Vietnam cruise into final

Mon, 30 Dec, 2024

Vietnam cruise into final

Viet Tri: Vietnam advanced to the 2024 ASEAN Championship final after defeating four-time winners Singapore 3-1 in their semi-final second leg at the Viet Tri Stadium on Sunday.

Two-time winners Vietnam won the semi-final 5-1 on aggregate and will face either defending champions Thailand or Philippines in the final.

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#ACLElite - Arif tops best goal of MD1 (East) poll

Thu, 02 Jan, 2025

#ACLElite - Arif tops best goal of MD1 (East) poll

Kuala Lumpur: Arif Aiman's strike against China PR's Shanghai Port FC has been voted as the best goal of Matchday One of the AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 League Stage.

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.

#ACLElite - Kessie wins best goal of MD1 (West) accolade

Sun, 29 Dec, 2024

#ACLElite - Kessie wins best goal of MD1 (West) accolade

Kuala Lumpur: Frank Kessie's strike for Al Ahli Saudi FC against Persepolis FC has been voted as the best goal of the AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 Matchday One (West).

Kessie garnered almost 67 percent of the votes to advance to the semi-finals.

Feast your eyes again on the five Matchday One - West goals that were in the running and check out the results at the bottom of the article. Don't forget to cast your vote for the Matchday One (East) best goals HERE.

Year in Review: AFC Champions League 2™ 2024/25 - Group Stage

Thu, 19 Dec, 2024

Year in Review: AFC Champions League 2™ 2024/25 - Group Stage

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 is all set for a spectacular knockout stage after thrilling group stage action.

The Round of 16 is scheduled for February and based on how the group stage action unfolded, fans can expect high quality action.

Year in Review: AFC Women’s Champions League™ 2024/25 - Group Stage

Sat, 28 Dec, 2024

Year in Review: AFC Women’s Champions League™ 2024/25 - Group Stage

Kuala Lumpur: The inaugural edition of the AFC Women's Champions League™ 2024/25 has been a thrilling affair, with both the preliminary and group stages delivering high quality action.

Up next will be the knockout stage, with the eight remaining teams to learn their opponents at the official draw on January 8, 2025.

Year in Review: AFC Challenge League™ 2024/25 - Group Stage

Thu, 19 Dec, 2024

Year in Review: AFC Challenge League™ 2024/25 - Group Stage

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC Challenge League™ 2024/25 is set for an exciting climax following a group stage which left fans thrilled.

The knockout stage will kick off in March with the quarter-finals, with the final scheduled for May, 2025.

Year in Review: AFC Asian Qualifiers™ - Road to 26

Thu, 26 Dec, 2024

Year in Review: AFC Asian Qualifiers™ - Road to 26

Kuala Lumpur: There is still all to play for in the AFC Asian Qualifiers™ - Road to 26 despite six matchdays having already been completed.

While Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan and Korea Republic look well placed to book tickets to the FIFA World Cup 26, several others have much to do when the AFC Asian Qualifiers resume in March 2025.

The top two teams from each of the three groups will earn automatic spots to the FIFA World Cup 26.

A further two slots are available via playoffs involving the third and fourth-placed teams from the three groups while an additional spot is possible through the inter-confederation playoffs.

Year in Review: AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ Qualifiers

Wed, 25 Dec, 2024

Year in Review: AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ Qualifiers

Kuala Lumpur: Only six places remain available for the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ with the final round of Qualifiers to kick off in March, 2025.

A total 24 teams will be in the hunt to join the 18 sides who have already sealed qualification by virtue of advancing to the AFC Asian Qualifiers™ - Road to 2026.

The draw for the final round of the Qualifiers saw the 24 teams divided into six groups with only the group winners to advance to Saudi Arabia 2027.

Group B: Saudi Arabia defeat Iraq to seal knockout stage berth

Sun, 29 Dec, 2024

Group B: Saudi Arabia defeat Iraq to seal knockout stage berth

Kuwait City: Saudi Arabia dethroned Iraq to advance to the semi-finals of the 2024 Gulf Cup on Saturday.

Herve Renard's side topped Group B ahead of Bahrain, who were defeated 2-1 by Yemen.

Saudi Arabia will face Kuwait in the semi-finals while Bahrain will meet Oman.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima sign Germain from Jubilo Iwata

Sat, 28 Dec, 2024

Sanfrecce Hiroshima sign Germain from Jubilo Iwata

Hong Kong: Sanfrecce Hiroshima have signed striker Ryo Germain from Jubilo Iwata after the former Asian champions were relegated from the J1 League.

Germain finished as the third highest scorer in the J1 League despite Iwata’s struggles, which saw the club end the campaign in 18th in the 20-team top flight of Japanese football and demoted to J2.