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AFC Solidarity Cup
The AFC Solidarity Cup was an international football competition for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member countries who were out of the continental qualifiers at early stage. The tournament was created following the termination of the AFC Challenge Cup. Format The competition featured 10 national teams, where each team was guaranteed a minimum of 4 matches. The first edition took place in November 2016. The second edition, scheduled for November and December 2020, was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Asia and later abolished. The tournament was abolished by the AFC on 27 November 2023, because the revamped qualification format for the FIFA World Cup and the AFC Asian Cup dovetailed with the initial objectives of the AFC Solidarity Cup, as there was now more exposure for lower-ranked teams to compete over a longer period of time. Results Successful national teams Champions by region Participating nations ;Legend The number of teams in each of the final tourn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ASEAN Football Federation
The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) is an organisation within the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and is an international governing body of association football, futsal, and beach soccer in Southeast Asia. It consists of the federations of Football Australia, Australia, Football Association of Brunei Darussalam, Brunei, Football Federation of Cambodia, Cambodia, East Timor Football Federation, East Timor, Football Association of Indonesia, Indonesia, Lao Football Federation, Laos, Football Association of Malaysia, Malaysia, Myanmar Football Federation, Myanmar, Philippine Football Federation, Philippines, Football Association of Singapore, Singapore, Football Association of Thailand, Thailand, and Vietnam Football Federation, Vietnam. The AFF was founded by member states of, and is officially associated with, the ASEAN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). History The AFF was established in Jakarta on 31 January 1984 during an informal meeting of representatives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Football Confederation Competitions For National Teams
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Asian may refer to: * Items from or related to the continent of Asia: ** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia ** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia ** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asia ** Asian (cat), a cat breed similar to the Burmese but in a range of different coat colors and patterns * Asii (also Asiani), a historic Central Asian ethnic group mentioned in Roman-era writings * Asian option, a type of option contract in finance * Asyan, a village in Iran See also * * * East Asia * South Asia * Southeast Asia * Asiatic (other) Asiatic refers to something related to Asia. Asiatic may also refer to: * Asiatic style, a term in ancient stylistic criticism associated with Greek writers of Asia Minor * In the context of Ancient Egypt, beyond the borders of Egypt and the cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC Solidarity Cup
The AFC Solidarity Cup was an international football competition for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member countries who were out of the continental qualifiers at early stage. The tournament was created following the termination of the AFC Challenge Cup. Format The competition featured 10 national teams, where each team was guaranteed a minimum of 4 matches. The first edition took place in November 2016. The second edition, scheduled for November and December 2020, was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Asia and later abolished. The tournament was abolished by the AFC on 27 November 2023, because the revamped qualification format for the FIFA World Cup and the AFC Asian Cup dovetailed with the initial objectives of the AFC Solidarity Cup, as there was now more exposure for lower-ranked teams to compete over a longer period of time. Results Successful national teams Champions by region Participating nations ;Legend The number of teams in each of the final tourn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA Series
The FIFA Series, originally known as FIFA World Series, is a biennial invitational football competition promoted by FIFA that features international friendlies between national teams from different confederations, taking place in March of every even-numbered year. The first edition was held in March 2024. The competition brings together men's national teams from all six FIFA confederations in a series of mini-tournaments, each consisting of four teams and held at a centralised venue during the FIFA match window in March of every even-numbered year. FIFA provides financial support to the participating national teams and is also in charge of organising the tournaments together with the host member association. History On 16 December 2022, FIFA launched a friendly competition proposal, named the "FIFA World Series", in order to give national teams from different confederations more opportunities to play against each other. FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed the competiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koji Gyotoku
