Can t the AFC Champions League be mixed with East and West Asia?

I can tell you with 100% certainty that there is no benefit in mixing the group.

First of all, even if it is mixed, it is impossible to have the most spectacular match such as Gamba Osaka vs. Ittihad in the group stage, so it is undoubtedly more suitable for the division to play first, and the strong one to fight in the end.

Secondly, once the group is mixed, eighty percent of the fate of the team will be the schedule, and the strength almost does not matter. Asia will never have the proximity of Europe, and even if you ask them to play a league game in the middle of the weekend against a West Asian team, they will have to rely on flight time to adjust their jet lag and form.

And don't forget that there is also a world of difference in climate, imagine that you let the West Asian desert team go to Australia to play away in the summer, and then what is the use of having strength, it is winter.

Answer addendum: I don't know why Gamba Osaka is not a strong team, any tournament may not be a strong team, but the defending champion can't be said to be a strong team, I don't quite understand your definition of a strong team, although I have only watched less than 20 games in Osaka (I admit that I have seen less in the Japanese league), you must know that when they played Manchester United, the Red Devils at least showed six or seven percent of the form and ability, which is very good for an Asian team. Of course, the defense is not good, but they are a team that eats by attacking.

Of course, compared with teams like Inter Milan, Manchester United, and Real Madrid, it's just a fish belly, but in Asia, the top five in terms of comprehensive strength, is there a reason to question it?

ps: I sincerely hope that the Super League teams can destroy the sun and South Korea as they say, but like a certain Zhu boss, completely ignore the word professional, completely for the sake of eyeballs to make a show, such a team to be a strong team in front of the J League team led by Osaka, it's difficult...

The biggest reason why the AFC Champions League does not mix East and West Asian clubs together is:

1. The territory of Asia is vast, and the cost of travel is a big expense, and at the same time, it will also make the players physically overdrawn and reduce the enjoyment of the game.

2. This is also the balance of football power in East and West Asia, so it is good for everyone, at least there will not be East Asian teams or West Asian teams in the top 8 or top 4. The NBA is not divided into East and West, if it is not divided, how many teams in the East can enter the playoff game?

If you are grouped in the group stage, if you go back and forth between East and West Asia, it will be time-consuming and expensive, and the cost is too high, so in the group stage, East and West Asia will be grouped and then mixed together, which can save a lot of money.

Yes, before the finals, East Asia and West Asia are separated, the West Asia group stage is divided into four groups of ABCD, and East Asia is divided into four groups of EFGH, and then the knockout stage is played separately, and East and West Asia each decide one team to participate in the final final.

Asia is vast, especially East Asia and West Asia, which span a relatively large east and west, and the implementation of the home-and-away system is tiring and hard, which affects the excitement of the game, so only the final will be encountered.

The first round of the group stage will be played on 23 February 2010, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the quarter-finals. After qualifying from the group, a single-elimination system will be adopted, and the first place in the group will have the home advantage. When East and West Asia each produces the top four, the draw will be held to decide the match.

The specific groupings of the 2010 AFC Champions League East Asia are as follows:

Group 1 2 3 4

Group E: Seongnam Ichi and Melbourne Victory, Beijing Guoan, Kawasaki Frontale.

Group F: Kashima Antlers, Jeonbuk Hyundai, Persipura, Changchun Yatai.

Group G: Henan Jianye, Gamba Osaka, Suwon Samsung Winner of the qualifying round.

Group H: Adelaide, Shandong Luneng, Emperor's Cup winner, Pohang Steelers.

The specific groupings of the 2010 AFC Champions League West Asia are as follows:

Group 1 2 3 4

Group A: Al Ahly (Saudi Arabia), Al-Ghalafah, Al-Jazira, Estral (Iran).

Group B: Saeki Ahan (Iran), Al-Ittihad (Saudi Arabia), Bendeyuko, Winner of the qualifying round.

Group C: Al-Ain Sepahan (Iran), Shabab (Saudi Arabia), Tashkent cotton farmers.

Group D: THAAD (Qatar), Al Ahly, Metz (Iran), Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia).

Group A: A1 Al Ahli (Saudi Arabia).

A2 Galafa (Qatar).

A3 Al Jazira (UAE).

A4 Estegral (Iran).

Group B: B1 Zobahan (Iran).

B2 Al-Ittihad (Saudi Arabia).

B3 Ben Yudko (Uzi).

B4 Qualifier Winner.

Group C: C1 Al Ain (UAE), C2 Sepahan (Iran), C3 Shabab (Saudi Arabia), C4 Tashkent Cotton Farmers (Uzi), Group D, D1 THAAD (Qatar).

D2 Al Ahly (UAE).

D3 Mace Kerman (Iran).

d4 Al hilal (Saudi Arabia).

Group E1 Seongnam Ilwa (K-League runners-up).

E2 Melbourne Victory (AFL Champions).

E3 Beijing Guoan (Chinese Super League Champion).

E4 Kawasaki Frontale (J-League runner-up).

Group F F1 Kashima Antlers (J League Champion).

F2 Jeonbuk Hyundai (K-League Champion).

F3 Persipula (Indonesian Champion).

F4 Changchun Yatai (second in the Chinese Super League).

Group G G1 Henan Jianye (third in the Chinese Super League).

G2 Gamba Osaka (AFC Champions League '08).

G3 Suwon Samsung (Korean FA Cup Champion).

G4 Qualifier Winner.

Group H: H1 Adelaide United (Australian Super League runners-up).

H2 Shandong Luneng (fourth in the Chinese Super League).

H3 Emperor's Cup Champion.

H4 Pohang Steelers (defending champion).

The specific groupings of the 2010 AFC Champions League West Asia are as follows:

Group A: Al Ahly (Saudi Arabia), Al-Ghalafah, Al-Jazira, Estral (Iran).

Group B: Saeki Ahan (Iran), Al-Ittihad (Saudi Arabia), Bendeyuko, Winner of the qualifying round.

Group C: Al-Ain Sepahan (Iran), Shabab (Saudi Arabia), Tashkent cotton farmers.

Group D: THAAD (Qatar), Al Ahly, Metz (Iran), Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia).

The specific groupings of the 2010 AFC Champions League East Asia are as follows:

Group 1 2 3 4

Group E: Seongnam Ichi and Melbourne Victory, Beijing Guoan, Kawasaki Frontale.

Group F: Kashima Antlers, Jeonbuk Hyundai, Persipura, Changchun Yatai.

Group G: Henan Jianye, Gamba Osaka, Suwon Samsung Winner of the qualifying round.

Group H: Adelaide, Shandong Luneng, Emperor's Cup winner, Pohang Steelers.

East Asia:

Group E: Seongnam Ilwa (South Korea), Melbourne Victory (Australian Super League), Beijing Guoan (Chinese Super League), Kawasaki Frontale (Japan).

Group F: Kashima Antlers (Japan), Jeonbuk Hyundai (South Korea), Persipura (Indonesia), Changchun Yatai (Chinese Super League).

Group G: Henan Jianye (Chinese Super League), Gamba Osaka (Japan), Suwon Samsung (South Korea), qualifying winner.

Group H: Adelaide United (Australian Super League), Shandong Luneng (Chinese Super League), Emperor's Cup winners, Pohang Steelers (South Korea).

West Asia: Group A: Al Ahli (Saudi Arabia), Al-Ghalafah (Qatar), Jazira (UAE), Estral (Iran).

Group B: Saeki Ahan (Iran), Al-Ittihad (Saudi Arabia), Benyudko (Uzbekistan), qualifying winner.

Group C: Sepahan (Iran), Shabab (Saudi Arabia), Shabab (Saudi Arabia), Cotton Farmers (Uzbekistan).

Group D: THAAD (Qatar), Al Ahli (UAE), Metz (Iran), Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia).

What do you mean by "final stage"? The round of 16 is still drawn separately.

The AFC Champions League group stage is divided into two regions of East and West Asia, with a total of 32 teams in 4 groups in each region, and the group stage adopts the main living room reed limb field round-robin system, and the top two in the group stage enter the 1 8 finals. Then the two regions will each determine four teams, and after forming the quarterfinals, the two regions will be mixed to play the 1 4 finals, the 1 4 finals and the semi-finals will be eliminated home and away, and the finals will be held in a neutral place, and the defending champions will not be able to directly participate in the AFC Champions League next season.

On November 26, 2013, the AFC will meet at the headquarters in Kuala Lumpur to decide that the AFC Champions League will be strictly divided into East and West Asian countries, and only in the final can East and West Asian teams meet.

The reason put forward by the West Asian people is that the East and West Asian leagues have different competition systems, the West Asian League is a cross-year system, and the AFC Champions League knockout round in each month has a great impact on the West Asian teams, so before the AFC Champions League final, it is necessary to completely separate the East and West Asian regions.

In fact, the real reason for West Asia is that the teams led by Guangzhou Evergrande and Seoul FC in East Asia are too strong, especially Evergrande in 2013 in the quarterfinals with a total score of 6-1 eliminated Qatar giants Lehevia, which shocked the entire West Asian football world, in order to avoid Evergrande in the AFC Champions League elimination in the future, West Asians did not hesitate to come up with this way to avoid prematurely playing with East Asian strong teams, so as to ensure that West Asian teams can enter the AFC Champions League finals.

It is mixed, regardless of East and West Asia.

AFC Champions League quarter-final matchups (14 September, 27 and 28 September):

Quarterfinals 1) Osaka Sakura (Japan) vs. Jeonbuk Hyundai (South Korea) (Quarterfinals 2) Al Ittihad (Saudi Arabia) vs. FC Seoul (South Korea) (Quarterfinals 3) Sepahan (Iran) vs. Al Sadd (Qatar) (Quarterfinals 4) Suwon Samsung (South Korea) vs. Djoahan (Iran).

There should be no mixed competition between East and West Asia, it was disrupted before, and then the West Asian side objected, and the knockout round is still played in divisions, and there is no chance of competition between East and West Asian teams until the final.

If you don't ask, who's coming??

I just want to say that Asian football is still in the development stage, and it is ...... that this situation has occurred because the AFC wants to copy the European model