Challenges await the AFC Champions TogelLeague
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The draw for the group stage of the AFC Champions League 2009 brought several challenging tasks for Japanese clubs.
The opening stages of the Champions League are divided into regional West Asian and East Asian groups, and Nagoya Grampus will find it difficult to make his competitive debut.
Dragan Stojkovic's team has joined Group E alongside A-League play bazaar champion Newcastle Jets, Korea's Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i team and enthusiastically supporting the Chinese club Beijing Guoan.
In Group F, Asian champion TogelGamba defends Osaka in an equally difficult task when battling second K-League FC Seoul, Chinese giants Shandong Luneng and Indonesian club Sriwijaya FC based in Sumatra.
Coming is a shocking battle with the giants in Group G, where the current J. League champion Kashima Antlers will compete with the Korean superclub Suwon Bluewings and also the Chinese Shanghai Shenhua.
The final place in Group G will continue and win the playoffs, which will include the Thai Provincial Electricity Authority, the Singapore Armed Forces and the Indonesian PSMS Medan, where the matches will take place at the end of February.
Kawasaki Frontale will be thrilled with her chances of leaving Group H, where she will face the Australian Central Coast Mariners, Korean FA Cup winner Pohang Steelers and the Chinese club Tianjin Teda.
The winners and the other groups will both advance to the round of 16, where the tournament begins on March 10.
The complete draw is as follows: