AFC Champions League 2019

[IranPowned]

Draw is done:

Preliminary round 1
Team 1 Score Team 2

West Region
Al-Wehdat Jordan 5 Feb (West 1.4) Kuwait Al-Kuwait

Team 1 Score Team 2

East Region
Ceres–Negros Philippines 5 Feb (East 1.3) Myanmar Yangon United

Home United Singapore 5 Feb (East 1.4) Indonesia Indonesia 1

Preliminary round 2

West Region

Uzbekistan 3 Uzbekistan 12 Feb (West 2.1) Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

AGMK Uzbekistan 12 Feb (West 2.2) Tajikistan Istiklol

Saipa Iran 12 Feb (West 2.3) India Minerva Punjab

Zob Ahan Iran 12 Feb (West 2.4) Winner West 1.4


East Region

Perak Malaysia 12 Feb (East 2.1) Hong Kong Kitchee

Bangkok United Thailand 12 Feb (East 2.2) Vietnam Hà Nội

Chiangrai United Thailand 12 Feb (East 2.3) Winner East 1.3

Newcastle Jets Australia 12 Feb (East 2.4) Winner East 1.4

Play-off round

West Region

Al-Nasr United Arab Emirates 19 Feb (West 3.1) Winner West 2.1

Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia 19 Feb (West 3.2) Winner West 2.2

Al-Rayyan Qatar 19 Feb (West 3.3) Winner West 2.3

Al-Gharafa Qatar 19 Feb (West 3.4) Winner West 2.4

East Region

South Korea 4 South Korea 19 Feb (East 3.1) Winner East 2.1

China 4 China 19 Feb (East 3.2) Winner East 2.2

Japan 3 Japan 19 Feb (East 3.3) Winner East 2.3

Japan 4 Japan 19 Feb (East 3.4) Winner East 2.4

Groups:

West Zone

Group A: Al Wasl (UAE), Al Zawraa Club (IRQ), Winner of Playoff 4, Winner of Playoff 2

Group B: Al Ittihad (KSA), Al Wadha FSCC (UAE), Uzbekistan 1st Club, Winner of Playoff 3

Group C: Al Duhail SC (QAT), Al Hilal (KSA), Al Ain (UAE), Esteghlal FC (IRN)

Group D: Persepolis (IRN), Al Sadd (QAT), Al Ahli Saudi (KSA), Winner of Playoff 1

East Zone

Group E: Korea Rep. 3rd Club, Johor Darul Ta'zim (MAS), Winner of Playoff 4, Winner of Playoff 2

Group F: Guangzhou Evergrande (CHN), Korea Rep. 2nd Club, Melbourne Victory (AUS), Winner of Playoff 3

Group G: Japan 2nd Club, China PR 2nd Club, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (KOR), Buriram United (THA)

Group H: Sydney FC (AUS), Kawasaki Frontale (JPN), Shanghai SIPG (CHN), Winner of Playoff 1

[Footyball]

Saipa and Zob are too weak this year, they should have given their spots to Teraktorsazi and Padideh

[Amin_]

Group C: Al Duhail SC (QAT), Al Hilal (KSA), Al Ain (UAE), Esteghlal FC (IRN)

WTH, it really couldn't have gotten any harder than this for us!

[DJPedram]

Will Al Halil play in Tehran?

[eerooni]

Group C: Al Duhail SC (QAT), Al Hilal (KSA), Al Ain (UAE), Esteghlal FC (IRN)

WTH, it really couldn't have gotten any harder than this for us!

This is NOW truly the GROUP OF DEATH!! and I hope it doesnt lead to ESES death!!!!

[Keano]

This is NOW truly the GROUP OF DEATH!! and I hope it doesnt lead to ESES death!!!!

It's beyond group of death. It's the group of sexual assault. Any team can get raped by other teams. Some gangbanging will occur!

[GoIran]

The Saudi league increased the foregn quota to 7 players. It will affect their ACL performance.

[Kavian]

Group C: Al Duhail SC (QAT), Al Hilal (KSA), Al Ain (UAE), Esteghlal FC (IRN)

WTH, it really couldn't have gotten any harder than this for us!

Better said, For Them!

[diz]

Will Al Halil play in Tehran?

Only if our players visit the Saudi embassy in Turkey first.

[Ghermez Agha]

Group C: Al Duhail SC (QAT), Al Hilal (KSA), Al Ain (UAE), Esteghlal FC (IRN)

WTH, it really couldn't have gotten any harder than this for us!

I remember Persepolis had a similar draw in 2015 or 2016 when we were still not in good form in the league and we were grouped with bunyodkor, al hilal (or one of the other Saudi giants), and one of the good Emirati teams and we advanced as the 1st place team in the group. Don’t lose faith brother!

[Amin_]

Better said, For Them!

I wish it was like that, but realistically knowing these teams (in particular these three), they will spend millions and will have a significantly better squad compared to Esteghlal's and they will murder us.

Esteghlal's chances of making it out of this group of death (or as Keano better said, rather the group of sexual assault), will be very very slim.

Even with players like Majid Hosseini, Ebrahimi, Djeparov, Thiam and co. still present we barely managed to draw these teams, let alone with the current shitty squad that we have now.