#ACLTwo - MD1 In Numbers

Sat, 19 Sep, 2026

#ACLTwo - MD1 In Numbers

Kuala Lumpur: The opening matchday of the AFC Champions League Two 2026/27™ more than lived up to expectations with thrills and spills witnessed across the eight groups.

The 32 teams spared no effort in trying to get their campaigns off to resounding starts and the-AFC.com highlights several interesting facts and figures from a pulsating matchday.

https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league_two.html/video/acltwo-|-group-b-golgohar-sirjan-fc-irn-0-0-al-jazira-fsc-uae

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Ouwejan: Second half tweak did the job

Fri, 18 Sep, 2026

Ouwejan: Second half tweak did the job

Machida: Thomas Ouwejan got the dream debut he was looking for after playing his part in FC Machida Zelvia’s 2-0 win against Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC in the AFC Champions League Two 2026/27™ on Thursday.

The Dutch centre-back, who made his first start since moving from NEC Nijmegen at the end of the summer transfer window and played 74 minutes before being replaced by Yuki Soma, also highlighted the moment when the game was won.

Adelaide’s impressive start pleases Andrioli

Fri, 18 Sep, 2026

Adelaide’s impressive start pleases Andrioli

Adelaide: Airton Andrioli could not have asked for more after witnessing his Adelaide United side make a winning start to their campaign in the AFC Champions League Two 2026/27™ on Thursday.

The 3-0 win against Tai Po FC of Hong Kong, China was made even more remarkable by the fact that the domestic league has yet to start as goals from Ethan Alagich, Juan Muniz and Craig Goodwin put the Australian side top of Group F, two points ahead of Lion City Sailors FC and BG Pathum United.

Group G: Shanghai Shenhua FC (CHN) 2-1 Tampines Rovers FC (SGP)

Fri, 18 Sep, 2026

Group G: Shanghai Shenhua FC (CHN) 2-1 Tampines Rovers FC (SGP)

Shanghai: Yang Shuai’s close range header earned Shanghai Shenhua a 2-1 win over Singapore’s Tampines Rovers on Thursday as the Chinese Super League side picked up all three points in their Group G opener in the AFC Champions League Two 2026/27™.

Xu Haoyang gave the home side a 19th minute lead and, while Faris Ramli had levelled the scores in the 33rd minute, Yang nodded in a decisive second for Vladan Milojevic’s side in the 62nd minute to secure the victory.

Group H: Phnom Penh Crown FC (CAM) 2-1 Kuching City FC (MAS)

Fri, 18 Sep, 2026

Group H: Phnom Penh Crown FC (CAM) 2-1 Kuching City FC (MAS)

Phnom Penh: Moses Dyer netted an injury-time goal to give Phnom Penh Crown FC a hard-earned 2-1 win over Malaysia’s Kuching City FC in their AFC Champions League Two 2026/27™ Group H opening tie on Thursday.

The striker, who opened the scoring for the Cambodian Premier League runners-up in the 55th minute, dashed the debutants’ hope in the dying minutes after Ajdin Mujagic had leveled in the 73rd minute.

Group H: Kitchee SC (HKG) 0-0 Gangwon FC (KOR)

Fri, 18 Sep, 2026

Group H: Kitchee SC (HKG) 0-0 Gangwon FC (KOR)

Hong Kong: Ten-man Kitchee SC produced a resilient defensive display to hold Gangwon FC to a 0-0 draw in their AFC Champions League Two 2026/27™ Group H tie on Thursday.

Kitchee played the final 20 minutes with 10 men after captain Ruslan Mingazow was shown a second yellow card for handling the ball inside the box.