AFDP, Chevrolet, One World Play Project, AFC and FFAV Donate 44,520 One World Futbols to children throughout Vietnam

 In an effort to demonstrate that all things are possible through play, the Asian Football Development Project (AFDP), Chevrolet, Football for All in Vietnam (FFAV), the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and One World Play Project is distributing 44,520 footballs to children in 26 cities/provinces in Vietnam.

The initiative aims to enable greater participation by schoolchildren in football. These children are aged 6-15 and belong to 168 existing FFAV school-based football clubs as well as clubs in 210 primary and secondary schools and Social centers in Thua Thien Hue province, Vietnam. They all come from disadvantaged communities, orphanages, ethnic minorities, street children and social centers for handicapped children.  

"AFDP is thrilled to continue its support for Vietnamese football and FFAV, especially after the success of our first collaboration which reached out to primary and secondary schools across all provinces," AFDP Chairman Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein commented. "This year, AFDP returns to Vietnam to join One World Play Project and AFC to give thousands of children the opportunity to experience the joy of football, regardless of their age, gender or background," Prince Ali said.

“The act of play is a fundamental human need that transcends cultures and impacts all ages,” said Mr. Gaurav Gupta, Managing Director of GM Vietnam (Chevrolet Vietnam).  “Through our partnership with the Football for All in Vietnam (FFAV) and One World Play Project, Chevrolet is fuelling ingenuity and imagination for children and adults alike, driving home that through play we can turn possibilities into realities.”

The donation is part of a three-year partnership with One World Play Project and its official sponsor Chevrolet that pledges to place 1.5 million One World Futbols with youth in war-stricken zones, refugee camps, disaster areas, and other underprivileged communities around the world.

The ultra-durable One World Futbol represents a breakthrough in technology for a recreational, multi-sport ball. Designed to outlast any other inflated ball available today, the One World Futbol never needs a pump and never goes flat – even when punctured, making it ideal for use in harsh environments such as disaster areas, refugee camps, conflict zones and other disadvantaged communities where a traditional inflated ball doesn’t last.

“Play enables hope, opportunity and optimism in the most dire of situations. While the ball technology is unique, the real magic is not in the ball, it is what happens when children are empowered to play,” said Mr. Stephen Sonderman, Asia Director of One World Play Project. “The ball is a tool that unlocks the human potential. Thank you to our founding sponsor, Chevrolet. Through our collaboration, we are fulfilling our mission to maximize the power of play and transform lives.” 

Mr. Anders Krystad, FFAV Director, also shared at the event: “FFAV will continue to develop Thua Thien Hue province as a best practice for grassroots football in Vietnam. These footballs together with our web based tool Secrets to Sports (S2S) and a number of qualified instructors will help us complete our educational package to provide an effective outspread of our activities.”

AFDP lent its support to FFAV for the first time in 2013 through the donation of 3000 footballs to be used in a number of grassroots football activities across Vietnam, mainly at primary and secondary schools in Thua Thien Hue province that have no FFAV clubs yet, enabling them to start football activities and hopefully clubs in the near future. 

Australia gana la Asian Cup 2015 tras derrotar( 2-1) a Corea del Sur

Australia gana la Asian Cup 2015, tras ganar la final( 2-1) a Corea del Sur

Australia se coronó campeona de Asia por primera vez en la historia en un torneo que parecía predestinado que ganaran desde el primer momento. Un torneo mayúsculo, excepcional, todo sea dicho, que ha llegado a su fin con la victoria de la anfitriona por 2-1 frente a Corea del Sur tras 120 minutos de auténtico espectáculo futbolístico.

Como el certamen asiático en su conjunto, la final estuvo a la altura de las expectativas, un estadio abarrotado con casi 80.000 almas que querían presenciar cómo los Canguros se coronaban campeones de un continente al que ‘pertenecen’ desde hace apenas 9 años. A la tercera Copa Asia fue la vencida y,tras dos finales consecutivas, Australia ya puede presumir de ser la única selección del mundo en haber conseguido ser campeona en dos continentes diferentes: Oceanía (última vez en 2004) y Asia (2015).

