Evergrande thrash Victory in AFC Champions League
Melbourne Victory have been humbled by Guangzhou Evergande, smashed 4-0 on Wednesday night in another AFC Champions League away day destruction.
Melbourne Victory have been humbled by Guangzhou Evergande, smashed 4-0 on Wednesday night in another AFC Champions League away day destruction.
Sydney FC face a battle to advance from their Asian Champions League group following a 3-3 draw with China's Shanghai SIPG on Wednesday.
While as unimpressed as everybody else with the shabby state of the SCG, Steve Corica believes it's high time his Sydney FC squad were given credit.
Kawasaki Frontale secured a 1-0 home victory over Sydney FC in the AFC Champions League on Wednesday.
Glory coach Tony Popovic can't help but feel envious watching the Victory and Sydney FC feature in the ACL, and he hopes it will be his turn soon.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima denied Keisuke Honda on his Japanese homecoming, finding a late goal to dent Melbourne Victory's AFC Champions League ambitions.
The strong wind was the only winner as Sydney FC and South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai slugged out a 0-0 draw in Wednesday's Asian Champions League clash.
Ola Toivonen made a scoring return but goals to Cesinha, Hwang Soon-Min and Edgar left Victory with much to do.
On the eve of an Champions League campaign and with the race to the A-League finals in the home straight, Victory coach Kevin Muscat has issues.
Kashima Antlers were undeniable as the defending champions beat Newcastle Jets 4-1 Asian Champions League qualifying in Japan.
Ivan Kolev has defended the decision to play Marko Simic in Persija's ACL qualifier against Newcastle just hours after he faced assault charges.
Newcastle Jets skipper Nigel Boogaard and sub Matthew Ridenton were the extra-time heroes as the Jets beat Indonesian club Persija Jakarta 3-1.
Melbourne Victory's opening ACL opponents will be first-timers Daegu FC after the South Koreans claimed their first trophy this week -- the FA Cup.
Jose Morais will take over as head coach at Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors after long-serving incumbent Choi Kang-hee departs at the end of the season.
Malaysia's first entrant into the Asian Champions League group stage, Johor Darul Ta'zim, has big aspirations for further growth.
Sydney FC are sounding a confident note despite being grouped with the top teams in China and Japan in the 2019 AFC Champions League.
Separated from male supporters, hundreds of Iranian women watched as Kashima Antlers of Japan won the AFC Champions League for the first time.
Goals from Leo Silva and Serginho gave Kashima Antlers a two-goal advantage going into the second leg of the Asian Champions League final.
Peter Velappan, hailed as "one of the most important architects" of Asian football, passed away aged 83 on Saturday.
Jeonbuk, 21 points ahead of Suwon in South Korea's K-League, had been expected to win but conceded three goals in the final 15 minutes.
Axel Witsel left the Chinese side to join Borussia Dortmund while Anthony Modeste is reported to be engaged in a contract dispute.
Tianjin Quanjian, China's last remaining representative in the Asian Champions League, will take on Japan's Kashima Antlers in the quarterfinals.
Japan's Kashima Antlers booked their place in the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League completing a 4-3 aggregate win over Shanghai SIPG.
Guangzhou Evergrande crashed out of the Asian Champions League on Tuesday evening as Fabio Cannavaro's side were eliminated by Tianjin Quanjian.
| AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - GROUP A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zob-Ahan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| Zawra | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| Al-Wasl | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 3 |
| Al Nassr | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - GROUP B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Al-Wahda | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Al-Ittihad | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Al Rayyan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| Lokomotive Tashkent | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - GROUP C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Al Hilal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Al Duhail | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Esteghlal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| Al-Ain | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - GROUP D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Pakhtakor Tashkent | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| Al Sadd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| Persepolis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Al-Ahly | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - GROUP E | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Kashima Antlers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| Gyeongnam | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - GROUP F | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| Daegu FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| Melbourne Victory | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 |
| AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - GROUP G | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Jeonbuk Motors | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Buriram United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - GROUP H | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| Shanghai SIPG | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Sydney FC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |