Persepolis are determined to win the AFC Champions League title for the first time, having fallen to Japan's Kashima Antlers in the 2018 final. Ulsan Hyundai, meanwhile, are seeking to add the 2020 title to the one won in 2012.

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The three-time AFC Asian International Player of the Year in 2015, 2017 and 2019 held off tough competition from Uruguayan Luis Suarez and Giorgian De Arrascaeta of Brazilian club Flamengo to become the second Asian player to win the highly-acclaimed prize, after Malaysia’s Mohd Faiz Subri clinched the award in 2016 for his remarkable goal for Penang.

The three-time AFC Asian International Player of the Year in 2015, 2017 and 2019 saw off tough competition from Uruguayan Luis Suarez and Giorgian De Arrascaeta of Brazilian club Flamengo to become the second Asian player to win the highly-acclaimed prize, after Malaysia’s Mohd Faiz Subri clinched the award in 2016 for his remarkable goal for Penang.

The Jordan Football Association (JFA) announced that “The Chivalrous” will have a preparatory camp in Muscat where they will play Oman on March 19 before facing Lebanon in Dubai five days later.

China PR side Shanghai Shenhua received 40% of the total votes cast while Korea Republic's Suwon Samsung Bluewings garnered 18%.

They join Islamic Republic of Iran clubs Tractor SC and Persepolis FC, who finished top two in the combined Central & South Asia poll, in the final.  

The polls for the ASEAN and West regions start on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively, with the final of the Search for Asia's Most Popular Football Club kicking off on Sunday.

Check out the East Asia nominees and results below.

The Islamic Republic of Iran sides garnered a combined total of 90% of the votes cast in the regional poll aimed at finding the Continent's most popular club.

The two now await their opponents in the final, with polling in the East section ending on Tuesday.

The polls for the ASEAN and West regions start on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively, with the final of the Search for Asia's Most Popular Football Club kicking off on December 27.

Check out the Central and South Asia nominees and results below.

Dream debuts, deadly doubles and last-minute heroics are the order of the day among this week’s nominees who have excelled all over the pitch.

Here are the nominees for performances from December 9 to 15.