The AFC Cup 2016 is just a month away!
Last December 11, the 2015 UFL Champions Ceres-La Salle FC and 2015 UFL League Champions Kaya FC learned their fate for the prestigious tournament in a draw held in Malaysia.
Ceres-La Salle was drawn with Malaysian Super League runners-up Selangor FA, S-League runners-up Tampines Rovers, and Bangladeshi Professional League champions Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmodi. On the other hand, Kaya is situated with Hong Kong Premier League champions Kitchee Sports Club, 2014-15 Singapore Cup champions Balestier Khalsa FC, and 2015 Dhivehi Premier League champions New Radiant SC.
In this grueling double round-robin home-and-away stage, Ceres-La Salle will play their home games at the Panaad Stadium in Bacolod City while Kaya FC will make the legendary Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila their home turf.
Here is the schedule for Group E and Group F for the 2016 AFC Cup:
GROUP E
23 February 2016
Tampines Rovers vs. Sheikh Jamal – Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Ceres vs. Selangor – Panaad Stadium, Bacolod City
8 March 2016
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi vs. Ceres
Selangor vs. Tampines Rovers – Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang, Malaysia
15 March 2016
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi vs. Selangor
Tampines Rovers vs. Ceres – Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
12 April 2016
Selangor vs. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi – Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang
Ceres vs. Tampines Rovers – Panaad Stadium, Bacolod
26 April 2016
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi vs. Tampines Rovers
Selangor vs. Ceres – Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang
10 May 2016
Tampines Rovers vs. Selangor – Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Ceres vs. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi – Panaad Stadium, Bacolod
GROUP F
23 February 2016
Kitchee vs. Kaya – Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
New Radiant vs. Balestier Khalsa – National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives
8 March 2016
Kaya vs. New Radiant – Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
Balestier Khalsa vs. Kitchee – Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
15 March 2016
Kaya vs. Balestier Khalsa – Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
Kitchee vs. New Radiant – Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
12 April 2016
Balestier Khalsa vs. Kaya – Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
New Radiant vs. Kitchee – National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives
26 April 2016
Kaya vs. Kitchee – Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
Balestier Khalsa vs. New Radiant – Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
10 May 2016
Kitchee vs. Balestier Khalsa – Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
New Radiant vs. Kaya – National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives
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