El partido en sí, fuemás trabajado tácticamente que espectacular para la vistadel espectador. Stielike demostró por qué su selección llegaba imbatida e invicta a la final y Postecoglu confiaba en la eficacia goleadora de un equipo que sólo sufrió en el último partido de la fase de grupos, precisamente en una derrota frente a Corea (0-1) y en los últimos 20 minutos de la final, donde Corea decidió salir de la cueva y buscar desesperadamente el gol del empate.

Una final de infarto

Para el recuerdo quedará como‘la final de los goles en el último minuto’.Massimo Luongoadelantó a los locales en el 45’ de la primera mitad. Son Heung-Minempató para Corea en el 91’ yTroisimarcó el gol de la gloria en el 105’, justo antes de finalizar el primer tiempo de la prórroga. También será recordada por la final en la que Tomi Juric, sucesor del eterno Cahill en la delantera Aussie, luchó con el corazón en la línea de fondo y rodeado de coreanos un balón que todos daban por perdido para convertirlo en un centro que significó el gol de Troisi. En los 30 segundos que duró la jugada, se definió el estilo Postecoglu: Intensidad máxima, control de la situación por difícil que sea y, sobre todo, eficacia goleadora.

Al final, un entrenador con apellido griego dirigió una selección de Oceanía que se coronó campeona en Asia gracias a dos goles de dos futbolistas con ascendencia italiana y cuya máxima estrella es un samoano que celebra los goles como si fuera un boxeador.El fútbol es así.

AFC Asian Cup 2015: Australia a la final tras derrotar( 2-0) a Emiratos Arabes Unidos

AFC Asian Cup 2015: Corea del Sur a la final tras vencer a Irak( 2-0)

Corea del Sur se ha clasificado para la final de la Copa de Asia tras ganar este lunes en Sídney a Irak por 2-0, tomándose la revancha contra un rival que le había derrotado en semifinales hace ocho años.

Los goles de Lee Jeong-Hyeop (minuto 20) y Kim Young-Gwon (min. 50) dieron la victoria a los surcoreanos, que dominaron el partido y que se acercan a la consecución de un título que se les resiste desde 1960.

En la final del 31 de enero se medirán a Australia o Emiratos Árabes Unidos, que juegan su semifinal el martes en Newcastle.

Irak no pudo repetir la victoria contra Corea del Sur de las semifinales de 2007, cuando se impuso en los penaltis, para después derrotar a Arabia Saudí en la final y levantar el trofeo en Yakarta.

Corea del Sur completó además su quinto partido en la competición sin recibir un gol, tras dejar su portería invicta en los tres partidos de la primera fase, en cuartos de final y en semifinales.

El equipo surcoreano, entrenado por el alemán Uli Stielike, fue tercero en tres de las cuatro últimas ediciones del torneo.

Tras ganar las dos primeras ediciones de la Copa de Asia, en 1956 y 1960, fue tres veces finalista, en 1972, 1980 y 1988, por lo que esta será su sexta final.

- Sin presión -

"Ya no tenemos presión. Llegamos a Australia como el tercer equipo en el ránking de Asia y hemos logrado los objetivos que buscábamos. Lo que venga ahora es algo extra. Ya hemos logrado dar un paso hacia adelante", dijo Stielike, exjugador del Real Madrid en los años ochenta, al final del partido.

El alemán insistió en que la victoria de Corea del Sur ante Australia en la pimera fase no contará si Corea del Sur tuviera que medirse a la seleccion local en la final del sábado.

"Ustedes saben cuál fue la selección australiana a la que nos enfrentamos aquel día", señaló el alemán. "(Mile) Jedinak lesionado, (Tim) Cahill en el banquillo, (Mathew) Leckie en el banquillo, (Robbie) Kruse en el banquillo", añadió, cuando su explicación fue interrumpida por una llamada telefónica.

"Era mi mujer", dijo sonriendo Stielike, antes de continuar: "No jugamos contra la mejor selección australiana". "Para mí no hay duda de que lograrán el pase a la final y tendremos que estar preparados para enfrentarnos a la mejor versión de la selección australiana", concluyó el seleccionador del Corea del Sur.

