{"id":19764,"date":"2014-12-11T10:50:34","date_gmt":"2014-12-11T18:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=19764"},"modified":"2014-12-11T10:53:19","modified_gmt":"2014-12-11T18:53:19","slug":"foolad-and-persepolis-handed-tough-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2014\/12\/11\/foolad-and-persepolis-handed-tough-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Foolad and Persepolis handed tough groups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tasnim – KUALA LUMPUR, Iran\u2019s title holder Foolad Khuzestan and Persepolis football teams have been handed the tough groups in the 2015 AFC Champions League.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a draw ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, Foolad Khuzestan was pitted against last year\u2019s AFC Champions League runner-up Al Hilal, and Locomotiv of Uzbekistan in Group C.<\/p>\n

Iranian popular team Persepolis has been drawn alongside Saudi champion Nassr and Qatari Stars League winner Lekhwiya in Group A in another tough looking pool.<\/p>\n

Another Iranian representative Tractor Sazi has been paired with Saudi Arabian Al Ahli and Uzbekistan\u2019s Nasaf in Group D.<\/p>\n

AFC Champions League winner Western Sydney Wanderers will face an early repeat of its bad-tempered quarter-final win over Chinese champion Guangzhou Evergrande in Group H.<\/p>\n

Groups:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Group A: Nassr (KSA), Lekhwiya (QAT), Persepolis<\/strong> (IRI), Winner play-off 3 (West)<\/p>\n

Group B: Pakhtakor (UZB), Al Shabab (KSA), Al Ain (UAE), Winner play-off 2 (West)<\/p>\n

Group C: Foolad Khuzestan<\/strong> (IRI), Lokomotiv (UZB), Al Hilal (KSA), Winner play-off 4 (West)<\/p>\n

Group D: Al Ahli (KSA), Tractor Sazi Tabriz<\/strong> (IRI), Nasaf (UZB), Winner play-off 1 (West)<\/p>\n

Group E: Jeonbuk Hyundai (KOR), Shandong Luneng (CHN), Binh Duong (VIE), Winner play-off 2 (East)<\/p>\n

Group F: Gamba Osaka (JPN), Seongnam FC (KOR), Buriram United (THA), Winner play-off 3 (East)<\/p>\n

Group G: Brisbane Roar (AUS), Japan second club, Suwon Bluewings (KOR), Winner play-off 4 (East)<\/p>\n

Group H: Guangzhou Evergrande (CHN), Western Sydney Wanderers (AUS), Japan third club, Winner play-off 1 (East)<\/p>\n

The dates for the matches are yet to be released.<\/p>\n

AFC Champions League 2015: Play-off schedule (West)<\/p>\n

Preliminary Round 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

PR1 Qadsia SC (KUW) v Al Wehdat (JOR)<\/p>\n

PR2 El Jaish (QAT) v Al Nahda (OMN)<\/p>\n

PR3 Al Jazira (UAE) v Bye<\/p>\n

PR4 Al Sadd v Riffa (BHR)<\/p>\n

All matches to be played on February 10, 2015<\/p>\n

Play-off Stage<\/strong><\/p>\n

PO1 Al Ahli (KSA) v Winner PR1<\/p>\n

PO2 Naft Tehran (IRN)<\/strong> v Winner PR2<\/p>\n

PO3 Bunyodkor (UZB) v Al Jazira (UAE)<\/p>\n

PO4 Al Wahda (UAE) v PR4<\/p>\n

All matches to be played on February 17, 2015<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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