Playoff: Al Khaldiya SC (BHR) 2-3 Al Nahda (OMA)

Wed, 23 Aug, 2023

Playoff: Al Khaldiya SC (BHR) 2-3 Al Nahda (OMA)

Arad: Al Nahda staved off a fightback from Bahrain's Al Khaldiya SC to book a place in the AFC Cup™ 2023/24 group stage with a 3-2 win in their playoff tie on Tuesday.

Al Nahda were quick to seize control at the Sheikh Ali Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium and will now look forward to Thursday's group stage draw in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Playoff: Al Ittihad Al Ahli of Aleppo Sport Club (SYR) 2-1 Shabab Al Khalil (PLE)

Wed, 23 Aug, 2023

Playoff: Al Ittihad Al Ahli of Aleppo Sport Club (SYR) 2-1 Shabab Al Khalil (PLE)

Ta'if: Syria’s Al Ittihad Al Ahli of Aleppo Sport Club progressed to the group stage of the AFC Cup™ 2023/24 after edging Palestine’s Shabab Al Khalil 2-1 in a playoff at King Fahd Stadium on Tuesday.

Al Ittihad, who qualified for the AFC Cup preliminaries by virtue of being 2021/22 Syrian Cup champions, took the lead just before half time and never looked back, putting Thursday's draw in AFC House firmly in their attention.

Playoff: Mohun Bagan Super Giant (IND) 3-1 Abahani Limited Dhaka (BAN)

Wed, 23 Aug, 2023

Playoff: Mohun Bagan Super Giant (IND) 3-1 Abahani Limited Dhaka (BAN)

Kolkata: India's Mohun Bagan Super Giant came from behind to defeat Abahani Limited Dhaka of Bangladesh 3-1 to advance to the AFC Cup™ 2023/24 group stage on Tuesday. 

Abahani took an early lead, resulting in Mohun Bagan turning on the style to book a place in Thursday's group stage draw in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Playoff: FC Khujand (TJK) 1-2 FC Merw (TKM)

Tue, 22 Aug, 2023

Playoff: FC Khujand (TJK) 1-2 FC Merw (TKM)

Khujand City: Turkmenistan's FC Merw booked a place in the AFC Cup 2023/24 group stage after edging FC Khujand of Tajikistan 2-1 in their playoff tie on Tuesday.

The win continued FC Merw's dream run, having advanced to the playoff after defeating Kyrgz Republic's FC Alay 1-0 in the preliminary round last week.

Playoff: Incheon United FC (KOR) 3-1 Haiphong FC (VIE) - AET

Tue, 22 Aug, 2023

Playoff: Incheon United FC (KOR) 3-1 Haiphong FC (VIE) - AET

Incheon: Korea Republic’s Incheon United FC created history when they beat Vietnam’s Haiphong FC 3-1 in extra time on Tuesday to make it to the group stage of the AFC Champions League™ for the first time.

Hernandes Rodrigues’s 100th minute strike turned out to be the winner as the stubborn Haiphong made for an uncomfortable opponent for the K League 1 side in their playoff tie at the Incheon Football Stadium.

Playoff: Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN) 3-0 Lee Man (HKG)

Tue, 22 Aug, 2023

Playoff: Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN) 3-0 Lee Man (HKG)

Saitama: Defending champions Urawa Red Diamonds cruised into the Group Stage of the AFC Champions League™ 2023/24 on Tuesday as the J1 League side handed Hong Kong’s Lee Man a 3-0 playoff defeat at a damp Saitama Stadium.

Two goals in the first six minutes from Yoshio Koizumi and Shinzo Koroki set Maciej Skorza’s title-holders on their way to a comfortable win and Takahiro Sekine added a third in injury time as the three-time champions took their place in Thursday’s draw in Kuala Lumpur.

Playoff: Zhejiang FC (CHN) 1-0 Port FC (THA)

Tue, 22 Aug, 2023

Playoff: Zhejiang FC (CHN) 1-0 Port FC (THA)

Huzhou: China PR’s Zhejiang FC edged Port FC of Thailand 1-0 to advance to the AFC Champions League™ 2023/24 group stage on Tuesday. 

Franko Andrijasevic scored the winner in the playoff tie at the Huzhou Olympic Sports Center as Zhejiang advanced to the group stage for the first time since 2011, when they were known as Hangzhou Greentown.

Playoff: Shanghai Port FC (CHN) 2-3 BG Pathum United (THA)

Tue, 22 Aug, 2023

Playoff: Shanghai Port FC (CHN) 2-3 BG Pathum United (THA)

Shanghai: Thailand’s BG Pathum United sealed their ticket into the AFC Champions League™ 2023-24 group stage after defeating Shanghai Port FC of China PR 3-2 at the Shanghai Pudong Football Stadium on Tuesday.

Igor Sergeev scored twice in the first half with Mirahmetjan Muzepper keeping Shanghai Port in the game after the half hour mark before the Uzbekistan forward went on to complete his hat-trick with Markus Pick claiming a late goal for the Chinese side.

Europe Wrap: Mitoma dazzles for Brighton; Al Taamari bags double

Tue, 22 Aug, 2023

Europe Wrap: Mitoma dazzles for Brighton; Al Taamari bags double

Kuala Lumpur: Kaoru Mitoma produced a stunning individual effort to open his account for the new Premier League season as Brighton & Hove Albion defeated Wolves 4-1 in England on Saturday. 

Jordan’s Musa Al Taamari netted a double for his new club Montpellier as they defeated Lyon 4-1 in France’s Ligue 1 while Takumi Minamino kept up his good start to the new season as he struck twice in AS Monaco’s 3-0 win against Strasbourg on Sunday.
 
Takefusa Kubo bagged an assist in Spain, Korea Republic’s Cho Gue-sung once again found the back of the net for Denmark’s Midtjylland and Pakistan’s Easah Suliman was on target in Azerbaijan, so join the-AFC.com as we find out how the Asian stars performed in Europe over the past week. 

#FIFAWWC in Numbers

Tue, 22 Aug, 2023

#FIFAWWC in Numbers

Sydney: The FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 drew to a close on Sunday as Spain were crowned champions following a 1-0 victory over England at Stadium Australia.

A gripping final provided the perfect ending to a World Cup that captured the imagination of the whole of Australia and football fans around the world as the tournament delivered unforgettable matches, individual performances of the highest quality and endless drama.
 
From full stadiums, to scoring feats and much more, the-AFC.com looks back at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in numbers.