AFC Awards: Goals corers head the nominees for Player of the Year titles
October 18 – Strikers head the list of nominees for the AFC Annual Awards 2022 that will be held in Doha, October 31.
AFC News
AFC readies for Extraordinary Congress to clear path for new club competition eco-system
October 13 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will confirm a raft of new appointments at its Extraordinary Congress which will be held virtually next Wednesday. The AFC held its annual congress in Manama in February.
AFC secures Visit Saudi as a global partner through Qatar 2023 Asian Cup to end 2024
October 13 – Saudi Arabia’s influence throughout world football seems to be growing daily. Its tourist authority Visit Saudi having announced it is the main sponsors of CAF’s new African Football League, has followed up with a major partnership with the AFC.
AFC opts for continuity as it unveils newco AFG as its commercial partner
By Paul Nicholson
September 18 – The AFC has announced newly formed Asia Football Group (AFG) as its new, exclusive commercial partner for the 2023-2028 term with immediate effect.
AFC Social Responsibility Committee approves support for 7 projects
September 18 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s Social Responsibility Committee has approved seven new programmes following its first meeting for the 2023 to 2027 term.
AFC ends $3.4bn commercial partnership with FMA, seeks new agency
September 15 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has terminated its exclusive $3.4 billion commercial partnership with Football Marketing Asia (FMA) with immediate effect.
AFC puts focus on MAs and RAs as it strengthens governance and builds capacity
August 30 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has reiterated its commitment to proactively helping its Member Associations (MAs) and Regional Associations (RAs) develop at its 1st AFC Associations Committee meeting for the 2023 to 2027 term.
AFC completes 5th edition of management learning certificate
August 16 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has completed its fifth edition of the Football Management Certificate (FMC) programme, helping to equip its 41 graduates with the skills required to impact the game across all levels as future leaders.
AFC graduates 4th class of FMC students as it builds cohort of Asian football leaders
August 1 – The Asian Football Confederation has graduated its fourth class of football industry students from its Football Management Certificate (FMC) programme, the initiative aimed at building the competencies and foundation for future Asian football leaders.
UEFA and Turkish FA launch Champions League week fund raisers for earthquake victims
June 7 – In the week before the Champions league final in Istanbul, UEFA and the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) have announced a series of fund raising initiatives to support earthquake victims in Türkiye and Syria.
AFC to return with first Annual Awards since 2019 in October in Doha
May 11 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed that its Annual Awards will return this year after a four-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Teaching the teachers: AFC conference drives coach education theme to boost regional performance
May 4 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) completed its fourth Coach Education Conference on Thursday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with more than 100 coach tutors and technical directors from across the region at the three-day event.
AFC builds on Konami renewal to cover national team and club competitions
January 25 – The AFC has renewed and expanded its deal with video game maker Konami Digital Entertainment across national team and club competitions for the 2021-2024 rights cycle.
AFC readies for Champions League restart and debut of VAR from quarter final stage
August 24 – The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) is expanding the use of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system, bringing it in from the Quarter-final stage of the 2020 AFC Champions League.
Sale of João Félix delivers Benfica a €100m+ profit
March 11 – Portugal’s Benfica have reported a record €104.2 million first-half profit for 2019/20, largely due to the sale of one player. Last year the club reported a profit of €14.1 million.
