India win thriller; Bangladesh toil for victory

Fri, 06 Nov, 2026

India win thriller; Bangladesh toil for victory

Dhaka: India began their title defence at the SAFF Championship 2026 with an exciting 3-2 win against Pakistan in Group B on Thursday.

In Group A, Bangladesh also secured three points after edging Bhutan 1-0.

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Group F: BG Pathum United (THA) 4-1 Tai Po FC (HKG)

Thu, 05 Nov, 2026

Group F: BG Pathum United (THA) 4-1 Tai Po FC (HKG)

Pathum Thani: BG Pathum United controlled from start to finish as they picked up a 4-1 win against Tai Po FC in their AFC Champions League Two 2026/27™ Group F encounter on Thursday.

The win, coupled with Adelaide United’s 5-0 loss to Singapore’s Lion City Sailors FC, saw Thailand’s BG Pathum leapfrog the Australian side into second place with two more rounds of matches to play.

Group H: Kuching City FC (MAS) 2-0 Gangwon FC (KOR)

Fri, 06 Nov, 2026

Group H: Kuching City FC (MAS) 2-0 Gangwon FC (KOR)

Kuching: Kuching City FC reignited their hopes of reaching the AFC Champions League Two 2026/27™ knockout stage with a 2-0 win over Gangwon FC in Group H on Thursday.

Two first-half strikes from Safawi Rasid secured the Malaysian side’s first victory to go level on four points with Gangwon.

Group G: Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC (CAM) 2-0 Tampines Rovers (SGP)

Thu, 05 Nov, 2026

Group G: Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC (CAM) 2-0 Tampines Rovers (SGP)

Phnom Penh: Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC inched closer to the knockout round of the AFC Champions League Two 2026/27™ with a comfortable 2-0 win over Singapore’s  Tampines Rovers on Thursday. 

Goals by Thiago Alves and substitute Johannes Tartarotti moved Cambodia’s two-time AFC Challenge League™ runners-up to seven points in Group G while Tampines Rovers continued to anchor the bottom with four losses.

Group F: Lion City Sailors FC (SGP) 5-0 Adelaide United (AUS)

Thu, 05 Nov, 2026

Group F: Lion City Sailors FC (SGP) 5-0 Adelaide United (AUS)

Singapore: Lion City Sailors FC tightened their grip on top spot in Group F of the AFC Champions League Two 2026/27™ on Thursday as Mark Jackson’s side dished out a 5-0 defeat to Adelaide United at Jalan Besar Stadium.

Matthias Phaeton scored twice for the hosts while Bailey Wright, Kyoga Nakamura and Ilhan Fandi were also on target in a one-sided display that saw the Singapore Premier League champions move onto 10 points from four matches and within sight of the knockout rounds.

Adelaide United remain on six points with two matches left to play against BG Pathum United from Thailand and Hong Kong Premier League outfit Tai Po FC.

Group H: Kitchee SC (HKG) 2-1 Phnom Penh Crown FC (CAM)

Thu, 05 Nov, 2026

Group H: Kitchee SC (HKG) 2-1 Phnom Penh Crown FC (CAM)

Hong Kong: Kitchee SC scored in the dying seconds to defeat 10-man Phnom Penh Crown FC 2-1 in their AFC Champions League Two 2026/27™ Group H tie on Thursday.

Despite the defeat, Cambodia’s Phnom Penh remained top of the standings with nine points, with Hong Kong, China’s Kitchee four adrift with two matchdays remaining.