AFC Asian Cup 2015: Bahrain( 1)-UAE( 2)

Copa de Asia de Naciones: Australia gana a Kuwait remontando( 4-1)

Hoy comienza en Australia la Copa de Asia de Naciones 2015

Hace ahora diez años la Federación Australiana de Fútbol (FFA) tomó la postura de cambiarse de Confederación para poder crecer y ser más competitiva. Dejó así de enfrentarse a sus vecinos oceánicos, ante los que no encontraba oposición, y comenzó a hacerlo ante los más duros asiáticos. Con la venia de la FIFA, pasó de Oceanía a Asia.

Fruto de aquel trasvase los socceroos han protagonizado un gran crecimiento a nivel futbolístico y ahora centran sus fuerzas en poder albergar de manera triunfal una Copa de Asia que se disputará desde hoy hasta el día 31. Será, de este modo, la primera vez que el torneo de selecciones más importante de Asia se juegue fuera de Asia. Una excentricidad.

Otro punto llamativo con respecto a ediciones anteriores será el debut de Palestina. La FIFA reconoce desde 1998 al Estado Palestino y le permite jugar como selección propia, pese a que su liga está dividida en dos (Gaza y Cisjordania) como consecuencia del conflicto que vive con Israel. Lo que nunca había ocurrido es que los palestinos se hubieran metido entre los mejores. Por eso sin duda su debut del domingo ante Japón será un acontecimiento histórico en el fútbol.

Opciones. En lo que se refiere a los favoritos habría que situar entre los destacados a la anfitriona Australia, la incansable Corea del Sur y la actual campeona Japón. Los japoneses de Javier Aguirre lucirán a todas sus estrellas (Kagawa, Honda, Okazaki, Nagatomo...) en busca de revalidar el título. Únicamente los iraníes de Osasuna Nekounam y Ansarifard representarán a la Liga en una Copa de Asia que se juega en Australia, ni siquiera en Asia, pero cuyos partidos llegarán a Europa a través de Eurosport. El torneo lo merece.

**Publicado en AS

El sorteo de la Champions League Asia 2015

2014 AFC Player of the Year nominees announced

Al Hilal striker Nassir Al Shamrani, Al Ain ace Ismail Ahmed and 2006 AFC Player of the Year Qatar’s Khalfan Ibrahim have been nominated for the 2014 AFC Player of the Year award.
The AFC Annual Awards will be held in Manila, Philippines, on November 30 in conjunction with the AFC’s 60th anniversary celebrations.
Top scorer or joint-top scorer in five of the past seven seasons in Saudi Arabia’s top flight, Al Shamrani displayed his prolific talent to a wider audience as the fiery forward lit up this year’s AFC Champions League. Al Shamrani scored ten goals for the Saudi outfit which saw them finish runners-up in this season's competition.
An ever-present at the heart of a backline, Ismail Ahmed provided security for Al Ain’s dynamic attack as they reached the semi-final stage of Asia’s premier club competition. Ahmed will be hoping that his classy and composed performances will see him become the first player from the United Arab Emirates to claim Asian football’s most prestigious individual accolade.
One man who already has experience of becoming his country’s first recipient of the AFC Player of the Year Award is Qatar’s Khalfan Ibrahim. The 2006 AFC Player of The Year was again in imperious form in this season’s ACL, with the Qatar international putting in a series of dazzling shows on Asian club football’s biggest stage as Al Sadd made it to the last eight.
Meanwhile, two-time winner Japan’s Aya Miyama, Australian Katrina Gorry and Nahomi Kawasumi (Japan) have been nominated for the 2014 AFC Women’s Player of the Year award.

Miyama, who won this accolade in 2011 and 2012, helped Japan win the AFC Women’s Asian Cup and was named the Most Valuable Player of the competition. Gorry's performance in the top women’s football competition of the continent helped her team finish runners-up while Kawasumi was also part of Japan’s AFC Asian Cup winning team.

