The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today confirmed that all matches of the AFC Cup 2021 ASEAN Zone, comprising Groups G, H and I as well as the Playoff Stage have been cancelled due to the challenges imposed by the global pandemic in finding a suitable host to stage the …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Competitions Committee has today decided on the vacant spot of the 2021 AFC Cup after Kaya FC-Iloilo from the Philippines secured their debut qualification for the AFC Champions League (East) Group Stage. Taking into consideration the absence of a standby club from the Philippine Football …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 Local Organising Committee (LOC) have today confirmed the Mumbai Football Arena – Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai and the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi, Pune as the new venues and host cities for the Continent’s premier women’s …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has reviewed the calculation method for the AFC Club Competitions Ranking 2021 & 2022 following the AFC Executive Committee’s decision to revise the format for the 2021 and 2022 seasons of the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup. As a result of this, it was …
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The AFC Executive Committee has today approved the AFC Women’s Football Committee’s recommendation to cancel the 2022 AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup – Indonesia and the 2022 AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup – Uzbekistan. The AFC Executive Committee acknowledged the importance to prioritise the health and safety of all stakeholders …
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The AFC Executive Committee has approved today the AFC Competitions Committee’s recommendation to reschedule all Knockout Stage matches of the AFC Cup 2021 and AFC Champions League 2021 (from the Quarterfinals onwards) from its current home and away format to single leg ties. Taking into consideration the existing uncertainties related …
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In preparation for the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in India, the AFC Executive Committee also decided to provide greater flexibility in finalising the dates for the Qualifiers, which is currently scheduled for September 13 to 25, 2021, taking into consideration the challenges that may arise from the availability of …
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Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has sent his condolences to the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and to the family and loved ones of former BFF Head of Media Ahsan Ahmed Amit, who passed away at the age of 43 on Wednesday. Ahsan Ahmed served …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) today announced its partnership with dairy giant Yili for the 2021 to 2024 rights cycle. Yili joins the AFC family as the first Official Global Partner of the AFC national team competitions from China and will be the exclusive sponsor in the dairy products category, …
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Asia’s best learnt of their opponents following the conclusion of the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar virtual draw in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday. The 12 teams were drawn into two groups with Japan, the continent’s top team in the FIFA World Ranking, drawn in Group B while …
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