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Rules of the 2024 AFC Champions League
What are the rules of the 2024 AFC Champions League tournament?
The rules of the 2024 AFC Champions League competition are as follows:
I. Participating teams
Top clubs from various Asian countries and regions participate in the competition. These clubs usually qualify for the AFC Champions League through their respective domestic league and cup results.
II. Group stage
Grouping: The participating teams are divided into groups, usually with four teams in each group. The principle of grouping usually takes into account factors such as the location of the teams, the strength of the clubs and their past performance in the AFC Champions League.
Format: The group stage is a double round-robin home-and-away system, where each team plays two home-and-away matches against the other three teams in the same group.
Points rule: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss. At the end of the group stage, the group qualification will be determined according to the points ranking of each team. If two or more teams have the same number of points, the ranking will be determined by comparing their win/loss ratio, goal difference and number of goals scored.
III. Elimination phase
1/8 Final: The top two teams from each group qualify for the 1/8 Final, which is a single elimination tournament in which the top team has home field advantage.
Quarter-finals and semi-finals: also single-elimination, with the venue determined by the AFC draw.
Final: The final is a two-legged home-and-away match to determine the final AFC Champions League winner. The team with the highest aggregate score in both rounds will win the championship. If the aggregate score in both rounds is the same, the number of away goals will be compared; if the number of away goals is also the same, extra time or even penalties will be played to determine the winner.
IV. Foreign aid policy
The foreign aid policy of the AFC Champions League may be adjusted in different years, but in general each team is allowed to register a certain number of foreign aiders, and the number of foreign aiders who will be on the field in a match is also regulated accordingly.
V. Distribution of prizes
The AFC Champions League offers lucrative prize money to participating teams, which is distributed according to the team's performance in the tournament. The winning team will receive a hefty prize fund, while the promoted teams at all stages of the tournament are also incentivized with corresponding bonuses.
VI. Other provisions
The regulations on game time and venue follow the standard rules for international soccer matches.
The AFC reserves the right to impose penalties for infractions during matches, including but not limited to red and yellow card penalties for players, fines and demerit points for clubs.
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