Matchday Four: West Zone Preview

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Matchday Four: West Zone Preview

Kuala Lumpur: The 2019 AFC Champions League group stage enters the decisive phase with eight matches taking place across West Asia in Matchday Four on Monday and Tuesday.

Having crossed the halfway line of the group stage, Matchday Four sees the sides that faced-off two weeks ago trading places with the reverse encounters kicking-off the second half of Groups A to D in West Asia.

Al Ahli Saudi FC release Jorge Fossati

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Al Ahli Saudi FC release Jorge Fossati

Jeddah: Jorge Fossati has been released as the head coach of Al Ahli Saudi FC, with Youssef Anbar replacing the Uruguayan as the club's caretaker for the remainder of the season. 

Three-time Saudi Professional League champions Al Ahli, after back-to-back second place finishes in the last two seasons, recorded a bright start to their 2018/19 campaign with four consecutive wins after an opening day draw, and were battling it out with Al Hilal and Al Nassr for the top three spots heading into the middle of the season.

Matchday Three: The Week In Numbers

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Matchday Three: The Week In Numbers

Kuala Lumpur: The group stage of the 2019 AFC Champions League has reached its midway point after another action-packed round of fixtures.

Goals, saves, flowing moves and much more all make it onto the list following Matchday Three as the-AFC.com looks back at the week in numbers.

ACL 2019 Allianz Goal of the Week: Shojae Khalilzadeh (Persepolis FC)

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

ACL 2019 Allianz Goal of the Week: Shojae Khalilzadeh (Persepolis FC)

Kuala Lumpur: The-AFC.com has announced that Persepolis FC's Shojae Khalilzadeh is the winner of this week’s Goal of the Week presented by Allianz for Matchday Three of the 2019 AFC Champions League after amassing over 140,000 votes.

Historic first for Perth Glory

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Historic first for Perth Glory

Perth: Perth Glory claimed their first A-League Premiership following their 1-0 victory over the Newcastle Jets on Sunday, earning themselves a place in the 2020 AFC Champions League.

In front of 11,349 supporters at HBF Park, a second half strike from defender Ivan Franjic helped lift Tony Popovic’s side to a narrow victory over the Novocastrians.

Sydney FC’s hopes of claiming the A-League 2019 Premiership suffered a blow on Saturday after they drew 1-1 with Western Sydney Wanderers FC in the Sydney Derby at ANZ Stadium.

And with Perth winning in the west on Sunday, the Glory can no longer be caught by the Sky Blues atop the A-League 2018/19 standings.

Matchday Three: What They Said

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Matchday Three: What They Said

Kuala Lumpur: Another exciting round of games in the 2019 AFC Champions League took the group stage to its midway point last week. 

With some teams now starting to eye knockout round qualification and others trying to salvage their campaigns, the-AFC.com takes a look at how those involved reflected on their latest matches.

ACL2019 MD3 Toyota Player of the Week: Anderson Talisca

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

ACL2019 MD3 Toyota Player of the Week: Anderson Talisca

Kuala Lumpur: Guangzhou Evergrande's Anderson Talisca has been named the Toyota Player of the Week for Matchday Three of the 2019 AFC Champions League.

Guangzhou Evergrande midfielder Anderson Talisca's two goals in his side's 4-0 win at home to Australian club Melbourne Victory in their Group F Matchday Three clash on Wednesday saw the Brazilian earn this week's accolade.

Talisca's double came in the opening ten minutes of the match at Tianhe Stadium which is the fastest on record since 2013. The exciting attacker also provided 55% of his team's crosses in Matchday Three.

Talisca had a total of five shots on goal and tallied 33 passes to go along with his two goals as he was awarded a 9.3 rating to top the Toyota Player of the Week standings.

Cedric Bakambu (below) likewise shone on Matchday Three with the Beijing FC forward scoring a hat-trick in the Chinese side's 3-1 win at Buriram United.