The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has on 13 December 2022 confirmed the Qatar Football Association as the host Member Association for the AFC Champions League 2022™ Round of 16, Quarter-finals and Semi-final centralised matches in the West region.
The West Asian half of the last 16 pairings will see defending champions Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia face off against Shabab Al Ahli Dubai from the United Arab Emirates, while another Saudi side Al Shabab take on FC Nasaf from Uzbekistan. Qatar’s Al Duhail meet fellow Qatar League rivals Al Rayyan, while Al Faisaly from Saudi Arabia square off with Foolad Khouzestan from the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Earlier, the AFC had confirmed that the Round of 16 (West) will be held on February 19 and 20, with the Quarter-finals to be contested on February 23 before the Semi-final is staged on February 26.
The first leg of the Final will be played on April 29, 2023, at the venue of the finalist from the West Region whilst the second leg of the Final will be held on May 6, 2023, in Saitama, Japan - the venue of the finalist from the East Region – Urawa Red Diamonds.
Source and cover image credit: AFC
Follow us on our social media channels:
@ILQlive
@ILQlive
@ILoveQtr
ILoveQatar
You have successfully registered your account!
Please confirm your e-mail address by clicking on the URL sent to you.The e-mail usually arrives in 5-10 minutes.
How ajeeb was that!? Thanks for contributing to our community! Your post will appear after we take a quick look!
