The reporter reported coldlyOn December 1, the AFC officially announced that the "final (top 8 to final) stage" of the AFC Champions League elite league in the next two seasons will be held in Saudi Arabia. Previously, Saudi Arabia spent a huge amount of money to build the "Superstar League" has shaken the world, and the upcoming 2023 Club World Cup, 2026 U23 Men's Asian Cup, and 2027 Men's Asian Cup will all be held in Saudi Arabia. The AFC said that the Asian Champions Elite League launched next year, with 24 teams participating in the group stage, 12 teams from each of the East and West Asian regions, after the Swiss round of competition to determine the round of 16, and then through home and away to determine the top 8, starting from the top 8, the game will be held in one place, using a single-elimination system (including the final). In the end, Saudi Arabia defeated Iraq to qualify for two terms, and it was the Iraqi Football Association that competed with Saudi Arabia for the right to host the tournament, and although they successfully hosted the Gulf Cup in Basra at the beginning of the year, the AFC chose Saudi Arabia, which is more secure and profitable. This is the second Asian football tournament that Saudi Arabia has successfully bid to host in recent years after the 2027 Asian Cup, which means that from 2025, Saudi Arabia will host the highest level of men's football in Asia for three consecutive years, including the 26 AFC Champions League Elite League "Final Stage" competitions, the 2026 U23 Asian Cup and the 2027 Asian Cup. 
The "final stage" of the AFC Champions League elite league adopts the competition system, which has been determined by the AFC at the end of 2022, previously, affected by the epidemic, the 2019 20 season of the Champions League, UEFA had made such an arrangement, the game was held in Lisbon, Portugal, and it was a great success, in the 2020 21 season, UEFA wanted to continue this format, but due to the basic return to normal European football competitions, the club hoped to resume home and away games and increase home revenue, the idea was not continued. In 2020, due to the epidemic, the AFC will hold most of the group stage and all the knockout stages of the AFC Champions League in Qatar. As we all know, now the AFC is West Asia to have the right to speak, the AFC first broke the Asian Cup from 1984 to continue the tradition of East and West Asia, the 2023 Asian Cup handed over to Qatar, settled in Saudi Arabia in 2027, and the Asian Cup has been held in West Asia for 3 consecutive yearsEven the U23 Asian Cup has been held in West Asia for three consecutive years. In addition, the 2025 U17 Asian Junior Championship will be held in Bahrain and the U20 Asian Youth Championship will be held in Oman, and in the next three years, from clubs to national teams, almost all age groups will host the Asian Men's Football Tournament, which will be monopolized by the West Asia region. I am afraid that the only thing left for the East Asian region to bid is the 2027 U17 Asian Junior Championship and the U20 Asian Youth Championship. 
It is worth mentioning that the Saudis originally wanted to contract the "final stage" of the AFC Champions League for five editions, but the AFC declined, citing the need to assess the Saudi Arabia's hosting of the first two editions, as well as the possible bidding of other football associations to join the bid. However, given Saudi Arabia's deep pockets, it is not impossible to win the right to host the event for five consecutive years. In addition to Asian events, Saudi Arabia has also won the Super Cup in Spain and Italy, and is also vying to host the French Super Cup, England Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup and even the Champions League final, in addition to bidding for the 2034 World Cup. The Saudis not only want to turn the Saudi league into the first league in Asia, but also turn Saudi Arabia into a gathering place for Asian football competitions and create the "capital" of the event, and their only competitor is currently Qatar, which will host the Asian Cup early next year, and is also vying for the right to host the 2024 Arab Cup, and Qatar is also a popular host for the "final stage" of the 3 AFC Champions League elite league events in 2027-2029. 