is a Japanese football manager and former football player. He is the currently head coach of Cambodia and Cambodia U23. Playing career Gyotoku was born January 28, 1965, in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. He went to school at Shizuoka Municipal Shimizu Daigo Junior High School and Tokai University Daiichi High School. After high school, he went to Tokai University. Gyotoku began his football career with Werder Bremen II, a team in West Germany. Later, he went on to play for Toyota Motors. He played in 13 games for the team, appearing in 12 in 1990-91 and once in 1991-92, but never scored a goal for the team. The team did not make the JSL Cup. Coaching career Gyotoku coached the Shimizu S-Pulse in 2003 after Takeshi Oki resigned from his position as team manager He led the team to the semi-finals of the J.League Cup and the Emperor's Cup, placing them 11th overall in the league. The team went on to make it to the AFC Champions League group stage. Gyotoku became the coach of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niki Torrão
Nicholas Mário Torrão de Almeida (; born 18 November 1987), simply known as Niki Torrão, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga de Elite club S.L Benfica de Macau. Born in South Africa, he represents the Macau national team. International career In 2011, Torrão scored the winning goal for Macau in the 67th Interport Cup against Hong Kong's under-21 team. On 11 October 2017, Torrão equalised for Macau against India at Sree Kanteerava Stadium Sree Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium, also known as Sampangi Outdoor Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Bangalore, India. It houses a running track, a volleyball court, and two outdoor rock climbing walls. The stadium is owned by the Department ... eight minutes before half-time in a 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification third round match. It was Macau's first ever goal in the final round of the qualifiers. Career statistics Club International :''Scores and results list Macau's goal tally first.'' Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahrazen Said
Mohammad Shah Razen bin Said (born 14 December 1985) is a Bruneian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brunei Super League club DPMM FC II. He is the joint record goalscorer for Brunei (shared with Azwan Ali Rahman) with eight goals. Shah Razen is included in the International Federation of Football History & Statistics' all-time Brunei Men's Dream Team first eleven that was announced in August 2021. Club career Besides DPMM, Shah Razen has also played for AH United, non-league Viva Rangers, Wijaya FC, as well as a short trial with Indian club Sporting Clube de Goa. He was also Brunei's top scorer in the 2006-07 Malaysia Super League with 21 goals, back when DPMM were playing in the Malaysian Premier League. When DPMM joined the S.League starting in 2009, Shah Razen helped the club to win the Singapore League Cup twice, in 2009 and 2012. He was used sparingly by Steve Kean in the 2014 campaign, only starting two games and notching two goals as the team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leong Ka Hang
Leong Ka Hang (; born 22 November 1992) is a Macanese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Must IPO. Early career Leong Ka Hang was born in Macau. He broke his arm three times when he was 15, 16 and soon after. The doctor told him to stop playing but he now wears a plastic protective guard on his left arm and has no problems. Leong became the Macau Footballer of the Year aged only 18, then he went to Japan for football training in August 2011 for half a month. Club career Tai Po From 8 September 2014, Leong had a trial with Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po. Coach Pau Ka Yiu said he had made a good first impression but he would observe him for a little while longer before making a decision. Tai Po FC announced his signing on 6 November. Leong made his debut as a second-half substitute on 22 November 2014, his 22nd birthday, against Sun Pegasus, but he failed to break the deadlock and the match ended 0:0. Pegasus Leong joined Pegasus in the summer of 2016. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Mariana Islands National Football Team
The Northern Mariana Islands national football team represents the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in international men's football. The team is controlled by the governing body for football in the Northern Mariana Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association, which is a member of the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) and since December 2020 a full member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The association is not a member of the world governing body FIFA, although it had applied for membership, and so while the national team is eligible to enter AFC and EAFF-run competitions, they are currently ineligible for global competitions such as the FIFA World Cup. As such, they do not have an official FIFA ranking. However, the team have been consistently ranked as one of the worst teams in the world on the Elo ratings and were in fact, in July 2016 rated as the worst men's senior international team in the world in a ratings system that also includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemen
Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part of the Arabian Sea to the east, the Gulf of Aden to the south, and the Red Sea to the west, sharing maritime boundary, maritime borders with Djibouti, Eritrea, and Somalia across the Horn of Africa. Covering roughly 455,503 square kilometres (175,871 square miles), with a coastline of approximately , Yemen is the second largest country on the Arabian Peninsula. Sanaa is its constitutional capital and largest city. Yemen's estimated population is 34.7 million, mostly Arabs, Arab Muslims. It is a member of the Arab League, the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Owing to its geographic location, Yemen has been at the crossroads of many civilisations for over 7,000 years. In 1200 BCE, the Sab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
