The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s talented match officials will take centre stage at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup – India after 14 referees, assistant referees and video match officials from seven Member Associations (MAs) were appointed to the showpiece. Pansa Chaisanit of Thailand, Edita Mirabidova of Uzbekistan and …
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The steady rise of the AFC’s brand and world-class competitions as well as the undeniable passion for Asian football was lauded by the AFC Marketing Committee at its fourth meeting held virtually on Thursday. In his opening address, Chairperson Dasho Ugen Tsechup hailed the growing commercial appeal and consumption of …
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The AFC Club Licensing Task Force has complimented the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s Member Associations (MAs) on their abilities to adapt their Club Licensing Systems to the changes in the new AFC club competition season at its fourth meeting held today. The updated AFC Club Licensing Regulations (2022 Edition) came …
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The 7th AFC Medical Conference Qatar 2022, postponed earlier due COVID-19 challenges, has now been rescheduled for March 2 to 6, 2023 in Doha, Qatar. With the theme “Football and sports medicine – celebrating diversity,” interested participants can now sign-up for the highly engaging conference here. The Conference will welcome …
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The AFC Women’s Football Committee’s commitment towards strengthening the foundations of the women’s club game was further underlined at its fifth meeting held in Chonburi, Thailand on Saturday. Chaired by Mahfuza Akhter Kiron, the Committee praised the continued efforts of the AFC’s Member Associations in developing women’s club football against …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed that Monday’s AFC Women’s Club Championship 2022 – Pilot Tournament (East) match between ISPE WFC from Myanmar and Chinese Taipei’s Taichung Blue Whale FC had to be abandoned due to inclement weather. The encounter was abandoned following two (2) stoppages of thirty (30) …
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A record six clubs from as many Member Associations (MAs) will compete in another thrilling AFC Women’s Club Championship – Pilot Tournament campaign as teams from both the East and West regions prepare to battle for the title. The expanded competition will be held across two regions for the first …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Executive Committee has ratified the AFC Technical Committee’s approval to change the categories of the AFC President Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football to acknowledge standout Member Associations (MAs) in the AFC Grassroots Charter. Mirroring the AFC Grassroots Charter membership categories of Gold, Silver and Bronze, …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Club Licensing Regulations (2022 Edition) have been ratified by the AFC Executive Committee in line with the transition of the AFC Club Competitions from its current Spring-Autumn season to Autumn-Spring. The updated regulations came into force on July 29, 2022 and incorporated several important updates …
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Following the decision to transition the AFC Club Competitions from its current Spring-Autumn season to Autumn-Spring on February 25, 2022, the AFC Executive Committee has today approved the new calendar of the 2023/2024 AFC Champions League and AFC Cup seasons. The AFC Champions League 2023/24 edition is set to kick …
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