New AFC website to provide fans with total football experience

The Asian Football Confederation has announced the release of a redesigned website with live scores, an enhanced interface as well as a new look and feel.
With the continent’s passionate fans in mind, the revamped www.the-afc.com website will offer users essential information and features that combine to provide a more comprehensive overview of both Asian football and the AFC itself.

At the very heart of this will be a new live score function which will enable fans to follow games throughout the continent, a move designed to satiate the fans’ desire for scores and data no matter where they may be.
In addition, the site will be easier to navigate, have a distinctly cleaner layout with interactive features and, with the fans in mind yet again, a greater focus on Asian football news.
According to AFC President, Shaikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the AFC is always looking to improve its interaction with the fans and stakeholders.
“It is important for the AFC, as Asian football’s governing body, to have the necessary tools to interact with our fellow supporters and the rest of Asia. Hopefully with the changes that we have made we can gain feedback and make further improvements,” he said.
“The fans and all our stakeholders are important to us, and this website will give them the opportunity to follow the game everywhere. Asia has a great future in football and is fully deserving of more, so I hope that the redesigned website can also contribute to the development of the game,” he added.
Meanwhile, AFC General Secretary, Dato’ Alex Soosay, stated that the new website is consistent with the progressive nature of Asian football.

“We have so many competitions, matches and activities in Asia that it is pertinent for the AFC to provide fans with the opportunity to keep abreast of every update and development of football in Asia accurately and efficiently.”

Myanmar Football Federation fined USD24,000 for Yangon crowd invasion

The AFC Disciplinary Committee has fined the Myanmar Football Federation (MFF) a total of USD24,000 as a result of a pitch invasion by spectators after the AFC U-19 Championship quarter-final match on 17 October, between Myanmar and United Arab Emirates at the Youth Training Centre, Yangon, Myanmar.
The AFC Disciplinary Committee has found the MFF accountable for several violations of the AFC Disciplinary Code and the AFC U-19 Championship 2014 Regulations, including failure to guarantee law and order as well as safety at the venue, improper conduct by spectators and repeated infringements of the Code.
The AFC Disciplinary Committee has also ordered MFF to play their next representative team match without spectators, with the order being suspended for a probationary period of two years.

The MFF has been strongly advised by the AFC Disciplinary Committee to take all action necessary to control their spectators in future matches, including the Semi Final match on 20 October 2014. The MFFwas also warned that any further crowd misconduct by their supporters will lead to the automatic revocation of the suspended sanction of playing a match without spectators, and the sanction shall be applied and shall be in addition to a more severe sanction pronounced for the new infringement. In effect, should Myanmar qualify for the Final, the match will be played without spectators should further crowd misconduct occur in the Semi Final.

Iran cruise close

Iran have won all four games so far with their latest 1-0 win over UAE in their fourth-day match Thursday and are cruising close to the championship in the AFC Dream Asia Cerebral Palsy Tournament UAE 2012 with one more match on Friday.

Also on Thursday, Australia beat Singapore 8-0 and remain second in standings while Korea Republic defeated Jordan 5-0 and leapfrogged Singapore to the third spot on the points table. 

Behnam Sohrabi scored the lone goal in the match for Iran who so far have accumulated 13 goals in the tournament.

Australia’s David Barber scored three goals, Jack Williams and Michael Debenham each contributed two while Connor Marsh scored a goal in their match against Singapore.

Kim Hyung-soo was the man to watch in the match where he scored four of the Korean’s goals while Park Seung-mok added one.

The final match day on Friday is as follows:

Match 1: Iran vs Korea Republic

Match 2: Australia vs Jordan

Match 3: UAE vs Singapore

The six-nation competition is the first tournament by the AFC for people with cerebral palsy and is held under Dream Asia, an AFC-led movement that uses football for positive social change.

