KUALA LUMPUR: Saudi Arabia will organise the next three editions of the Asian Champions League Elite finals after the Asian Football Confederation’s executive committee confirmed the country’s provisional hosting rights had been made permanent on Friday.

The Saudis have hosted the first two editions of the event, which sees the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final played in a centralised venue, since the continent’s premier club competition was restructured ahead of the 2024-25 season.

Jeddah-based outfit Al-Ahli have won the title on the two occasions the city has hosted the finals, defeating Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale in 2025 before beating Machida Zelvia, also from Japan, in May.

Published in Dawn, July 31st, 2026