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Teams learn 2017 AFC Cup Playoff Qualifiers opponents!

Nine teams now know who stands between themselves and the next stage of 2017 AFC Cup qualifying when the official draw for the competition’s Playoff Qualifiers was held in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, June 17. The Teams Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra Ltd (Bangladesh), FC Tertons (Bhutan), Nagaworld FC (Cambodia), Tatung …

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South Korea top, India 19th in latest Asian Football Confederation Member Association Ranking!

South Korea continue to lead the way, while India are 19th in the latest Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Member Association (MA) Ranking which was released on Friday, June 10. The East Asian powerhouse retained top spot ahead of second-placed Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates who have leapfrogged Iran …

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Bengaluru FC to play Singapore’s Tampines Rovers in two-legged AFC Cup quarterfinals!

I-League champions Bengaluru FC will be up against Tampines Rovers FC in the quarterfinals of the 2016 AFC Cup, the draws of which took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday, June 9. The first of the two-legged tie will take place at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on the September 14, …

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2016 AFC Champions League draw produces intriguing quarterfinal ties!

The official draw for the quarter-final stage of the 2016 AFC Champions League produced a host of mouth watering ties when it was made in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday. Teams through to the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League: Al Ain (UAE), Al Nasr (UAE), El Jaish (Qatar), FC …

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2016 AFC Cup Quarterfinals: Bengaluru FC to face Tampines Rovers!

Lone Indian side left, Bengaluru FC in the quarterfinals of the 2016 AFC Cup will have to face Tampines Rovers FC of Singapore, who in the pre-quarterfinals had won in extra-time against Mohun Bagan AC. Meanwhile reigning champions Johor Darul Ta’zim will face Hong Kong’s South China in the AFC …

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China’s Shandong Luneng announce Germany’s Felix Magath as new head coach!

Chinese Super League side and AFC Champions League quarterfinalists Shandong Luneng Taishan FC have announced former FC Bayern Munich boss Felix Magath will be their new head coach. Magath joins the CSL outfit following the resignation of former coach Mano Menezes of Brazil who, despite guiding his charges to the …

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VIDEO – 2019 AFC Asian Cup Playoff: India 6-1 Laos – Match Highlights!

A young Indian national football team were a goal down and starring at potential elimination against Laos in their 2019 AFC Asian Cup Playoff Qualifier second-leg, but a first-half substitution to bring on Jackichand Singh and the Men in Blue came back strongly to take a surprise 2-1 lead into …

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India coach Constantine: Kept our head up and fought for every inch!

It is not every-day that a Football scoreline resembles one that of Tennis. On June 7, 2016 it was different, as India thumped Laos side 6-1 in the second leg of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Playoff Qualifiers. In the Official Post Match Press Conference, Head Coach of the Indian …

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VIDEO – 2019 AFC Asian Cup Playoff: India 6-1 Laos – Some of India’s Goals!

A young Indian national football team were a goal down and starring at potential elimination against Laos in their 2019 AFC Asian Cup Playoff Qualifier second-leg, but a first-half substitution to bring on Jackichand Singh and the Men in Blue came back strongly to take a surprise 2-1 lead into …

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2019 AFC Asian Cup Playoff: India trash Laos 6-1 to progress to the Round 3 qualifiers!

A young Indian national football team were a goal down and starring at potential elimination against Laos in their 2019 AFC Asian Cup Playoff Qualifier second-leg, but a first-half substitution to bring on Jackichand Singh and the Men in Blue came back strongly to take a surprise 2-1 lead into …

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