{"id":51703,"date":"2024-08-05T08:17:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T15:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=51703"},"modified":"2024-08-05T08:17:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T15:17:34","slug":"acl-elite-sepahan-to-host-shabab-al-ahli-in-preliminary-stage-encounter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2024\/08\/05\/acl-elite-sepahan-to-host-shabab-al-ahli-in-preliminary-stage-encounter\/","title":{"rendered":"ACL Elite: Sepahan to host Shabab Al Ahli in preliminary stage encounter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tasnim – ISFAHAN, The AFC Champions League Elite 2024-25 gets underway on Tuesday with Iran’s Sepahan hosting Shabab Al Ahli in a preliminary stage encounter.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At stake will be a spot in the next stage of the preliminaries, with the winner to face Qatar’s Al Gharafa on August 13 to earn a spot in the West league stage.<\/p>\n

Both teams will be determined to not let rust derail their ambitions, with their respective domestic seasons yet to kick off.<\/p>\n

Sepahan, who featured in the AFC Champions League 2023-24, underwent a two-week training stint in Turkey in preparation for Tuesday’s encounter.<\/p>\n

The home side, who earned its spot by virtue of winning the 2023-24 Hazfi Cup for a fifth time, has appeared on Asia\u2019s pinnacle club stage on 14 occasions \u2013 the most by a club from Iran. The five-time league champion was runner-up in the AFC Champions League 2007 and reached the Round of 16 last season.<\/p>\n

Shabab Al Ahli will be unfazed by the prospect of facing Sepahan away, with the Dubai-based club having strengthened its ranks ahead of the upcoming season.<\/p>\n

An exciting addition is Iranian striker Sardar Azmoun, who has joined from German side Bayer Leverkusen.<\/p>\n

Shabab Al Ahli, who prepared for the match with a training stint in Austria, qualified for the preliminary stage after finishing as the UAE Pro League 2023-24 runner-up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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