Year in Review: Cast primed for Qatar 2023

Fri, 23 Dec, 2022

Year in Review: Cast primed for Qatar 2023

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ has all the ingredients to be a classic with the 24 teams eagerly awaiting the continental showpiece.

The cast was finalised in June - having been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic - with seven previous winners among the 24 teams who will converge in Qatar for the 18th edition of the AFC Asian Cup.

Year in Review: China PR celebrate ninth title triumph

Thu, 29 Dec, 2022

Year in Review: China PR celebrate ninth title triumph

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022™ lived up to expectations as China PR lifted the trophy for a record-extending ninth time.

Victory was hard-earned as China fought back from 2-0 down to score thrice in the final - with the winner coming in added time - to deny Korea Republic a maiden title.
 
It was a well deserved triumph as China had to see off quality opposition - including two-time defending champions Japan - to regain the title they had last won in 2006.

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.

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.