2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite / 2
This post documents all of the World Feed (via online services through Paramount+ [for Elite matches only in USA], OneFootball [for Elite / 2 matches], the AFC YT channel [for 2 matches], and Triller TV+ [for Elite matches only in the UK]) commentators for all of the AFC Champions League Elite and 2 matches of the 2024-25 season. Information used from Digital Spy UK, the 506Sports users, Twitter (commentators, etc.), and maybe my viewing opportunities. Any help or correction is appreciated. All times Eastern.
- also on CBS Sports Golazo channel
NOTE: This will be the very first time the AFC Champions League becomes separated into 2 different leagues, where the main iteration becomes Elite whereas the AFC Cup becomes AFCCL 2, while also being the first season of Elite to use the league stage format.
AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ELITE
LEAGUE STAGE:
9/16:
12:00pm
Al-Shorta vs. Al-Nassr (@ Karbala, Iraq) * - Andy Bodfish
Al Ain vs. Al Sadd - Brian Murgatroyd
2:00pm
Al-Ahli Saudi vs. Persepolis - Tony Lockwood
Esteghlal vs. Al-Gharafa - Andrew Self
9/17:
6:00am
Gwangju vs. Yokohama F. Marinos - Olly Hogben
Shandong Taishan vs. Central Coast Mariners - Trevor Harris
8:00am
Buriram United vs. Vissel Kobe - Dez Corkhill
Shanghai Shenhua vs. Pohang Steelers - Tony Lockwood
10:00am
Pakhtakor vs. Al Wasl - Andrew Self
12:00pm
Al-Rayyan vs. Al-Hilal - Andy West
9/18:
6:00am
Ulsan HD vs. Kawasaki Frontale - Andrew Self
8:00am
Shanghai Port vs. Johor Darul Ta'zim - Andy West
9/30:
12:00pm
Al Wasl vs. Al-Ahli Saudi - Brian Murgatroyd
Persepolis vs. Pakhtakor - Andrew Self
Al Sadd vs. Esteghlal - Jon Driscoll
2:00pm
Al-Nassr vs. Al-Rayyan * - Oscar Chamberlain
10/1:
4:00am
Central Coast Mariners vs. Buriram United - Tony Lockwood
6:00am
Kawasaki Frontale vs. Gwangju - Olly Hogben
Pohang Steelers vs. Shanghai Port - Trevor Harris
8:00am
Johor Darul Ta'zim vs. Shanghai Shenhua - Dez Corkhill
2:00pm
Al-Hilal vs. Al-Shorta - Andrew Self
Al-Gharafa vs. Al Ain (@ Al Khor, Qatar) - Andy West
10/2:
6:00am
Vissel Kobe vs. Shandong Taishan - Andy West
Yokohama F. Marinos vs. Ulsan HD - Jon Driscoll
10/21:
12:00pm
Al Ain vs. Al-Hilal - Brian Murgatroyd
Al Sadd vs. Persepolis - Tony Lockwood
Al-Shorta vs. Pakhtakor (@ Karbala, Iraq) - Olly Hogben
2:00pm
Al Rayyan vs. Al-Ahli Saudi - Nigel Bidmead
10/22:
6:00am
Gwangju vs. Johor Darul Ta'zim (@ Yongin, South Korea) - Wayne Boyce
Shanghai Port vs. Central Coast Mariners - Oscar Chamberlain
8:00am
Shandong Taishan vs. Yokohama F. Marinos - Nigel Bidmead
Buriram United vs. Pohang Steelers - Trevor Harris
12:00pm
Esteghlal vs. Al-Nassr (@ Dubai, United Arab Emirates) - Oscar Chamberlain
This match was played in a neutral stadium instead of Iran due to the the nation's recent missile strike against Israel.
