Clubs from all six of FIFA’s confederations are assured of participating in the inaugural expanded 2025 tournament after the access blueprint was unanimously agreed upon by the FIFA Council in Rwanda on Tuesday on March 14, 2023. The initial decision to revise the format of the competition to a 32-team …
Read More »AFC Beach Soccer Referees Course marks return ahead of 2023 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup!
The match officials for the 2023 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup – Thailand that kicks off tomorrow are ready to go after successfully completing the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Beach Soccer Referees Course on Wednesday. Held for the first time since 2019, the five-day course took place from March 11 …
Read More »Jamshedpur FC face Mumbai City FC in AFC Champions League playoff on April 4 in Kerala!
Jamshedpur FC will take on Mumbai City FC on April 4, 2023 in Manjeri or Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala, in a one-off playoff match to decide which of the two teams will be India’s representatives in the AFC Champions League 2023-24 Group Stage. Jamshedpur FC were crowned League Shield Winners during …
Read More »XtraTime VIDEO: AFC Competitions 2023-24 Season slots for India announced!
The Qualifiers for the AFC Competitions 2023-24 for the Indian clubs are to be played between April 4 to May 3, 2023, the Federation announced on Tuesday, March 14. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has allocated three slots to India — one in the AFC Champions League Group Stage, one …
Read More »India’s Igor Stimac: We will give everything to win the Tri-Nation tournament!
The Indian Senior Men’s Team will be back in action on home soil after nine months, in the Tri-Nation Football Tournament from March 22, 2023, and Head Coach Igor Stimac has asserted that his side will do everything to win it. Imphal will welcome the Blue Tigers (106 in FIFA …
Read More »AFC Competitions 2023-24 Season slots for India announced!
The Qualifiers for the AFC Competitions 2023-24 for the Indian clubs are to be played between April 4 to May 3, 2023, the Federation announced on Tuesday, March 14. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has allocated three slots to India — one in the AFC Champions League Group Stage, one …
Read More »2023 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup in Thailand – Facts & Figures!
The AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup makes a return after four years with Pattaya, Thailand to host the 2023 edition. Ahead of the action kicking off on Thursday, join AFC Media as we take a look at the facts and figures of a highly exciting tournament. Pedigree Japan are the …
Read More »AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers VIDEO: Vietnam 1-1 India – Highlights!
A brave performance by the Indian Women’s U20 Team saw them draw with hosts Vietnam in their final Group F game of the 2024 AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers Round 1 on Saturday, March 11, 2023. Though both teams finished on seven points from three matches in the four-team …
Read More »Southeast Asia primed for FIFA Football for Schools lift-off!
Southeast Asia is not only one of the most populace regions in the world, but it boasts its own special fervour for the world game. One only needs to see the packed stadiums and wildly colourful crowds at the biennial AFF Championship to understand there is something special bubbling along …
Read More »2023 AFC U20 Asian Cup – And then there were four!
Three former champions and a side looking to lift the title for the first time will tussle it out in the semifinals of the 2023 AFC U20 Asian Cup – Uzbekistan following the conclusion of the quarterfinals on Sunday. Japan and South Korea took their semifinals places on Sunday, joining …
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