Vietnam overtakes China on AFC table
HAGL’s five points in the group stage of the AFC Champions League helped Vietnam surpass China in the club football position table.
With five points won in the group stage AFC Champions League In 2022, Vietnam raised the total score over the last four seasons to 21,752 points, ranking 12th in Asia and sixth in the East. The Chinese teams competed unsuccessfully this year, earning only 0.5 points on average, bringing their total score to 18,650.
Kiatisuk’s teachers and students thank the fans at Thong Nhat Stadium after the victory over Sydney FC on the evening of May 1 in Ho Chi Minh City. Image: Duc Dong
Vietnam overtook China, but fell behind Malaysia and Thailand. Johor Darul Ta’zim successfully represented Malaysia in the group stage this season with 13 points, adding three bonus points for passing the group stage with 16 points. The result helped Malaysia rise to 10th in Asia, and fourth in the East with 24,450 points. And Thai clubs earned nine points for this season, bringing the total score to 22,550.
According to the scoring method on the AFC table, each win in the AFC Champions League gets three points, draws one point and loses zero points. A country’s score is the average of their clubs’ scores over a period of competition in Asia. For example, Thailand has two clubs in the group stage of the AFC Champions League, including Pathum United and Chiangrai United. Thailand’s score is the average of the scores of these two clubs. And Vietnam has only HAGL kicking the group stage, so the score of teachers and students Kiatisuk Senamuang does not need to be divided.
The score after the end of the 2022 season will be the basis for awarding places to countries in the AFC club competitions for the 2024-2025 season. If the current position is maintained, Vietnam will have three slots: one direct entry into the AFC Champions League group stage, one direct entry into the AFC Champions League qualifying round, and one direct entry into the AFC Cup group stage.
Malaysia currently has four slots, including two straight into the AFC Champions League group stage and two qualifying spots. And Thailand currently has three slots, including one direct entry to the group stage of the AFC Champions League, and two qualifying spots.
The score of the teams is still subject to change as the AFC Champions League enters the knockout stage. Vietnam can also improve the score based on the performance of Viettel in AFC Cup this season. Truong Viet Hoang’s teachers and students are in Group I of the AFC Cup with Hougang United (Singapore), Phnom Penh Crown (Cambodia) and Young Elephants (Laos). They played a round-robin game from June 24 at Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City.
Hoang An
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