar hub

Jul. 16, 2020 04:37 AM EDT