afc champions league The tournament proper begins with a league stage of 24 teams, which are split into two leagues (East and West), with each team playing against eight opponents from their league (four at home and four away). [ 23 ]. afc champions league Nhiều cầu thủ Việt Nam từng góp mặt ở AFC Champions League như Công Phượng, Văn Quyết, mang lại khoảnh khắc tự hào cho fan nước nhà. kết quả bóng đá afc On 23 December 2022, the AFC announced that their club football structure would undergo an overhaul, with the top club competition shrinking from 40 teams in the main stage to 24 teams, divided into East and West regions (12 teams each), with each team in the East and West regions playing eight other teams from their region (four teams at home and four teams away). The top eight teams from each region would advance to the knockout stage, where only the round of 16 would be played over two legs, with all matches from the quarter-finals onward being played in a single-leg format at a centralised venue. [ 18 ] On 14 August 2023, it was confirmed that the new format would come into effect from the 2024–25 season, with the name of the competition changing to AFC Champions League Elite. [ 19 ] The AFC has also confirmed that AFC Champions League records and statistics would be carried forward to the ACL Elite. [ 20 ] In December 2023, Saudi Arabia were awarded hosting duties for the final stage for the first two seasons. [ 21 ]
