While many of the domestic leagues across East Asia and ASEAN were dormant, due to the seasons concluding or being postponed, there was a full set of fixtures in Japan, while there was also action to review in the Singapore Premier League and Hong Kong's Sapling Cup.

Similar to the AFC Champions League (West), which was successfully staged last month, players and officials will be placed under strict health regulations and measures as a precaution against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Join the-AFC.com as we recap the early arrivals and look ahead to their first fixtures in Doha.

It will come as no surprise that a number of the Persepolis side who have reached the 2020 AFC Champions League final made the line-up after their impressive displays throughout and they are joined by five other standout performers.

Below are the 11 players voted by the public on the-AFC.com, while an XI by Stats Perform, the official statistics provider for the AFC, is also included as a comparison.

Tell us who is your favourite player from the AFC Champions League 2020 (West) in the poll at the bottom of the article.

The 23-year-old missed the win over the Thai League 1 champions after breaking a bone in his foot during the group phase of the AFC U23 Championship in January and, although side-lined for several months, Zhang believes he has returned stronger than before.

The Brazilian, who was his club’s top scorer as they finished in the runners-up position in the Chinese Super League this season, is nursing a thigh injury which means he joins captain Zheng Zhi in missing this year’s continental club championship.

The Iranian champions sealed their spot in the December 19 final after a magnificent performance in the 2020 AFC Champions League (West) which was played in the centralised location of Qatar.

Having garnered just one point from their opening two matches before the tournament was halted in March by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Iranian champions hardly put a foot wrong when the tournament resumed in September.

Join the-AFC.com as we relive Persepolis' journey to the AFC Champions League final, their second in three years.