Kira's signing further strengthens a Melbourne City squad who had performed spectacularly last season, where they topped the standings in the regular season, before stamping their dominance in the Finals Series with a 1-0 win over Sydney FC.

Indonesia's Persija Jakarta received 32.5% of the total votes cast while Malaysia's Johor Darul Ta'zim garnered 29%.

They join Islamic Republic of Iran clubs Tractor SC and Persepolis FC, who finished top two in the combined Central & South Asia poll, in the final. Also through to the final are China PR's Shanghai Shenhua and Korea Republic's Suwon Samsung Bluewings, who topped the East Asia poll.

The poll for the West region ends on Saturday with the final kicking off on Sunday.

Check out the ASEAN nominees and results below.

China PR side Shanghai Shenhua received 40% of the total votes cast while Korea Republic's Suwon Samsung Bluewings garnered 18%.

They join Islamic Republic of Iran clubs Tractor SC and Persepolis FC, who finished top two in the combined Central & South Asia poll, in the final.  

The polls for the ASEAN and West regions start on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively, with the final of the Search for Asia's Most Popular Football Club kicking off on Sunday.

Check out the East Asia nominees and results below.

The news came less than 36 hours after Pakhtakor completed a second successive league and cup double by defeating AGMK 3-0 in the Uzbekistan Cup final in Namangan.

Kim takes charge at the 2006 and 2016 AFC Champions League winners following the conclusion of Morais’ two-year stint in charge, during which time the Portuguese led Jeonbuk to back-to-back K League titles as well as the 2020 Korean FA Cup.

Doha: Bashar Resan has been voted by the fans as the 2020 AFC Champions League Toyota Player of the Week after the Persepolis midfielder shone for the Tehran giants despite their 2-1 AFC Champions League final defeat to Ulsan Hyundai.

The ever-dependable Iraq international, who registered an impressive 92 percent passing accuracy from his 59 passes, had two shots on goal and created one chance, gained 43 percent of the fans' votes while he was rated number five by Stats Perform – the AFC's official data provider – with a score of 6.2.