Asian Champions League Draw
Kuala Lumpur – Sudan Events
The draw for the round of 16 for the AFC Champions League was held today, Thursday, in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, and resulted in balanced matches that kept the Saudi clubs away from an early Clasico between Al-Nasr, Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad.
Here will be a single Saudi match between Al-Nasr and Al-Fayhaa of Saudi Arabia, which came in second place, while Al-Hilal, the runner-up of the title holder in the last version of the tournament, will face the Iranian Sebhan Isfahan teamc.
Al-Ittihad will face the Uzbekistan team Nefbakhor, while the UAE’s Al Ain will face the Uzbek team Nasaf in a difficult match.
The results of the draw for the Western teams were as follows:
The Uzbekistan Nasaf team moved from the first to the second place in the Western Group, after the draw was conducted to achieve a balance before the round of 16 draw was held.
Nasaf Al Uzbek X Al Ain
Al-Fayhaa X Al-Nasr
Sepahan X Al Hilal
Navbakhor X Al Ittihad
As for the draw for the East teams, it was as follows:
Thai club Bangkok moved to the second level, after the draw was made.
Jeonbuk Hyundai X Pohang Steelers
Ulsan Hyundai
Shandong X Kawasaki
Bangkok X Yokohama
The Round of 16 matches are scheduled to be held on February 12-14 for the first leg and 19-21 for the return.
And the quarter-final matches: March 4-6, 2024 for the first leg and March 11-13 for the return.
And the semi-finals: April 16-17 for the first leg and April 23-24 for the return.
The two final matches: the first leg will be held on May 11, 2024, and the return will be held on May 18, 2024.