Great Grounds of Asia: West | Football News |
Kuala Lumpur: West Asia has some of the finest stadiums in the Continent, with these venues regularly playing host to AFC Asian Cup, AFC Champions League and AFC Cup matches.
Kuala Lumpur: In the second part of this series of profiles, we look at five Saudi icons of the AFC Champions League era.
Since the inauguration of the AFC Champions League in 2002-03, Saudi teams have appeared in the final on seven occasions. Along the way, some of the kingdom’s players have created an iconic legacy in the competition.
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Mohammed Al Shalhoub
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A one-club man who spent his entire career at Al Hilal, Mohammed Al Shalhoub’s association with Asia’s premier club competition predates its rebranding into the AFC Champions League.
In 2000, as a 19-year-old, Al Shalhoub started his first continental final, helping Al Hilal win the Asian Club Championship with a 3-2 victory over Japan’s Jubilo Iwata in Riyadh. It would prove to be the first of many finals.
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