Group A - MD1: East Bengal (IND) 2-2 Paro FC (BHU)

Sun, 27 Oct, 2024

Group A - MD1: East Bengal (IND) 2-2 Paro FC (BHU)

Thimphu: India’s East Bengal and Paro FC of Bhutan shared the spoils in a thrilling 2-2 draw in their AFC Challenge League™ 2024/25 Group A match on Saturday.

Madih Talal put Bengal in front only for William Opoku to restore parity with his penalty before Paro took the half-time lead with an Evans Asante’s strike.

The Indian Super League side fought back to earn a valuable point thanks to Dimitrios Diamantakos’ second half equaliser.

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Group B - MD1: Al Arabi SC (KUW) 0-1 FC Abdysh-Ata (KGZ)

Sun, 27 Oct, 2024

Group B - MD1: Al Arabi SC (KUW) 0-1 FC Abdysh-Ata (KGZ)

Kuwait City: FC Abdysh-Ata earned a hard-fought 1-0 win over Kuwait’s Al Arabi SC in their AFC Challenge League™ Group B tie at the Kuwait Sports Club Stadium on Saturday.

Erbol Atabaev’s 62nd minute strike sealed the points for the Kyrgyz Republic side, who will face FC Arkadag of Turkmenistan on Matchday Two with Al Arabi to play Maziya Sports & RC of the Maldives.

Group C - MD1: Al Ahli (BHR) 0-0 Hilal Alquds (PLE)

Sun, 27 Oct, 2024

Group C - MD1: Al Ahli (BHR) 0-0 Hilal Alquds (PLE)

Seeb: Bahrain’s Al Ahli and Hilal Alquds of Palestine started their AFC Challenge League™ 2024/25 Group C campaign with a goalless draw on Saturday.

Al Ahli had the better of the chances and will feel they should have taken more from the game.

#ACLElite - Matchday 3: What they said

Sat, 26 Oct, 2024

#ACLElite - Matchday 3: What they said

Kuala Lumpur: Matchday Three of the AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 concluded this past week and with it came plenty of exciting action across the breadth of Asia.

Thrilling matches, cracking goals and disappointing outings were all part of the ingredients so join the-AFC.com as we hear what those that matter had to say.

Preview - Q-final: Japan v England

Sat, 26 Oct, 2024

Preview - Q-final: Japan v England

Santo Domingo: Japan will be determined to not fall at the quarter-final stage for the third consecutive edition when they play England in their FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Dominican Republic 2024 last eight tie on Sunday.

Champions in 2014 and runners-up twice, Japan have impressed at this edition and head coach Sadayoshi Shirai expects his side to deliver against England.

#AFCU17 Qualifiers - MD4: Results & Reports

Sat, 26 Oct, 2024

#AFCU17 Qualifiers - MD4: Results & Reports

Kuala Lumpur: DPR Korea and United Arab Emirates were the first two teams to confirm their tickets to the AFC U17 Asian Cup™ Saudi Arabia 2025 as Matchday Four concluded on Friday.

DPR Korea topped Group A with a perfect record of four wins while two victories in the three-team Group H booked the UAE's berth.

Thirteen places remain up for grabs on Sunday so stay updated on all the action with the-AFC.com.

Port’s Rangsan wants to see out defining week

Fri, 25 Oct, 2024

Port’s Rangsan wants to see out defining week

Pathum Thani: Head coach Rangsan Vivatchaichok is eyeing two more successful outings to close out an important seven days for Port FC after they beat Zhejiang FC 1-0 in their AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 Group F match on Thursday.

The win means Port stayed perfect with two wins as they gear up for the rescheduled match against Lion City Sailors FC on Wednesday that could have huge bearing on their knockout stage hopes.

Hodak happy with Persib’s first point, Sailors' Rankovic left frustrated

Fri, 25 Oct, 2024

Hodak happy with Persib’s first point, Sailors' Rankovic left frustrated

Soreang: Persib Bandung head coach Bojan Hodak expressed relief and satisfaction after his side claimed their first point following a 1-1 draw against Singapore’s Lion City Sailors in their Champions League Two™ 2024/25 Group F tie on Thursday.

The result was a welcome boost for Hodak’s men after a slow start to their campaign which saw defeats against Thailand’s Port FC and Zhejiang FC of China.

AFC Annual Awards Seoul 2023: Asia’s best take centrestage

Mon, 21 Oct, 2024

AFC Annual Awards Seoul 2023: Asia’s best take centrestage

Seoul: The grandest celebration of the Continent’s brightest takes place on Tuesday evening when the beautiful capital city of Seoul stages the 28th edition of the AFC Annual Awards.

One of the most eagerly anticipated highlights of the AFC calendar, the star-studded gala event will be hosted in Korea Republic for the first time and unfold at the magnificent Grand Peace Palace of the Kyung Hee University.

Japan stay top

Thu, 24 Oct, 2024

Japan stay top

Kuala Lumpur: Japan maintained their place as the highest ranked Asian side in the last FIFA Ranking update released on Thursday. 

The Samurai Blue, who beat Saudi Arabia and drew with Australia in Group C of the AFC Asian Qualifiers™ - Road to 26, moved one spot up to 15th.