AFC Annual Awards Seoul 2023 nominees revealed

Mon, 30 Sep, 2024

AFC Annual Awards Seoul 2023 nominees revealed

·         Yazan Al Naimat, Seol Young-woo and Akram Afif to vie for AFC Player of the Year
·         Cortnee Vine, Kiko Seike and Kim Hye-ri up for AFC Women’s Player of the Year

The highly anticipated and star-studded cast of nominees for the AFC Annual Awards Seoul 2023 was announced today, with just under a month left to the gala ceremony.
 
Asia’s finest, headlined by the coveted AFC Player of the Year and AFC Women’s Player of the Year accolades, will be crowned on October 29 when the 28th edition of the AFC Annual Awards take place at the stunning Grand Peace Palace of the Kyung Hee University.

Venues and dates of the AFC’s prestigious annual events confirmed

Thu, 12 Sep, 2024

Venues and dates of the AFC’s prestigious annual events confirmed

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed that the upcoming editions of the Confederation’s two marquee events – the AFC Annual Awards 2023 and the AFC Member Associations and Regional Associations Presidents’ and General Secretaries’ Conference 2024 – will be held in Seoul, Korea Republic.

For the first time ever, both flagship events will be held in the same city in successive fashion with the AFC Annual Awards Seoul 2023 scheduled to take place on October 29, 2024 at the Grand Peace Palace at the Kyung Hee University whilst the three-day AFC Member Associations and Regional Associations Presidents’ and General Secretaries’ Conference 2024 will follow from October 30 to November 1 at the Conrad Seoul.

#AWCL - Know your Group A teams

Tue, 01 Oct, 2024

#AWCL - Know your Group A teams

Kuala Lumpur: The group stage of the inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League™ 2024/25 is set for kick off with 12 teams aiming to lift the coveted trophy.

Join the-AFC.com as we first preview Group A which will see China PR’s Wuhan Jiangda, Hyundai Steel Red Angels Women’s FC of Korea Republic, Malaysia’s Sabah FA and Abu Dhabi Country Club of the United Arab Emirates vying for spots in the knockout stage.

Preview - MD2: Yokohama F. Marinos (JPN) v Ulsan HD FC (KOR)

Tue, 01 Oct, 2024

Preview - MD2: Yokohama F. Marinos (JPN) v Ulsan HD FC (KOR)

Yokohama: It will be a meeting between two sides desperate to kickstart their respective campaigns when Yokohama F. Marinos welcome Ulsan HD for their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 tie on Wednesday.

Marinos were on the receiving end of a 7-3 result against Korea Republic's Gwangju FC on Matchday One while two-time Asian champions Ulsan DH suffered a 1-0 reverse on home soil against Kawasaki Frontale.

Preview - MD2: Vissel Kobe (JPN) v Shandong Taishan FC (CHN)

Tue, 01 Oct, 2024

Preview - MD2: Vissel Kobe (JPN) v Shandong Taishan FC (CHN)

Kobe: There will be little separating Vissel Kobe and Shandong Taishan FC when the two sides square off in their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 tie at the Kobe City Miski Park Stadium on Wednesday.

Japanese champions Vissel Kobe opened their continental campaign with a goalless draw against Thailand's Buriram United while Shandong Taishan saw off the spirited challenge of Australia's Central Coast Mariners with a 3-1 win.

Europe Wrap: Lee shines for PSG; Furuhashi on the double for Celtic

Tue, 01 Oct, 2024

Europe Wrap: Lee shines for PSG; Furuhashi on the double for Celtic

Kuala Lumpur: Korea Republic's Lee Kang-in and Japan's Takefusa Kubo were among the goals as Paris St-Germain and Real Sociedad registered wins in France and Spain respectively.

In Scotland, Kyogo Furuhashi netted twice as Celtic made it six straight wins, so join the-AFC.com as we take a look at how the continent's stars performed in Europe this past week.

MD2: Al Nassr Club (KSA) 2-1 Al Rayyan SC (QAT)

Tue, 01 Oct, 2024

MD2: Al Nassr Club (KSA) 2-1 Al Rayyan SC (QAT)

Riyadh:  Cristiano Ronaldo led Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr Club to their first win in the AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 after they defeated Al Rayyan SC 2-1 at the King Saud University Stadium on Monday.

The match also marked Al Nassr head coach Stefano Pioli's first taste of continental club football in Asia with a win, taking the Saudi Arabian club to four points with Al Rayyan still looking for their first.

MD2: Al Sadd SC (QAT) 2-0 Esteghlal FC (IRN)

Tue, 01 Oct, 2024

MD2: Al Sadd SC (QAT) 2-0 Esteghlal FC (IRN)

Doha: Al Sadd SC secured their first win in the AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024-25 on Monday as an own goal from Hossein Hosseini and a second half penalty from Akram Afif earned Felix Sanchez’s side a 2-0 victory over Esteghlal FC at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha.

The win takes the Qatari side onto four points from their first two games in the league phase while Islamic Republic of Iran's Esteghlal remain on three points following their opening round victory over Al Gharafa earlier in the month.

Hosseini punched the ball into his own goal with five minutes remaining in the first half and Afif netted from the penalty spot in the 68th minute after being hauled down by Rouzbeh Cheshmi to put the seal on a comfortable win for the hosts.