BG Sports set to broadcast AFC matches in Thailand

Wed, 11 Sep, 2024

BG Sports set to broadcast AFC matches in Thailand

Thai team matches and selected fixtures to be streamed on www.youtube.com/@bgsports-official/

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC has announced today a landmark media partnership deal in Thailand, as it welcomes BG Sports as a media partner for selected competitions from 2024 to 2029. The partnership will provide fans in Thailand with access to the AFC’s matches across the AFC Asian Qualifiers™ – Road to 26, the AFC Champions League Elite™ and the AFC Champions League Two™ until the end of the 2028/29 season.

AFC unveils breakthrough reforms to strengthen Women’s National Team Competitions

Fri, 13 Sep, 2024

AFC unveils breakthrough reforms to strengthen Women’s National Team Competitions

Kuala Lumpur: Underlining its steadfast and continued efforts to elevate the stature and standards of the women’s game across Asia, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed today the introduction of several key reforms to its Women’s National Team Competitions, which will come into effect from 2026 onwards.

Officially ratified by the AFC Executive Committee on Thursday, these key reforms will result in the optimisation of the qualification pathways for both the AFC Women’s Asian Cup™ and FIFA Women’s World Cup, as well as a more straightforward qualification format for the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament.

#AsianQualifiers - MD2: 5 Takeaways

Fri, 13 Sep, 2024

#AsianQualifiers - MD2: 5 Takeaways

Kuala Lumpur: Matchday 2 of the AFC Asian Qualifiers™ - Road to 26 lived up to expectations with some outstanding goals, fightbacks and heartbreaks.

As the 18 sides prepare for the next two rounds of games in October, the-AFC.com takes a look at some key takeaways from Matchday 2.

talabat becomes Regional Partner of AFC club competitions

Wed, 11 Sep, 2024

talabat becomes Regional Partner of AFC club competitions

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced talabat as an Official Regional Partner of the AFC club competitions.

Widely regarded as the leading on-demand food and Q-commerce app for everyday deliveries, talabat is set to work with the AFC to deliver world class activations for fans of Asian football in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan and Iraq.

Venues and dates of the AFC’s prestigious annual events confirmed

Thu, 12 Sep, 2024

Venues and dates of the AFC’s prestigious annual events confirmed

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed that the upcoming editions of the Confederation’s two marquee events – the AFC Annual Awards 2023 and the AFC Member Associations and Regional Associations Presidents’ and General Secretaries’ Conference 2024 – will be held in Seoul, Korea Republic.

For the first time ever, both flagship events will be held in the same city in successive fashion with the AFC Annual Awards Seoul 2023 scheduled to take place on October 29, 2024 at the Grand Peace Palace at the Kyung Hee University whilst the three-day AFC Member Associations and Regional Associations Presidents’ and General Secretaries’ Conference 2024 will follow from October 30 to November 1 at the Conrad Seoul.

#ACLElite contenders set for riveting League Stage battles

Tue, 03 Sep, 2024

#ACLElite contenders set for riveting League Stage battles

Kuala Lumpur: The Continent’s finest 24 clubs will take centre stage next week when the inaugural 2024/25 season of the AFC Champions League Elite™ (ACL Elite) kicks off on Monday, September 16.

Asian football fans can look forward to 12 tantalising ties in the first of eight matchdays in the League Stage – a format being implemented for the first time in an AFC club competition.

Race for #ACLTwo glory begins as Group Stage unfolds

Wed, 04 Sep, 2024

Race for #ACLTwo glory begins as Group Stage unfolds

Kuala Lumpur: The Continent’s rising teams will embark on their AFC Champions League Two™ (ACL Two) 2024/25 journey next week when the revamped competition gets underway with the Group Stage.

A 32-strong cast from across 23 Member Associations will vie for progress from eight groups, split evenly between the West and East regions, which will be played in a home-and-away round-robin format from September 17 to December 5.

#AWCL Group Stage cast finalised

Sat, 31 Aug, 2024

#AWCL Group Stage cast finalised

Kuala Lumpur: The group stage of the AFC Women's Champions League™ 2024/25 is all set for take off following the conclusion of the preliminary stage on Saturday.

Four teams booked their spots, joining eight others who had secured automatic qualification for the inaugural edition of the tournament.