The AFC Champions League 2022 group stage draw was held at Kula Lumpur on Monday, 17th January, know the teams, schedule, fixtures, groups, starting date, live streaming
Mumbai City FC will be making their debut in the distinguished AFC Champions League this year in April. It was FC Goa who had debuted in the last season of the Asian Champions League where they put up an impressive performance, ultimately finishing 3rd in Group A.
And now, it’s time for The Islanders to prove their mettle at the tournament which is scheduled to kick off from April this year. Here’s all you need to know about the pot in which Mumbai City FC was placed, the teams in their group along with other details.
AFC Champions League 2022 Draw And Groups: Which Group Have Mumbai City FC Landed Themselves In And With Which Teams?
The Indian Super League defending champions were put in pot 3 with Pakhtakor of Uzbekistan, AL Wehdat of Jordan, Istiklol of Tajikistan and Ahal FC of Turkmenistan. As for the group in which Mumbai City FC find themselves clubbed, group B consists of teams like Al Jazira of UAE, Al Shabab of Saudi Arabia and Air Force Club of Iraq.
Mumbai City FC is now only the second Indian side to participate in the biggest football competition in all of Asia from the West region, after clinching the ISL 2020-21 League Winners’ Shield.
Participating Teams/Countries
A statement issued by The Islanders read, “40 teams were drawn in 10 groups of four teams each at the draws, with five groups (A-E) in the West region and five groups (F-J) in the east region.”
Here are the ACL 2022 group stage draw results:
WEST
Group A
AL HILAL SFC
AL RAYYAN SC
FC ISTIKLOL
Playoff Winner 3
Group B
AL JAZIRA
AL SHABAB
MUMBAI CITY FC
AIR FORCE CLUB
Group C
FOOLAD KHOUZESTAN FC
SHABAB AL AHLI DUBAI
AHAL FC
AL GHARAFA
Group D
AL DUHAIL SC
SEPAHAN FC
PAKHTAKOR
PLAYOFF WINNER 1
Group E
AL SADD FC
AL FAISALY FC
AL WEHDAT
PLAYOFF WINNER 2
EAST
Group F
SHANDONG TAISHAN FC
URAWA RED DIAMONDS
LION CITY SAILORS
PLAYOFF WINNER 4
Group G
BG PATHUM
JEONNAM DRAGONS
UNITED CITY FC
MELBOURNE CITY FC
Group H
JEONBUK HYUNDAI MOTORS
YOKOHAMA F. MARINOS
HOANG ANH GIA LAI
PLAYOFF WINNER 1
Group I
KAWASAKI FRONTALE
GUANGZHOU FC
JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM
PLAYOFF WINNER 3
Group J
SHANGHAI PORT FC
CHIANGRAI UNITED
KITCHEE SC
PLAYOFF WINNER 2
AFC Champions League 2022 Schedule, Date, Venue Details, Live Stream
According to the revised schedule which was released by the AFC this week, the AFC 2022 Champions League group stages of the west region will commence from April 7th to April 27th, with double-round robin fixtures played at one centralized venue, considering safety and health protocols/ restrictions set because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The definite dates of fixtures and venue for Mumbai City FC’s 2022 AFC Champions League group stage matches will be revealed to us shortly.
- Group Stage: April 15-May 1, 2022 (double round-robin in one centralised venue).
- Round of 16: August 18 and 19, 2022 (single knockout match in one centralised venue).
- Quarter Finals: August 22, 2022 (single knockout match in one centralised venue).
- Semi Final: August 25, 2022 (single knockout match in one centralised venue).
Live Stream And Telecast Of AFC Champions League 2022
India: Star Sports (Live Telecast), Disney + Hotstar (Live Stream)
Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Aruba, Barbados, Belize and British Virgin Islands: ESPNPLAY Caribbean TV
China: PPTV Sport China, iQiyi, Migu
Japan: DAZN TV or its app
Korea: SPOTV ON
Others: Fox Sports 2 and LaLiga Sports TV
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