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''In the following table, the number of appearances and last appearance count only those since the 2002–03 season (including qualifying rounds), when the competition was rebranded as the AFC Champions League.''
''In the following table, the number of appearances and last appearance count only those since the 2002–03 season (including qualifying rounds), when the competition was rebranded as the AFC Champions League.''


''Note: Only teams assured of a place are displayed.''
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{{Cnote2|Note PHI|'''Philippines (PHI):''' Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines]], the 2021 [[Copa Paulino Alcantara]] was cancelled and not organized by the [[Philippine Football Federation]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Terrado |first1=Reuben |title=Copa Paulino Alcantara canceled as PFL looks to open new season in July |url=https://www.spin.ph/football/pfl/pfl-set-for-july-17-league-opening-cancels-2021-copa-paulino-alcantara-a795-20210327 |access-date=27 March 2021 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=27 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The teams from the Philippines playing in the 2022 AFC Champions League are determined only by the results of the [[2021 Philippines Football League]].}}
{{Cnote2|Note PHI|'''Philippines (PHI):''' Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines]], the 2021 [[Copa Paulino Alcantara]] was cancelled and not organized by the [[Philippine Football Federation]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Terrado |first1=Reuben |title=Copa Paulino Alcantara canceled as PFL looks to open new season in July |url=https://www.spin.ph/football/pfl/pfl-set-for-july-17-league-opening-cancels-2021-copa-paulino-alcantara-a795-20210327 |access-date=27 March 2021 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=27 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The teams from the Philippines playing in the 2022 AFC Champions League are determined only by the results of the [[2021 Philippines Football League]].}}

Revision as of 08:12, 1 September 2021

2022 AFC Champions League
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
1 March – 20 April 2022
Competition proper:
15 April – 29 October 2022
TeamsCompetition proper: 40
Total (maximum): 54, 55 or 56 (from 24 or 25 associations)
← 2021
2023 →

The 2022 AFC Champions League will be the 41st edition of Asia's premier club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 20th under the current AFC Champions League title.

The winners of the tournament will automatically qualify for the 2023 AFC Champions League, entering the qualifying play-offs, if they have not qualified through their domestic performance.[1]

Association team allocation

The 47 AFC member associations are ranked based on their clubs' performance over the last four years in AFC competitions (their national team's FIFA World Rankings no longer considered).[2] The slots are allocated by the following criteria according to the Entry Manual:[3]

  • The associations are split into two regions (Article 3.1):
  • The top 12 associations in each region are eligible to enter the AFC Champions League.
  • In each region, there are five groups in the group stage, including 16 direct slots, with the 4 remaining slots filled through qualifying play-offs (Article 3.2). The slots in each region are distributed as follows:[4][5]
    • The associations ranked 1st and 2nd are each allocated three direct slots and one play-off slot.
    • The associations ranked 3rd and 4th are each allocated two direct slots and two play-off slots.
    • The associations ranked 5th are each allocated one direct slot and two play-off slots.
    • The associations ranked 6th are each allocated one direct slot and one play-off slot.
    • The associations ranked 7th to 10th are each allocated one direct slot.
    • The associations ranked 11th to 12th are each allocated one play-off slot.
  • The AFC Champions League title holders and AFC Cup title holders are each allocated one play-off slot should they not qualify for the tournament through domestic performance (Article 3.6). The following rules are applied:
    • If the AFC Champions League title holders or AFC Cup title holders are from associations ranked 1st to 6th, their association is allocated the same number of play-off slots, and they replace the lowest-seeded team from their association. Otherwise, their association is allocated one additional play-off slot, and they do not replace any team from their association (Articles 3.8, 3.9 and 3.10).
    • If both the AFC Champions League title holders and AFC Cup title holders are from the same association which is allocated only one play-off slot, their association is allocated one additional play-off slot, and only the lowest-seeded team from their association is replaced as a result (Article 3.11).
    • The AFC Champions League title holders and AFC Cup title holders are the lowest-seeded teams in the qualifying play-offs if they do not replace any team from their association (Article 3.12).
  • If any association ranked 1st to 6th do not fulfill any one of the AFC Champions League criteria, they have all their direct slots converted into play-off slots. The direct slots given up are redistributed to the highest eligible association by the following criteria (Articles 3.13 and 3.14):
    • For each association, the maximum number of total slots is four and the maximum number of direct slots is three (Articles 3.4 and 3.5).
    • If any association ranked 3rd to 6th is allocated one additional direct slot, one play-off slot is annulled and not redistributed.
    • If any association ranked 5th to 6th is allocated two additional direct slots, one play-off slot is annulled and not redistributed.
  • If any association ranked 7th to 10th do not fulfill any one of the AFC Champions League criteria, they have their direct slot converted into play-off slot. The direct slot given up is redistributed to the next association ranked 11th or 12th, whose play-off slot is annulled and not redistributed, or if neither are eligible, the highest eligible association by the same criteria as mentioned above (Articles 3.16 and 3.17).
  • If any association with only play-off slot(s), including any association ranked 11th to 12th or those mentioned above, do not fulfill the minimum AFC Champions League criteria, the play-off slot(s) are annulled and not redistributed (Articles 3.19 and 3.20).
  • For each association, the maximum number of total slots is one-third of the total number of eligible teams (excluding foreign teams) in the top division (Article 3.4). If this rule is applied, any direct slots given up are redistributed by the same criteria as mentioned above, and play-off slots are annulled and not redistributed (Article 9.10).
  • All participating teams must be granted an AFC Champions League license, and apart from cup winners, finish in the top half of their top division (Articles 7.1 and 9.5). If any association do not have enough teams which satisfy this criteria, any direct slots given up are redistributed by the same criteria as mentioned above, and play-off slots are annulled and not redistributed (Article 9.9).
  • If any team granted a license refuses to participate, their slot, either direct or play-off, is annulled and not redistributed (Article 9.11).

