Qatar Stars League 2022-23 - Season Preview

Mon, 01 Aug, 2022

Qatar Stars League 2022-23 - Season Preview

Dubai: The start of August marks kick-off of an exceptional edition of the Qatar Stars League, an unusually early start to the 2022-23 is just one of several changes in place to accommodate for hosting the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, making for an intriguing domestic competition in the months ahead.

The season will also be the last to feature 12 clubs in the top division, with the bottom two in 2022-23 set for direct relegation, while the 10th-placed side will face the second division champions in a playoff game. Starting 2023-24, the competition will be reduced to 10 teams who play each other three times over the course of the season to increase the total number of matches a team plays from 22 to 27.

AFC Champions League™ 2022 Group Stage Stats Leaders: Forwards

Fri, 29 Jul, 2022

AFC Champions League™ 2022 Group Stage Stats Leaders: Forwards

Kuala Lumpur: Over the past few weeks, the-AFC.com has highlighted the standout goalkeepers, defenders and midfielders from the AFC Champions League™ 2022 group stage, and now it’s the turn of those whose job it is to score the goals: the forwards. 

To select the star performers up front, we’ve reflected on the match data from the group stage to draw up a statistics-based approach to present those that shone brightest. 

Here are eight forwards who delivered the goods for their respective sides. 

AFC Cup™ 2022 - Best goals of Group Stage: S-final 2

Sat, 30 Jul, 2022

AFC Cup™ 2022 - Best goals of Group Stage: S-final 2

Kuala Lumpur: The search for the best goal of the AFC Cup™ 2022 Group Stage continues with the next selection of fine finishes from across the five zones.

Semi-final 1 concluded on Friday and the-AFC.com has selected some of the finest goals for the next round of voting. Catch the breathtaking goals below and don't forget to vote for your favourite! 

AFC Cup™ 2022 - Best goals of Group Stage: S-final 1 winners confirmed

Fri, 29 Jul, 2022

AFC Cup™ 2022 - Best goals of Group Stage: S-final 1 winners confirmed

Kuala Lumpur: ATK Mohun Bagan's Liston Colaco leads the five players advancing from the AFC Cup™ 2022 - Best Goals of Group Stage: Semi-final 1 following the conclusion of the poll on Friday.  

Joining the Indian winger in the final are Kedah Darul Aman's Ronald Ngah Wanja, Robinho of Bashundhara Kings, PSM Makassar's Rizky Eka Pratama and Ange Kouame of Tainan City FC.

Vicente Moreno takes charge of Al Shabab FC

Fri, 29 Jul, 2022

Vicente Moreno takes charge of Al Shabab FC

Riyadh: AFC Champions League™ 2022 hopefuls Al Shabab FC have announced that they have agreed terms with Spaniard Vicente Moreno to coach the team next season.

“The club administration signed a one-year contract with Vicente Moreno and his assisting staff to coach the team,” said Al Shabab in an official statement.

2007 AFC Asian Cup™: Iraq's amazing triumph revisited

Fri, 29 Jul, 2022

2007 AFC Asian Cup™: Iraq's amazing triumph revisited

Kuala Lumpur: Fifteen years ago today Iraq completed one of the most memorable feats in Asian football history as the Jorvan Vieira-coached Lions of Mesopotamia lifted the 2007 AFC Asian Cup™. Despite troubles at home, Younis Mahmoud and his teammates claimed a remarkable success that unified a nation and which still resonates around the world.

When Mahmoud soared high in the Jakarta night air to score the goal that downed Saudi Arabia to deliver Iraq their first-ever AFC Asian Cup title, it secured much more than the famous old trophy. 

Match schedules confirmed for Olympic Football Tournaments at Paris 2024

Fri, 29 Jul, 2022

Match schedules confirmed for Olympic Football Tournaments at Paris 2024

Paris: The match schedules for the men’s and women’s Olympic Football Tournaments at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have been confirmed – and for the first time in the tournaments’ history, the competitions conclude with the final of the women’s competition.

The tournaments, which include 12 and 16 nations competing in the women’s and men’s competitions respectively, begin on Wednesday 24 July and conclude at the Parc des Princes on Saturday 10 August 2024.