Doha will play hosts to the final of the 2020 AFC Champions League, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced on Friday.
The final of the continent’s premier club competition will be held in the Qatari capital on December 19, 2020.
Iran‘s Persepolis have already qualified for the final after winning West Asian final. They will meet the winner of the East Asian tournament, the final of which is scheduled to be held on December 13, 2020.
It must be noted Qatar hosted the West Asian matches of the AFC Champions League after the tournament was brought to a halt in March by the Coronavirus pandemic.
The West Asian matches were successfully completed in four stadiums across Doha from September 14 to October 3, 2020, with the strict enforcement of a bio-secure bubble.
Subsequently, the hosting right for the East Asian matches were also handed to Qatar and is supposed to be held from November 18 to December 13, 2020.
The final will then be played in Doha six days later.
The AFC felt that Qatar had already demonstrated the necessary hosting capability and have the medical infrastructure to host a tournament of such magnitude.