体坛英语新闻：Vietnam, China to compete in 2015 AFC Champions League

HO CHI MINH CITY, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's V-League champions 2014, Becamex Binh Duong, will play against China's FA Cup winners, Shandong Luneng Taishan, in Vietnam's southern Binh Duong province on Tuesday, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) said on Monday.

It will be the first Group E match in the group stage of the 2015 Asian Football Confederation (ACL) Champions League, according to a result of the ACL's official draw held in December last year.

Accordingly, Group E included Vietnam's Becamex Binh Duong, China's Shandong Luneng Taishan, South Korea's Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, and Japan's Kashiwa Reysol.

The AFC Champions League is an annual continental club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). A total of 32 teams, divided into eight groups, will feature the group stage of the 2015 event.

Each group will compete under the round robin format, and the first two teams of each group will progress. Finally, the winner of the tournament will qualify for the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.

The 2015 AFC Champions League is the 34th edition of the tournament. The group stage will be held from Feb. 24 to May 6, according to the AFC.