AFC Champions League (East) and Final record zero positive cases

Working in close co-operation with the Qatar Football Association (QFA), the Qatari Authorities, especially the medical teams, and the Local Organising Committee (LOC), the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) conducted 12,139 tests between November 9 and December 19, 2020 and no positive tests were recorded among those in the bio-secure bubble.

The strict application of the ‘AFC Match Operations Protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic’ proved extremely effective during the AFC Champions League which was won by Ulsan Hyundai FC of Korea Republic in Saturday’s final at the Al Janoub Stadium - watched by the AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa along with FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

The introduction by the AFC and the LOC of a stringent set of health protocols, taking guidance from the key operational principles applied to all local football events in Qatar, also allowed spectators up to 30% of the stadium capacity the opportunity to witness the Continental club showpiece ‘live’. And a further 10,000 Rapid Antigen tests were conducted to ensure that the spectators could attend the exciting final with confidence. All the tests carried out returned negative results.

The AFC Champions League (East) also enjoyed another milestone when the first women Medical Officers - Dr. Zohreh Haratian and Dr. Bahar Hassanmiraei, from the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr. Janis Ann Figueroa Espino-De Vera, from the Philippines and Dr. Liesel Geertsema of New Zealand – were appointed in an AFC men’s club competition as part of the nine-strong AFC Medical team.

Source: The AFC

AFC Champions League (East) Final record zero positive cases