Professional Football K -League 1 Ulsan HD and FC Seoul received a favorable schedule at the AFC Champions League Elite (ACLE), while Kangwon FC did not.
AFC held a 2025 ~ 26 ACLE League stage draw at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the 15th. In the ACLE, where 24 teams participate, K -League 1 will be held last year, including Ulsan, Gangwon and Seoul.
As a result of the lottery, Ulsan deals with Buriram United (Thailand), Melbourne City FC (Australia), Sanfreche Hiroshima (Japan) and Chengdu Longcheong (China). In the expedition, he deals with Shanghai Port (China), Visel Kobe (Japan), Shanghai Sunhwa (China) and Machida Zelvia (Japan). The burden of Japan and China is low.
After five years after the 2020 season, he plays ACL in Seoul, and plays with Buriram United, Melbourne City FC, San Freche Hiroshima and Chengdu Longcheong. The expeditions are the same as Shanghai Port, Visel Kobe, Shanghai Sunhwa, and Machi -da Gelbia Ulsan. Machida has Oh Se -hoon, who played in Ulsan, and Mallard is holding the baton by director Seo Jung -won.
Gangwon has a high expedition burden. For the first time in ACL, Gangwon is facing Shanghai Port, Visel Kobe, Shanghai Sunhwa, and Zelvia. The expedition meets Buriram, Melbourne, Hiroshima and Chengdu. Japan, China, Thailand and Australia were all caught.
2025 ~ 26 ACLE ACLE League League Stage will continue from the first leg on September 17 and the eighth round on February 18 next year. In the league stage, each team will play eight games with four away games and four away games, and eight of the 12 teams will advance to the round of 16.
Last year, the ACL2, played by the Korea Cup winning team Pohang Steelers, will play 32 teams and operate as a group stage. As a result of the lottery, Pohang meets BG Patum United (Thailand), Kaya FC Ilroilo (Philippines), and Tampine Rovers FC (Singapore) in Group H. The ACL2 is divided into eight groups of four teams, and the home and away round robin method will be held on September 17, and the group stage will be held until December 3rd. After the group stage ends, the top two teams in each group will advance to the round of 16.
Park Joo -ho, who retired from Ulsan HD at the ACLE draw ceremony held on the 15th, came out as a draw assistant. Ulsan HD provided
Reporter Kang Kuk -jin