2023/24 AFC Club Competitions Thread

[AJ_2000]

City finding our groove. 2-0 up against Burirum at the break. Looking solid.

 

[Munga]

Good stuff. They're looking likely to top the group.

 

[giggler99]

 

[corbies]

Macarthur lose 3-0 to the champions of the Cambodian League overnight.

 

[giggler99]

Macarthur loss, Mariners win in a goal fest!

 

[giggler99]

 

[giggler99]

Mariners get it done

 

[Munga]

Ouch. Let the country down.

 

[Zidane98]

Mariners get it done

What an away trip that is.


Any Maldives clubs close to qualifying for these competitions?

 

[corbies]

What an away trip that is.


Any Maldives clubs close to qualifying for these competitions?

Maziya - the champions of the Maldivian League - are in Group D but that's a different zone to us. Aus clubs wouldn't be able to play them until the inter-zonal finals.

 

[Munga]

Good win by the Bulls 5-0

 

[giggler99]

Venue change

 

[Munga]

City playing well tonight, but Young having a shocker

 

[giggler99]

3-3 draw! another one that slipped away for City

 

[Zidane98]

City playing well tonight, but Young having a shocker

Surely time for him to retire after this season. Feels like he's been around as long as Liam Reddy haha

 

[corbies]

Makes it a very interesting last matchday for City given the permutations of only the best 3 runners up going through to the next round from the 5 East groups.

 

[giggler99]

The Mariners shared the points too

 

[giggler99]

Bulls get it done no worries

 

[Zidane98]

Makes it a very interesting last matchday for City given the permutations of only the best 3 runners up going through to the next round from the 5 East groups.

Apparently they have to play at Ikon park due to AAMI being unavailable due to concerts.

 

[giggler99]

Ohhh that stings for City they now have to wait on other results to see if they qualify for the next stage.

 

[Munga]

Ohhh that stings for City they now have to wait on other results to see if they qualify for the next stage.

They absolutely blew it. Their attitude towards the match/result was all wrong, slow and defensive.

 

[giggler99]

Mariners advance

 

[Munga]

City are one goal away from progressing. Need Jeonbuk to lose in the next 40 minutes!

 

[giggler99]

Well Jeonbuk ended up defeating Bangkok United 3-1 meaning Melbourne City miss out on advancing to the round of 16.

The advancing teams

 

[corbies]

Looks like the A-League will just scrape in to getting 1 spot in that new AFC Elite League for the 25-26 season. It was looking a little dicey after Malaysia had jumped Australia in the coefficient which put Australia back to 6th in the East region.

Had any of the Vietnamese teams done anything in Asia this year we'd have fallen to 7th and have had 0 spots in the Elite league.

With Bangkok United making the last 16 of the Champions League and pulling Thailand further away, it's going to be a long time until Australia can get a 2nd team even in to the playoffs for the Elite League. CCM and Macarthur going a deep in to the AFC Cup will help somewhat though but we're currently a long way back from Thailand.