Japan's Kuromoto lands Best Goalkeeper honour

Sun, 09 Oct, 2022

Japan's Kuromoto lands Best Goalkeeper honour

Kuwait City: Guilherme Kuromoto was named the AFC Futsal Asian Cup™ Kuwait 2022 Best Goalkeeper on Saturday. 

The 36-year-old goalkeeper not only helped Japan defeat Islamic Republic of Iran in the final but his performance throughout the tournament played a major role in Japan winning the title for a fourth time.

Japan defeat IR Iran to clinch fourth title

Sun, 09 Oct, 2022

Japan defeat IR Iran to clinch fourth title

Kuwait City: Japan beat Islamic Republic of Iran 3-2 to lift the AFC Futsal Asian Cup™ Kuwait 2022 title at the Saad Al Abdullah Hall on Saturday.

Kenichiro Kogure's side showed tremendous grit to come from behind to reclaim the trophy they last won in 2014, taking their overall tally to four titles.

IR Iran's Oladghobad scoops Most Valuable Player Award

Sun, 09 Oct, 2022

IR Iran's Oladghobad scoops Most Valuable Player Award

Kuwait City: Islamic Republic of Iran’s Moslem Oladghobad was named the AFC Futsal Asian Cup™ Kuwait 2022 Most Valuable Player on Saturday. 

Oladghobad put in a sparkling performance throughout the tournament and played a key role in Iran reaching the final.

IR Iran’s Tayebi wins Yili Top Scorer Award

Sun, 09 Oct, 2022

IR Iran’s Tayebi wins Yili Top Scorer Award

Kuwait City: Islamic Republic of Iran’s Hossein Tayebi won the AFC Futsal Asian Cup™ Kuwait 2022 Yili Top Scorer award on Saturday. 

The skipper displayed an amazing performance, scoring 10 goals in six matches as Iran finished runners-up to Japan after a pulsating final. 

Uzbekistan cruise past Thailand to finish third

Sun, 09 Oct, 2022

Uzbekistan cruise past Thailand to finish third

Kuwait City: Uzbekistan overcame the shock of conceding an early goal to emphatically defeat Thailand 8-2 in the AFC Futsal Asian Cup™ Kuwait 2022 third-place playoff on Saturday. 

Narongsak Wingwon gave Thailand the lead in the second minute but Ikhtiyor Ropiev equalised almost immediately and  Uzbekistan didn’t look back from there on at the Saad Al Abdullah Hall.

AFC Cup™ 2022: Inter-Zone and West Zone Finals – Stats and Facts

Thu, 06 Oct, 2022

AFC Cup™ 2022: Inter-Zone and West Zone Finals – Stats and Facts

Kuala Lumpur: The two finalists in the AFC Cup™ 2022 have been confirmed after Oman’s Al Seeb Club defeated Al Riffa of Bahrain in the West Zone final on Tuesday and Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur City FC overcame PFC Sogdiana of Uzbekistan on Wednesday.

The match-up means for the first time in the competition’s history, West Asia will face ASEAN in the showpiece event, while it’s only the second time a club from Southeast Asia has reached the grand finale. 

As the sides begin their preparations for the continental showdown in Kuala Lumpur on October 22, the-AFC.com looks at some of the standout statistics following the midweek games.