Vote for your Best Goal of the 2021 AFC Champions League: Semi-final 2

Fri, 10 Dec, 2021

Vote for your Best Goal of the 2021 AFC Champions League: Semi-final 2

Kuala Lumpur: The-AFC.com continues its quest to find out what you, the fans, consider the best goal from the 2021 AFC Champions League by bringing you another selection of stunners from the recently completed tournament.

With five goals from the first semi-final to make it through to next week's final, we have selected 10 more fabulous efforts for you to decide who will complete the line-up for the grand finale. 
 
Review the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the article. 

www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/video/salem_al_dawsari_persepolis_vs_al_hilal_sfc.html

www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/video/leandro_damiao_kawasaki_frontale_vs_daegu_fc.html

www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/video/abderrazak_hamdallah_al_nassr_vs_foolad_khouzestan_fc.html

www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/video/stephan_schrock_united_city_fc_vs_beijing_fc.html

www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/video/shahriyar_moghanlou_persepolis_fc_vs_al_rayyan.html

www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/video/valeri_qazaishvili_ulsan_hyundai_fc_vs_viettel_fc.html

www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/video/sharof_mukhiddinov_pakhtakor_vs_tractor_fc.html

www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/video/pakorn_prempak_cerezo_osaka_vs_port_fc.html

www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/video/santi_cazorla_al_nassr_vs_al_sadd_sc.html

www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/video/alex_grant_ulsan_hyundai_fc_vs_fc_pohang_steelers.html

Vote For Your Best 2021 AFC Champions League Team: Defenders

Sun, 05 Dec, 2021

Vote For Your Best 2021 AFC Champions League Team: Defenders

Kuala Lumpur: The-AFC.com continues its quest to find out who the fans consider the Best XI from this year's AFC Champions League competition.

Last week we presented the candidates for the 2021 edition’s best goalkeeper, and now we shine the spotlight on the players who will make up the backline.

So, here are the 12 players in contention for the four places in defence. Review the nominees and then choose your favourite defenders for this all-star XI in the respective polls.

Son, Kerr, Kubo and Jahanbakhsh – Vote for your AFC International Player of the Week!

Wed, 08 Dec, 2021

Son, Kerr, Kubo and Jahanbakhsh – Vote for your AFC International Player of the Week!

Kuala Lumpur: With droughts broken, trophies lifted and goal of the season contenders scored, it was another exceptional week for Asia’s footballers outside the continent.

Son Heung-min netted in back to back Premier League games, while Sam Kerr delivered a performance for the ages in the Women’s FA Cup Final, and there were further standout displays by Asian players in Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands and the United States. 

We’ve whittled the list down for this week’s top performers – based on matches from November 30 to December 6 – it’s up to you to get behind the one you consider the best of them all.

Vote for your Best Goal of the 2021 AFC Champions League: Semi-final 1

Fri, 03 Dec, 2021

Vote for your Best Goal of the 2021 AFC Champions League: Semi-final 1

Kuala Lumpur: The 2021 AFC Champions League witnessed some stunning goals, from long-range screamers to acrobatic bicycle kicks, and now it's down to you, the fans, to decide your favourite. 

In the first of two semi-finals, the-AFC.com has selected 10 goals to review and then let us know which one you think is the pick of the bunch. Review the nominees and don't forget to cast your vote at the bottom of the article. 

Slot allocation for AFC Champions League and AFC Cup 2023 confirmed

Thu, 09 Dec, 2021

Slot allocation for AFC Champions League and AFC Cup 2023 confirmed

Kuala Lumpur: The club allocations for the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup in 2023 have been determined following the latest AFC Club Competitions Ranking.

Saudi Arabia, who lead the AFC Club Competitions Ranking 2021, are ranked first in the AFC Champions League (West), with three of their clubs automatically qualifying to the Group Stage and one club advancing to the preliminary or play-offs. 

Ficcadenti replaced by Kenta Hasegawa at Nagoya

Thu, 09 Dec, 2021

Ficcadenti replaced by Kenta Hasegawa at Nagoya

Nagoya: Nagoya Grampus have announced 2014 J-League Coach of the Year Kenta Hasegawa will take charge of the J1 League side next season, replacing Italian manager Massimo Ficcadenti.

Ficcadenti steered Nagoya to third place in the J1 League in 2020 to qualify the club for the AFC Champions League for the first time since 2012. Grampus advanced to the quarter-finals of this year’s competition, where they were eliminated by Pohang Steelers.