AFC reiterates commitment to complete 2020 competitions with new calendar

The AFC’s National Team and Club competitions as well as the AFC Futsal Championship planned for Turkmenistan have been postponed since February and March but, thanks to the support of the Members, Leagues and Clubs, there is a determination to finish the competitions this year.

Dato’ Windsor John, the AFC General Secretary, said: “The AFC Administration has been in constant dialogue with our MAs, Leagues and Clubs in recent weeks so that we can establish a clear picture of the opportunities that exist in each MA.

“During those discussions which began in Kuala Lumpur, Doha, Dubai and Delhi in February and March, and have continued online ever since, we have looked to agree a calendar of matches that will allow us to complete both the club competitions and centralised tournaments in 2020.”

The calendar for the AFC Champions League 2020 will be:

The AFC Cup 2020 will now be scheduled as follows:

The venues for the centralised groups to be used for both the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup are to be confirmed. All of the planned group stage matches will be played in full while the knock-out rounds will now consist of single match ties (rather than home & away), as will the Final of both competitions.

The AFC will also look to conclude the age-group National Team and Futsal tournaments in 2020 with the new schedule involving:

• AFC U-19 Championship Uzbekistan – October 14 to 31, 2020
• AFC Futsal Championship Turkmenistan – November 4 to15, 2020.
• AFC U-16 Championship Bahrain – November 25 to December 12, 2020.
• AFC Futsal Club Championship United Arab Emirates – December 2 to 13, 2020.