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Asian football is divided between AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AND THE AFC CUP .

AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE like european champions league. And the AFC cup like UEFA Cup.

The 14 best leagues participate in the AFC champions league only, while the rest participate in AFC cup.


Here is ASIAN Leagues ranking..

1 Japan J. League Grade A
2 South Korea K-League Grade B
3 China Chinese Super League Grade B
4 Saudi Premier League Grade B
5 UAE Football League Grade B
6 Australian A-League Grade B
7 Iran Pro League Grade B
8 Indonesian Super League Grade B
9 Uzbek League Grade C
10 Qatar Stars League Grade C
11 Singapore S. League Grade C
12 Thailand Premier League Grade C
13 Indian I-League Grade C
14 Vietnam V-League Grade C
15 Pakistan Premier League Grade C
16 Syrian Premier League Grade C
17 Jordan League Grade D
18 Kuwaiti Premier League Grade D
19 Malaysia M-League Grade D
20 Hong Kong First Division League Grade D
21 Oman Omani League Grade D
22 Bahrain Bahraini Premier League Grade D
23 Turkmenistan Higher League Grade D


Lebanon participate in AFC cup, ofcourse.

Nations that participate in AFC Cup 2009 are..
Lebanon , Bahrain, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Maldives, Syria, Vietnam, Yemen , Singapore, Thailand, India, Uzbekistan


Lebanon has three teams. Mabarrah, Safa and al - ahed participating..


Al-ahed is out from the first round, by finishing third in their group behind uzbekistani team and bahraini team.

Al Mabarrah are out from the first round as well, by finishing last in their group behind iraqi, kuwaiti and omani team.

Safa on the other hand finished second in their group and qualified to the next round. First finished an iraqi team.