{"id":44732,"date":"2022-01-17T08:17:38","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T16:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=44732"},"modified":"2022-01-17T08:17:38","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T16:17:38","slug":"iranian-teams-sepahan-foolad-learn-fate-at-2022-acl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2022\/01\/17\/iranian-teams-sepahan-foolad-learn-fate-at-2022-acl\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian teams Sepahan, Foolad learn fate at 2022 ACL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tehran Times – KUALA LUMPUR, Foolad and Sepahan football teams learned their rivals in the Group Stage of the 2022 AFC Champions League.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The draw ceremony was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foolad are in Group B along with 2015 finalists Shabab Al Ahli Dubai as well as Qatar\u2019s Al Gharafa and Ahal FC of Turkmenistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sepahan, who reached the final of the 2007 edition, will take on Al Duhail from Qatar as well as two-time semi-finalists Pakhtakor of Uzbekistan and the winners of the playoff between Al Taawon from Saudi Arabia and Syrians Al Jaish in Group D.
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The two-legged final of this year\u2019s 40-team tournament has been moved to 2023 to allow the region\u2019s national sides to prepare for the Qatar FIFA World Cup, which is being played in winter months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The west zone knockout-stage matches will also take place in February 2023, while those for the east zone will wrap up in August this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group A:<\/strong> Al Hilal (KSA), Istiklol (TJK), Al Rayyan (QAT), play-off winner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group B:<\/strong> Al Jazira (UAE), Al Shabab (KSA), Mumbai City (IND), Air Force Club (IRQ)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group C: <\/strong>Foolad Khouzestan (IRN), Shabab Al Ahli (UAE), Ahal FC (TKM), Al Gharafa (QAT)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group D:<\/strong> Al Duhail (QAT), Sepahan FC (IRN), Pakhtakor (UZB), play-off winner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group E:<\/strong> Al Sadd (QAT), Al Faisaly (KSA), Al Wehdat (JOR), play-off winner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group F:<\/strong> Shandong Taishan (CHN), Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN), Lion City Sailors (SIN), play-off winner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group G:<\/strong> BG Pathum (THA), Jeonnam Dragons (KOR), United City (PHI), Melbourne City (AUS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group H:<\/strong> Jeonbuk Motors (KOR), Yokohama F. Marinos (JPN), Hoang Anh Gia Lai (VIE), play-off winner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group I:<\/strong> Kawasaki Frontale (JPN), Guangzhou FC (CHN), Johor Darul Ta\u2019zim (MAS), play-off winner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group J:<\/strong> Shanghai Port (CHN), Chiangrai United (THA), Kitchee (HKG), play-off winner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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