Neymar returns for Al Hilal with cameo ACL role
October 22 – A year after rupturing his left ACL, Neymar returned to action with a second-half cameo in the Asian Champions League tie between Al Hilal and holders Al-Ain.
Tag: Asian Champions league
AFC prepares draws for new two-tier Champions League club competitions
August 12 – The draw for the top two tiers of the reformatted and rebranded Asian Champions League competitions will be held on Friday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Al Ain beat Yokohama F. Marinos to win final AFC Champions League before format revamp
May 28 – Trailing 2-1 after the first leg in Yokohama two weeks ago, the UAE’s Al Ain turned the tables on the Yokohama F. Marinos in Abu Dhabi to win the AFC Champions League title for the second time.
Al Hilal progress to semi-final of AFC Champions League with victory that breaks world record for consecutive wins
March 13 – Saudi side Al Hilal have broken the world record for top flight consecutive wins, moving to 28 matches in all competitions – more than any team in football history.
Fifpro plays politics as it calls for a seat at the Asian Champions League decision-making table
February 19 – In a remarkable assault on the hand that feeds them, players union Fifpro has called the Asian Champions League ‘unsustainable’, calling for greater collaboration with the Asian Football Confederation.
Ronaldo opens his goal account for 2024 in Asian Champions League tie
February 15 – Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal of 2024 to give Al-Nassr a 1-0 win over fellow Saudi Arabian club Al-Fayha on Wednesday in the first leg of the Asian Champions League round of 16.
Bangkok Utd, Kawasaki Frontale and Pohang Steelers book last 16 AFC Champions League slots
November 30 – Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale and South Korea’s Pohang Steelers have both maintained 100% records in the East zone group stages of the AFC Champions League, and with just one left game are already qualified for the knock-out rounds.
Asian Champions League West zone groups take shape with Saudi clubs dominating
November 29 – With just one game left in the group stages of the Asian Champions League (West region) to be played, qualification for the round of 16 is starting to take shape.
Ronaldo steps up to urge ref to reverse penalty decision
November 28 – Cristiano Ronaldo may be known for his goalscoring exploits but on Monday night the Portuguese super star convinced the referee not to award his Al-Nassr side a penalty.
Anderson hattrick puts Al Nassr into ACL last 16; Bangkok United continue surprise run
November 8 – Three Saudi Arabian clubs top their West zone Asian Champions League groups after four rounds of matches. In the East zone group games Thailand’s Bangkok United have been the surprise breakthrough team and remain unbeaten.
Mitrovic hat-trick pushes Al Hilal to top of Asian Champions League group
October 24 – Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal stormed past India’s Mumbai City 6-0 with striker Aleksander Mitrovic scoring a hattrick to remain on course for the knockout stages of the Asian Champions League.
Neymar opens account for Al-Hilal as Iran vs Saudi ACL club fixtures resume
October 4 – Neymar scored his first goal since his high-profile €90 million move to Al-Hilal on Tuesday as the Saudi Arabian club beat Nassaji Mazandaran 3-0 in Tehran in the Asian Champions League.
Saudi Arabian and Iranian clubs to play home-and-away in ACL for first time since 2015
September 5 – Saudi Arabian and Iranian clubs, drawn together in the Champions League, will for the first time play matches on a home-and-away since 2015. Since 2016 clubs from the two nations drawn against each other in AFC competition were mandated to play ties at neutral venues.
AFC revamps its top tier men’s club comps, adds Women’s CL and boosts prize money
August 15 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has radically revamped its men’s club competition structure into three new tiers, as well as launching a Women’s Champions League and boosting prize money across the competitions to record levels.
AFC releases club match-ups for revamped Champions League that kicks off in August
June 22 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has released the club schedules for the Preliminary and Playoff Stages of the AFC Cup and AFC Champions League 2023/24, the first full season the competitions will be played following the European season, rather than the calendar year.