Vietnam U19 Girls to play Thailand for ASEAN crown
HO CHI MINH CITY (16 June 2025) – The Vietnam Under-19 Girls will take on Thailand in the decisive final of the ASEAN U19 Girls’ Championship 2025. In the semifinal…
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Vietnam U19 Girls to play Thailand for ASEAN crownHO CHI MINH CITY (16 June 2025) – The Vietnam Under-19 Girls will take on Thailand in the decisive final of the ASEAN U19 Girls’ Championship 2025. In the semifinal matches played at the Thong Nhat...Continue ReadingVietnam U19 Girls to play Thailand for ASEAN crown -
Kim Sang-sik sees Indonesia and Thailand as biggest obstacles to Vietnamese three-peat at ASEAN U23 Mandiri Cup™ 2025SINGAPORE (16 June 2025) - Vietnam U-23 head coach Kim Sang-Sik feels that hosts Indonesia and former winners Thailand will be his side’s main rivals when they attempt to win a third consecutive title at...Continue ReadingKim Sang-sik sees Indonesia and Thailand as biggest obstacles to Vietnamese three-peat at ASEAN U23 Mandiri Cup™ 2025
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Nestor appointed Cambodia women’s head coachPHNOM PENH (15 June 2025) – Conor Nestor has been appointed as the new head coach of the Cambodia women's national team. The 41-year-old Irishman is also the coach of Cambodian Premier League (CPL) side Boeung...Continue ReadingNestor appointed Cambodia women’s head coach
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Hosts of AFC Asian Qualifiers™ – Road to 26 Playoffs confirmedJAKARTA (15 June 2025) - The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have confirmed the Qatar Football Association and the Saudi Arabian Football Federation as the Host Member Associations for the upcoming AFC Asian Qualifiers™ – Road...Continue ReadingHosts of AFC Asian Qualifiers™ – Road to 26 Playoffs confirmed
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‘Turkmenistan were defensively sound’ – IshiiBANGKOK (14 June 2025) – Masatada Ishii, the head coach of the Thailand national team, attributed the team’s recent defeat to Turkmenistan to the latter being ‘defensively sound.’ Thailand conceded a 3-1 away loss to Turkmenistan...Continue Reading‘Turkmenistan were defensively sound’ – Ishii
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Kim Sang-sik sees Indonesia and Thailand as biggest obstacles to Vietnamese three-peat at ASEAN U23 Mandiri Cup™ 2025
SINGAPORE (16 June 2025) – Vietnam U-23 head coach Kim Sang-Sik feels that hosts Indonesia and former winners Thailand will be his side’s main rivals when they attempt to win…
Nestor appointed Cambodia women’s head coach
PHNOM PENH (15 June 2025) – Conor Nestor has been appointed as the new head coach of the Cambodia women’s national team. The 41-year-old Irishman is also the coach of…
Hosts of AFC Asian Qualifiers™ – Road to 26 Playoffs confirmed
JAKARTA (15 June 2025) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have confirmed the Qatar Football Association and the Saudi Arabian Football Federation as the Host Member Associations for the upcoming…
‘Turkmenistan were defensively sound’ – Ishii
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Sydney FC sign Akon in ‘major coup’
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Indonesia thump Malaysia to make semifinals of ASEAN U19 Girls
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‘We still have time to make things right’ – Sang-sik
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Thailand U19 Girls put seven past Malaysia; Myanmar blast Laos
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ASEAN Shopee Cup™ winners Buriram United FC revel in quadruple success
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Subway Socceroos qualify for sixth-consecutive FIFA World Cup
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‘I am disappointed’ – Kluivert
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AFFU23: Vietnam win crown in fitting finale
RAYONG (26 August 2023) – Vietnam took their second AFF Under-23 Championship 2023 in two years after beating Indonesia in a fitting finale that went into Extra Time and then…
AFFU23: Players are the real performers, says Tae-yong
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AFFU23: Football is not mathematics, says Anh Tuan
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AFFU23: Indonesia take on Vietnam in Final
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AFFU23: Champs Vietnam in final
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AFFU23: Ithsara looks for right conditions, Tae-yong wants a better performance
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AFFU23: Anh Tuan looks at the big picture, Ela aspires for consistency
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AFFU23: Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia in semifinals
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AFFU23: Thailand in semifinals as Group A winners
RAYONG (21 August 2023) – Host Thailand booked their place in the semifinals of the AFF Under-23 Championship 2023 after beating Cambodia 2-0 tonight to emerge as Group A winners.…
AFFU23: Opening win for champs Vietnam
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AFFU23: Tierney’s double gives Malaysia valuable win
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AFFU23: Cambodia set early pace in Group A
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AFFU23: A useful tournament, says Anh Tuan
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AFFU23: Opportunity to test other players, says Tae-yong
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AFFU23: Chance for players to shine, says Issara
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Myanmar U23 concede to Yangon United
