US EditionAFC Confirm Jeddah to Host Postponed Asian Champions League Matches
Four last-16 matches postponed due to Middle East war will be single-leg ties in Jeddah, with quarterfinals and finals scheduled from April 16-25, AFC said.
- On Tuesday, the Asian Football Confederation announced that four Asian Champions League Elite series postponed due to the war in the Middle East will move to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for single-leg matches next month.
- Originally, the last-16 matches were scheduled for a home-and-away format across Qatar, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates in early March, but escalating regional conflict forced the relocation.
- The AFC confirmed rescheduled matches include Shabab Al-Ahli versus Tractor and Al-Wahda against Al-Ittihad, while defending champions Al-Ahli face Al-Duhail and Al-Hilal plays Al-Sadd.
- Jeddah will also host the competition's quarterfinals, semifinals, and final from mid-April, while Vissel Kobe, Machida Zelvia, Buriram United, and Johor Darul Ta'zim have advanced from the Eastern side of the draw.
- The draw for the quarterfinals takes place in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, as the AFC also postponed the AFC Champions League Two and AFC Challenge League quarterfinals due to the ongoing regional situation.
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PressNewsAgencyAsian champions Al-Ahli face prospect of JDT quarterfinal clash
March 25 : Defending champions Al-Ahli will take on Malaysia's Johor Darul Ta'zim in next month's quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League Elite in Jeddah should the Saudi Pro League side defeat Qatar's Al-Duhail in their rearranged single-leg last 16 clash.The Saudi city will host the centralised competit
[Sports Chosun Reporter Noh Joo-hwan] The Asian Champions League, which had been spiraling into disarray due to the Middle East conflict, has found a breakthrough. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced on the 25th that four ACLE matches, which had been postponed due to conflict in the Middle East, will be moved to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia next month and played as single-elimination matches. Thousands of deaths have occurred across the Mid…
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Asian CL matches postponed due to the Mideast war are rescheduled for April as single legs
Four Asian Champions League Elite series that were postponed due to the war in the Middle East will be moved to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and played on a single-leg basis next month.
Middle East Conflict Shifts Asian Champions League Drama to Jeddah | Sports-Games
The Asian Champions League matches, postponed due to the Middle East conflict, are rescheduled for Jeddah as one-legged ties in April. Originally planned for various locations, the games involving top teams will now coincide with quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals, to be held centrally in Jeddah.
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