Following the amazing success of the 2019 edition, the decision was taken last year to expand the FIFA Women’s World Cup to 32 teams and thus continue to foster the growth of women’s football.

Persepolis FC's Mehdi Abdi Qara topped Semi-final 1 with a whopping 69.43 percent of the votes for his goal against Al Nassr in the semi-finals while another Iran club, Esteghlal FC will also be represented in the final with Cheick Diabate's effort against Al Ahli Saudi FC in the group stage garnering 22.15 percent of the votes.

Al Nassr's Abderrazak Hamdallah, the 2020 AFC Champions League top scorer with seven goals, also advanced to the final with his group stage goal against Sepahan FC receiving the third highest number of votes.

Check out the Semi-final 1 nominees and results below and don't forget to cast your vote in Semi-final 2 which starts at 14:00 (UTC+8) on Thursday. The top three will advance to the final which kicks off on January 7.

Al Wehdat topped the poll with 32.71% of the votes while Al Ittihad received 23.87%.

They join ASEAN clubs Persija Jakarta of Indonesia and Malaysia's Johor Darul Ta'zim, Islamic Republic of Iran's Tractor SC and Persepolis FC - who finished top two in the combined Central & South Asia poll - and China PR's Shanghai Shenhua and Korea Republic's Suwon Samsung Bluewings - who topped the East Asia poll - in the final.

Check out the West Asia nominees and results below and don't forget to cast your vote in the final, which kicks off at 16:00 (UTC+8) on Sunday with the winner to be announced on January 1.

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.

Hong replaces Kim Do-hoon, who led Ulsan to their second AFC Champions League title last Saturday, beating Islamic Republic of Iran's Persepolis FC in the final.

Hong, a former professional footballer who played in Korea Republic, Japan and the United States, will be looking to stamp his mark in the K League 1 next season, with Ulsan Hyundai having finished runners-up twice in a row.

With much of Europe deep in its winter cold, Asia’s players abroad continue to turn up the heat, with 10 contenders based in six separate countries in the discussion for this week’s award.

Here are our nominees for performances from December 16 to 22.

The Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium will stage the opening match between Qatari champions Al Duhail and Auckland City of New Zealand on 1 February at 20:30 local time (UTC+3)), and the final will be played at Education City Stadium on February 11 at 21:00 local time.

The Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium was inaugurated on December 18 – Qatar National Day – exactly two years before the country hosts the FIFA World Cup final, Education City Stadium was unveiled in June 2020, and Khalifa International reopened its doors in 2017. All three venues will host fixtures at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.