Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
Kelme ups presence in Asia with AFC deal
Sportswear brand Kelme has become the sports apparel and official ball supplier for the Asian Football Confederation, covering the governing body’s 2021 to 2024 rights cycle.
AFC Champions League final and knockout games to be held in Saudi Arabia
The Asian Football Confederation has announced that the final of the AFC Champions League 2021, along with the quarter-finals and semi-finals for the Western region, will be held in Saudi Arabia
DAZN extends AFC portfolio in Japan for next eight years
Sports streaming service DAZN has announced a media rights deal in Japan covering all Asian Football Confederation club and national competitions for the next eight years
FSDL to sell AFC media rights in Indian subcontinent across 2021-24 cycle
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced a four-year media rights agreement with Football Sports Development Limited, a subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, across the Indian…
Negus steps down as FMA sponsorship head
Ned Negus has stepped down from leading the sponsorship sales team at the Football Marketing Asia agency, for family reasons
Indonesian-owned RCTI+ picks up AFC rights in the Philippines
RCTI+, a streaming platform operated by Indonesian media group MNC, has picked up the rights for Asian Football Confederation competitions in the Philippines for the remainder of 2021
AFC Asian Cup 2027 host decision delayed until 2022
The bidding process for the AFC Asian Cup 2027 has been pushed back to 2022 due to ongoing challenges around the Covid-19 pandemic, the Asian Football Confederation has confirmed
FMA strikes another AFC rights deal in German-speaking countries
Live streaming service Sporttotal has acquired rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to the Asian Football Confederation’s final round of qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar.
AFC Cup Asean Zone games cancelled after failure to secure host
The Asian Football Confederation has confirmed that it has cancelled the Asean Zone matches of the AFC Cup 2021 after not being able to find a host due to the Covid-19 pandemic
AFC swaps venues for 2022 Women’s Asian Cup in India
The Asian Football Confederation has relocated two of the host venues for the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in India in a bid to ease Covid-19-related disruption.
AFC Champions League moves to single-tie knockout rounds, approves 2022 fixtures
AFC Champions League knockout games will be played over a single leg from the quarter-finals onwards, as opposed to the normal home and away format, as Covid-19 continues to disrupt the competition
AFC and Yili sign off on sponsorship deal
The Asian Football Confederation has finalised its four-year sponsorship deal with Chinese dairy company Yili
I-League targets entire season in Kolkata again
The 2020-21 Indian I-League season will be held in Kolkata, the All Indian Football Federation has announced
Caribbean Satellite Television Network picks up AFC rights
Pay-television broadcaster Caribbean Satellite Television Network has acquired the rights to broadcast Asian Football Confederation matches across the 2021-24 cycle
AFC renews with Molten as official match ball supplier
Japanese sports equipment manufacturer Molten has renewed its agreement with the Asian Football Confederation to become its official match ball supplier for the 2021 season
TrueVisions picks up AFC club competition rights
Thai pay-television broadcaster True has agreed a media rights deal for Asian Football Confederation club competitions covering the remainder of this year
DAZN secures AFC Champions League rights in Japan until 2028
Sports streaming service DAZN has agreed an exclusive media rights deal for the AFC Champions League in Japan for the next eight years
Maldives state broadcaster picks up AFC rights
The Maldives' state broadcaster Public Service Media has picked up the rights to the Asian Football Confederation's club and national competitions for the 2021-24 cycle