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The 2016 AFC Champions League will be the 35th edition of Asia's premier club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 14th under the current AFC Champions League title. Guangzhou Evergrande are the defending champions. The winners will qualify for the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup. As Japan is the host nation for the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup, if a team from Japan wins the AFC Champions League, the best-placed team outside Japan in the AFC Champions League will also qualify (in place of the 2016 J1 League winner). ==Association team allocation== The AFC Competitions Committee proposed a revamp of the AFC club competitions on 25 January 2014,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Revamp of AFC competitions )〕 which was ratified by the AFC Executive Committee on 16 April 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ExCo approves expanded AFC Asian Cup finals )〕 The 46 AFC member associations (excluding the associate member Northern Mariana Islands) are ranked based on their national team's and clubs' performance over the last four years in AFC competitions, with the allocation of slots for the 2015 and 2016 editions of the AFC club competitions determined by the 2014 rankings:〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=AFC MA Ranking as at 3 November 2014 )〕 *The associations are divided into West Asia Zone and East Asia Zone, with 23 associations in each zone. *In each zone, there are a total of 12 direct slots in the group stage, with the 4 remaining slots filled through play-offs. *The top 12 associations in each zone as per the AFC rankings are eligible to enter the AFC Champions League, as long as they fulfill the AFC Champions League criteria. *The top six associations in each zone get at least one direct slot in the group stage, while the remaining associations get only play-off slots: * *The associations ranked 1st and 2nd each get three direct slots and one play-off slot (in play-off round). * *The associations ranked 3rd and 4th each get two direct slots and two play-off slots (one in play-off round, one in preliminary round 2). * *The associations ranked 5th each get one direct slot and two play-off slots (both in preliminary round 2). * *The associations ranked 6th each get one direct slot and one play-off slot (in preliminary round 2). * *The associations ranked 7th to 12th each get one play-off slot (in preliminary round 1). *The maximum number of slots for each association is one-third of the total number of clubs in the top division (e.g., Australia can only get a maximum of three total slots as there are only nine Australia-based clubs in the A-League). *Slot allocation are adjusted accordingly if any of the slots are unused. The AFC Competitions Committee finalised the slot allocation for the 2015 and 2016 editions of the AFC Champions League based on the criteria, including the AFC rankings and the implementation of club licensing regulations, on 28 November 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=AFC Competitions Committee meeting )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=AFC Champions League slots allocated for 2015-2016 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Slot allocation for ACL 2015 - 2016 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2016 AFC Champions League」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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