ASEAN Championship 2024: Rafaelson double gives Vietnam edge over Thailand

Despite Thailand dominating the tie, Vietnam were clinical in their finishing and will head to Sunday's return leg confident of winning a third title.

Eight teams are still standing in the 2024/25 campaign, which kicked off last August with the Preliminary Stage and subsequently concluded the Group Stage in October.

At stake will be club, continental and global stage honours for the continent's teams.

Join the-AFC.com as we take a look at how the action will unfold over the next 12 months.

The departure of the 32-year-old, who won the K League title with Jeonbuk in 2019 and 2021, comes after fellow Korea Republic international Kim Jin-su also left the club to sign for the capital club.

This latest milestone marks the Confederation’s first logo evolution in more than 23 years and only the second time in history that the AFC corporate brand has transformed following the introduction of its ‘shield’ logo shortly after its formation in 1954, which was subsequently updated in 2001.

Oman edged Saudi Arabia 2-1 while Bahrain defeated Kuwait 1-0 to advance to Saturday's final.

The Johor Darul Ta'zim winger received 38 percent of the votes to advance to the semi-finals.

Check out the five Matchday One - East goals once again and view the polling result at the bottom of the article.

Voting for the Matchday Two (West) best goals begins on Friday.

Song has returned to the nine-times K League champions, who also announced the arrival of new coach Gus Poyet last week, after a two-year spell in Japan with Shonan Bellmare.

DPR Korea added to their impressive legacy, while Qatar, Japan and Islamic Republic of Iran secured major continental titles.

On the clubs' front, Al Ain FC and Central Coast Mariners etched their names in history with landmark triumphs in continental competitions.