ISL Season 8: BREAKING! Shield winners of ISL 2021-22 set to miss out on AFC Champions League – Check Out

ISL Season 8: AFC Champions League – According to various reports, there will be no ACL and AFC Cup spot for the League Shield winners and ISL Trophy winners this season. With AFC’s change in the calendar of the competitions, the winner of the next ISL season will play in the next ACL and AFC Cup in that same year. On the other hand, India has been slotted in Group D of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers alongside Hong Kong, Afghanistan, and Cambodia. India will host all the matches from its group. The matches will be held on June 8, 11, and 14, 2022. The 2023 AFC Asian Cup is set to kick off on June 16, 2023. Follow InsideSport.IN for the latest sports news and updates.

ISL Season 8: BREAKING! Shield winners of ISL 2021-22 set to miss out on AFC Champions League – Check Out

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There will be no ACL and AFC Cup spot for the League Shield winners and ISL Trophy winners this season.

With AFC’s change in the calendar of the competitions, the winner of the next ISL season will play in the next ACL and AFC Cup in that same year.#AFC #IFTWC

— IFTWC (@IFTWC) February 25, 2022

ISL Season 8: BREAKING! Shield winners of ISL 2021-22 set to miss out on AFC Champions League

Statement according to Footy Rankings: “There will be no AFC Champions League and AFC Cup spot for the ISL League Shield winners and ISL trophy winners this season.

AFC is going to change the timing of the competitions (AFC Champions League and AFC Cup). That means no AFC Competitions for league shield winners and trophy winners of the ISL 2021-22 season.

AFC Executive Committee approves dynamic enhancements to AFC Club Competitions!

✅ #ACL & #AFCCup will be played in Autumn-Spring from 2023-24 season

✅ 5️⃣+1️⃣ foreign players quota

✅ No more zoning principles for #AFCU17, #AFCU20, #AFCU23 Qualifiershttps://t.co/Mq9fP0Skgf

— AFC (@theafcdotcom) February 25, 2022

Instead, the league shield winners and trophy winners of 2022-23 season will play in the AFC Champions League/ AFC Cup starting in that same year.”

The host nation, India, are ranked highest among the other teams in the group. They rank 104 in the world according to the latest FIFA rankings. Whereas their opponents, Hong Kong ranks at 148, Afghanistan at 150, and Cambodia at 178 in the world.

ISL Season 8: BREAKING! Shield winners of ISL 2021-22 set to miss out on AFC Champions League – Check Out

ISL Season 8: BREAKING! Shield winners of ISL 2021-22 will miss out on AFC spot

India finished third in the Group E of the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers third round. Afghanistan finished just below India in the same group. Hong Kong ended their 2022 World Qualifier campaign at fourth position in Group C. Cambodia finished below Hong Kong at fifth position.

ISL Season 8: BREAKING! Shield winners of ISL 2021-22 set to miss out on AFC Champions League – Check Out

Winner of the six groups and five second-placed teams will qualify for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, China. India will aim to qualify for their second consecutive AFC Asian Cup.

China PR, Australia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Japan, Korea Republic, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria and United Arab Emirates and Vietnam have already booked their place.

ISL Season 8: BREAKING! Shield winners of ISL 2021-22 set to miss out on AFC Champions League – Check Out