East Asia Wrap: Kashima edge closer to title

Mon, 01 Dec, 2025

East Asia Wrap: Kashima edge closer to title

Hong Kong: Kashima Antlers held their lead in the penultimate week of league action in Japan while Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors concluded their title-winning campaign in Korea Republic.

Meanwhile, Hang Yuen produced a statement win in Chinese Taipei and Kitchee SC also rose to the top in Hong Kong after a high-scoring encounter.
 
Join the the-AFC.com for a look back at the past week’s domestic action in East Asia.

West Asia Wrap: Saudi King's Cup semi-finalists decided

Mon, 01 Dec, 2025

West Asia Wrap: Saudi King's Cup semi-finalists decided

Doha: Al Ittihad Club remained on track to defend the Saudi King's Cup title after advancing to the semi-finals.

Joining them in the last four stage were Al Hilal SFC, Al Ahli Saudi FC and Al Kholood, with the rest of the West Asian domestic leagues on a break due to the FIFA Arab Cup 2025.

Central & South Asia Wrap: Esteghlal take over, Fergana close league with loss

Mon, 01 Dec, 2025

Central & South Asia Wrap: Esteghlal take over, Fergana close league with loss

Tehran: Esteghlal FC took over the lead in the Iran Pro League while defending champions Tractor SC moved up the standings with their first win in three fixtures.

Newly-crowned champions Neftchi Fergana closed the 2025 Uzbekistan Super League by falling to relegated Khorezm Urgench while defending champions Mohammedan SC had mixed fortunes in the Bangladesh Football Premier League.
 
Join the-AFC.com as we take a look at the past week's domestic action across Central and South Asia.

ASEAN Wrap: Wanderers derail Sydney; Buriram unshaken

Mon, 01 Dec, 2025

ASEAN Wrap: Wanderers derail Sydney; Buriram unshaken

Kuala Lumpur: It was a compelling week across ASEAN as Western Sydney Wanderers halted Sydney FC’s early-season charge in Australia, while Buriram United reinforced their dominance in Thailand with another assured display at the top of the table.

In the Philippines, One Taguig continued to operate at a different level, cruising to another emphatic victory to remain firmly in control of the title race.

Borneo FC finally saw their perfect run come to an end in Indonesia, KL City strengthened their credentials as Malaysia’s closest challengers and Shan United maintained their pursuit of Yangon with another convincing win in Myanmar.

So join the-AFC.com as we take a look back at the domestic action across ASEAN.

Saudi Arabia 2026 cast complete

Mon, 01 Dec, 2025

Saudi Arabia 2026 cast complete

Kuala Lumpur: The cast for the AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026™ was decided following the conclusion of the Qualifiers on Sunday.

The seven group winners join Asia's representatives from the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025 - DPR Korea, Indonesia, Japan, Korea Republic, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan - at the Finals.

The Finals will be contested on May 7-24, 2026. 

Qatar 2025: All you need to know

Sun, 30 Nov, 2025

Qatar 2025: All you need to know

Doha: The FIFA Arab Cup 2025 kicks off on Monday with 16 teams set to vie for the title.

Ahead of the competition kicking off with Group A action, the-AFC.com sums up all you need to know about the FIFA Arab Cup.