22-05-2012
AL JAZIRA (UAE) v AL AHLI (KSA)
- Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

22-05-2012
FOOLAD SEPAHAN (IRN) v ESTEGHLAL (IRN)
- Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan City

23-05-2012
AL ITTIHAD (KSA) v PERSEPOLIS FC (PIROOZI ATHLETIC) (IRN)
- Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

23-05-2012
AL HILAL (KSA)v BANIYAS (UAE)
- Stadium: Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh

29-05-2012 00:00
ADELAIDE UNITED (AUS)v NAGOYA GRAMPUS (JPN)
- Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

GAMBA OSAKA (JPN) v ADELAIDE UNITED (AUS) (0 – 2) (FT)
BRISBANE ROAR (AUS) v BEIJING GUOAN (CHN) (1 – 1) (FT)
ULSAN HYUNDAI (KOR) v FC TOKYO (JPN) (1 – 0) (FT)
BUNYODKOR (UZB) v POHANG STEELERS (KOR) (1 – 0) (FT)
NASAF (UZB) v ESTEGHLAL (IRN) (0 – 2) (FT)
AL RAYYAN (QAT) v AL JAZIRA (UAE) (3 – 4) (FT)
BANIYAS (UAE) v PAKHTAKOR (UZB) (2 – 0) (FT)
AL ITTIHAD (KSA) v AL ARABI (QAT) (3 – 2) (FT)

FT – TIANJIN TEDA (CHN) v SEONGNAM ILHWA CHUNMA (KOR) (0 – 3)
FT – BURIRAM UNITED (THA) v GUANGZHOU EVERGRANDE (CHN) (1 – 2)
FT – NAGOYA GRAMPUS (JPN) v CENTRAL COAST (AUS) (3 – 0)
FT – JEONBUK MOTORS (KOR) v KASHIWA REYSOL (JPN) (0 – 2)
FT – LEKHWIYA (QAT) v AL NASR (UAE) (1 – 2)
FT – SEPAHAN (IRN) v AL AHLI (KSA) (2 – 1)
FT – AL HILAL (KSA) v AL GHARAFA (QAT) (2 – 1)
FT – AL SHABAB AL ARABI (UAE) v PIROOZI ATHLETIC (IRN) (1 – 3)
16 …

Day 2 Games:
ADELAIDE UNITED (AUS) v BUNYODKOR (UZB) (0 – 0) (FT)
POHANG STEELERS (KOR) v GAMBA OSAKA (JPN) (2 – 0) (FT)
FC TOKYO v BRISBANE ROAR (AUS) (4 – 2) (FT)
BEIJING GUOAN (CHN) v ULSAN HYUNDAI (KOR) (2 – 3) (FT)
AL JAZIRA (UAE) v NASAF (UZB) (4 – 1) (FT)
ESTEGHLAL (IRN) v AL RAYYAN (QAT) (3 – 0) (FT)
AL ARABI (QAT) v BANIYAS (UAE) (0 – 4) (FT)
PAKHTAKOR (UZB) v AL ITTIHAD (KSA) (1 – 2) (FT)

Games for 1 May 2012
PIROOZI ATHLETIC (IRN) v AL HILAL (KSA) (0 – 1)
GUANGZHOU EVERGDE (CHN) v JEONBUK MOTORS (KOR) (1 – 3) (FT)
SEONGNAM CHUNMA (KOR) v NAGOYA GRAMPUS (JPN) (1 – 1) (FT)
CENTRAL COAST MARINERS (AUS) v TIANJIN TEDA (CHN) (5 – 1) (FT)
KASHIWA REYSOL (JPN) v BURIRAM UNITED (THA) (1 – 0) (FT)
AL AHLI (KSA) v LEKHWIYA (QAT) (3 – 0) (FT)
AL NASR (UAE) v SEPAHAN (IRN) (0 – 3) (FT)
AL GHARAFA (QAT) v AL SHABAB AL ARABI (UAE) (2 – 1) (FT)

Games for 18 April 2012
BUNYODKOR (UZB) v GAMBA OSAKA (JPN) (3- 2) (FT)
ADELAIDE UNITED (AUS) v POHANG STEELERS (KOR) (1 – 0) (FT)
NAGOYA GRAMPUS (JPN) v TIANJIN TEDA (CHN) (0 – 0) (FT)
SEONGNAM CHUNMA (KOR) v CENTRAL COAST (AUS) (5 – 0) (FT)
NASAF (UZB) v AL RAYYAN (QAT) (0 – 1) (FT)
AL JAZIRA (UAE) v ESTEGHLAL (IRN) (1 – 1) (FT)
LEKHWIYA (QAT) v SEPAHAN (IRN) (1 – 0) (FT)
AL AHLI (KSA) v AL NASR (UAE) (3 – 1) (FT)

