Tag Archives: China

Cast finalised for AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar 2022!

The cast for the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar 2022 was confirmed on Tuesday with 12 teams sealing their places in the final round. Vietnam are the newcomers, as the Southeast Asian side joined 11 teams who have featured at this stage of FIFA World Cup qualifying before. …

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Asian Qualifiers Group A matches to be staged in the UAE!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirms today that the United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAE FA) has agreed to host the centralised Group A matches of the Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar and 2023 AFC Asian Cup – China. The remaining seven matches in Group …

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Asian Qualifiers Group A matches to be shifted from China to a neutral venue!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today, May 31 decided to move the remaining centralised Group A matches of the Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup from China to a neutral venue, which will be decided and announced in the coming days. The …

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Shaikh Salman offers condolences on the demise of Zhang Enhua!

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has sent his condolences to the Chinese Football Association (CFA) and to the family and loved ones of former China defender Zhang Enhua who passed away at the age of 48 on Friday. A true icon of Asian football, …

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Asian Olympic playoff between South Korea vs China scheduled!

The venues and kick-off times for the two-legged Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 playoff series between South Korea and China have been confirmed. South Korea will host the first leg at the Goyang Stadium (kick-off 16:00 local) on April 8 with China hosting the return leg at the Suzhou Olympic …

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Asian Olympic playoff between South Korea vs China postponed!

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the overall restrictions prevailing in the region, FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have decided to postpone the two-legged Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 playoff series between South Korea and China that were originally scheduled to be played on February 19 and …

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LaLiga named Best competition of 2020 in China!

LaLiga has received the award for the “Best competition of 2020” in the prizes awarded by the Sina Weibo platform, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, and the specialized medium ScoreSport (Qiduoduo). The Spanish competition has been chosen after weighing up the votes of experts (50%), fans (25%) and analyzing the …

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Dates for 2023 AFC Asian Cup in China confirmed!

The upcoming edition of Asia’s flagship national team competition, the 2023 AFC Asian Cup – China, will take place from June 16 to July 16, 2023, across ten cities after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) confirmed the decision today. The 18th edition of the …

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AFC issues RFP for 2023 AFC Asian Cup – China Hotel Procurement!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to receive a formal proposal and quotation for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup – China Hotel Procurement. Please click here to download the RFP document, and here for the Pricing Matrix. All interested parties are required to confirm their participation by completing …

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