Asian Football Confederation accepts India's bid to host 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers
The qualifiers will be held across three match days on June 8, 11 and 14, with the group winners, and the best five second-placed teams earning a ticket to the tournament proper, which is slated to kick off on June 16, 2023.
Feb 17, 2022, 15:22 PM IST
FIFA World Cup qualifying matches in Asia postponed until 2021
Qualifying matches in Asia for the 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup will now take place next year
Aug 12, 2020, 16:51 PM IST
Work closely with All India Football Federation: FIFA to I-League clubs
Earlier, six I-League clubs had written to FIFA Chief Gianni Infantino asking him to intervene and save Indian football.
Aug 07, 2019, 15:11 PM IST
Coach John Gregory extends contract with Chennaiyin FC until 2020
John’s first challenge after renewing terms will be the club’s first away AFC Cup group game against Abahani Limited Dhaka at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Wednesday.
May 11, 2019, 19:05 PM IST
Chennaiyin FC gear up for AFC Cup group stage opener against Minerva Punjab
Chennaiyin became the first ISL side to enter the AFC Cup group stage after getting the better of Sri Lanka's Colombo FC in South Zone qualifying play-off on 1-0 aggregate last month.
Apr 02, 2019, 22:47 PM IST
AFC Asian Cup: Holders Australia knocked out by hosts UAE
Victory means Alberto Zaccheroni's side will move on to a potentially politically sensitive semi-final against Qatar, who earlier stunned South Korea 1-0.
Jan 26, 2019, 06:59 AM IST
AFC Asian Cup 2019: Khalfan Mubarar, Ali Mabkhout help UAE seal crucial 2-0 win over India
Ali Mabkhout and Khalfan Mubarak struck goals in the either side of the half-time to help UAE secure a crucial 2-0 win over India in the second Group A match of the AFC Asian Cup 2019 on Thursday.
Jan 10, 2019, 21:12 PM IST
UAE will be India's toughest challenge in AFC Asian Cup : Gouramangi Singh
Indian start their Asian Cup campaign on January 6 when they take on Thailand. They will play UAE on January 10 followed by the match against Bahrain on January 14.
Dec 22, 2018, 16:35 PM IST
On birthday, Sunil Chhetri named 'Asian Icon' by AFC, gets praise for rivalling Ronaldo, Messi
Talismanic Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri was today named an 'Asian Icon' by the game's continental governing body on his 34th birthday and received effusive praise for rivalling the world's greatest players of his generation in scoring goals.
Aug 03, 2018, 17:49 PM IST
Entire squad should be credited for AFC Asian Cup qualification, says Gurpreet Sandhu
"Our good run cannot be attributed to just the back four or the goalkeeper or the midfielders or the strikers," the 25-year-old has said.
Nov 09, 2017, 15:50 PM IST
AFC General Secretary Dato' Windsor wants one league in India from next year
The merger will give a big boost to Mohun Bagan and East Bengal's hopes to play in the ISL.
Oct 25, 2017, 19:08 PM IST
FIFA suspends Pakistan Football Federation over 'third-party interference'
The suspension also means that neither the PFF nor any of its members or officials may benefit from any development programmes, courses or training from FIFA or the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
Oct 11, 2017, 15:40 PM IST
Don't write us off: East Bengal tell FIFA, AFC
This season the merger of ISL and I-League failed as the Kolkata's heritage clubs said they were unable to pay the hefty franchise fee of Rs 15 crore.
Sep 14, 2017, 21:49 PM IST
AFC approves Indian Super League, terms it 'temporary solution'
AIFF's recommendation to the AFC was that the ISL will replace the Federation Cup, whose winner is currently allocated an AFC Cup preliminary stage place.
Jul 26, 2017, 00:05 AM IST
Indian Super League gets recognition from AFC, two national leagues now
The winner of the I-league will participate in the AFC Champions League qualifiers, while the next ISL champion will be eligible for an AFC Cup qualifying slot.
Jun 28, 2017, 20:56 PM IST
East Bengal, Mohun Bagan likely to attend June 7 AFC meeting to discuss future of Indian Football
Both the clubs had joined hands in their tirade against Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL), organisers of the Indian Super League (ISL), and threatened to disrupt the cash-rich league if their demands of franchise fee waiver and money from the central pool were not met.
May 31, 2017, 19:33 PM IST
Traditional powerhouses Mohun Bagan, East Bengal declare unofficial war against Indian Super League
The Big two clubs refused to budge from their three-point demand and did not submit the bid document for their induction into the ISL.
May 27, 2017, 21:27 PM IST
We have to set a benchmark by qualifying regularly for AFC Asian Cup: Sunil Chhetri
India are preparing for the Asian Cup Qualifiers, and first up will be Myanmar, who had emerged winners in the last meeting between the two sides -- in the 2014 edition of AFC Challenge Cup
Mar 17, 2017, 16:04 PM IST
Sunil Chhetri says Asian Cup will develop Indian football
India have been drawn alongside Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar and Macau in Group A
Feb 11, 2017, 18:15 PM IST
We deserve more FIFA World Cup slots, says Asian football boss
The expansion was a key election promise of FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who beat Sheikh Salman to the post in polls early last year.
Jan 11, 2017, 21:08 PM IST
