With the end of the 6th round of the AFC Champions League East Asian Group Stage, the final list of the top 8 was also revealed, of which the Japan-South Korea League occupied 5, the biggest winner was the J League, in addition to the Kawasaki Striker out, the rest of the Urawa Red Diamonds, Yokohama Mariners, Kobe Victory Ship three teams all advanced, the latter through the play-offs, with the same group as the harbor, the original difficulty, but with the exit of the harbor, Kobe Victory Ship instead with the group first outstanding record to advance.
In addition, the Yokohama Mariners also overwhelmed Jeonbuk Hyundai and qualified with the first place in the group, while Urawa Red Diamonds lost to Daegu in the calculation of small points and advanced second. K League 2 advanced to 2 elimination, the traditional powerhouse Jeonbuk Hyundai and Daegu FC joined hands to qualify, another strong team, former AFC Champions League champion Ulsan Hyundai is out of the cold, and Chonnam Tenryu are in the third place in the group to return home. This AFC Champions League, the Chinese Super League 2 teams played, Guangzhou team lost 6 games, and Taishan team was eliminated with 1 draw and 5 losses, following last season, the Chinese Super League once again 0 teams qualified.
With the Chinese Super League team giving up places, the rise of the three major leagues of Hong Kong, Malaysia and Thailand, Jai Chi, Johor Bahru, Baton United 3 dark horses rebounded, the latter two won the first place in the group, especially Johor Bahru, squeezed out Kawasaki forwards, Ulsan Hyundai to sit at the top of the list, in the current state, Johor Bahru is likely to continue to make history, advancing to the top 4 in the East Asian region. And Hong Kong' Jie Zhi was also promoted to the top, creating a new history in the Hong Kong Super League, and De Young is still the brightest star in the AFC Champions League, scoring consecutive goals and expanding the goal record to 42 goals.
Watching the growth of the Southeast Asian league, the Chinese Super League needs to reflect, the league carries the heavy responsibility of cultivating international footballers, but also the foundation of the national football team, if it is impossible to keep up with the pace of Asia's top league for a long time, then the result is to be eliminated, the AFC Champions League quota in the Chinese Super League is facing reduction, and the training opportunities of young players will be reduced.
The top 8 in the West Asian region have also been created, with Saudi Arabia and Qatar winning 5 places in the two major leagues, and the remaining three teams are from the Three Nations League of Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan.