AMMAN —
Following the decision to transition the
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Club Competitions from its current Spring-Autumn season to Autumn-Spring on
February 25, 2022, the AFC Executive Committee approved on Monday the new
calendar of the 2023–2024 AFC Champions League and AFC Cup seasons.
اضافة اعلان
In a press
statement, AFC announced that the AFC Champions League is set to kick off with
Preliminary Stage 1 on August 8, 2023, while the Group Stage is scheduled to
take place from September 18 to December 13, 2023.
The knockout
stage will be held from February 12 to April 24, 2024, before the two-legged
final is staged on May 11 and 18, 2024.
Meanwhile, the
AFC Cup season will commence with the Preliminary Stage on August 1, 2023,
while the Group Stage is set to be held from September 18 to December 14,
before the zonal Semi-finals take place from February 2024, followed by the
single-leg Final on May 5, 2024.
The
recommendation to eliminate the away goals rule as a tiebreaker option was also
approved and instead extra time and, if necessary, kicks from the penalty mark
will be used to determine the winner of tied home and away matches.
This will be
implemented in the AFC Club Competitions from the 2023-2024 season onwards.
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