On January 17, Beijing time, the 2022 season of the AFC Champions League group draw ceremony was held in the AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, the Chinese Super League team, Shandong Taishan entered Group F, will encounter Urawa Red Diamonds and Singapore team Lion City; Shanghai Harbor entered Group J, encountered Chiangrai United in the Thai Super League; Guangzhou team entered Group I, encountered Japanese team Kawasaki Striker. If Yatai advances to the main tournament, he will meet jeonbuk and Yokohama mariners.
In the 2022 season, the AFC Champions League quota in the Chinese Super League is still 3+1 (2+2 in the 2023 season), and the three teams shortlisted for the main competition are Shandong Taishan, the champion of the Chinese Super League and the FA Cup (the first pick and seeded team of the Chinese Super League), the double Asian king Shanghai Haigang (the second pick and seeded team of the Chinese Super League), and the third runner-up Guangzhou team (the third pick and second seed team of the Chinese Super League). Changchun Yatai, the head of the league, entered the play-off round of the qualifiers (entering the main tournament, that is, a four-stage team), and Yatai's opponents in the play-off round will be between the Australian Premier League team (not determined) and the Philippine team Kaya.
The four teams shortlisted for the AFC Champions League in the Chinese Super League are all restricted (meet the mandatory criteria, the additional criteria are not met) and may be disqualified (Taishan's AFC Champions League qualification for the 2021 season has been cancelled). The AFC Champions League group stage of the 2022 season is still played by 40 teams, with 5 groups in East and West Asia, the top group and the 3 best-performing groups in East and West Asia each qualifying for the second place.
The AFC Champions League group draw follows two principles, different groups of the same association team, different groups of the same team, in addition to Tarzan and Harbour, Jeonbuk Hyundai (South Korea), Kawasaki Forward (Japan), Baton United (Thailand) are also seeded teams, Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds, Yokohama Mariners, South Korea's Jeonnam Tenryu and Thailand's Chiang Rai United are second-tier teams, and the Australian Premier League team Melbourne City and all the teams participating in the qualification round are in the fourth gear.
Attached: 2022 AFC Champions League Group Results (East Asia)
Group F: Taishan, Shandong (China), Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan), Lion City (Singapore), Daegu FC (Korea) / Buriram United (Thailand)
Group G: Baton United (Thailand), Jeonnam Tenryu (Korea), United (Philippines), Melbourne City (Australia)
Group H: Jeonbuk Hyundai (Korea), Yokohama Mariners (Japan), Hwang Young Ka Lai (Vietnam), Qualifying Team (Changchun Yatai Division)
Group I: Kawasaki Striker (Japan), Guangzhou (China), Johor DT (Malaysia), Ulsan Hyundai (Korea) / Thai Port (Thailand)
Group J: Shanghai Harbour (China), Chiang Rai United (Thailand), Jasch (Hong Kong Super League), Qualifying Team (Kobe Victory Ship Division)
The first round of the AFC Champions League qualifiers in East Asia starts on March 7 and the play-off round takes place on March 15, and yatai will make its debut on March 15 if it plays. The group stage in the East Asia region will be held from April 15 to May 1, and it will still be a conference system, but the AFC has stressed that the 2022 AFC Champions League will be the last time to implement the conference system.
The quarter-finals, quarter-finals and semi-finals are all single-game knockouts, played on August 18-19, August 22 and August 25 respectively, and are affected by international competitions, and the AFC Champions League final (two legs) of the 2022 season will be played on February 19 and 26, 2023, with West Asian teams leading the country and then coming.
Qualifier matchup (former as home team)
1. Changchun Yatai (China) vs [Australian Super League Third Overall Pick vs Kaya (Philippines)]
2. Kobe Victory Ship (Japan) vs [Australian Super League Second Overall Position vs Shan Confederation (Myanmar)]
3. Ulsan Hyundai (Korea) vs Thai Port (Thailand)
4. Daegu FC (South Korea) vs Buriram United (Thailand)
Grouping in the Western Asia region