AFC ExCo takes important decisions

AFC ExCo takes important decisions Friday, 23 March 2012 16:35 Kuala Lumpur: The AFC Executive Committee met on Friday for the first time this year and discussed several important topics and took several key decisions, keeping in view the development of Asian football. AFC Acting President Zhang Jilong set the tone for the full-strength gathering with his opening remarks when he told the members to gear up for what he said would be a “very challenging year”.  “We ended 2011 in a spirit of solidarity and unity. I would like to request all of you to continue in the same tone,” said Jilong. “A sense of togetherness and unity of purpose has never been more important in Asian football. 2012 will be very challenging for me, and you, but I promise you that as the Acting President I will go by the AFC Statutes.” Jilong and the members conveyed their appreciation to FIFA Vice-President HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein for strongly representing the continent’s interests at the International Football Association Board on the headscarf issue. “We are all very pleased that the IFAB has allowed testing of the new headscarves and I am confident that we will get a positive decision on July 2,” said Jilong. The members discussed at length the situation in the PSSI (Indonesian Football Association) and expressed their great concern. Among other things, the Executive Committee heard about AFC’s engagement with UEFA and the success of the General Secretaries Induction Programme. “AFC has held initial discussions with UEFA over how our confederations and affiliates can cooperate in order to develop both the Asian and European games. We hope to sign a Memorandum of Understanding after further discussions and agreement over the areas of mutual interest,” said Jilong. The Executive Committee felt that a comprehensive and point-by-point review of the current AFC Champions League criteria was needed. Besides ratifying and approving the decisions of the AFC Standing Committees, the Executive Committee also took the following decisions. 1.    The Executive Committee approved amendments to the existing criteria in the selection of the AFC Player of the Year. There will be three awards henceforth: a) Best Asian Player in Asia, b) Best Asian Player in Foreign Clubs, c) Best Foreign Player in Asia. The nominees will have to be present to be considered for the awards. The awards date, which is currently in November, will be reviewed and shifted to a suitable month in the following year. There will be one award for the AFC Women’s Player of the Year. 2.    The Committee approved the year 2013 as AFC Grassroots Year. 3.    The Committee approved a change in the name of the AID27 Monitoring Committee to AFC Financial Assistance Programme (AFAP) Committee. 4.    The AFAP annual grant per beneficiary Member Association has been increased to USD 250,000. 5.    The Audited Financial Statement for the Financial Year End of 2011 was approved. 6.    Salah Ramadan and Toufik Sarhan were appointed to the Futsal and Disciplinary Committees respectively. Krystyna Szokolai was co-opted as a member of the Referees Committee. Manie M Al Hayan was co-opted in the Competitions Committee, Faisal Al Dakhil in the Disciplinary Committee, and Khaled Abdul Sadeq in the Referees Committee. 7.    Obaid Saeed Ali Obaid Al Shamsi was replaced by Yousuf Mohd Abdullah in the AFC Vision Asia Committee while Dali Tahir was replaced by Bob Hippy in the Organising Committee for AFC Youth Competitions. 8.    Mohamed Al Romaithi’s resignation from the AFC Ad Hoc Committee for Member Associations was accepted and the Executive Committee expressed its appreciation for his services.

AFC POTY: Ten in fray for coveted award

AFC has announced the second shortlist of contenders for the 2011 AFC Player of the Year award.

Japanese striker Shinji Kagawa, Iran’s Andranik Teymourian and Bahrain forward Ismaeel Abdullatif have found a place in the top ten.

Japan, Iran and Korea Republic now have two players each in the list while Bahrain, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan have a player each.

Hadi Aghili (Iran), Ismail Matar (UAE), Keisuke Honda (Japan), Koo Ja-cheol (Korea Republic), Mohammed Noor (Saudi Arabia) and former winner Server Djeparov (Uzbekistan) have maintained their places in the list.

-The AFC Player of the Year award will be presented at a grand ceremony on November 23, 2011, at the Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur

*LIST OF CONTENDERS FOR AFC PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2011(in alphabetical order; list as of today)

Andranik Teymourian (Iran)

Hadi Aghily (Iran)

Ismaeel Abdullatif (Bahrain)

Ismail Matar (UAE)

Keisuke Honda (Japan)

Koo Ja-cheol (Korea Republic)

Mohammed Noor (Saudi Arabia)

Server Djeparov (Uzbekistan)

Shinji Kagawa (Japan)

Yeom Ki-hun (Korea Republic)

AFC Disciplinary Committee sanctions Sepahan

The AFC Disciplinary Committee has decided to award the AFC Champions League quarter-final first leg to Qatar’s Al Sadd against Iran’s Sepahan as a 3-0 forfeit win after Sepahan were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player.

