{"id":42304,"date":"2021-05-01T07:10:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T14:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=42304"},"modified":"2021-05-01T07:10:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-01T14:10:07","slug":"three-iranian-teams-learn-fate-at-2021-acl-west-round-of-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2021\/05\/01\/three-iranian-teams-learn-fate-at-2021-acl-west-round-of-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Iranian teams learn fate at 2021 ACL (West) Round of 16"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tehran Times – KUALA LUMPUR, The 2021 AFC Champions League (West) Round of 16 cast was finalized following the conclusion of the Group Stage on Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Groups A and C brought the thrilling group stage to a close on Friday, the final Round of 16 cast saw several of the continent’s biggest club sides missing out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Round of 16 (West) match-ups will see Tajikistan’s FC Istiklol taking on Iran’s Persepolis FC, Sharjah playing Al Wahda FSCC in an all-UAE affair, Iran’s Esteghlal facing 2019 champions Al Hilal SFC of Saudi Arabia and Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia squaring off against Iran’s Tractor FC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Istiklol capped a dream debut AFC Champions League campaign by finishing top of Group A, edging 2019 winners Al Hilal who, however, advanced as one of the three best runners-up from the five West groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharjah of the United Arab Emirates, who ended their group stage campaign with 11 points, advanced as the Group B winners with second-placed Tractor FC of Iran also going through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group C saw Esteghlal taking the sole ticket, with the Iran side finishing top with 11 points as Qatar’s Al Duhail SC and Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli Saudi FC both crashed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group D was topped by 2020 AFC Champions League semi-finalists Al Nassr, with the Saudi Pro League side’s two wins over Qatar’s Al Sadd proving crucial in their final haul of 11 points. Xavi’s Al Sadd failed to advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iran’s Persepolis FC, the runners-up in 2018 and 2020, won Group E with a haul of 15 points, with UAE’s Al Wahda also advancing as one of the three best runners-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Round of 16 and quarter-finals are scheduled to be played as single leg affairs in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The semi-finals and final will be played on a home and away basis, with the last four ties scheduled for October and the final in November, the-afc.com wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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