ACLE's remaining schedule confirmed to be postponed indefinitely due to the situation in the Middle East, and to the round of 16 in West Asia

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The remaining schedule of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League Elite (ACLE), which was postponed indefinitely in the aftermath of the U.S.-Israel airstrike on Iran, has been confirmed.

AFC announced on its official website on the 25th that all the remaining tournaments of the AFC club competition in West Asia, which has been postponed, will be held in one region.

As a result, the four matches of the first and second round of the round of 16 in ACLE West Asia, which were announced earlier this month, will be changed to a single-round match, not a home-and-away match, and participating teams will also gather in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The game day is April 13-14.

The postponed ACLE round of 16 matches are Al-Hilal (Saudi)-Al-Sad (Qatar), Al-Ahli (Saudi)-Al-Duhail (Qatar), Traktor (Iran)-Shabab Al-Ahli (UAE), and Al-Itihad (Saudi)-Al-Wahda (UAE).

The round of 16 in ACLE East Asia, which is irrelevant to the situation in the Middle East, has already been held as scheduled, and Zelvia, Vissel Kobe (Japan), Johor Darlle Takjim (Malaysia), and Buriram United (Thailand) have been confirmed to advance to the quarterfinals. Gangwon FC and FC Seoul, which reached the round of 16, were eliminated.

From the ACLE quarterfinals, East and West Asian teams will gather in Saudi Jeddah to determine the winner with a single-round tournament. The schedule runs from the quarterfinals to the finals from April 16 to 25.

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