AFC Cup: Bengaluru look to put ISL low behind, face Tribhuvan Army
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AFC Cup: Bengaluru FC need to be vigilant against Tribhuvan Army. Image Source: IANS News
Panaji : , April 13 (IANS) Bengaluru FC will have to shrug off the disappointment of finishing seventh in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2020/21 season when they take on a committed Nepal club, Tribhuvan Army FC, in the AFC Cup Preliminary Round 2 match in Bambolim, Goa on Wednesday.
Tribhuvan Army FC are coming into the tournament on a high after beating Sri Lanka Police SC 5-1 in their Round 1 clash last week to set up a date with the Sunil Chhetri-led side, who had emerged champions in the 2018/19 ISL.
ATK Mohun Bagan to play AFC Cup group stage in Maldives
By IANS| Updated: 3rd March 2021 1:34 am IST
Kolkata, March 2 : ATK Mohun Bagan are set to play their AFC Cup Group D (South Zone) matches in Male, Maldives, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Monday.
The Mariners will take on the host team Maziya S&RC as well as Bangladeshi outfit Bashundhara Kings and the winner of the South Zone Play-off round in their respective group.
Bengaluru FC also stand a chance of reaching the AFC Cup Group stage with a spot vacant in the same group as their Indian Super League (ISL) rivals. The Blues will face the winner of the preliminary round one clash between Nepal Army Club and Sri Lanka Police.
AFC Cup: ATK Mohun Bagan handed tricky group stage opponents in Maldives’ Maziya, Bangladesh’s Kings
The winner of the group after a single round-robin league will advance to the knock-out stage. ATK Mohun Bagan s David Williams (L) and Roy Krishna | Arjun Singh / Sportzpics for ISL
Indian Super League team ATK Mohun Bagan was on Wednesday clubbed with Bangladesh’s Basundhara Kings, Maldives’ Maziya S&RC and one yet-to-qualify side in the Group D of this season’s AFC Cup.
The group stage draw of the continent’s second-tier club competition involving 39 teams – an increase of three from 2019 – was held online.