The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC):VAR technology set for AFC Champions League Knockout Stage and AFC Cup Final

The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC)has decided to officially announce the use of video assisted referee system technology (VAR), will be implemented for the second straight season from the Quarter-final stage of the 2021 AFC Champions League and in the AFC Cup Final for the first time.AFC has applied for the second time the technology since the same role in the previous version that was held in Doha in the assembly system, whether for the West or the East Asia.

Therefore, the technology will not be used in the Second Round of the final, which will be held for the West Asia on September 13 and 14, and from one match.

The AFC also announced that the final of the current version of the AFC Cup will witness the VAR application for the first time in the history of the tournament.

The AFC also announced that the final of the current version of the AFC Cup will witness the application of technology for the first time in the history of the tournament.
Asian football history was made in 2019 when VAR made its debut from the Quarter-final stage of the AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates before the system was successfully implemented across all 32 matches at the AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 in January.