The leagues in Mongolia and Chinese Taipei are into a summer break before the next round of fixtures on July 21, but there was plenty of action from four other Member Associations.

The-AFC.com highlights the ins and outs across the Continent.

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC: Alay’s cup run over, title chase on course

FC Alay Osh started and finished the week on top of the table, but a midweek 2-1 defeat to Neftchi Kochkor-Ata ended their Kyrgyzstan Cup campaign at the quarter-final stage in a week of highs and lows for the Kyrgyz Premier League’s form team.

Saturday’s return to league action brought swift revenge for Alay, who earned a 1-0 win over Neftchi on Saturday thanks to an Akramzhon Umarov goal, while national team stars Azamat Baimatov, Bekzhan Sagynbaev and Ernist Batyrkanov all got on the scoresheet as defending champions FC Dordoi beat Abdish-Ata 5-0 on Sunday.

The 60-year-old former Korea Republic international is a two-time AFC Champions League winner when he coached Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors to Continental glory in 2006 and 2016, as well as six successive K League 1 titles.

Choi has a deep understanding of the Chinese Super League, having managed two other Chinese top-tier teams, Tianjin Quanjian last year, and most recently Dalian Yifang.

The 2016 AFC Coach of the Year, will be tasked to turn the Shanghai-based club around, as they are currently tied with Shenzhen FC and Hebei CF on 12 points, hovering just above the relegation zone.

In separate comments posted on both his own and the club's websites, the 2005 Champions League winner with Liverpool said he had been approached on previous occasions about a move to China PR but that nothing lined up quite like Dalian's offer.

Kitchee, three-time Hong Kong Premier League champions, finished fourth last season and are determined to regain their position at the top.

Sliskovic, who arrived in Hong Kong on Wednesday, was unveiled as the new head coach on Thursday.

Kubo, the highly-rated superstar-in-waiting, had already played his last game for the Gasmen – a 3-1 win over Oita Trinita on June 1 – before inking a five-year deal with the Spanish giants and making his senior debut for the Japan national team at the Copa America in Brazil. It had been an eventful month for a player who only turned 18 on June 4.

That date, though, was significant as it meant Kubo was free to sign a deal that would take him back to Europe after a four-year absence, having returned to Japan in March 2015 following his release from FC Barcelona.