Games for 17 April 2012
BRISBANE ROAR (AUS) v ULSAN HYUNDAI (KOR) (1 – 2) (FT)
JEONBUK HYUNDAI MOTORS (KOR) v BURIRAM UNITED (THA) (3 – 2) (FT)
FC TOKYO v BEIJING GUOAN (CHN) (3 – 0) (FT)
GUANGZHOU EVERGRE (CHN) v KASHIWA REYSOL (JPN) (3 – 1) (FT)
BANIYAS (UAE) v AL ITTIHAD (KSA) (0 – 0) (FT)
AL ARABI (QAT) v PAKHTAKOR (UZB) (0 – 1) (FT)
AL HILAL (KSA) v AL SHABAB AL ARABI (UAE) (2 – 2 ) (FT)
PIROOZI ATHLETIC (IRN) v AL GHARAFA (QAT) (1 – 1) (FT)

Games for 4 April 2012:
BURIRAM UNITED (THA) v JEONBUK HYUNDAI MOTORS (KOR) (0 – 2) (FT)
KASHIWA REYSOL (JPN) v GUANGZHOU EVERGRANDE (CHN) (0 – 0) (FT)
AL ITTIHAD (KSA) v BANIYAS (UAE) (1 – 0) (FT)
PAKHTAKOR (UZB) v AL ARABI (QAT) (3 – 1) (FT)
AL SHABAB AL ARABI (UAE) v AL HILAL (KSA) (1 – 1) (FT)
AL GHARAFA (QAT) v PIROOZI ATHLETIC (IRN) (0 – 3) (FT)
ULSAN HYUNDAI (KOR) v BRISBANE ROAR (AUS) (1 – 1) (FT)
BEIJING GUOAN (CHN) v FC TOKYO (1 – 1) (FT)

Games for 3 April 2012:
AL RAYYAN (QAT) v NASAF (UZB) (3 – 1) (FT)
ESTEGHLAL (IRN) v AL JAZIRA (UAE) (1 – 2) (FT)
SEPAHAN (IRN) v LEKHWIYA (QAT) (2 – 1) (FT)
AL NASR (UAE) v AL AHLI (KSA) (1 – 2) (FT)
GAMBA OSAKA (JPN) v BUNYODKOR (UZB) (3 – 1) (FT)
POHANG STEELERS (KOR) v ADELAIDE UNITED (AUS) (1 – 0) (FT)
TIANJIN TEDA (CHN) v NAGOYA GRAMPUS (JPN) (0 – 3) (FT)
CENTRAL COAST (AUS) v SEONGNAM ILHWA CHUNMA (KOR) (1 – 1) (FT)

Games Played 21/3:
CENTRAL COAST (AUS) v NAGOYA GRAMPUS (JPN) (1 – 1) (FT)
SEONGNAM CHUNMA (KOR) v TIANJIN TEDA (CHN) (1 – 1) (FT)
KASHIWA REYSOL (JPN) v JEONBUK MOTORS (KOR) (5 – 1) (FT)
GUANGZHOU EVERGRANDE (CHN) v BURIRAM UNITED (THA) (1 – 2) (FT)
AL AHLI (KSA) v SEPAHAN (IRN) (1 – 1) (FT)
AL NASR (UAE) v LEKHWIYA (QAT) (2 – 1) (FT)
AL GHARAFA (QAT) v AL-HILAL (FSA) (3 – 3) (FT)
PERSEPOLIS FC (IRN) v Al SHABAB (UAE) (6 – 1) (FT)
Games Played 20/3:
BEIJING GUOAN (CHN) v BRISBANE ROAR (AUS) (1 – 1) …

Games played 7 March 2012:
Jeonbuk Motors (KOR) 1 – 5 Guangzhou FC (CHN)
Nagoya (JPN) 2 – 2 Seongnam Ilhwa (KOR)
Buriram United (THA) 3 – 2 Kashiwa (JPN)
Nasaf Qarshi (UZB) 2 – 4 Al-Jazira (UAE)
Tianjin Teda (CHN) 0 – 0 C. Coast Marin. (AUS)
Sepahan FC (IRN) 1 – 0 Al-Nasr SC (UAE)
Lekhwiya SC (QAT) 1 – 0 Al-Ahli Jeddah (KSA)
Al Shabab Dubai (UAE) 0 – 0 Al-Gharafa (QAT)
Al-Hilal (KSA) 1 – 1 Persepolis FC (IRN)
Games Played 6 March 2012:
Brisbane Roar (AUS) 0 – 2 FC Tokyo (JPN)
Gamba Osaka (JPN) 0 – …

For the first time since Australia’s move into Asia, we have three teams representing us on the continental stage: Brisbane Roar, Central Coast Mariners and Adelaide United

With Adelaide being the only Australian team to have made an impact in this tournament, many will be interested to see how the A-League’s best teams from the 2010-11 season stack up against the competition.

