February 28 – The AFC has formally approved the transition from its current Spring-Autumn season to Autumn-Spring for its club competitions. The change will begin for the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup from the 2023-24 season, once the current 2022 competitions have been concluded.
February 24 – Mongolia, who have never qualified for the AFC Asian Cup, and are hosting a qualifying group for the first time, will face Palestine, Philippines and Yemen in Group B qualifying for the China 2023 edition. All their opponents played at the Asian Cup in 2019.
February 24 – Seven of the eight centralised venues for the group stages of the AFC’s second tier club competition, the AFC Cup 2022, have been confirmed.
February 24 – Bayern Munich have opened an office in the Thai capital Bangkok in a bid to deepen their roots into the Asian market.
February 22 – Iran’s Esteghlal have lost their appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to be reinstated in the AFC Champions League, having been denied entry to the 2022 competition for failure to meet AFC club licensing conditions.
February 21 – In a historic first, Saudi Arabia’s women’s national team defeated Seychelles 2-0 to mark their debut in international football. The Saudi team however is still awaiting for official FIFA recognition.
February 21 – Asian futsal has been a solid success story with national teams competing with parity on the global level and club sides attracting fan attention across the region in the AFC’s Futsal championships.
February 18 – The AFC is reporting record breaking digital engagement and broadcast TV numbers for its just completed Women’s Asian Cup.
February 18 – After just a year in the job, the head of Iranian football, Shahaboddin Azizi Khadem (pictured), has been removed, seemingly because of differences with the federation’s executive.
February 17 – The draw for the final round qualifiers for the Asian Cup China 2023 will be made next Thursday February 24 with 11 qualifying places to play for.
February 14 – The AFC has held the draw for the men’s U23 Championship to be held in Uzbekistan this summer.
February 16 – The AFC is staying with centralised venues for its Champions League 2022 with the first group hosts in the East Asia region finalised for April 15 kick off.
February 14 – It has been a feisty start to the year for the AFC having completed its landmark expanded Women’s Asian Cup and progressed its men’s World Cup qualifiers to the final two rounds.
February 13 – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) have replaced Bert Van Marwijk with Rodolfo Arruabarrena a month before crucial World Cup qualifiers on the road to Qatar 2022.
February 7 – China stunned South Korea to come back from two goals down at half time to win the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 3-2 in a classic final in Mumbai yesterday.