Kuala Lumpur: In accordance with Article 5.2 of the AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 Competition Regulations (the “Competition Regulations”), the Asian Football Confederation (the “AFC”) confirms that China PR’s Shandong Taishan FC are considered to have withdrawn from the AFC Champions League Elite™ after the club confirmed that it did not intend to report for their League Stage (East) match against Korea Republic’s Ulsan HD FC on February 19, 2025.