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Tae-yong calls up new faces for AFF U23
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Japanese tactician Hanita leads Brunei U23
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Mykolor announced as official sponsor of AFF U23 Championship 2023
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Two weeks to go to AFF U23 Championship
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AFF MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CUP 2022
Seventh Heaven for Thailand
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Thailand hold slight advantage at end of Final 1
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‘We need to repay debt to Thailand’ – Hang-seo
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‘I understand Thailand’ – Polking
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Thailand crush Malaysia to book second Finals in two editions
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Tien Linh double drives Vietnam into Finals
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Faisal gives Malaysia slim win over Thais
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‘We still have chance to make final’ – Fachruddin
JAKARTA (6 January 2023) – Indonesia captain Fachruddin Aryanto remained sanguine about the team’s chances of making the final of the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 in spite of the…
Tae-yong looks to snap winless run; Hang-seo quietly confident
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‘We are halfway to our target’ – Polking
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Araneta pays tribute to Schrock
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Vietnam take Group B; Malaysia progress as runners-up
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Thailand win Group A; Indonesia runners-up
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New Year celebrations on hold as teams get down to the brass knuckles
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Singapore hold Vietnam to scoreless draw
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Maung Maung gives Myanmar a point at home
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Balancing act for Hey; Weiss wants to finish well
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‘We want to play our style and get another win’ – Nishigaya
SINGAPORE (30 Dec 2022) – Singapore head coach Takayuki Nishigaya’s mission is clear and that is “to play our style, be aggressive and get another win” when they take on…
Champs Thailand hold Indonesia in GBK
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‘We will not disappoint the fans’ – Asnawi
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AFF SUZUKI CUP 2020
ASC2020: Return of the King as Thailand win sixth crown
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ASC2020: Weerathep to keep to gameplan; Evan to stoke the thirst
SINGAPORE (31 Dec 2021) – As Thailand’s Weerathep Phomphun plans to keep to the game plan, Indonesia’s Evan Dimas will stoke the thirst for the team to overturn the deficit…
ASC2020: ‘Job not finished’ – Polking
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ASC2020: ‘It’s not all done yet’ – Tae-yong
SINGAPORE (30 Dec 2021) – Indonesian head coach Shin Tae-yong is not giving up yet even though the team will have a mountain to climb in FINAL 2 of the…
ASC2020: Thailand take huge step for title
SINGAPORE (29 Dec 2021) – Thailand took a huge step for the title this year when they dismantled Indonesia 4-0 in FINAL 1 of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 this…
ASC2020: Egy motivated; Sarach to focus on own game
SINGAPORE (28 Dec 2021) – While Egy Maulana Vikri will be motivated to deliver Indonesia’s first-ever AFF Suzuki Cup crown, Thailand’s Sarach Yooyen plans to just focus on his own…
ASC2020: Road to the FINALS
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Ticket sales for AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 FINALS
SINGAPORE (27 Dec 2021) – Ticket sales for the first leg of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2020 final are purchasable online at www.fas.org.sg/tickets for all zones. The two-legged…
ASC2020: Thailand coast to ninth final appearance
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ASC2020: Indonesia edge host Singapore for place in final
SINGAPORE (25 Dec 2021) – It took longer than both teams expected but at the end of the absorbing encounter in the second leg, semifinal 1 of the AFF Suzuki…
ASC2020: Polking aims for early goal; Hang-seo to keep calm
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ASC2020: Tae-yong confident; Tatsuma to deliver Christmas cheer
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ASC2020: Jay’s double gives Thailand advantage
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ASC2020: All square between Singapore and Indonesia
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ASC2020: Park keeps mum on gameplan; Polking to play the patient game
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ASC2020: Tatsuma to provide speed bumps; Tae-yong expect more hard work
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ASC2020: Indonesia take Group B; Vietnam runners-up
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Ticket sales for AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 semi-finals start today
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ASC2020: Thailand win Group A; Singapore runners-up
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ASC2020: Vietnam work on tactical; Cambodia to keep the concept
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