December 19 – The AFC have revealed that Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT) will be used at the AFC Asian Cup in Qatar in January 2024, marking the first use of this technology at an AFC tournament.
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 8 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will launch the inaugural AFC eAsian Cup, the AFC’s first esports tournament, coinciding with the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in January.
December 6 – Australia coach Graham Arnold (pictured) has moaned about the scheduling of the Asian Cup because it clashes with European club commitments.
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 – Organisers of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023, to be played in January-February next year, are reporting that more than 90,000 tickets were sold within the first 24 hours of the second batch of tickets being released on November 19.
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 22 – The Asian Football Confederation have agreed a partnership with VISA which will see the global payment services provider become the Official Regional Partner for the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 and the AFC Champions League in the West Asia region.
November 22 -The AFC kicked off its third Grassroots Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, yesterday with a series of awards recognising the unsung heroes of grassroots football in Asia.
November 20 – Australia’s men’s team are to donate part of the match fee from their World Cup qualifier against Palestine to humanitarian efforts in Gaza.