Preview: Vissel Kobe (JPN) v Chengdu Rongcheng FC (CHN)

Tue, 09 Dec, 2025

Preview: Vissel Kobe (JPN) v Chengdu Rongcheng FC (CHN)

Vissel: Vissel Kobe could become the first East Zone team to confirm their AFC Champions League Elite 2025/25™ Round of 16 spot with victory over Chengdu Rongcheng FC on Tuesday.

The Japanese side - who finished fifth in the J1 League after having won the previous two titles - will head into the tie with a three-point advantage at the top of the standings and will advance with victory and if results elsewhere go their way.

www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league_elite.html/video/aclelite-preview-matchday-six-east

Preview: Buriram United (THA) v Gangwon FC (KOR)

Tue, 09 Dec, 2025

Preview: Buriram United (THA) v Gangwon FC (KOR)

Buriram: Victory will be the only target for Buriram United and Gangwon FC when they square off in the AFC Champions League Elite 2025/25™ on Tuesday.

Thailand's Buriram are eighth with seven points with Korea Republic's Gangwon one adrift.

Preview: Johor Darul Ta’zim (MAS) v Shanghai Port FC (CHN)

Tue, 09 Dec, 2025

Preview: Johor Darul Ta’zim (MAS) v Shanghai Port FC (CHN)

Iskandar Puteri: Johor Darul Ta'zim will be determined to extend their recent dominance against China PR sides when they host Shanghai Port FC in the AFC Champions League Elite 2025/25™ on Tuesday.

The Malaysian side - on seven points - sit seventh in the standings while Shanghai Port are in dire straits after managing just a single draw from five matches.

Preview: FC Machida Zelvia (JPN) v Ulsan HD (KOR)

Tue, 09 Dec, 2025

Preview: FC Machida Zelvia (JPN) v Ulsan HD (KOR)

Machida: FC Machida Zelvia and Ulsan HD will be equally desperate for three points when they face off in the AFC Champions League Elite 2025/25™ on Tuesday.

Tied on eight points, Japan's Machida sit third in the East Zone standings while Korea Republic's Ulsan HD are sixth.

#WAC2026 Dream XI – Pick your dream goalkeeper

Mon, 08 Dec, 2025

#WAC2026 Dream XI – Pick your dream goalkeeper

Sydney: Twelve teams will head to Australia next year seeking ultimate glory at the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026™.

To warm up, the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026™ Dream XI lets football fans pick 11 of their favourite players from a pool of all-time greats and rising stars. 

We begin where titles so often tilt: the goalkeeper's spot.

You're choosing the last line of defence for your Dream XI—presence, poise and big-match nerve required. From an era-defining icon to a modern-day hero, here are the five nominees. 

#AFCU23: 2013 revisited

Mon, 08 Dec, 2025

#AFCU23: 2013 revisited

Kuala Lumpur: The seventh edition of the AFC U23 Asian Cup™ is set to kick off in Saudi Arabia on January 6 as 16 teams converge on the cities of Jeddah and Riyadh with some of the hottest prospects in Asian football set to be on show.

Stars such as Takumi Minamino, Alireza Beiranvand, Hwang Hee-chan, Chanathip Songkrasin and Almoez Ali are among the big names to have featured in a competition that has delivered numerous magical moments over the years. 

To whet the appetite ahead of one of the Asian Football Confederation’s showpiece tournaments, we look back at the previous editions of the AFC U23 Asian Cup - starting with 2013.