Association ranking

For the 2022 AFC Champions League, the associations are allocated slots according to their association ranking which was published on 29 November 2019,[6][7] which takes into account their performance in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup during the period between 2016 and 2019.

Participation for 2022 AFC Champions League
Participating
Not participating

Teams

In the following table, the number of appearances and last appearance count only those since the 2002–03 season (including qualifying rounds), when the competition was rebranded as the AFC Champions League.

Note: Only teams assured of a place are displayed.[a]

The following teams may enter either West Region or East Region should they not qualify for the tournament through domestic performance, that is they are allocated another spot in this tournament.

Qualifying play-off participants
Team Qualifying method App (last)
Tajikistan Istiklol
or United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
or None 		2021 AFC Champions League winners[Note ACL] 4th (2021)
/13th (2021)
2021 AFC Cup winners
Notes
  1. ^ If the AFC Champions league winners are from top associations and have not qualified through their domestic performance, they will replace the lowest-seeded team from their association.
  1. ^
    Philippines (PHI): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, the 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara was cancelled and not organized by the Philippine Football Federation.[8] The teams from the Philippines playing in the 2022 AFC Champions League are determined only by the results of the 2021 Philippines Football League.
  2. ^
    AFC Champions League Winners (ACL) (1-6): The team's participation of the will only be officially confirmed, if the 2021 AFC Champions League Final is not a team from their association or if the team that won the 2021 AFC Champions League Final is from their association and has also qualified for this tournament by their domestic performance.
  3. ^
    AFC Champions League Winners (ACL): Only if Istiklol or Al-Wahda win the 2021 AFC Champions League Final, then only this slot will be used. Otherwise, if any other team wins the AFC Champions League, it will not use this slot, irrespective of the qualification by their domestic performance, since they have either have qualified through their domestic performance or will replace the lowest seeded team from their association if not qualified by their domestic performance.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[9][10]

Stage Round Draw date Match date
Preliminary stage Preliminary round 1 No draw 1 March 2022 (E), 15 March 2022 (W)
Preliminary round 2 8 March 2022 (E), 5 April 2022 (W)
Play-off stage Play-off round 15 March 2022 (E), 20 April 2022 (W)
Group stage Matchday 1 TBD 15–16 April 2022 (E), 10–11 May 2022 (W)
Matchday 2 18–19 April 2022 (E), 13–14 May 2022 (W)
Matchday 3 21–22 April 2022 (E), 16–17 May 2022 (W)
Matchday 4 24–25 April 2022 (E), 19–20 May 2022 (W)
Matchday 5 27–28 April 2022 (E), 22–23 May 2022 (W)
Matchday 6 30 April – 1 May 2022 (E), 25–26 May 2022 (W)
Knockout stage Round of 16 29–31 August 2022
Quarter-finals TBD 12–14 September 2022
Semi-finals 11–12 October 2022
Final 29 October 2022

The original schedule of the competition, as planned before the pandemic, was as follows.

Original schedule for 2022 AFC Champions League
Stage Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Preliminary stage Preliminary round 1 No draw 4 January 2022
Preliminary round 2 11 January 2022
Play-off stage Play-off round 18 January 2022
Group stage Matchday 1 TBD 7–9 February 2022
Matchday 2 14–16 February 2022
Matchday 3 28 February – 2 March 2022
Matchday 4 14–16 March 2022
Matchday 5 4–6 April 2022
Matchday 6 18–20 April 2022
Knockout stage Round of 16 9–11 May 2022 23–25 May 2022
Quarter-finals TBD 15–17 August 2022 29–31 August 2022
Semi-finals 13–14 September 2022 4–5 October 2022
Final 22 October 2022 29 October 2022

See also

References

  1. ^ "More Member Associations to benefit from inclusive AFC Champions League". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  2. ^ "AFC Club Competitions Ranking Mechanics". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation.
  3. ^ "Entry Manual for AFC Club Competitions (2021 Edition)". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation.
  4. ^ "More Member Associations to benefit from inclusive AFC Champions League". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 23 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Four Thailand clubs in AFC Champions League 2021; Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore also get group stage entry – Reports". Fox Sports Asia. 4 December 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "AFC Club Competitions Ranking". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation.
  7. ^ "AFC Country Ranking 2019". FootyRankings. 24 November 2019. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  8. ^ Terrado, Reuben (27 March 2021). "Copa Paulino Alcantara canceled as PFL looks to open new season in July". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  9. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2022". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 29 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Latest update on the AFC Club Competitions in 2021 and 2022". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 5 July 2021.

External links

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