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AFC Champions League 07 fine-tuning 09 overhaul The number of seats in the competition has been increased to three.

On May 12, Beijing time, the first AFC Professional League Committee meeting was held in Tokyo. Among the four major topics, the restructuring of the AFC Champions League attracted the most attention. Considering various factors such as commercial development and economic benefits, the AFC has made a plan for minor reforms in 2007 and major reforms in 2009.

In 2007, Australia will have two clubs join the AFC Champions League; In 2009, the AFC Champions League will also draw on the existing UEFA Champions League model to increase the number of teams from football powers, of which the three East Asian countries, China, Japan and South Korea will all get three quotas, in addition to the existing domestic league and cup champions can participate, the runners-up clubs of various leagues can also get tickets to the AFC Champions League.

According to the leading idea of AFC President Hammam that "professional football is commercial football", the AFC Champions League, the highest competition for Asian clubs, will be reformed again. In this meeting, it has been decided that in 2007 there will only be fine-tuning, that is, the two clubs of Australia that have already joined the AFC will enter the AFC Champions League next season, in 2008 there will be another year of adaptation, and in 2009 the AFC will carry out major reforms in the AFC Champions League.

Compared with the current competition system, the AFC Champions League will first divide the participation places of strong and weak football countries in advance, and there will no longer be a phenomenon such as Vietnam and other football underdeveloped countries and China, Japan and South Korea and other football powerhouses have two qualifications. In addition, in terms of format, the AFC Champions League will also adopt the rules similar to the Champions League, with the top two teams in each group of four qualifying; The defending champions will no longer be "waiting" for other teams in the knockout stages, as they are now, but will also be competing in the group stage.

The specific classification principle is: according to the results in the AFC Champions League in a certain period of time, the AFC will distribute 26 tickets to 10 football-developed regions, these 26 teams and the defending champion will directly enter the AFC Champions League group stage, the club champions of other countries will participate in the AFC Cup, and the top 5 teams in the AFC Cup will qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage. The 32 participating teams will then be divided into 8 groups for a home-and-away round-robin match, with the top two teams in each group and a total of 16 teams entering the knockout stage to determine the champion.

As for the specific allocation of the three tickets, the three teams are basically determined: the league champion, the runner-up and the cup champion, and the league and cup champions will continue to be used for those who get two quotas.

Tentative Scheme for Ticket Allocation:

East Asia (11 seats): China 3 seats, Republic of Korea 3 seats, Japan 3 seats, Thailand 2 seats.

Central Asia (5 seats): 3 from Iran and 2 from Uzbekistan.

West Asia (10 seats): Saudi Arabia 3 seats, UAE 3 seats, Qatar 2 seats, Kuwait 2 seats.

There are a total of four places in the AFC Champions League.

The places in the AFC Champions League next season of the Chinese Super League are all confirmed: Three Towns, Taishan, Zhejiang, and Haigang. In a FA Cup semi-final, Shandong Taishan defeated Shanghai Shenhua played by the Youth Army and successfully advanced to the final.

This also means that the four places for the Chinese Super League teams to participate in the AFC Champions League next season have all been determined, namely Wuhan Three Towns (Chinese Super League champion), Shandong Taishan (Chinese Super League runner-up), Zhejiang team (Chinese Super League third place) and Shanghai Port.

According to the AFC confirmed AFC Champions League quota allocation method, the Chinese Super League can only get 1 AFC Champions League quota for the 2024-2025 season. The runners-up of the 2023 Chinese Super League and the champion of the FA Cup can only participate in the AFC Cup.

MediumIntroduction to the National Football Association Super League:

The Chinese Football Association Super League, abbreviated as "Chinese Super League" or "Chinese Super League", is the highest level of professional football league in Chinese mainland (Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan have football associations and leagues directly under FIFA and AFC), and its subordinate leagues are the Chinese Football Association First Division, the Chinese Football Association Second Division and the Chinese Football Association Member Association Champions League.

The Chinese Super League began in 2004, formerly known as the Chinese Football League A established in 1989 and organized by the Chinese Football Association. The mascot of the Chinese Football Association Super League finally chose the image of Xiaolongwa, which was recognized by the leadership of the Chinese Football Association and various clubs.

There are a total of 4 places in the Super League.

According to the current allocation of AFC Champions League places, the FA Cup winners and the top three teams in the Chinese Super League will qualify for the AFC Champions League. Among them, the champion of the Chinese Super League and the champion of the FA Cup will directly qualify for the main competition, and the second and third places in the Chinese Super League will be qualified for the qualifying round, and they can participate in the main competition after winning the qualifying round.

The inaugural tournament of the AFC Champions League was held in the 2002 03 season. It was formerly known as the Asian Club Championship and the Asian Cup Winners' Cup.

The inaugural edition of the Asian Club Championship was held in 1967 with a total of 8 teams. However, from 1971 onwards, the tournament was suspended until 1986, when it resumed the tournament and changed its name to the Asian Club Champions Cup, restricting participation only to local league champions. The inaugural edition of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup was held in 1991 and was contested by the champions of each country's cups, with the winners of both competitions competing for the Asian Super Cup.

In the 2007 season, the AFC Champions League began to join Australian clubs.

In the 2009 season, the AFC Champions League will be restructured, the number of participating teams will be increased to 32, and the number of participating countries will be narrowed, and only the top 11 Asian league rankings will be able to participate. In addition, the winners and runners-up of the AFC Cup will also be able to participate in the new qualifying stage. The format of the group stage will be the same as before, except that the first and second place finishers in the eight groups will qualify for the eighths of the final stage.