October 26 – Hosts Uzbekistan have been drawn alongside Indonesia, Iraq and Syria in Group A of the U-20 Asian Cup. The Uzbeks will host the tournament in 2023.
October 26 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has launched the brand identities for its 2023 age-group – the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023 and the AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2023.
October 25 – The draw ceremony for the AFC U20 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2023 finals will see Asia’s top 16 teams drawn from four pots tomorrow (Wednesday) in Tashkent.
October 20 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have expanded their media partnership with Sportsdigital to cover the 2023 Asian Cup in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
October 19 – Indonesia is to demolish and rebuild the stadium where a stampede killed more than 130 people, including more than 40 children, in one of the world’s worst football disasters.
October 18 – The progress towards the AFC’s own dedicated football stadium and complex took a big step forward with a ground-breaking ceremony yesterday in Putrajaya, Malaysia.
By Paul Nicholson and Samindra Kunti
October 17 – Qatar will stage the 2023 Asian Cup, beating South Korea and Indonesia to the hosting that was originally scheduled for China.
October 17 – Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the latest football stakeholder to become a member of the United Nations’ (UN) Football for the Goals (FFTG) initiative.
October 14 – The new Saudi Arabian Women’s Premier League kicked-off last night in Riyadh.
October 10 – Indonesia will not face sanctions from FIFA over the police use of tear gas that contributed to the recent stadium disaster that killed 131 people, including 17 children.
October 10 – Japan clinching their fourth AFC Futsal Asian Cup title in Kuwait City on Saturday, beating Iran 3-2 in the final at the Saad Al Abdullah Hall.
October 8 – The All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their relationship.
October 6 – The AFC and beIN Media Group have agreed a major broadcast deal for the next 10 years giving the broadcaster exclusive access to all the AFC’s competitions through to 2032.
October 5 – Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa will run opposed for the AFC presidency in the upcoming Asian confederation elections, the fourth time he will be chosen to run football in the region.
October 3 – The entire global football community is grasping the sheer horror of one of the sport’s deadliest disasters after at least 125 people, reportedly including up to 32 children, died in a crush at an Indonesian domestic game.