The Committee, which consists of Deputy Chairman Tokuaki Suzuki and Chief Officer Satoshi Saito, will meet with each association’s General Secretary and Chief Executive of their domestic league, and report their findings back to the AFC.

The AFC Professional League’s Ad-Hoc Committee will then convene on May 20 to finalise which of the 15 countries will take part in the eagerly anticipated new competition, which marks the continuing evolution of Asian club football.

AFC Professional League 2009 Ad-Hoc Committee visit schedule:

Mar 30: Thailand
Mar 31: Indonesia
April 1: Singapore
April 2: Vietnam
April 3: Korea Republic
April 5: Uzbekistan
April 7: India
April 13: Iran
April 15: Qatar
April 17: Syria
April 18: Jordan
April 19: Saudi Arabia
April 22: UAE
April 24: China
April 29: Australia