June 20 – The AFC has concluded its three-day Coach Education Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, it’s 5thedition, that covered a range of topics aimed at advancing coach education programmes across the confederation.
Titled ‘Shaping the Future of Coach Education’, AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh’s keynote address focussed on developing ‘Tomorrow’s Coaches’.
June 11 – Australia secured the last automatic qualification slot for the World Cup 2026 with a 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia, sending the 2034 World Cup hosts to October’s playoffs where six nations will battle for the two remaining guaranteed slots at the finals.
June 11 – Palestine’s football team are doing a remarkable job of keeping their country’s name alive and until the 97thminute of the Round 3 World Cup qualifying, it looked as though they had made it into the final round of Asian World Cup qualifying.
June 10 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) today confirmed the list of participating clubs for the 2025/26 campaigns of its three men’s competitions: AFC Champions League Elite (ACL Elite), AFC Champions League Two (ACL Two) and AFC Challenge League (ACGL).
June 5 – Home appliances giant Midea has expanded its Asian Football Confederation (AFC) sponsorship to becoming a Global Supporter of the AFC’s national team competitions in a multi-year deal.
May 29 – Manchester United’s troubled season continued across the globe this week, as the club opened its commercially motivated post-season tour of Asia with a 1-0 defeat to the ASEAN All-Stars in Kuala Lumpur – a result that quickly drew ridicule from fans and even a jab from the Malaysian Prime Minister.
May 26 – Chinese women’s football is continuing its return to the top of Asian football with Wuhan Jiangda Women’s FC being the latest example of the country’s improved competitiveness with their 5-4 women’s Champions League final penalty win over Australia’s Melbourne City.
May 20 – The UAE’s Sharjah FC scored a dramatic goal in the seventh minute of added time to the AFC Champions League Two 2-1 win. The goal came six minutes after over Singapore’s Lion City Sailors had equalised in the first minute of added time at the Bishan Stadium in Singapore.
May 19 – Japan claimed their first AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup title after a tense penalty shootout win over Thailand in Saturday’s final in Hohhot, China. The tournament serves as Asia’s qualifier for the inaugural FIFA Women’s Futsal World Cup.
May 4 – Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli have won their first AFC Champions League title in Jeddah, beating Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale 2-0 to cap a remarkable campaign that saw them accumulate 12 wins and just one draw.
May 5 – Saudi Arabia has been awarded hosting rights for the next three editions of the AFC U17 Asian Cup.
May 1 – Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale overcame Saudi Arabia’s star-studded Al Nassr with a 3-2 won at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium to secure a spot in the AFC Champions League Elite final on Saturday against Al Ahly.
It was a stunning display of counter-attack football by Frontale who withstood the attacking brilliance of Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane and Jhon Duran.
April 30 – In front of 50,613 fans at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah the all-Saudi AFC Champions League Elite semi-final saw Al Ahli beat Al Hilal 3-1 to qualify for Saturday’s final against either Saudi Pro League rivals Al Nassr Club or Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale.
April 28 – The qualifying group stage draw for the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup 2026 saw 33 teams divided into seven groups of four teams and one group of five.
April 28 – With Yasuto Wakizaka’s extra time goal, Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale knocked out Qatar’s Al Sadd SC 3-2 in their AFC Champions League Elite Finals in Jeddah and became the only non-Saudi Arabian Pro League club in the semi-finals.