2017 AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

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Interview with Esteghlal Kh coach Sirous Pourmousavi about the financial situation before the ACL.

http://90tv.ir/video/334855/%DA%AF%D...AA%D8%A7%D9%86

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Draw will be on Tuesday at 9:00 CET.

[eerooni]

Interview with Esteghlal Kh coach Sirous Pourmousavi about the financial situation before the ACL.
http://90tv.ir/video/334855/%DA%AF%D...AA%D8%A7%D9%86

So sad to see how our clubs can self destruct and with it take away everyone's livelihood and dignity.

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Why are Iranian teams so shit in the ACL?

[Nokhodi]

Why are Iranian teams so shit in the ACL?

Multiple seasons - Basically the summer transfer season ruins any consistency. Its tailored to East Asian teams.

High salary foreign players - I am glad PGPL teams don't do this, but alot of teams win this by wasting money on expensive non-Asians. Tournament isn't worth garbage.

Prestige - No one really considers the tournament that worthwhile.

Crowded fixture list - group stage ends up being at the same time as our league getting down to the wire, World Cup Qualifiers, hazfi cup...

[lml]

urki

Multiple seasons - Basically the summer transfer season ruins any consistency. Its tailored to East Asian teams. High salary foreign players - I am glad PGPL teams don't do this, but alot of teams win this by wasting money on expensive non-Asians. Tournament isn't worth garbage. Prestige - No one really considers the tournament that worthwhile Crowded fixture list - group stage ends up being at the same time as our league getting down to the wire, World Cup Qualifiers, hazfi cup...

Thanks, good points. A couple follow ups:

We usually don't make it to the semis anymore, we're getting punked by teams from Qatar / UAE, which do you use foreigners, but also Saudi Arabia, which I doesn't have that huge reliance on them. I wouldn't mind a trickle expensive foreigners tbh, they can elevate our players to a higher level, even if it's just leading by example. The Turkish league has improved with this sort of policy. Of course, it can be detrimental if not correctly balanced

Why might they not consider the tournament worthwhile? Then again, I can't remember anyone from the Sepahan / Zob Ahan teams who reached the final getting looks from European teams

[redmissile]

Move iran to eastern zone fans and clubs will have interests to follow ACL, arab clubs are boring

Move Japanese clubs to western zone, they sucks

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Perspolis - Al Hilal in the group stage

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Group A
Al Ahli UAE
Al Taawoun KSA
Lokomotiv UZB
Esteghlal / Al Sadd

Group B
Esteghlal Khuzestan
Lekhwiya (QAT)
Al Jazira (UAE)
Al Fateh - Nasaf Qarshi/Hidd

Group C
Al Ahli Saudi (KSA)
Al Ain (UAE)
Zob Ahan
El Jaish/Bundyodkor

Group D
Al Rayyan (QAT)
Al Hilal
Perspolis
Al Wahda - Bengaluru/Al Wehdat

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ACL schedule for Iranian teams

Group A (If Esteghlal advances)
February 20th: Al Ahli - Esteghlal
February 27th: Esteghlal - Al Taawoun
March 13th: Esteghlal - Lokomotiv
April 11th: Lokomotiv - Esteghlal
April 25th: Esteghlal - Al Ahli
May 9th: Al Taawoun - Esteghlal

Group B
Febraury 20th: Esteghlal Khuzestan - Al Fateh/Nasaf Qarshi
February 27th: Al Jazira - Esteghlal Khuzestan
March 14th: Esteghlal Khuzestan - Lekhwiya
April 10th: Lekwhiya - Esteghlal Khuzestan
April 25th: Al Fateh/Nasaf Qarshi - Esteghlal Khuzestan
May 9th: Esteghlal Khuzestan - Al Jazira

Group C
February 21st: Al Ain - Zob Ahan
Februry 28th: Zob Ahan - Al Ahli Saudi
March 13th: El Jaish/Bunyodkor - Zob Ahan
April 11th: Zob Ahan - El Jaish/Bunyodkor
April 24th: Zob Ahan - Al Ain
May 8th: Al Ahli Saudi - Zob Ahan

Group D
February 21st: Perspolis - Al Hilal
February 28th: Al Wahda/Bengaluru/Al Wehdat - Perspolis
March 14th: Al Rayyan - Perspolis
April 10th: Perspolis - Al Rayyan
April 24th: Al Hilal - Perspolis
May 8th: Perspolis - Al Wahda/Al Wehdat/Bengaluru

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_AFC_Champions_League

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Hossein Mahini reaction: "In the past we have won against Al Hilal and Al Rayyan with Zob Ahan. Hopefully, we will beat them again. Let us know who our third opponent is, to tell you if we have beaten them or not."

https://twitter.com/HosseinMahini/st...09522805772289

[Ab-Gosht]

so will it be neutral ground in irn vs sa? if so unreal wtf

[saeed_noro]

Perspolis vs. Al Hilal is the beignets match in west asia. derby character. and right now, both teams are on fire, and first place in their leagues. will be nice if this continue until the two matches.

Al Hilal, and Al Ahli are strong in the year saudi league. Al Jazira is strong in UAE.

all in all, the groups seems to be very equal, everything can happen, from place 1-4...

iranian teams traditionally starts strong in the first match, but can not improve or copy this to the following matches..

[saeed_noro]

Al Ahli KSA is playing barcelona right now in a friendly, and they are back after 15 minutes 0:2. Luis Suarez and Messi scored.