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#ACLElite - Round of 16 cast finalised

Wed, 18 Feb, 2026

#ACLElite - Round of 16 cast finalised

Kuala Lumpur: The stage is set for the Round of 16 of the AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26™ following the conclusion of the League Stage on Wednesday.

The first leg of the Round of 16 ties will be played between March 2 and 4, with the return leg to be contested a week later.

MD8: Melbourne City FC (AUS) 0-0 Gangwon FC (KOR)

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026

MD8: Melbourne City FC (AUS) 0-0 Gangwon FC (KOR)

Melbourne: Gangwon FC squeezed into the last 16 of the AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26™ on Wednesday as a 0-0 draw with Melbourne City took Chung Kyung-ho’s side through at the expense of fellow K League 1 side Ulsan HD FC.

The result, coupled with Ulsan’s 0-0 draw with Shanghai Port FC in the remaining match in the eastern league phase, means Gangwon finish eighth in the standings and will take on FC Machida Zelvia of Japan in the last 16 next month.

Melbourne City, who had already confirmed their progress to the next stage ahead of Wednesday’s meeting, finished in fifth position in the 12-team standings to set up a home-and-away clash with Buriram United in the Round of 16.

MD8: Shanghai Port FC (CHN) 0-0 Ulsan HD FC (KOR)

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026

MD8: Shanghai Port FC (CHN) 0-0 Ulsan HD FC (KOR)

Shanghai: Ulsan HD FC crashed out of the AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26™ after only managing a 0-0 draw with Shanghai Port FC at the Pudong Football Stadium on Wednesday. 

The result saw the former champions missing out on the Round of 16 on goal difference to fellow Korea Republic side Gangwon FC, with both finishing on nine points. 

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Conceicao calls for Al Ittihad focus; Al Sadd’s Mancini glad to advance

Wed, 18 Feb, 2026

Conceicao calls for Al Ittihad focus; Al Sadd’s Mancini glad to advance

Doha: Sergio Conceicao believes his Al Ittihad Club are on the right track after concluding their AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26™ league phase campaign with a statement 4-1 win against Al Sadd SC on Tuesday.

The Portuguese tactician, however, is demanding laser-focus from his team as the former Porto FC head coach begins charting plans for a Round of 16 tie against United Arab Emirates’s Al Wahda FC.

Hosseinzadeh pleased with Tractor’s strong finish

Wed, 18 Feb, 2026

Hosseinzadeh pleased with Tractor’s strong finish

Al Rayyan: Goalscorer Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh hailed Tractor FC’s top-notch performance after the Islamic Republic of Iran side concluded their AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26™ league phase with a 2-0 win against Al Gharafa SC on Tuesday.

Goalless in the first half, the already-qualified Tractor put the squeeze on Qatar’s Al Gharafa in the second half to snuff out their qualification hopes with Hosseinzadeh's 81st minute goal settling the contest after Mahdi Hashemnezhad had opened the scoring 20 minutes earlier.

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Munoz hails JDT’s character

Wed, 18 Feb, 2026

Munoz hails JDT’s character

Iskandar Puteri: Johor Darul Ta’zim head coach Xisco Munoz praised his players for continuing to believe in the hard-fought 1-0 win over Vissel Kobe on Tuesday which secured a place in the last 16 of the AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26™ for the Malaysian side.

Marcos Guilherme’s 73rd-minute strike proved decisive as JDT advanced from the League Stage for the second successive season.