Urawa Reds fans await a visit from Kuwait's Al Qadsia in the ACL quarter-finals

The finals draw, which was held at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, also paired Iran's Saipa with Uzbekistan's Kuruvchi, while Al Karama, Syrian champions, will take on Gamba Osaka.
 
Japan's Kashima Antlers, the third Japanese side in the final eight, will face Australia's Adelaide United.
 
Adelaide became the first Australian club to progress to the knock-out phase of Asia's premier club football competition when they drew 0-0 with China's Changchun Yatai earlier this week to top Group E.

Kashima qualified for the quarters after topping Group F with 15 points and are currently placed 6th in Japan's J-League.

Once the final four are decided, the Saipa-Kuruvchi winner will take on the Kashima-Adelaide winner in the semis, with the other quarter-final pairings being drawn into the second semi-final.

The semis also take place over two legs - scheduled for October 8 and 22, with the finals to be played on November 5 and November 12.

The Urawa Reds defeated Iranian club Sepahan FC 3-1 on aggregate in the 2007 final to take last season's Asian Champions League title.

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