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2018 AFC U-23 Championship
The 2018 AFC U-23 Championship (also known as the 2018 AFC U-23 Asian Cup) was the third edition of the AFC U-23 Championship, the biennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-23 national teams of Asia. A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament. It took place between 9–27 January 2018, and was hosted by China. Uzbekistan defeated Vietnam in the final to win their first title. Japan were the defending champions, but failed to defend the title after losing to Uzbekistan in the quarter-finals. Hosts selection * Qualification The qualifiers were held from 15 to 23 July 2017. China also participated in the qualifiers, even though they had already qualified automatically as hosts. Qualified teams The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. Venues The competition was played in four venues in four cities, all in the province of Jiangsu. Draw The draw of the final t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almoez Ali
Almoez Ali Zainalabedeen Mohamed Abdulla (; born 19 August 1996) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker for Qatar Stars League club Al-Duhail SC, Al-Duhail, whom he Captain (association football), captains. Born in Sudan, he plays for the Qatar national football team, Qatar national team. Ali is currently the nation's Qatar national football team#Top goalscorers, all-time top goalscorer. He was a member of the Qatar squads which won back-to-back AFC Asian Cup titles in 2019 AFC Asian Cup, 2019 and 2023 AFC Asian Cup, 2023; at the 2019 Asian Cup, he scored a single-edition record nine goals, and was named the tournament's AFC Asian Cup awards#Most Valuable Player, best player. He is also the only footballer to score in three different intercontinental championships — those being the AFC Asian Cup, the Copa América and the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Club career Early career Ali was born in Sudan and moved to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunshan Stadium
The Kunshan Sports Centre Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Kunshan, China. It is currently used mostly for soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ... matches. The stadium holds 30,000 spectators.http://cafe.daum.net/stade/5BHp/25?docid=1DZEG, 5BHp, 25, 20080322015314 Stadium information It is used for selected games by Suzhou Dongwu, and was previously home to Kunshan FC See also * List of football stadiums in China * List of stadiums in China * Lists of stadiums References * Football venues in China Multi-purpose stadiums in China Sports venues in Suzhou Kunshan {{PRChina-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alireza Faghani
Alireza Faghani (; born 21 March 1978) is an Iranian-Australian international football referee and former player, who has been on the international referees list for FIFA since 2008. Faghani has officiated in the Persian Gulf Pro League for several seasons until 2022, important matches such as the 2014 AFC Champions League final, the 2015 AFC Asian Cup final, the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup final, the 2016 Olympic football final match. He has refereed matches in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2019 AFC Asian Cup, 2022 FIFA World Cup, and 2023 AFC Asian Cup. Faghani had migrated to Australia in September 2019, and now referees in the A-League Men, and as an Australian referee in international tournaments since 2023. Early life Faghani was born on 21 March 1978 in Kashmar, a city near Mashhad. His nickname is ''Behrooz'' (). His father, Mohammad Faghani () was also a football referee. He has a younger brother named Mohammadreza, who referees in Swede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Kwok Man .
Liu Kwok Man (born 1 July 1978) is a football referee from Hong Kong who has been a full international referee for FIFA. He also refereed at the regional league such as 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Sponsor Thai Premier League the big match Chonburi vs SCG Muangthong United, AFC Champions League, AFC Cup and 2012 AFC U-19 Championship The 2012 AFC U-19 Championship is the 37th edition of the tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation. The AFC approved UAE as hosts of the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship on 23 November 2011. AFC Asian Cup References 1978 births Living people Hong Kong football referees[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma Ning (referee)
Ma Ning (born 14 June 1979) is a Chinese Association football, football referee (association football), referee. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2011. He also teaches at the Nanjing Sport Institute. On 9 May 2015, Ma drew widespread controversy as he sent off three Shenhua players in a Shanghai derbies, Shanghai derby between Shanghai Port F.C., Shanghai SIPG and Shanghai Shenhua F.C., Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese Super League; the game finished 5–0 to SIPG. On 23 February 2019, it was announced that Ma Ning had been hired by Chinese Football Association, CFA to become one of the professional referees in China. On 19 May 2022, Ma was selected as one of the 36 referees for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, becoming the second Chinese referee to achieve this since Lu Jun (referee), Lu Jun in 2002. On 21 August 2022, during a Chinese Super League game between Wuhan Yangtze River F.C., Wuhan Yangtze River and Henan Songshan Longmen F.C., Henan Songshan Longme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fu Ming
