AFC Champions League 2021 Archive

As ever, there were a number of master tacticians who impressed, and we’ve picked three of the standout performers for you to review before voting at the foot of the article.

From Sharof Mukhiddinov's opening-day piledriver to Nasser Al Dawsari's screamer in the final, we've got 10 fabulous goals to choose from. Review the nominees once more and tell us whose strike was the best of the campaign by casting your vote at the foot of the article.

The AFC Futsal Asian Cup Kuwait 2022 Qualifiers will be the first draw held virtually on January 6 in Kuala Lumpur with a total of 32 Member Associations (MAs) battling for the available 15 slots to join hosts Kuwait.

Using a statistics-based approach, we’ve selected 10 of the star performers from the continental competition as we look to complete the All-Star XI.

Review our list of AFC Champions League frontmen and don’t forget to vote for your favourite at the foot of the article.

There were numerous standout performers in what, with a total 40 clubs, was the biggest AFC Champions League in the tournament’s almost two-decade history.

We break down the statistics to review some of the key categories and those who excelled in them.

The goalkeeper and four defenders in the All-Star XI have been decided, so now it’s time to turn the focus to the midfielders.

We’ve selected 10 of the standout performers from the continental competition, so review the candidates and vote for your favourite at the foot of the article.

With five goals from the first semi-final to make it through to next week's final, we have selected 10 more fabulous efforts for you to decide who will complete the line-up for the grand finale.

Review the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the article.

Last week we presented the candidates for the 2021 edition’s best goalkeeper, and now we shine the spotlight on the players who will make up the backline.

So, here are the 12 players in contention for the four places in defence. Review the nominees and then choose your favourite defenders for this all-star XI in the respective polls.

In the first of two semi-finals, the-AFC.com has selected 10 goals to review and then let us know which one you think is the pick of the bunch. Review the nominees and don't forget to cast your vote at the bottom of the article.

While addressing the AFC Executive Committee on November 21, 2021, AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa said: “I am pleased to note that the AFC competitions continue to grow. There will be changes to the rules on foreign players, as well as to our competitions calendar. These are all part of the strategy to improve our players, clubs and national teams on the world stage.”

As ever, we begin with the goalkeepers and ask you, the fans, to review our five nominees from the last line of defence before casting your vote for the top performer at Asia’s premier club competition. .

The final was the culmination of more than seven months of action in which the competition expanded to a record 40 sides as 11 teams made their AFC Champions League debuts in the group stage.

But in the end it was Asian football’s most successful side that came out on top as goals from Nasser Al Dawsari and Moussa Marega saw the trophy return to Riyadh once more.

As fans of Asian football now look forward to the 2022 edition, the-AFC.com highlights the stats and facts that caught the eye from the grand finale.