DOHA – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed the Qatar Football Association as the host Member Association for the AFC Champions League 2022 Round of 16, Quarter-finals and Semi-final centralized matches in the West region.
The round of 16 is set to be held on February 19 and 20 of next year, which will kick off with Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia facing off against Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai from the United Arab Emirates.
Additionally, Saudi’s Al-Shabab will play against Uzbekistan’s FC Nasaf as Al-Faisaly from Saudi Arabia will face Foolad from Iran.
Al-Duhail will meet its Qatar League rival Al-Rayyan, who is ranked 12th in this year’s season.
The Quarter-Finals will be held on 23 February before the semi-final is staged on 26 February.
The first leg of the AFC Champions League 2022 final will be held at the venue of the finalist on 29 April, while the city of Saitama, Japan, will host the second leg on 6 May.
Since hosting what many consider a successful World Cup that has yet to be crowned, Qatar has announced several upcoming sporting events.
In the following year, Qatar will host the 2023 Asian Cup by the AFC for the third time after staging it in 1988 and 2011.