Asia

Following consultation with Asia’s member associations, FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have agreed to postpone the upcoming Asian qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar as follows: Matches originally scheduled to take place during the international window of March 23-31, 2020 and June 1-9, 2020 are …

The slots for AFC Club continental competitions from 2021 onwards from India will be decided on the following criteria: The winner of the Indian Super League’s league phase gets a direct slot into the AFC Champions League. The I-League champion gets a direct slot in the AFC Cup group stage …

The 2022 FIFA World Cup/2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification round 2 matches which were scheduled to be played in March and June 2020 have been postponed till further confirmation. In a letter the AFC wrote, “FIFA and AFC will discuss further details of the postponed matches and communicate to the …

Representatives of the competing Member Associations (MA) from the AFC West Zone have provided the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) with a series of proposals for completing the 2020 AFC Champions League Group Stage. Following the meeting with MAs from the East Zone in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last week, the AFC …

As the world marks International Women’s Day on Sunday, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) continues to celebrate the contributions of women involved in the sport – and the future of Asian women’s football looks brighter than ever. The AFC remains committed to encourage more women to work in football and …

FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) met at the Home of FIFA in Zurich to discuss football activities in Asia. For both FIFA and the AFC, the well-being and health of all individuals involved in football matches remains the highest priority, and as such, a formal proposal to postpone …

Defending I-League champions Chennai City FC have announced that Chennai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium would be their home venue for the 2020 AFC Cup. Chennai City FC will host Maldivian champions Maziya S&RC, who eliminated Bengaluru FC, on Wednesday, March 11 at 7.30pm. Chennai City FC president Rohit Ramesh said, “We …

German Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund after evaluating the current situation created by the spread of the Coronavirus have stopped plans of teams visiting China, India and Southeast Asia. Borussia Dortmund executive director Carsten Cramer told the Kicker magazine, “We had to weigh up the risks. And this risk assessment was …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is to call further emergency meetings with the representatives of MAs and its Leagues from both the East and West regions next week as the AFC continues to manage the worldwide impact of the Covid-19 outbreak. The meeting of the East Zone representatives was held …

The Indian U-16 National team’s exposure tour to Tajikistan has been cancelled post-outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The India U-16 boys, currently the SAFF U-15 Champions, were slated to depart to play two Friendlies against Tajikistan U-16 National Team on March 5. Tajikistan are the current runners-up of the 2018 …