Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Al Sadd’s 2011 AFC Champions League winners remain the last West Asian side to lift the trophy. With a quarter-final against Esteghlal coming up, this year is the closest they have ever come to repeating that feat.
Two of this year’s last eight faced-off in the 2011 final, with Al Sadd overcoming Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on penalties to become the first, and to date, the only Qatari side to win the AFC Champions League. Seven years on from that night in Jeonju, we look at where each of the 14 Al Sadd players who took part in that game are today.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The 2018 AFC Champions League returns to action in the coming week with the eight remaining teams vying for glory in Asia’s biggest club competition ahead of the first legs of the quarter-finals.
Four former continental champions are still in the mix, alongside a side with a 100 percent record, a tournament debutant, a 2017 semi-finalist and a Japanese giant as the competition promises to serve up yet more thrilling action over the second half of the year.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The eight clubs vying for the 2018 AFC Champions League title have been busy over the summer months, with some key arrivals and departures. The-AFC.com reviews their transfer business ahead of next week’s quarter-finals.
When the AFC Champions League wheels resume turning with the last eight, some teams will have a new look, with new managers and players joining over the summer, while for others, stability is the key weapon as they pursue continental glory.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Jeonju: The all-Korean AFC Champions League quarter-final between Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Suwon Samsung Bluewings on August 29 is certain to be an intriguing affair, particularly so for the meeting of two iconic forwards who have made their mark in continental club history.
Jeonbuk’s Lee Dong-gook and Suwon’s Dejan Damjanovic are the two leading scorers in AFC Champions League history with 36 and 32 goals respectively, since the 2002-03 revamp.
And, although with a combined age of 76, they still remain among the goals in the 2018 campaign.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
As both quarter-final fixtures of West Asia side in the 2018 AFC Champions League bring Iranian and Qatari clubs head to head, the-AFC.com remembers five times teams from the two nations faced off in recent years.
For the first time since the introduction of the East v West final in 2013, all four teams in the West Asian quarter-finals come from just two countries, offering us the opportunity to watch two tasty IR Iran v Qatar encounters, as Tehran giants Estaghlal and Persepolis face Al Sadd and Al Duhail respectively.
Throughout the years, teams from the two nations have produced some classics when they met. Here are four memorable matches between them from recent editions of the competition.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: With time ticking down to the return of AFC Champions League action, we wind the clock back to previous editions to pick out a selection of great goals from the quarter-finals, and ask you to choose your favourite from these five crackers.
Debut strikes, stunning volleys and smart chips, the AFC Champions League quarter-finals has produced some memorable goals throughout the years. Here we recall some of the best goals scored at this stage of the competition, hoping this year's edition will deliver more of the same.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: As Korean giants Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Suwon Samsung Bluewings go head to head in the 2018 AFC Champions League quarter-finals, join the-AFC.com as we look back at four times rivals from the same country clashed in the competition's last eight stage.
Domestic rivalries add a new dimension to the AFC Champions League, and throughout the years we have enjoyed some classic at the quarter-final stage. Heroic comebacks, nervy draws and closely fought contests were all present. Interestingly, never have two West Asian sides from the same country met in the competition's quarter-finals. So, here are four times rivals clashed in the last eight in recent years.