The 2012 Asian Champions League season is just on a month away and we are at the business end of the play-offs. These are the games coming up over the course of February that will determine the final places for the 2012 Group Stage.

The draw for the Group Stage of the 2012 AFC Champions League took place at AFC House on Tuesday, yesterday evening Australian time, with Asia’s premier club tournament set to set new standards next year thanks to a boost in prize money and a burgeoning interest from fans and media.

Nadir Belhadj converted the winning penalty as Al Sadd lifted the 2011 AFC Champions League trophy following a dramatic final with Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in Korea.
The final was played in front of over 41,000 spectators in Korea with Al Sadd scoring a victory only after extra time was over and penalties where the deciding factor.
Jeonbuk had the first attempt to get into the lead just minutes into the game when Eninho sent through a dipping shot from over 30 meters out only to be stopped by man of the match …

Congratulations to Al Sadd for winning the 2011 AFC Asian Champions League.
After leading 2 – 1 in the second half of regular time, Jeonbuk equalised with minutes remaining. Extra time was dominated by Jeonbuk who had many chances including hits to the woodwork. However Al Sadd keeper played a great final and was outstanding during the penalty shout out which Al Sadd won 4 – 2.
Congratulations Al Sadd once again.

LIVE! – Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors V Al Sadd 2 – 2 (120′ FT)
Penalties: 2 – 4
Al Sadd 2011 AFC Champions League Champions
Yes, it is finally here. The 2011 AFC Asian Champions League Final will be played this Saturday evening 5 November 2011 in Korea, between the two best teams this season in Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Al Sadd. The game kicks off 7pm Korean time.
JEONBUK HYUNDAI MOTORS (KOR) V AL SADD (QAT) (9PM AEST)

Round Two (Return Leg)
FT – Jeonbuk Motors (Korea Republic) v Al Ittihad (Saudi Arabia) (2 – 1) (5 – 3 Aggregate)
FT – Al Sadd (Qatar) v Suwon Bluewings (Korea Republic) (0 – 1) (2 – 1 Aggregate)
Round One of the AFC Semi Finals
Suwon Bluewings (Korea Republic) v Al Sadd (Qatar) (0 – 2) (FT)
Al Ittihad (Saudi Arabia) v Jeonbuk Motors (Korea Republic) (2 – 3) (FT)

LIVE! – QF1 – JEONBUK HYUNDAI MOTORS (KOR) – CEREZO OSAKA (JPN) (6 – 1) (FT) Aggregate (9 – 5)
LIVE! – QF2 – FC SEOUL (KOR)-AL ITTIHAD (KSA) (1 – 0) (FT) Aggregate (2 – 3)
LIVE! – QF3 – AL SADD (QAT)-FOOLAD MOBAREKEH SEPAHAN (IRN) (1 – 2) (FT) Aggregate (4 – 2)
LIVE! – QF4 – ZOBAHAN (IRN)-SUWON SAMSUNG BLUEWINGS (KOR) (1 – 2) (FT) Aggregate (2 – 3)

QF1 – CEREZO OSAKA (JPN)-JEONBUK HYUNDAI MOTORS (KOR) (4 – 3) (FT)
QF4 – SUWON SAMSUNG BLUEWINGS (KOR)-ZOBAHAN (IRN) (1 – 1) (FT)
QF2 – AL ITTIHAD (KSA)-FC SEOUL (KOR) (3 – 1) (FT)
QF3 – FOOLAD MOBAREKEH SEPAHAN (IRN)-AL SADD (QAT) (1 – 0) (FT)

Whilst we are still over a month away from round 1 of the 2011 Asian Champions League Quarter Finals, I wanted to review what each of the 8 quarter finalists was up to domestically as we approach the elimination games.
Al Ittihad
Al Ittihad are currently between seasons so we will need to reflect on how they performed during the 2010/11 season which concluded in May. Al Ittihad finished second in the Saudi First Division. First position went to Saudi heavy weights Al Hilal. Al Ittihad finished in second position with 51 …