Saturday, July 21, 2012

S-league could get ACL spot for 2013 after amendments

According to goal website, S-league is set to get a spot for the 2013 AFC Champions League (ACL) after amendments to it rules on entry to the competition.

Instead of having their slots taken away completely, Member Associations (MAs) who do not meet the criteria of participating in the ACL, will be handed points deduction instead.
 
A minimum number of 600 points out of a possible 1000 is, however, required for the MAs to qualify for participation.


And further news from Chinese based sites show S-league will be placed 8th thus occupying the last slot for the ACL playof.

Still it will be a tough job to get into the ACL group phrase as it may well be seeded so the S-league champion will be handed a tie against either a Chinese Super League, A-league or, best situation of difficult games, a Thai Premier League side.

Here is the table according to the Chinese media where the AFC Conference decided, before any checks, the East Asian slots.


Country
Group Stage
Qualifier
Japan
4
-
Korea
4
-
China
3
1
Australia
2
1
Thailand
1
1
Indonesia
-
1
Vietnam
-
1
Singapore
-
1

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