The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Executive Committee has ratified the AFC Futsal and Beach Soccer Committee’s recommendations to confirm Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates as the hosts for the upcoming AFC Women’s Futsal Championship and AFC Futsal Club Championship respectively. The AFC was one of the first Confederations to …
Read More »AFC congratulates FC Goa, Mohun Bagan and ATK for winning season titles!
The Asian Football Confederation has congratulated FC Goa, Mohun Bagan and ATK for “winning the season titles in India.” In a letter to the All India Football Federation general secretary Kushal Das; Dato Windsor John, AFC General Secretary, wrote, “On behalf of the Asian Football Confederation, I would like to …
Read More »AFC Cup VIDEO: Chennai City FC 2-2 Maziya S&RC – Match Highlights!
Fito struck at the very end as Chennai City FC salvaged a point against Maldives’ Maziya S&RC with a 2-2 draw in their 2020 AFC Cup Group E tie at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday. Watch the match highlights above!
Read More »AFC Cup West Zone Group Stage matches postponed!
Following a meeting in New Delhi, India, it has been agreed that the AFC Cup West Zone Group Stage matches will be postponed because of the current outbreak of COVID-19. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will continue to monitor the current situation and secure possible dates for the postponed matches …
Read More »Late Fito strike earns Chennai City FC a point against Maziya S&RC!
Fito struck at the very end as Chennai City FC salvaged a point against Maldives’ Maziya S&R with a 2-2 draw in their 2020 AFC Cup Group E tie at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday. Spaniard Fito’s 11th-minute goal for Chennai City FC separated the sides going …
Read More »Chennai City FC to host Maziya S&RC on AFC Cup debut!
India’s Chennai City FC will play their first-ever AFC Cup game when they host recently crowned Dhivehi Premier League champions Maziya Sports & Recreation Club of the Maldives in a fixture that sees the visitors return to the competition for the first time since 2017. The 2018-19 I-League champions Chennai …
Read More »2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Asia postponed due to Coronavirus!
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 …
Read More »AIFF clarification over AFC Club Competition slots from 2021 onwards!
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 …
Read More »India’s remaining joint 2022 FIFA World Cup/2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers postponed!
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 …
Read More »AFC Emergency Meetings conclude in Doha & Dubai!
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 …
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