Al-Gharafa vs. Al Wasl (@ Al Khor, Qatar) - Olly Hogben
10/23:
6:00am
Ulsan HD vs. Vissel Kobe - Olly Hogben
8:00am
Shanghai Shenhua vs. Kawasaki Frontale - Tony Lockwood
11/4:
9:00am
Al Wasl vs. Al Sadd - Brian Murgatroyd
11:00am
Al-Ahli Saudi vs. Al-Shorta - Oscar Chamberlain
Persepolis vs. Al-Gharafa - Tony Lockwood
1:00pm
Al-Hilal vs. Esteghlal - Mike McKenna
11/5:
3:00am
Central Coast Mariners vs. Shanghai Shenhua - Trevor Harris
5:00am
Vissel Kobe vs. Gwangju - Wayne Boyce
Kawasaki Frontale vs. Shanghai Port - Andy Bodfish
7:00am
Johor Darul Ta'zim vs. Ulsan HD - Dez Corkhill
9:00am
Pakhtakor vs. Al Rayyan - Andy West
1:00pm
Al-Nassr vs. Al Ain - Nigel Bidmead
11/6:
5:00am
Yokohama F. Marinos vs. Buriram United - Jon Driscoll
Pohang Steelers vs. Shandong Taishan - Trevor Harris
AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2
GROUP STAGES:
9/17:
12:00pm
Al-Wehdat vs. Sepahan - [no commentary]
Istiqlol vs. Sharjah - [no commentary]
9/18:
8:00am
Bangkok United vs. Tampines Rovers - Dez Corkhill
Lee Man vs. Thep Xanh Nam Dinh (@ Mon Kok, Hong Kong) - [no commentary]
10:00am
Mohun Bagan vs. Ravshan - Jon Driscoll
12:00pm
Al-Wakrah vs. Tractor - Trevor Harris
Al-Khaldiya vs. Al-Taawoun - [no commentary]
Shabab Al Ahli vs. Al-Hussein Irbid - [no commentary]
Kuwait SC vs. Nasaf Qarshi - [no commentary]
2:00pm
Air Force Club vs. Altyn Asyr - [no commentary]
9/19:
6:00am
Sydney FC vs. Eastern - Andrew Self
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs. Kaya-Iloilo - [no commentary]
Muangthong United vs. Selangor - [no commentary]
8:00am
Lion City Sailors vs. Zhejiang - Rhysh Roshan Rai
Cebu vs. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (@ Manila, Philippines) - [no commentary]
Persib Bandung vs. Port FC - [no commentary]
10/1:
12:00pm
Sepahan vs. Istiklol (@ Fuladshahr, Iran) - [no commentary]
Sharjah vs. Al-Wehdat - [no commentary]
10/2:
8:00am
Tampines Rovers vs. Lee Man (@ Kallang, Singapore) - Dez Corkhill
Thep Xanh Nam Dinh vs. Bangkok United - [no commentary]
10:00am
Nasaf Qarshi vs. Shabab Al Ahli - Trevor Harris
Ravshan vs. Al Wakrah - [no commentary]
Altyn Asyr vs. Al-Khaldiya - [no commentary]
12:00pm
Tractor vs. Mohun Bagan - [no commentary]
Al-Hussein Irbid vs. Kuwait SC (@ Amman, Jordan) - [no commentary]
2:00pm
Al-Taawoun vs. Air Force Club - Jon Driscoll
10/3:
4:00am
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors vs. Muangthong United - Trevor Harris
6:00am
Kaya-Iloilo vs. Sydney FC (@ Manila, Philippines) - [no commentary]
8:00am
Port FC vs. Lion City Sailors (@ Pathum Thani, Thailand) - Piers Edwards
This match was delayed for 76 minutes due to severe weather, before being postponed.
Eastern vs. Sanfrecce Hiroshima - [no commentary]
Zhejiang vs. Persib Bandung - [no commentary]
Selangor vs. Cebu - [no commentary]
10/22:
10:00am
Sharjah vs. Sepahan - Brian Murgatroyd
Istiklol vs. Al-Wehdat - [no commentary]
10/23:
6:00am
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs. Sydney FC - Trevor Harris
8:00am
Selangor vs. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors - [no commentary]
Muangthong United vs. Cebu (@ Bangkok, Thailand) - [no commentary]
10:00am
Ravshan vs. Tractor (@ Dushanbe, Tajikistan) - [no commentary]
12:00pm
Shabab Al Ahli vs. Kuwait SC - [no commentary]
Al-Hussein Irbid vs. Nasaf Qarshi (@ Amman, Jordan) - [no commentary]
2:00pm
Al-Taawoun vs. Altyn Asyr - [no commentary]
Air Force Club vs. Al-Khaldiya (@ Baghdad, Iraq) - [no commentary]
10/24:
6:00am
Lee Man vs. Bangkok United - [no commentary]
8:00am
Persib Bandung vs. Lion City Sailors - Olly Hogben
Tampines Rovers vs. Thep Xanh Nam Dinh (@ Kallang, Singapore) - Rhysh Roshan Rai
Port FC vs. Zhejiang (@ Pathum Thani, Thailand) - [no commentary]
Kaya-Iloilo vs. Eastern (@ Manila, Philippines) - [no commentary]
10/30:
7:00am
Port FC vs. Lion City Sailors (@ Pathum Thani, Thailand) - Wayne Boyce
11/5:
11:00am
Sepahan vs. Sharjah (@ Fuladshahr, Iran) - Piers Edwards
Al-Wehdat vs. Istiqlol - [no commentary]
11/6:
7:00am
Thep Xanh Nam Dinh vs. Tampines Rovers - Andy West
Bangkok United vs. Lee Man (@ Pathum Thani, Thailand) - [no commentary]
9:00am
Altyn Asyr vs. Al-Taawoun - Piers Edwards
Nasaf Qarshi vs. Al-Hussein Irbid - [no commentary]
11:00am
Tractor vs. Ravshan (@ Doha, Qatar) - [no commentary]
Kuwait SC vs. Shabab Al Ahli - [no commentary]
Al-Khaldiya vs. Air Force Club - [no commentary]
11/7:
3:00am
Sydney FC vs. Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Teo Pellizzeri
5:00am
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors vs. Selangor - Nigel Bidmead
Cebu vs. Muangthong United (@ Manila, Philippines) - [no commentary]
7:00am
Lion City Sailors vs. Persib Bandung (@ Jalan Besar, Singapore) - Rhysh Roshan Rai
Zhejiang vs. Port FC - [no commentary]
Eastern vs. Kaya-Iloilo - [no commentary]