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Super Cup set to begin on October 25, check all groups, updates of ISL teams
Football | Oct 24, 2025, 09:21 PM ISTThe Super Cup 2025 begins in Goa as a season opener, offering Indian clubs vital match time and a path to AFC qualification. Kolkata giants face early tests, while Mohammedan Sporting battle financial woes, and Sunil Chhetri eyes a possible farewell.
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FIFA-AFC team to meet stakeholders of Indian football from June 22
Football | Jun 20, 2022, 11:12 PM ISTThe team will likely meet Sports Minister Anurag Thakur before leaving the country on June 23.
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AFC seeks new host for 2023 Asian Cup after China's withdrawal due to COVID-19 concerns
Football | May 31, 2022, 07:00 PM ISTIn all, 24 teams will participate in the finals of the Asian Cup. Qatar are the defending champions having won the event in 2019.
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AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022: Indian team withdraws after Covid-19 outbreak in camp, AFC confirms
Football | Jan 24, 2022, 02:01 PM ISTA day after the host nation failed to field a team against Chinese Taipei after as many as 12 players tested positive for the virus, the Asian Football Confederation issued a statement confirming that India "is considered to have withdrawn" from the tournament as per the guidelines.
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AFC welcomes FIFA initiative on two-year World Cup cycle
Football | Sep 14, 2021, 06:01 PM ISTFIFA aims to optimise the new international match calendar by looking into the feasibility of a World Cup every two years instead of the current four-year interval.
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AFC announces draw of AFC Women's Asia Cup qualifiers
Football | Jun 24, 2021, 07:40 PM ISTThe winners of each group will secure qualification to the AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022. These qualifiers will be played between September 13 to 25 this year.
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Indian side to compete in AFC Women's Club Championship Pilot Tournament
Football | May 04, 2021, 03:13 PM ISTThe Indian Women's League champions will represent the country in the eight-team pilot tournament of the Asian Football Confederation, to be played between October 30 and November 14 this year.
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AFC cancels U-16, U-19 championships in 2021 due to Covid-19
Other Sports | Jan 26, 2021, 09:12 AM ISTThe next editions of both competitions will be allocated to the same hosts in 2023 when the Uzbekistan Football Association will host the AFC U20 Asian Cup and Bahrain Football Association will stage the AFC U17 Asian Cup.
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AFC Medical Committee chief advises against Anwar Ali playing football: AIFF
Football | Sep 24, 2020, 10:14 PM IST20-year-old Anwar Ali, now with the I-League second division side Mohammedan Sporting Club of Kolkata, has been told by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to stop training after he was diagnosed with the heart condition last year.
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Retd Col Girija Shankar Mungali named in AFC task-force
Football | Sep 18, 2020, 02:52 PM ISTMungali, who is also currently serving as the Chairman of the Club Licensing Committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), is the only Indian to be appointed on this committee.
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AFC red-flags 6 Goa Professional League matches for possible 'manipulation', GFA says no evidence
Football | Aug 03, 2020, 06:32 PM ISTReacting to the development, the AIFF said it follows a zero-tolerance policy to any form of corruption in the sport.
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Asian Football Confederation endorses AIFF with Elite Youth Scheme full membership
Football | Jul 04, 2020, 01:16 PM ISTThe AFC conferred the Elite Youth Scheme full membership to AIFF on Saturday.
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AFC lauds AIFF, Indian players for contribution in fight against coronavirus pandemic
Football | Apr 14, 2020, 11:20 AM ISTThe AFC has praised the member associations, including India, which are doing a "lot of social work to help the distressed in this hour of global crisis."
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Sunil Chhetri features in AFC's 'BreakTheChain' campaign, urges people to stand together
Football | Mar 29, 2020, 02:05 PM ISTIndian football captain Sunil Chhetri featured in AFC's campaign to raise awareness about the outbreak of coronavirus.
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AFC condoles demise of PK Banerjee
Football | Mar 20, 2020, 07:38 PM ISTBanerjee, a footballing colossus of his time and a raconteur for life, died in Kolkata on Friday aged 83, having dribbled and dazzled for a good part of his mind-boggling 51 years of service to the game.
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FIFA, AFC to postpone football activities due to coronavirus
Football | Mar 05, 2020, 10:41 PM ISTAccording to FIFA, an update on these fixtures will be made in the coming days following consultation with the AFC member associations.
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AFC recommends 2 I-League clubs' entry in ISL by 2020-21
Football | Oct 26, 2019, 08:23 PM ISTThe AFC's executive committee approved All India Football Federation's (AIFF) proposed roadmap for the country's sport during a meeting in Vietnam.
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Mohun Bagan, East Bengal miss out on AFC License once again
Football | Nov 06, 2017, 11:56 PM ISTEight clubs - Aizawl FC, Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, Bengaluru FC, Shillong Lajong FC, Churchill Brothers, Chennai City FC and Minerva Punjab FC - applied for the AFC and National Licenses for the season 2017-18.
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FIFA, AFC officials to visit Kolkata for ISL, I-League merger
Football | Sep 10, 2017, 08:38 PM ISTThe two-member team of Nic Coward, a consultant to FIFA, and Alex Phillips, Head of AFC-UEFA Affairs, is expected to meet the two Maidan heavyweights Mohun Bagan and East Bengal.
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We have taken huge strides in last two years: Stephen Constantine
Football | Jul 24, 2017, 05:59 PM ISTThe frustration of losing the first two games got reflected in his words after registering the thumping victory over Turkmenistan.