Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Singapore: Singapore international Izzdin Shafiq believes Home United have the ability and desire to dethrone ASEAN Zonal champions Ceres Negros beginning with the first leg clash on August 1.
After a two and a half month break, the AFC's club competitions return to action on Wednesday when Ceres Negros of the Philippines look to defend their AFC Cup ASEAN Zonal title against Singapore's Home United.
The two-legged ASEAN Zonal final is a repeat of last year's edition, when Ceres came out on top 3-2 on aggregate. The-AFC.com caught up with Home United midfielder Izzdin Shafiq, who also featured in the 2017 ASEAN Zonal final, to get his views on the upcoming clash.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Manila: Ceres Negros beat Global Cebu 6-1 to claim a second consecutive Philippines Football League title at the Rizal Memorial Stadium on Wednesday, emerging champions with three games to spare.
Ceres were unstoppable in the 2018 season, having won 17 of the 22 games played, drawing three times and losing just twice.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
With Ceres Negros and Home United set to lock horns once more in the 2018 AFC Cup ASEAN Zonal Final, join the-AFC.com as we recall the first-ever Southeast Asian Zone showdown between the same pair of clubs, just 12 months ago.
When the 2018 AFC Cup's ASEAN Zonal Final kicks off between Ceres Negros and Home United on August 1, it will be another chapter in what has become a series of intriguing clashes between familiar foes.
In fact, it will be the fifth time the two sides have faced each other in the continental competition since they first clashed almost exactly a year ago in the AFC Cup's inaugural Southeast Asian decider.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The 2018 AFC Cup recommences on August 1 with the much-anticipated ASEAN Zonal Final between Ceres Negros and Home United. We turn to two Southeast Asian football specialists to preview the tie.
Familiar foes Ceres Negros and Home United will clash in the 2018 AFC Cup's ASEAN Zonal Final on August 1 and August 8 when the 2017 ASEAN Zonal finalists meet once more in this year's edition. Filipino club Ceres also faced Singaporean side Home in this year's Group Stage, with the latter edging them out on head-to-head record to top Group F.
The-AFC.com spoke to two experts ahead of the vital tie to get their views.
Singaporean Gabriel Tan (@gabetan13) is the football editor at FOX Sports Asia, while Cedelf Tupas (@CedelfptINQ) is a Philippines Football Expert and Journalist for Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: As the 2018 AFC Cup enters the final stages, we look at some of the players who have set the competition alight this season.
Seven remaining teams vie for the 2018 AFC Cup title as the action returns after the summer break, and from DPR Korea to Iraq to the Philippines and Turkmenistan, players have put their talent on display as they aim for personal and team glory. Here are four names who have shone brightly this term and will hope to continue impressing as their sides pursue continental glory.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: As the clock ticks down to the resumption of 2018 AFC Cup action, it is time to recap how the tournament has unfolded so far.
In five months of fixtures since the start of the 2018 AFC Cup group stage, 116 games have been played, 370 goals have been scored, and seven teams remain standing. With the tournament set to resume on August 1 with the ASEAN Zonal Final first leg, we look back at the 2018 edition so far.
After two preliminary rounds and a play-off round, the group stage of the 2018 AFC Cup got underway in mid-February and in the West, there were two teams in particular who shone.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Bacolod: Ceres Negros have announced the signings of Jerry Barbaso, Curt Dizon and Blake Powell, and have also welcomed Roland Muller and Paul Mulders back to the fray ahead of their 2018 AFC Cup ASEAN Zonal Final.
Barbaso, 30, began his career with Laos FC in 2009 before moving to Global Cebu FC, where he played for over nine years as a defender.
Filipino side Ceres’ attacking prowess has been further boosted by Dizon, who previously played in Spain with Gimnastica Segoviana CF in 2013, before making his debut in the Philippines Football League (PFL) in 2014 with Global Cebu.