March 1 – Jordan won the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) Women’s Championship for a record sixth time defeating debutants Nepal on penalties in the final with hosts Saudi Arabia promising this was a first in many more tournaments to come.
February 23 – Australia, co-hosts of the 2023 Women’s World Cup, have become the sole bidders left for the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup after Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia withdrew.
February 19 – In a remarkable assault on the hand that feeds them, players union Fifpro has called the Asian Champions League ‘unsustainable’, calling for greater collaboration with the Asian Football Confederation.
February 15 – Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal of 2024 to give Al-Nassr a 1-0 win over fellow Saudi Arabian club Al-Fayha on Wednesday in the first leg of the Asian Champions League round of 16.
January 2 – While the focus of Asian football will be on the 2023 Asian Cup that kicks off January 12 in Qatar, the AFC’s Champions League 2023/24 has now reached the last 16 knockout stage with the draw having been held before the new year.
December 18 – The AFC has drawn groups for the 8-team finals of the U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2024 that will be played March 3 to 16, 2024.
December 1 – Saudi Arabia will stage the first two editions of the ‘final 8’ of the AFC Champions League Elite Finals, Asia’s revamped top-tier competition, the Asian Football Confederation confirmed today.
November 30 – Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale and South Korea’s Pohang Steelers have both maintained 100% records in the East zone group stages of the AFC Champions League, and with just one left game are already qualified for the knock-out rounds.
November 29 – With just one game left in the group stages of the Asian Champions League (West region) to be played, qualification for the round of 16 is starting to take shape.
November 29 – The AFC has drawn a line under its AFC Solidarity Cup competition for emerging nations and those knocked in early rounds of Asian qualification tournaments.
November 28 – An AFC Cup tie between Australia’s Macarthur FC and Shan United of Myanmar has been moved from Sydney to a neutral venue in Bangkok after the Australian government refused to grant visas to the visiting players.
November 28 – Cristiano Ronaldo may be known for his goalscoring exploits but on Monday night the Portuguese super star convinced the referee not to award his Al-Nassr side a penalty.
November 24 – The draw for the16 teams taking part in the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 has put old foes Japan and South Korea in the same group, a group that is not made easier with the UAE and China.
November 23 – The qualification road for Asia’s nations for the 2026 World Cup is a long one. The first round saw 20 teams play knock-out matches to qualify for the first group stage. There will be a further group round and play-offs before the AFC’s 2026 qualifiers are confirmed.
November 8 – Three Saudi Arabian clubs top their West zone Asian Champions League groups after four rounds of matches. In the East zone group games Thailand’s Bangkok United have been the surprise breakthrough team and remain unbeaten.
