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ASIAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 16, 2020
Doha to host single-leg Asian Champions League final
Qatar will host the single leg final of this year's Asian Champions League in Doha on Dec. 19 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Football Confederation said on Friday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 16, 2020
Sydney seeks quarantine assurances ahead of Asian Champions League
A-League champion Sydney FC may not travel to Qatar for the Asian Champions League if the Australian government does not give them permission to train together during quarantine on their return, coach Steve Corica has said.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 2, 2020
Japan's ACL clubs will likely field split squads for J1 finale
The final round of the J. League’s first division will take place on Dec. 19 despite overlapping with the final of the Asian Champions League, J. League officials said on Friday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Sep 18, 2020
J. League risks paying price for Asian Champions League rescheduling
The Asian Football Confederation has thrown Japanese soccer into disarray by repeatedly rescheduling the continental tournament.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 10, 2020
Reds newcomer Thomas Deng used hiatus to build rapport with squad
The Australia international had an extra four months to learn Urawa's tactics while the J. League was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 12, 2020
Epidemic-wary clubs move to protect players
COVID-19 has already had an outsized effect on Asian soccer, forcing the relocation of a women's Olympic qualifying group to Australia from Wuhan, China, as well as the rescheduling and then postponement of Asian Champions League games involving Chinese clubs.
Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
Jan 29, 2020
Overloaded schedule affects J. League clubs on pitch
It's not even February, and a J. League team has been eliminated from the Asian Champions League.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Nov 25, 2019
Urawa's ACL loss prompts reflection by Japanese soccer officials
For the Japanese soccer community, Urawa Reds' 3-0 aggregate defeat to Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal in the Asian Champions League final was unprecedented.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Nov 24, 2019
Al Hilal blanks Urawa Reds again to win Asian Champions League
Twice previously in the last 12 years — in 2007 and 2017 — Urawa Reds took to the Saitama Stadium pitch backed by a screaming wall of red-clad supporters, stood tall against West Asian opposition and ended the night as continental champions.

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