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Tag Archives: AFC

Thailand withdraws from 2023 AFC Asian Cup bidding, leaving South Korea & China!

The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) on Friday, July 21 notified the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) of its decision to withdraw from the on-going bidding process for the AFC Asian Cup to be staged in 2023. This means that China and South Korea will now contest the right to stage …

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AFC-Premier League Football Social Development Conference 2017 charts new course!

A landmark social responsibility conference organised jointly by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Premier League took place on Thursday, July 20 in Hong Kong. The AFC-PL Football Social Development Conference 2017 addressed football’s role as a force of good. AFC General Secretary Dato’ Windsor John and Premier League …

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AFC conference leaves women’s football legacy for Hong Kong!

Girls and women in Hong Kong will benefit from a football legacy programme funded by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Dream Asia Foundation. The AFC’s Female Member of the FIFA Council Mahfuza Akhter Kiron handed over the AFC’s 400,000HKD donation to President of the Hong Kong Football Association Ltd (HKFA) …

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AFC Dream Asia Award winners announced in Hong Kong!

Football for All in Vietnam (FFAV), Shell Qatar and Nguyen Hoang Phuong from Vietnam were presented with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Dream Asia Awards 2017 today in Hong Kong. The award ceremony took place in conjunction with the AFC – Premier League Football Social Development Conference 2017. The annual …

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AFC & Premier League partner for social responsibility conference!

A landmark social responsibility conference organised jointly by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Premier League will take place tomorrow in Hong Kong. The AFC-PL Football Social Development Conference 2017 will address football’s role as a force for good. It takes place in connection with the Premier League Asia Trophy …

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Timor-Leste’s Orlando Marques Henriques banned from Football for Life!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Disciplinary and Ethics Committee has yesterday banned Orlando Marques Henriques from taking part in any kind of football-related activity for life for violating Article 69 and Article 62 of the AFC Disciplinary Code (2014 Edition). The former Timor-Leste Technical Director was found guilty of agreeing …

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AFC calls for scrutiny on club finances across Asia!

Following the recent AFC Inspiring League Forum on sustainable financial models in club football, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has written to its Member Associations reminding them that clubs with any outstanding payments by August 31, 2017, will face exclusion from the AFC Champions League in 2018. The AFC reminded …

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AFC Additional Assistant Referees begin second stage of preparation!

Forty participants convened once again for the second stage of preparation for the AFC Additional Assistant Referees (AAR) system implementation that began on Tuesday in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur. The introduction of the AAR system was approved by the AFC Referees Committee on September, 2016, and will make its …

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Elite course for Korean Futsal Instructors!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is facilitating the inaugural AFC MA Futsal Instructors Course organised by the Korea Football Association (KFA) at the Paju Training Centre in Seoul, South Korea. The aim of the seven-day course is to develop and select instructors to expand Futsal in South Korea. The course was …

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