The draw for the group stage within the AFC Champions League 2023-2024 resulted in sturdy and thrilling confrontations, in the course of the ceremony that occurred on Thursday on the AFC headquarters within the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur.
The defending champion, Urawa Crimson Diamonds, was drawn in Group X, which incorporates the Chinese language Wuhan Three Cities, the South Korean Pohang Steelers and the Vietnamese Hanoi.
Alternatively, Al Hilal Saudi Arabia, the runner-up of the defending champion, and the champion of the 2019 and 2021 editions of Group D, will play alongside Nasaji Mazandaran of Iran, Mumbai Metropolis of India and Navbahor of Uzbekistan.
The Saudi Jeddah Federation, champion in 2004 and 2005, got here in Group C, going through Iran’s Sepahan, the Iraqi Air Power and Uzbekistan’s AGMK.
Al Ain Membership of the United Arab Emirates, champion of the primary version of the event with its trendy system 2002-2003, was drawn in Group A, together with Pakhtakor of Uzbekistan, Al-Fayhaa of Saudi Arabia and Al-Turkman’s individuals.
Alternatively, the Qatari Al-Sadd, the 2011 champion, Nasaf of Uzbekistan, Al-Faisali of Jordan and Sharjah of the United Arab Emirates got here within the second group, whereas the fifth group included all of Iran’s Persepolis, Al-Duhail of Qatar, Tajik independence and Saudi victory.
The twenty first version of the event, with its trendy system, is witnessing the transition for the primary time from the spring to autumn season, to be held with new dates from autumn to spring, because the event dates lengthen from September 2023 to Could 2024.
The draw witnessed the division of the taking part golf equipment into 10 teams, so that every group contains 4 golf equipment, because the West Asian golf equipment have been divided into teams from the primary to the fifth, whereas the East golf equipment have been divided into teams from the sixth to the tenth. Be aware that the lottery system stipulates that no two groups from the identical nation ought to be in the identical group.
Within the East area, the record of taking part golf equipment within the group stage contains former champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Ulsan Hyundai and Pohang Steelers of South Korea, together with defending champions Urawa Crimson Diamonds of Japan, who overcame Li Man of Hong Kong, China, within the qualifying spherical on Tuesday.
In the meantime, the Western area is witnessing the presence of 4 former champions, particularly Al-Hilal Membership of Saudi Arabia and its citizen Al-Ittihad, Al-Ain of the United Arab Emirates and Al-Sadd of Qatar, as these golf equipment stay up for regaining the continental throne.
The draw for the West Asian competitions was as follows: Group A: Pakhtakor (Uzbekistan), Al Fayhaa (Saudi Arabia), Ahal (Turkmenistan), Al Ain (UAE).
Group B: Al Sadd (Qatar), Nasaf (Uzbekistan), Al Faisaly (Jordan), Sharjah (UAE).
Group C: Al Ittihad (Saudi Arabia), Sepahan (Iran), Air Power (Iraq), AGMK (Uzbekistan).
Group D: Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia), Nasaji Mazandaran (Iran), Mumbai Metropolis (India), Navbahor (Uzbekistan)
Group E: Persepolis (Iran), Al Duhail (Qatar), Esteghlal (Tajikistan), Al Nasr (Saudi Arabia).
And the East Asian group included: Within the sixth group: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (South Korea), Bangkok United (Thailand), Lion Metropolis Sellers (Singapore), Kitchi (Hong Kong).
And in Group G: Yokohama Marinos (Japan), Shandong Taishan (China), Kaya Iloilo (Philippines), Incheon United (South Korea).
And in Group H: Buriram United (Thailand), Ventforet Kofu (Japan), Melbourne Metropolis (Australia), Zhejiang (China).
And within the ninth group: Ulsan Hyundai (South Korea), Kawasaki Frontale (Japan), Johor Darul Azim (Malaysia), Pathum United (Thailand).
And within the tenth group: Wuhan Three Cities (China), Pohang Steelers (South Korea), Hanoi (Vietnam), Urawa Crimson Diamonds (Japan).
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