MD2: Al Ittihad Club (KSA) 0-1 Shabab Al Ahli (UAE)

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

MD2: Al Ittihad Club (KSA) 0-1 Shabab Al Ahli (UAE)

Jeddah: UAE’s Shabab Al Ahli registered their first win after defeating Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad Club 1-0 in their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2025/26 tie at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium on Tuesday.

Saeid Ezatolahi’s first half header earned Paulo Sousa’s side the three points, having drawn 1-1 with Tractor FC in their opening match while Al Ittihad suffered their second consecutive defeat, having gone down 2-1 to Al Wahda FC two weeks ago. 

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MD2: Al Sadd SC (QAT) 1-1 Sharjah FC (UAE)

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

MD2: Al Sadd SC (QAT) 1-1 Sharjah FC (UAE)

Doha: Sharjah FC came from behind to force an entertaining 1-1 draw with Al Sadd SC in their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2025/26 tie at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Tuesday.

The hosts’ Akram Afif’s cracker of a shot in the 18th minute was cancelled out by the UAE side’s Caio Fernandes in the 73rd minute to give the teams a share of the points.  

MD2: Johor Darul Ta’zim (MAS) 0-0 FC Machida Zelvia (JPN)

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

MD2: Johor Darul Ta’zim (MAS) 0-0 FC Machida Zelvia (JPN)

Iskandar Puteri: Yuki Soma missed a penalty as FC Machida Zelvia were held to a 0-0 draw by hosts Johor Darul Ta’zim at Sultan Ibrahim Stadium on Tuesday to leave both sides without a win after two rounds of the league phase in the AFC Champions League Elite™ 2025/26.

Japan international winger Soma hit the post from the spot after sending home goalkeeper Syihan Hazmi the wrong way in the 23rd minute as the J1 League side followed up their opening day draw with FC Seoul with another point.

The point collected was JDT’s first of the campaign after Xisco Munez’s side lost their first game against Southeast Asian rivals Buriram United two weeks ago in Thailand.

MD2: Chengdu Rongcheng FC (CHN) 1-0 Gangwon FC (KOR)

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

MD2: Chengdu Rongcheng FC (CHN) 1-0 Gangwon FC (KOR)

Chengdu: Hosts Chengdu Rongcheng FC put on a gutsy display to overcome Korea Republic’s Gangwon FC 1-0 in their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2025/26 clash at the Phoenix Hill Sports Park Football Stadium on Tuesday.

Captain Tim Chow’s 35th minute strike was enough to give the China PR side their first three points after their opening 2-1 defeat to Gangwon’s fellow K League side Ulsan HD FC. 

MD2: FC Seoul (KOR) 3-0 Buriram United (THA)

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

MD2: FC Seoul (KOR) 3-0 Buriram United (THA)

Seoul: FC Seoul picked up their first win of their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2025/26 campaign on Tuesday as the K League outfit cruised to a 3-0 win over Thailand’s Buriram United at Seoul World Cup Stadium.

Choi Jun put his side ahead in the 38th minute before Jeong Seung-won doubled the advantage in first half injury time and Lucas Silva added the third in the 67th minute for an FC Seoul side that added a win to their opening day draw with FC Machida Zelvia.
 
The Kim Gi-dong coached outfit sit on four points while Buriram United remain on three from two games, having won their opener against Malaysia Super League champions Johor Darul Ta’zim.

MD2: Sanfrecce Hiroshima (JPN) 1-1 Shanghai Port FC (CHN)

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

MD2: Sanfrecce Hiroshima (JPN) 1-1 Shanghai Port FC (CHN)

Hiroshima: China PR’s Shanghai Port FC fought back to hold Sanfrecce Hiroshima of Japan to a 1-1 stalemate in their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2025/26 tie on Tuesday.

Michael Skibbe’s side went in front through Hayato Araki but spurned chances to add to their score with with Gabriel Souza scoring Shanghai Port's equaliser in the final minutes.