Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Bishkek: FC Istiklol made history by becoming the first club to emerge champions of Tajikistan six consecutive times, while FC Dordoi took a huge step towards retaining their Kyrgyz Premier League title as domestic action continued throughout Central Asia.
Meanwhile, AGMK and Pakhtakor earned Cup final berths in Uzbekistan, while Sepahan and Tractor maintained their unbeaten records in Islamic Republic Iran.
Join the-AFC.com as we cover all the key results from Bishkek to Balkanabat and beyond.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Rudaki: Tajikistan’s FC Istiklol have sealed a sixth consecutive league title, fittingly confirming the achievement with a 6-1 win over Kuktosh on Friday.
The Dushanbe-based club sealed their eighth title in ten years with four matches still to play, as Friday’s emphatic win gave them an insurmountable 16-point lead over second-placed FC Khujand, who hold one game in hand.
In addition to becoming the first club to win six Tajik League titles in a row, Istiklol are the nation’s first eight-time title winners, moving one ahead of Tursunzoda-based club Regar-TadAZ
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Bekabad: Dominant FC Pakhtakor sealed the Uzbekistan Super League title with six matches remaining, ending a four-year drought after Dostonbok Khamdanov scored both goals in a 2-1 win away at Metallurg Bekabad on Saturday.
The Tashkent-based club’s record-extending 12th domestic title comes following 12 consecutive league wins and secures direct qualification for the group stage of the 2020 AFC Champions League.
The runaway success also ends the championship streak of city rivals PFC Lokomotiv, who won three successive titles from 2016 to 2018.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Ho Chi Minh City: Hanoi FC claimed the 2019 V.League 1 title on Thursday to hand themselves a major psychological boost ahead of next week’s AFC Cup Inter-Zone Final meeting with DPR Korea’s 4.25 SC.
With two games still to play, Vietnamese heavyweights Hanoi secured an unassailable lead at the top of the standings thanks to Nguyen Than Chung’s goal in a narrow 1-0 victory away at Song Lam Nghe An.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The four remaining teams in the 2019 AFC Champions League will return to action in the coming days with the first legs of the semi-finals to be played on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Two-time winners Urawa Red Diamonds of Japan and China PR's Guangzhou Evergrande are aiming to lift the coveted trophy for an unprecedented third time, while 2011 winners Al Sadd from Qatar and Saudi heavweights Al Hilal will be looking to return Asian football's club crown to the West for the first time in eight years.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Doha: On Tuesday, two of West Asia’s most decorated club sides will clash in the AFC Champions League for the tenth time, but the history of continental matchups between Al Hilal and Al Sadd extends back two decades, before the inception of the competition.
When the AFC Champions League was inaugurated in 2002-03, Al Sadd and Al Hilal became the maiden representatives of their respective countries in the competition.
Both sides had already been continental champions, with Al Sadd lifting the Asian Club Championship trophy in 1989 and Al Hilal following suit three years later before adding a second title in 1999-2000.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The 2019 AFC Champions League semi-finals kick off on Tuesday with teams from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, China PR and Japan set to go head-to-head in must-watch ties.
The two-legged fixtures will kick off on Tuesday and Wednesday with the return legs three weeks later. The two winning sides will progress to the final to be played on November 11 and 24.
We look at four players – one from each of the semi-finalists – who could be key for their respective teams' chances of victory.