Fu Ming (born 5 January 1983) is a Chinese football referee. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2014. He is a teacher of Jincheng College of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. On 23 February 2019, it was announced that Fu Ming had been hired by CFA to become one of the professional referees in China. AFC Asian Cup 2019 Controversial decisions In the early hours of August 23, 2023, Beijing time, Al Nassr, led by Cristiano Ronaldo, secured their spot in the AFC Champions League group stage by defeating Shabab Al Ahli Club with a score of 4-2 in the playoff. Throughout the match, there were controversies surrounding the decisions made by the Chinese referee, Fu Ming. In the first half of the game, the score was tied at 1-1. Ronaldo fell three times in the penalty area, yet the referee did not award any penalties. Additionally, there was a situation where Ronaldo's hooked shot led to a suspected handball by the opposition, but Fu Ming did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nawaf Shukralla
Nawaf Abdullah Ghayyath Shukrallah (; born 13 October 1976) is a Bahraini football referee who has been a full international referee for FIFA. In 2011, FIFA called him on duty at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He has also officiated at other tournaments, including the AFC Champions League, the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup, and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. In March 2013, FIFA named Shukrallah to its list of 52 candidate referees for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.FIFA"Open list of prospective referees & assistant referees for the 2014 FIFA World Cup" 7 March 2013. Retrieved on 27 April 2013. Nawaf has officiated in the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national association football, football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awarded t ...s. References 1976 births Living people Bahraini football referees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Green (referee)
Peter Daniel Green (born 29 May 1978) is a retired Australian soccer referee in the Australian A-League. Green has been FIFA listed since 2006 and a member of the AFC Elite Referees Panel since 2008. He has refereed in three A-League Grand Final matches. He was the A-League referee of the year in 2013 and 2014. Career Green took up refereeing as a teenager, progressing to National Soccer League level in 2000. He has refereeing in the top tier of Australian soccer since 2002. Green was awarded a FIFA badge in 2006 and is eligible to referee international matches. He was also selected on the AFC Elite Referees Panel for the 2008 year and has refereed matches for AFC since. During the 2012–13 A-League season, Green controlled 13 matches, including the 2012-13 A-League Grand Final. Green refereed the 2013-14 Grand final as a reward for his consistently high performances. He is currently the longest serving A-League central referee. On 4 April 2017, Peter Green was appoint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Beath
Chris James Beath (born 17 November 1984) is an Australian former football referee in the A-League. Refereeing career He has refereed at the National Youth Championships in 2003 and in 2004. Beath was the referee of the tournament at the 2002 Kanga Cup. Beath was added to the FIFA International Referees List in 2011, serving as a referee for matches including the Kirin Challenge Cup contest between Japan and Iceland. In 2015, Beath was involved in an exchange program where he refereed in the J-League. On 4 April 2017, Chris Beath was appointed as one of the inaugural video assistant referees (VARs) in the Hyundai A-League, the first top-tier football league in the world to implement the technology. In January 2018, Beath was selected as one of the referees for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship held in China. Beath refereed the opening fixture of this tournament. On 5 December 2018, Beath was appointed to be a referee at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates. In Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 AFC U-23 Championship Qualification
The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification was a men's under-23 association football, football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship. Players born on or after 1 January 1993 were eligible to compete in the tournament. A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Qatar national under-23 football team, Qatar who qualified automatically as hosts. The top three teams of the final tournament qualified for the Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Brazil. Draw The draw for the qualifiers was held on 4 December 2014, 11:00 UTC+08:00, UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A total of 43 Asian Football Confederation, AFC member national teams entered the qualifying stage and were drawn into ten groups. *West Zone had 23 entrants from Central Asian Football Association, Central Asia, South Asian Football Federation, South Asia and We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time In China
The time in China follows a single standard time offset of UTC+08:00, where Beijing is located, even though the country spans five geographical time zones. It is the largest sovereign nation in the world that officially observes only one time zone. The nationwide standardized time is named Beijing Time (BJT; ) domestically and China Standard Time (CST) internationally. Daylight saving time has not been observed since 1991. China Standard Time (UTC+8) is consistent across Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. It is also equivalent with Taiwan, Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, most of Mongolia, Malaysia, Irkutsk Time of Russia, Western Australia, and Central Indonesia. History In the 1870s, the Shanghai Xujiahui Observatory was constructed by a French Catholic missionary. In 1880s officials in Shanghai French Concession started to provide a time announcement service using the Shanghai Mean Solar Time provided by the aforementioned observatory for ships into and out of Sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changshu Stadium
Changshu Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Changshu, China. It is currently used mostly for football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ... matches. The stadium holds 30,000 spectators. References Football venues in China Multi-purpose stadiums in China Sports venues in Jiangsu {{PRChina-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
