Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: With Thursday's draw for the 2015 AFC Champions League Preliminary Round, Play-Off Stage and Group Stage looming large, here are the teams who will vying for glory in Asia's premier club competition next season:
WEST ZONE
BAHRAIN
IRAN
Foolad Khuzestan - League champions
Tractorsazi Tabriz - Hazfi Cup winners
Persepolis - League runners-up
**JORDAN
*** Al Wehdat - League champions
KUWAIT
OMAN
QATAR
Lekhwiya - League champions
SAUDI ARABIA
Nassr - League champions
Al Shabab - King’s Cup winners
Al Hilal - League runners-up
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Al Ahli - League champions
Al Ain - President’s Cup winners
UZBEKISTAN
Pakhtakor - League champions
Lokomotiv - Uzbek Cup winners and League runners-up
Nasaf - League third place
EAST ZONE
AUSTRALIA
Brisbane Roar - League champions and Grand Final winners
Western Sydney Wanderers - League runners-up
CHINA
Guangzhou Evergrande - League champions
Shandong Luneng - Chinese FA Cup winners
**HONG KONG
*** Kitchee - League champions
**INDIA
*** Bengaluru FC - League champions
INDONESIA
JAPAN
Gamba Osaka - League champions
Urawa Red Diamonds - League runners-up
Kashima Antlers - League third place
(To be confirmed) - Emperor’s Cup winners or League fourth place
KOREA REPUBLIC
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors - League champions
Seongnam FC - Korean FA Cup winners
Suwon Bluewings - League runners-up
**MALAYSIA
***Johor Darul Ta’zim - League champions
**MYANMAR
*** Yadanarbon - League champions
**SINGAPORE
*** Warriors FC - League champions
THAILAND
Buriram United - League champions
VIETNAM
Binh Duong - League champions
Note: denotes play-off teams*