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Indian clubs are set to get an additional slot in AFC competitions in 2021, possibly with a direct entry into the AFC Champions League (ACL) group stages. It would be the first time an Indian team would feature in Asia's elite club competition in more than 30 years -- Goa-based Salgaocar were the last team to feature in group games of the erstwhile Asian Club Championship in 1990-91.
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AFC has finalized the slot allocations for the 2017 edition of the AFC Champions League (ACL). Korea Republic, Japan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Iran lead the way with three teams from each country gaining direct access to the AFC Champions League group stage, while the quintet will each have one representative in the competition’s initial.
This would mean apart from the one slot for the ACL, India would get two slots for the AFC Cup.
- Provisional Slot Allocation for AFC Club Competitions 2019 and 2020 With completion of 2017 AFC club competitions today, 2017 AFC Club Competitions Ranking should be published by AFC soon. This ranking will be used by AFC to determine which member associations (MA) are eligible for AFC Champions League and AFC Cup in the 2019 and 2020 seasons.
- The remaining three slots will be decided through a 10-team play-off tournament with the following slot allocation: AFC (2), CAF (2), CONCACAF (2), CONMEBOL (2) OFC (1), and UEFA (1).
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As of now, two Indian clubs qualify for Asian club competitions -- the I-League champions Chennai City FC will feature in the ACL preliminary rounds in January 2020, while BFC enter the AFC Cup from the playoff stages a month later. With the ISL elevated to India's top division, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) had swapped the competitions for the two league winners for the season to follow, with a further clarification that the ISL regular season group topper would make the ACL, and not the winner of the final.
Interestingly, the AFC has also decided that the winner of the AFC Cup would get an ACL playoff slot for the following season.
These decisions weres taken during AFC competitions committee's meeting in Tokyo on Saturday.
Here's a simple deconstruction of what it means for Indian football.
Where does the extra slot fit in?
India have an extra AFC Cup slot now from 2021, with a playoff slot retained by the I-League winners, and one undetermined slot now confirmed for AFC Cup's group stages.
The ISL group stage winners will be incorporated into the ACL, but as of now, ESPN understands they are only assured of a playoff slot, though India's performance and rankings in 2020 could help convert that into a group stage entry.
AFC have also increased the number of teams in the ACL group stages from 32 to 40, with countries like Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore now getting a chance to enter the group stages of the ACL alongside India.
How do the Indian performances in 2020 influence their rankings?
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AFC has a simple system of awarding points for member associations -- a 90 percent weightage for each result in AFC competitions, and 10 percent for their national team's performances in the FIFA world rankings.
India have dropped from 13th to 15th in the club rankings for 2019, with both Minerva Punjab and Chennaiyin failing to advance beyond the AFC Cup group stages this year, and the national team also having won just two matches the whole year.
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What else remains to be decided?
If India's club and national team performances can string together some wins, then the ISL champions will have a chance of competing with Asia's elite. What will also be of interest will be who gets the second AFC Cup slot -- do the AIFF give that to the ISL final winners? Or do they incentivise the Super Cup for I-League clubs and ISL teams alike by leaving one slot open for the winners of the knockout competition?
The 2020 AFC Champions League is the 39th edition of Asia’s premier club football tournament. The tournament is the last to involve 32 teams during the group stage, with an increase to 40 teams scheduled for the 2021 season. The competition was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia.
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The 2020 AFC Champions League is the 39th edition of Asia’s premier club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation. The tournament is the last to involve 32 teams during the group stage, with an increase to 40 teams scheduled for the 2021 season. The competition was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia after group stage matches on 4 March 2020, and restarted on 14 September 2020. All matches after restart will be played in Qatar, with the final played at the Al Janoub Stadium. Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia were the defending champions, but were considered to have withdrawn from the competition and effectively disqualified by the AFC after they failed to name the required 13 players.
For the first time, the video assistant referee system will be in use from the quarter-finals onwards. The 46 AFC member associations are ranked based on their national team’s and clubs’ performance over the last four years in AFC competitions. The allocation of slots for the 2019 and 2020 editions of the AFC club competitions determined by the 2017 AFC rankings. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four: four groups each in the West Region and the East Region. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. All losers in each round from associations with only play-off slots entered the AFC Cup group stage.
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