What is the use of an AUP regular season champion? The A-League adopts a regular season + playoff competition system, so it is also divided into regular season champions and playoff champions. So what is the use of the AUP regular season champion? Let's take a look together.
The AUP regular season champion can directly advance to the playoff semi-finals. The regular season champion enjoys the advantage of the schedule in the playoffs and can directly enter the semi-finals without participating in the first round of knockouts. Secondly, both the AUP regular season champion and the playoff champion can qualify for the next year's Asian Football Champions League (AFC Elite).