MAXWIN RTP SLOT South Korea (KOR): On 18 January 2017, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, the 2016 K League Classic runners-up, were excluded from the 2017 AFC Champions League due to a bribery scandal in the domestic K League Classic. Hong Kong (HKG): Eastern, the 2015-16 Hong Kong Premier League champions, initially gave up their place in the AFC Champions League due to financial problems. However, the AFC did not allow Kitchee to replace Eastern in the AFC Champions League group stage, and Kitchee would still enter the qualifying play-offs, while Southern District would not be able to participate in the AFC Champions League. As a result, the Hong Kong Football Association decided that Kitchee, the 2015-16 Hong Kong season play-off winners, would enter the group stage instead of the qualifying play-offs, while Southern District, the play-off runners-up, would enter the qualifying play-offs.|Nippon Ichi Software