Defending champ Ulsan targets third ACL crown
Print Edition
Defending champions Ulsan Hyundai Motors were yesterday drawn against Thailand鈥檚 BG Pathum United and Vietnam鈥檚 Viettel for the start of their campaign to win a third AFC Champions League title.
The group will be completed by the winner of a playoff featuring Australia鈥檚 Brisbane Roar, Kaya-Iloilo of the Philippines and Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan.
The South Korean giant triumphed in Asia鈥檚 premier club football tournament for the second time last month with a 2-1 win over Iran鈥檚 Persepolis in Qatar.
In the draw for the group stage, Persepolis, which was also ACL runner-up in 2018, was placed in the same group as al-Rayyan of Qatar and India鈥檚 FC Goa.
Also, 2019 champion al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia was drawn against Shabab al-Ahli of the UAE and FC Istiklol of Tajikistan.
Two-time champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of South Korea will face Japan鈥檚 Gamba Osaka and Australia鈥檚 Sydney FC in Group H.
China鈥檚 two-time champion Guangzhou FC 鈥 or Guangzhou Evergrande 鈥 was drawn against Japan鈥檚 Kawasaki Frontale and United City FC of the Philippines.
This year鈥檚 event has been expanded to 40 teams, from 32, with group-stage matches taking place in one West Asian and one East Asian hub from mid-April.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 娌狪CP璇侊細娌狪CP澶05050403鍙-1
- |
- 浜掕仈缃戞柊闂讳俊鎭湇鍔¤鍙瘉锛31120180004
- |
- 缃戠粶瑙嗗惉璁稿彲璇侊細0909346
- |
- 骞挎挱鐢佃鑺傜洰鍒朵綔璁稿彲璇侊細娌瓧绗354鍙
- |
- 澧炲肩數淇′笟鍔＄粡钀ヨ鍙瘉锛氭勃B2-20120012
Copyright 漏 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