Press conference with AFC President Mohamed Bin Hammam on Friday, 18 March‏

AFC President Mohamed Bin Hammam will hold a press conference on Friday, 18 March, at 1300 hours at AFC House. Bin Hammam will clarify his position regarding the FIFA presidency elections, which take place in June 2011.

Mohamed Bin Hamman reelegido presidente de la AFC

Sin ningún tipo de sorpresa, Mohamed Bin Hammam ha sido relegido por unanimidad como presidente ode la AFC( Confederación Asiática de Fútbol) hasta el año 2015. El dirigente qatarí ocupa el cargo desde hace ocho años y encabezaba la única candidatura presentada a las elecciones.

Australia organizará la Copa de Asia de 2015

Aunque se quedó sin organizar el Mundial 2022 ahora la AFC( Confederación Asiática de Fútbol) ha concedido a Australia la organización de la Copa de Asia de Naciones 2015. La decisión fue tomada en Qatar por el comité ejecutivo de la AFC un par de días antes de comenzar la edición del torneo en este 2011. Será la primera vez que Australia organice este evento.

AFC Annual Awards final list of nominees‏

AFC has announced the final five nominees for the coveted 2010 AFC Player of the Year award. AFC Champions League winners Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma captain Sasa Ognenovski and defender Farshid Talebi, of runners-up Zob Ahan, are on the list alongside Esteghlal striker Farhad Majidi, Bader Al Mutawa, hitman for AFC Cup finalists Al Qadsia, and midfielder Husain Salman, of Bahraini outfit Al Riffa.

The list does not include those candidates who have expressed their inability to attend the awards gala – a key criterion. The winner will be announced during the gala, which will be held at the Sunway Hotel Resort and Spa on November 24, 2010, in Kuala Lumpur. Ognenovski piloted the Korean outfit to the title in Tokyo last weekend when they defeated Zob Ahan 3-1 in the final while Talebi’s rock solid defence saw the rank outsiders from Iran defy the odds and make it to the summit clash. Al Mutawa, who missed out on the honour in 2006 by finishing second to Qatar’s Khalfan Ibrahim, played a key role in Al Qadsia’s march to the AFC Cup final. The Kuwaitis lost to eventual champions Al Ittihad of Syria 4-2 on penalties. Esteghlal failed to cross the last 16 hurdle in the 2010 AFC Champions League but Majidi stood out with his performance while Husain Salman’s brilliant efforts saw Al Riffa reach the semi-finals of the AFC Cup before going down to Al Qadsia. Japan’s Homare Sawa would be aiming to retain the AFC Women’s Player of the Year trophy as the 2008 winner has been nominated again alongwith Australia’s Kathryn Anne Gill, who played a stellar role in her side’s AFC Women’s Asian Cup triumph, and runners-up DPR Korea’s Jo Yun-mi. AFC Women’s Player of the Year award was not given last year.Mohammad Taheri, who guided Iran to a record 10th continental futsal crown has been named in the list of nominees for the AFC Futsal Player of the Year honour along with Rustam Umarov (Uzbekistan) and Vahid Shamsaee (Iran). The AFC Youth Player of the Year award will be contested between Timur Khakimov (Uzbekistan), Jong Il-gwan (DPR Korea) and Hong Chul (Korea Republic). Korea Republic’s Yeo Min-ji, who helped her side clinch the FIFA Women’s U-17 World Cup winning both the Golden Boot and Golden Ball awards, will compete with the Korea Republic U-20 team’s Ji So-yun, and Japan U-17 ace Kumi Yokoyama for the AFC Women’s Youth Player of the Year award. Japan’s Takeshi Okada, Korea Republic’s Huh Jung-moo and AFC Champions League winners Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma tactician Shin Tae-yong have been nominated for the AFC Coach of the Year honours, while Mozafar Shahrzad (Iran), Kim Tae-hee (Korea Republic) and Ri Ae-gyong (DPR Korea) are in the fray for AFC Women’s Coach of the Year award. Uzbekistan’s Ravshan Irmatov will be looking to make it three-in-a-row as he is one of the nominees for the AFC Referee of the Year award along with Japan’s Yuichi Nishimura and Saudi Arabia’s Khalil Al Ghamdi. Korea Republic’s Hong Eun-ah, who won the AFC Women’s Referee of the Year accolade last year, will again be in the running for the honour this year alongside Japan’s Sachiko Yamagishi and Thailand’s Kamnueng Pannipar.

