FC Goa set to take Indian Football Forward Together in AFC Champions League

FC Goa are all set for the big stage, taking Indian Football forward together as the first team from the country in the 2021 AFC Champions League, where they have been drawn in Group E.

The Gaurs became the first team from India to get direct qualification for the AFC Champions League after finishing top of the points table in the Hero Indian Super League 2019-20 season.

Having been drawn in Group E of the AFC Champions League, FC Goa will face the likes of Iran’s Persepolis FC, who were runners-up in the 2018 AFC Champions League, Al Rayyan of Qatar, and a playoff winner.

ATK Mohun Bagan to carry tri-colour in 2021 AFC Cup

Meanwhile, in the AFC Cup, ATK Mohun Bagan will be carrying the Indian Tricolour in Group D, where they have been drawn alongside Bashundara Kings from Bangladesh, Maziya SC from Maldives, and the winner of the South Asian Playoffs.

The aforementioned play-off is set to be played between Bengaluru FC and Sri Lanka Police SC from Sri Lanka on April 14, 2021.

(AIFF Media)

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