2013 AFC Cup: Fixtures of East Bengal & Churchill Brothers

The fixtures for the 2013 AFC Cup Group have been released by the Asian Football Confederation with Indian clubs East Bengal Club (Federation Cup champions) and Churchill Brothers SC (3rd place I-League, replacement for Dempo SC) the Indian participants.Churchill Brothers SC were drawn in Group E alongside Kitchee (Hong Kong), Singapore Armed Forces FC (Singapore) and Semen Padang (Indonesia), while East Bengal Club face Tampines Rovers (Singapore), Selangor (Malaysia) and Saigon Xuan Thanh (Vietnam).

While Churchill Brothers will have to play their home matches at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune due to non-availability of the Nehru Stadium in Margao, East Bengal will play their home matches at the Saltlake Stadium, Kolkata.

FIXTURES OF INDIAN CLUBS

Group E

05-Mar-2013: Kitchee (Hong Kong) - Churchill Brothers SC
12-Mar-2013: Churchill Brothers SC – Semen Padang (Indonesia)
02-Apr-2013: Churchill Brothers SC – Singapore Armed Forces FC (Singapore)
10-Apr-2013: Singapore Armed Forces FC (Singapore) - Churchill Brothers SC
24-Apr-2013: Churchill Brothers SC – Kitchee (Hong Kong)
01-May-2013: Semen Padang (Indonesia)- Churchill Brothers SC

Group H

06-Mar-2013: East Bengal Club – Selangor  (Malaysia)
13-Mar-2013: Saigon Xuan Thanh (Vietnam) - East Bengal Club
03-Apr-2013: Tampines Rovers (Singapore) - East Bengal Club
09-Apr-2013: East Bengal Club – Tampines Rovers (Singapore)
23-Apr-2013: Selangor  (Malaysia) - East Bengal Club
30-Apr-2013: East Bengal Club – Saigon Xuan Thanh (Vietnam)