--LIST OF NOMINEES (in alphabetical order)

*AFC DIAMOND OF ASIA Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Razak (Prime Minister of Malaysia)

*AFC DREAM ASIA AWARD Dato’ Sri Dr. Chung Mong-joonDr Kwak Chung-hwanFootball Federation Australia

*AFC MEMBER ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR Football Federation Australia IR Iran Football Federation Japan Football Association

*AFC FAIR PLAY ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR China Football AssociationIR Iran Football FederationJapan Football Association

*AFC CLUB OF THE YEAR Al Ittihad (Syria) Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (Korea Republic) Zob Ahan (Iran)

*AFC FUTSAL TEAM OF THE YEAR Iran Japan Uzbekistan

*AFC NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEARAustralia Japan Korea Republic

*AFC WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR Australia DPR Korea Korea Republic U-17

*AFC ASSISTANT REFEREE OF THE YEAR Bahadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan) Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan) Toru Sagara (Japan)

*AFC WOMEN’S ASSISTANT REFEREE OF THE YEAR Ho Sarah May Yee (Australia) Kim Kyong-min (Korea Republic) Shiho Ayukai (Japan)

*AFC REFEREE OF THE YEAR Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

*AFC WOMEN’S REFEREE OF THE YEAR Hong Eun-ah (Korea Republic) Kamnueng Pannipar (Thailand) Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

*AFC MATCH COMMISSIONER OF THE YEAR Abdul Ghafoor Abdul Hameed (Maldives) Col. Goutam Kar (India) Talal A. Syailmyeen (Jordan)

*AFC WOMEN’S MATCH COMMISSIONER OF THE YEAR Emily Lau Cheuk Chi (Hong Kong) Eugenie Buckley (Australia) Nazreen Banu (Singapore)

*AFC COACH OF THE YEARHuh Jung-moo (Korea Republic/Korea Republic national team) Shin Tae-yong (Korea Republic/Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma club) Takeshi Okada (Japan/Japan national team)

*AFC WOMEN’S COACH OF THE YEAR Kim Tae-hee (Korea Republic women’s U-17 team assistant coach) Ri Ae-gyong (DPR Korea women’s national team assistant coach) Shahrzad Mozafar (Iran women’s national team coach)

*AFC YOUTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR Hong Chul (Korea Republic) Jong Il-gwan (DPR Korea) Timur Khakimov (Uzbekistan)

*AFC WOMEN’S YOUTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR Ji So-yun (Korea Republic) Kumi Yokoyama (Japan) Yeo Min-ji (Korea Republic)

*AFC FUTSAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR Mohammad Taheri (Iran) Rustam Umarov (Uzbekistan) Vahid Shamsaee (Iran)

*AFC WOMEN’S PLAYER OF THE YEAR Homare Sawa (Japan) Jo Yun-mi (DPR Korea) Kathryn Anne Gill (Australia)

*AFC PLAYER OF THE YEAR Bader Al Mutawa (Kuwait/Al Qadsia, Kuwait) Farhad Majidi (Iran/ Esteghlal, Iran) Farshid Talebi (Iran/ Zob Ahan, Iran) Husain Salman (Bahrain/ Al Riffa, Bahrain) Sasa Ognenovski (Australia/ Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, Korea Republic)