KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) 鈥� Four Asian Champions League Elite series that were due to the will be moved to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and played on a single-leg basis next month, the Asian Football Confederation said Tuesday.
The last-16 matches had originally been scheduled to be played in Qatar, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on a home-and-away basis in the first two weeks of March. Those matches will now be held on April 13 and 14 as single legs ahead of the tournament鈥檚 finals stage.
Defending champions Al-Ahli 鈦燼re scheduled to take on Al-Duhail from Qatar while four-time champions Al-Hilal face Al-Sadd. Shabab Al-Ahli from the UAE plays Iran鈥檚 Tractor FC and Al-Wahda meets Saudi Pro League champions Al-Ittihad.
Jeddah had already been scheduled to 鈦爃ost 鈦爐he quarterfinals, semifinals and final with matches running from April 16-25.
Last-16 matches on the Eastern side of the draw , with Japanese sides Vissel Kobe and Machida Zelvia joined in the quarterfinals by Thailand鈥檚 Buriram United and Johor Darul Ta鈥檢im from Malaysia.
The draw for the quarterfinals will be held in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.
The AFC Champions League Two and AFC Challenge League quarterfinals were also postponed due to the Mideast war. The AFC said Tuesday that those matches will be played on April 19 and 22 at centralized venues to be named at a later date.
is among the teams involved in the Asian Champions League Two competition.
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