Tokyo takes first Asian Champions League loss after penalty kick
J. League side FC Tokyo suffered their first Asian Champions League loss on Tuesday, falling 1-0 to China's Shanghai Shenhua on a 72nd-minute Yu Hanchao penalty. The loss at Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, left Tokyo third in Group F, with the first ...
Hazmat suits on, star players out as Asian Champions League returns
Two-time winner Guangzhou Evergrande will have to do without star man Paulinho as the delayed Asian Champions League East returns this week with a heavy schedule of games played in "bubble" conditions in Qatar. Fifteen teams will race through 33 matches in a little over ...
Asian Champions League East resumes 8 months after coronavirus suspended
More than eight months since the Asian Champions League was suspended due to the coronavirus, the eastern zone finally resumes on Sunday with teams from Japan, South Korea, Australia, Thailand and China. But the tournament will be far from normal. Malaysian side Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) ...
Malaysian champion Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) has withdrawn from the Asian Champions League as they are unable to travel to Qatar for the resumption of the competition, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirmed on Friday. Border closures implemented by Malaysia in March to limit the ...
The tournament was split in half because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Qatar will host the single leg final of this year's Asian Champions League in Doha on Dec. 19 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Football Confederation said on Friday. Like most other sports in the world, this year's Asian Champions League was suspended in March ...
Sydney seeks quarantine assurances ahead of Asian Champions League
A-League champion Sydney FC may not travel to Qatar for the Asian Champions League if the Australian government does not give them permission to train together during quarantine on their return, coach Steve Corica has said. Sydney, Melbourne Victory and Perth Glory are due to ...
Hamed Lak produced a diving save off Maicon Rocque as Persepolis beat Al Nassr 5-3 on penalties to reach the final of the Asian Champions League for the second time in three years on Saturday. Both teams had played out a tense 1-1 draw after ...
Japan's ACL clubs will likely field split squads for J1 finale
The final round of the J. League’s first division will take place on Dec. 19 despite overlapping with the final of the Asian Champions League, J. League officials said on Friday. The confirmation from league vice chairman Hiromi Hara came shortly after the public release ...
J. League risks paying price for Asian Champions League rescheduling
The Asian Football Confederation has thrown Japanese soccer into disarray by repeatedly rescheduling the continental tournament.
AFC official 'confident' Asian Champions League will finish in 2020
Asia's top club competition has been on hold since March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Reds newcomer Thomas Deng used hiatus to build rapport with squad
The Australia international had an extra four months to learn Urawa's tactics while the J. League was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.
