The Run to the Finals

[SOS4WSW]

Asian Champions League. Been there, won that.

I just want to win the toilet seat.

[pseudonym]

33 minutes ago, Kotallo said:

I don't think the Championship winner gets an entry anymore

Yes, the AFC only recognises one knockout competition per country for qualification into AFC competitions

ALeague finals are counted as a 2nd Australian knockout competition

[StringerBellend]

Surely we want to go to the ACL The ACL 2 is a totally Mickey Mouse league. 

Although I love the crazy grounds with overgrown running tracks, about 40 people in a 40000 seat stadium and faded portraits of a failed military dictatorship 

[GE942150]

1 hour ago, SOS4WSW said:

Asian Champions League. Been there, won that.

I just want to win the toilet seat.

Yep. Let's focus on the A League Grand Final and Australia Cup. When we win those, we will be the ONLY team to have won every trophy in Aus + the ACL. 

[PedroPony]

1 hour ago, Kotallo said:

I don't think the Championship winner gets an entry anymore, just the Aus Cup (ACL 2) and Premiers (ACL Elite)? Would rather be in ACL 2 because it is actually winnable for ALM teams

Ah right. Interesting that the only path to ACL 2 is the Aus cup.

Edited 11 hours ago by PedroPony

[Kotallo]

6 minutes ago, PedroPony said:

Ah right. Interesting that the only path to ACL 2 is the Aus cup.

Presents a very interesting picture if an NPL team ever managed to win it

[Sithslayer1991]

31 minutes ago, Kotallo said:

Presents a very interesting picture if an NPL team ever managed to win it

Its probably why FFA chose that as THE cup to qualify from and why AFC saw that as the bigger cup over the toilet seat.

I would like to know how the revenue margins work with ACLE. PFA along with other Asian unions did mention even with the old setup it didn't help clubs break even and the same was said with the new setup that it still didn't adequately address the funding issues. I don't know if this holds true with the jump in prize money from both comps? No ones ever done an in depth breakdown as to how it works for the clubs.

There were rumours for Draws and Victories  in ACLE you get extra bonuses $100,000 for a win and $20,000 for a draw. But I can't find anywhere on AFC sites that this is correct.

[StringerBellend]

Still finding it funny Sydney blowing a semi against a Singapore league team 

[Smoggy]

4 hours ago, SOS4WSW said:

Asian Champions League. Been there, won that.

I just want to win the toilet seat.

Yes and no...

Tbh..i want another tilt at the Club World Cup...we were robbed i tells yer.

[GE942150]

37 minutes ago, Smoggy said:

Yes and no...

Tbh..i want another tilt at the Club World Cup...we were robbed i tells yer.

Would have been an amasing experience to play an actual competitive match against Real Madrid. A real shame we had to play on a flooded cow paddock in the prior match 😠 

[Smoggy]

14 minutes ago, GE942150 said:

Would have been an amasing experience to play an actual competitive match against Real Madrid. A real shame we had to play on a flooded cow paddock in the prior match 😠 

We would have beaten Real Madrid in the next game too....I'm sure of it.

[Carns]

10 minutes ago, Smoggy said:

We would have beaten Real Madrid in the next game too....I'm sure of it.

The wouldn't have been able to see the ball past King Fathead. They would've been mesmerised.

[MartinTyler]

I guess there's still the prospect of our ACL representatives being Bulls and Western United. 'kin embarrassing.

[JustWandering]

10 hours ago, Kotallo said:

Presents a very interesting picture if an NPL team ever managed to win it

A couple of years back a J League 2 team qualified for the Champions League via their national cup. They came up against Melbourne City. I can't remember the result. They were a no frills team high in grit and determination. You could easily see the drop in quality compared to the typical J League 1 side that qualifies for the CL.