Year in Review - Al Seeb create history; Urawa await West winners

Tue, 27 Dec, 2022

Year in Review - Al Seeb create history; Urawa await West winners

Kuala Lumpur: Al Seeb Club defeated Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur City FC to become the first Oman club to emerge AFC Cup™ champions in a deserved climax to a tournament that had a full cast as the ASEAN Zone made a return after having been cancelled in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Urawa Red Diamonds, meanwhile, won the East Zone of the AFC Champions League™ 2022 with the opponents from the West to be decided in February.

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Year in Review: Japan end eight-year wait

Thu, 22 Dec, 2022

Year in Review: Japan end eight-year wait

Kuala Lumpur: Japan overcame the early shock of losing to Saudi Arabia to win the AFC Futsal Asian Cup™ Kuwait 2022, regaining the title they last won in 2014.

The victory was made even more impressive by the fact that Japan defeated 12-time champions Islamic Republic of Iran in a classic final at the Saad Al Abdullah Hall.
 
It was the perfect ending for a tournament that made a return after four years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Year in Review - College of Asian Scholars, Sogdiana-W take the honours

Sun, 25 Dec, 2022

Year in Review - College of Asian Scholars, Sogdiana-W take the honours

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC Women’s Club Championship™ took another step forward with teams from the East and West regions battling for the title in their respective zones in the 2022 edition.

Thailand's College of Asian Scholars won the East region while Uzbekistan's Sogdiana-W emerged the West region champions. 

Year in Review: Age group tournaments return with a bang

Sat, 24 Dec, 2022

Year in Review: Age group tournaments return with a bang

Kuala Lumpur: As we approach the end of 2022, we can look back at an exciting year with Asian football making a return at all levels following the COVID-19 enforced disruption.

Kicking off the return of age-group tournaments was the AFC U23 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan, with the qualifiers for the AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2023 and  AFC U17 Asian Cup™ 2023 following suit.

Join the-AFC.com in our review of the three tournaments.

Vietnam shine against Malaysia, Singapore beat Laos to stay on course

Tue, 27 Dec, 2022

Vietnam shine against Malaysia, Singapore beat Laos to stay on course

Hanoi: Vietnam and Singapore boosted their 2022 AFF Cup semi-final hopes with wins over Malaysia and Laos respectively in Group B on Tuesday.

Vietnam, seeking to win the title for a third time, defeated 2010 champions Malaysia 3-0 in Hanoi.
 
Singapore, who last lifted the trophy in 2012, beat Laos 2-0 in Vientiane. 

Thailand, Indonesia flex muscles

Mon, 26 Dec, 2022

Thailand, Indonesia flex muscles

Kuala Lumpur: Thailand and Indonesia stayed firmly on track for a place in the 2022 AFF Cup semi-finals with resounding wins in Group A on Monday.

Thailand, seeking to lift the title for a seventh time, defeated Philippines 4-0.
 
Indonesia were in more spectacular form, registering an emphatic 7-0 victory against Brunei Darussalam.