April 1 – The 16-nation AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2025 kicks off Thursday, April 3 with the top eight finishers qualifying for the first of the expanded annual 48-team U-17 World Cups to be played in Qatar this November.
April 1 – Following on from success of the AFC’s Beach Soccer finals in Thailand last week, dates for the next editions of the Beach Soccer and Futsal Asian Cups have been announced by the AFC Futsal & Beach Soccer Committee.
March 31 – Iran cemented their dominance in Asian beach soccer with a record-breaking fourth AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup title on Sunday, dismantling Oman 8-1 in a commanding final in Pattaya, Thailand. The victory not only solidified Iran’s status as the most successful team in the tournament’s history but also secured back-to-back championships for the reigning champions.
March 28 – The inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League has reached the semi-final stage with four teams from four countries set to compete at yet to be named centralised venue on May 21-24.
March 27 – The Road to 2026 Asian Qualifiers are going down to the wire with two match days left in June to qualify four more teams for the World Cup next year.
Round 3 of AFC qualifying has seen 18 teams in three groups of six with each nation playing each other home away over the 10 match schedule. The top two teams in each group qualify direct to World Cup 2026 and after eight rounds of matches,
March 26 – Iran have become the second Asian team to clinch World Cup qualification following a 2-2 draw with Uzbekistan.
March 26 – Ahead of the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers, the Afghan national team and human rights groups have called on FIFA to end the team’s exile and reinstate it in international competition.
March 25 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has renewed its media rights deal with ESPN for the 2025-2028 cycle, ensuring continued exclusive coverage of Asian football across South America and Central America, while also holding non-exclusive rights in the Caribbean.
March 24 – The DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga and the Korea Football Association (KFA) have formalised a new cooperation agreement aimed at driving technical development in Korean football and deepening commercial ties between one of Europe’s most broadcast leagues and one of Asia’s most engaged markets.
March 21 – With goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo in a 2-0 victory against Bahrain, Japan became the first country to qualify for the enlarged 48-team 2026 World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada.
March 21 – Marriott Bonvoy has been unveiled as the latest heavyweight partner of Hong Kong’s soon-to-be-opened Kai Tak Sports Park (KTSP), in a multi-year deal that positions the global hotel group at the heart of Asia’s newest sports and entertainment hub.
March 19 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has signed a new partnership with leading Chinese fintech firm Du Xiaoman Technology, who will back the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to 26 as a Global Supporter.
March 19 – The inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League 2024/25 has reached the quarter finals stage with matches to be played on Saturday, March 22, between the eight teams from eight different nations.
March 18 – The draw for the last eight of the AFC Champions League Elite Finals Jeddah 2025 has pitched four West Asian sides against four from East Asia.
March 14 – Brighton owner Tony Bloom has acquired a minority stake in Australian A-League club Melbourne Victory, the league confirmed.
