JDT’s Mauricio scores a goal during the AFC Champions League match against Suwon Bluewings at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Iskandar Puteri March 3, 2020. — Bernama pic
Both tournaments, featuring teams from throughout Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East, are on hold until at least the end of June after Covid-19 shuttered professional sport worldwide. The AFC is determined for both tournaments to go ahead “for sporting reasons and to fulfil commercial obligations”, he said.
Both tournaments are on an increasingly tight schedule, with the 32-team Champions League needing to complete four rounds of group-stage matches in July before the postponed knock-out phase begins in August.The finals for both tournaments — which traditionally take a break in July, to avoid the worst of the Asian summer heat — are scheduled to take place in November.
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