is it possible for the 2011 LBC United Football League Champion Airforce Rider to join in this league? since they are the champion here in the Phil. AFC Champions League is like a UEFA Champions League in Asia.
AFC sets ratings of all the Asian countries' football leagues (associations) every 2 years based on the football competitiveness, professionalism, marketability, and financial status. According to that, each countries are given a certain number of entry slots in 3 different-level competitions.
- Asia Champions League (Level 1)
4 clubs from : South Korea, Japan, China, Iran, Saudi Arabia 3 clubs from : UAE 2 clubs from : Australia, Qatar, Uzbekistan 1 club from : Indonesia
And 2 more clubs are decided via Playoffs among 8 clubs
*Playoffs entry 1 Club from : Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Qatar, Syria, India plus, last year's AFC Cup(level2) champion and runners-up
*6 losers of the playoffs go to AFC Cup
- AFC Cup (Level 2)
2 Clubs from : Syria, Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan, Yemen, Oman, Maldives, Lebanon, Hong Kong 1 Club from : Qatar, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Bahrain, India, Malaysia And 6 more Clubs : AFC Champions League play-offs losers
- AFC President's Cup (Level 3)
Basically, all the remaining countries who doesn't get a slot either in AFC Champions League or AFC Cup can send their champion club in this competition. A total of these 21 countries are :
However, only 12 countries are actually sending clubs currently. They are:
Tajikistan, Nepal, Taiwan, Bhutan, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Turkmenistan and Palestine .
So in conclusion, no we don't belong to AFC Champions League or even AFC Cup yet. We have to develop the league first to meet the AFC's criteria, which i think will take quite some time. Until that we can send our champion only to AFC President's Cup.
delubyo69: huh...bakit binawi ata?
May 23, 2013 19:46:33 GMT 8
May 23, 2013 19:47:57 GMT 8
myers: pinoy, any livecommentary for Global Manila - AirForce game?
May 23, 2013 20:17:42 GMT 8
Caz: Malditas goal disallowed. FT THA 1-0 PHI
May 23, 2013 23:10:42 GMT 8
stealthStriker: The goal never went in daw... just a clerical error. false alarm.
May 24, 2013 10:21:28 GMT 8
stealthStriker: *the ball i mean
May 24, 2013 10:21:43 GMT 8
stealthStriker: Thai's goal was an offside according to ph malditas coach. if you see the match report, the Thai's really struggled, and they're are playing physical as shown by those 4 yellow cards. Well just like their Mens NT.
May 24, 2013 10:25:18 GMT 8
pinoypower: HT Iran 0-0 Thailand. Let's hope for a miracle! Baka nemesis o kontra pelo ng Thailand ang Iran!
May 25, 2013 18:49:54 GMT 8
pinoypower: Anyare? Why is Thailand struggling against Iran?Are they playing safe for a draw?
May 25, 2013 18:52:24 GMT 8