A total of 36 representatives from 17 MAs and domestic leagues attended the webinar which covered details on the steps of how the K League became the first major competition in Asia to resume their league following the suspension in the middle of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Among some of the topics discussed included match preparations and operations, handling of the international media attention and broadcasting coverage, fans engagement as well as other challenges.

AFC General Secretary Dato’ Windsor John opened the workshop with a welcome speech before the K League provided a comprehensive presentation on the restart of domestic football in the Korea Republic.

The Taegeuk Ladies have tried and failed on six occasions to win their way to an Olympic Games, and current superstar Ji So-yun is desperate to end that barren run.

As part of the SOAP Learning & Development agenda, the webinar covered topics such as competition infrastructure, human resources, regulations and policies, Special Olympic Football as well as communications systems during the tournament. A total of 30 Sports Directors and Coordinators from 20 Asia Pacific Programmes participated in the webinar.

Brian See Mei Chiat, the AFC’s Head of Competition Support from Competitions and Football Events Division provided an in-depth presentation on tournament organisation, match operations and the best practical strategies on competition management.

The decision was taken in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic to allow Member Associations, many of whom have been affected by the global outbreak, sufficient time to meet their internal processes and timelines.

Led by the AFC Competitions and Football Events Division, the survey includes five sections with 62 questions, encompassing the general information of domestic women’s leagues and clubs, administration details, youth development, inter management systems, promotion and commercial situations.

There are new leaders in Vietnam as Song Lam Nghe An moved to the top of the pile, Johor Darul Ta'zim and Tampines Rovers returned to training after a long layoffs in Malaysia and Singapore, while there were a pair of huge results in Chinese Taipei at both ends of the table.

Japanese international Yuya Osako is in desperate relegation trouble in Germany while international teammate Maya Yoshida finally returned to action in Italy and, despite his own good form, things are looking increasingly worrying for China PR's Wu Lei in Spain as RCD Espanyol prop up the standings.

With all that and more, here's the-AFC.com's review of the action from East Asia and ASEAN.