<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[AFC News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news about AFC. All the latest 2026 Football articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>AFC News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:09:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/football/team/AFC" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2021 08:06:13 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[AFC Cup 2021 | Play-offs and Group D matches featuring Bengaluru FC and ATK-Mohun Bagan to be held in Maldives]]></title><description><![CDATA[The AFC Cup play-off matches (South) and subsequent Group D fixtures will be held in the Maldives, as confirmed by the apex body. Indian Super League side Bengaluru FC will be up against local side Eagles FC on August 15 in the playoff match and the winners will join three other clubs in Group D.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2021/jul/19/afc-cup-2021-play-offs-and-group-d-matches-featuring-bengaluru-fc-and-atk-mohun-bagan-to-be-held-in-maldives?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2021/jul/19/afc-cup-2021-play-offs-and-group-d-matches-featuring-bengaluru-fc-and-atk-mohun-bagan-to-be-held-in-maldives?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2021 08:06:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/afc_cup_media.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ahmedabad, Navi Mumbai and Bhubaneswar shortlisted as venues for 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three cities – Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, and Navi Mumbai - have been shortlisted as the venues for the upcoming 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup. Surprisingly, football hubs like Kolkata, Goa, Kerala, and Guwahati have been overlooked for the mega-event that is set to kick-off on January 20, next year.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2021/mar/26/ahmedabad-navi-mumbai-and-bhubaneswar-shortlisted-as-venues-for-2022-afc-womens-asian-cup?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2021/mar/26/ahmedabad-navi-mumbai-and-bhubaneswar-shortlisted-as-venues-for-2022-afc-womens-asian-cup?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2021 13:04:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y-1/articles/football/Kalinga_Stadium_Football_SuperCup_AIFF.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup Qualifiers will be re-scheduled to 2021 owing to current Covid-19 situation, states AFC]]></title><description><![CDATA[AFC has recently announced that the matches FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, scheduled later for this year, will be rescheduled to next year due to the current Covid-19 situation in many countries. India were set to host Qatar and Afghanistan and travel to Bangladesh to complete their set of matches. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2020/aug/12/world-cup-qualifiers-will-be-re-scheduled-to-2021-owing-to-current-covid-19-situation-states-afc?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2020/aug/12/world-cup-qualifiers-will-be-re-scheduled-to-2021-owing-to-current-covid-19-situation-states-afc?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2020 10:43:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/FIFA_World_Cup_2018_RussiaFrance_v_Croatia18_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minerva Punjab FC Academy offers their facilities to AIFF to conduct camps for junior teams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minerva Punjab FC Academy has offered its Mohali campus to the AIFF to conduct junior teams’ camps and its coaching licence courses for the U17 Women’s World Cup and the AFC U16 Championships. Indian football activities are stalled for the time being owing to the Covid-19 outbreak.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2020/jul/06/minerva-punjab-fc-academy-offers-their-facilities-to-aiff-to-conduct-camps-for-junior-teams?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2020/jul/06/minerva-punjab-fc-academy-offers-their-facilities-to-aiff-to-conduct-camps-for-junior-teams?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2020 11:31:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/minerva_punjab_twitter1.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[India submit bid papers for 2027 AFC Asian Cup hosting rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[India, along with Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Uzbekistan have submitted bid papers for the hosting rights of the 2027 AFC Asian Cup. While Iran and Qatar have hosted the showpiece event before, the other three countries are eyeing to stage the tournament for the first time in their history.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2020/jul/03/india-submit-bid-papers-for-2027-afc-asian-cup-hosting-rights?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2020/jul/03/india-submit-bid-papers-for-2027-afc-asian-cup-hosting-rights?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2020 09:30:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/AFC_Asian_Cup_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[India's World Cup qualifier against Qatar to be played on October 8]]></title><description><![CDATA[India will play its remaining World Cup Qualifiers in October and November, beginning proceedings by hosting Qatar on October 8. Sunil Chhetri and Co. were slated to play three matches, starting from March, but the Covid-19 pandemic situation forced the matches to be suspended and postponed.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2020/jun/06/indias-world-cup-qualifier-against-qatar-to-be-played-on-october-8?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2020/jun/06/indias-world-cup-qualifier-against-qatar-to-be-played-on-october-8?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2020 07:25:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/india_football_aiff_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AIFF to seek one-year exemption from AFC for ISL expansion]]></title><description><![CDATA[The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is all set to seek a one-year exemption from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to implement its expansion of the Indian Super League. Even though the AIFF body had plans to do the same from the next season, the COVID-19 outbreak has made it impossible.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2020/may/14/aiff-to-seek-one-year-exemption-from-afc-for-isl-expansion?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2020/may/14/aiff-to-seek-one-year-exemption-from-afc-for-isl-expansion?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2020 15:31:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/Chennaiyin_FC_ISL.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AIFF recommends ISL and I-League to implement 3+1 foreigners rule]]></title><description><![CDATA[The All Indian Football Federation (AIFF) technical committee has recommended that the Indian Super League and the I-League as well implement the AFC foreigners rule which allows only four overseas players in the starting XI of a team. Currently, five foreigners are allowed in the Indian leagues. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2020/may/09/aiff-recommends-isl-and-i-league-to-implement-3-1-foreigners-rule?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2020/may/09/aiff-recommends-isl-and-i-league-to-implement-3-1-foreigners-rule?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2020 10:34:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/isac_doru_AIFF_Twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[India’s third continental spot that AIFF isn’t talking about]]></title><description><![CDATA[The AIFF was supposed to send three teams to AFC tournaments this season, but as things stand, only two of them might make the cut. Even though the completion of I-League season could have solved the problem and given us the missing piece in the puzzle, AIFF called off the Indian Football season.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2020/apr/30/indias-third-continental-spot-that-aiff-isnt-talking-about?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2020/apr/30/indias-third-continental-spot-that-aiff-isnt-talking-about?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[sounak mullick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2020 08:53:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/miku_bfc.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFC credits AIFF's charitable contributions during Covid-19 crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The AFC (Asian Football Confederation) has credited the efforts of the AIFF (All India Football Federation) for providing constant financial support towards the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic. A lot of individual efforts have also been noted in the past few days, which just adds to the context.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2020/apr/14/afc-credits-aif-fs-charitable-contributions-during-covid-19-crisis?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2020/apr/14/afc-credits-aif-fs-charitable-contributions-during-covid-19-crisis?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2020 14:39:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/AFC_Asian_Cup_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFC to further invest in Women’s Asian Cup and Champions League by increasing teams]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Asian Football Confederation has decided that it will commence the new era of national and club team football by further investing in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup and the AFC Champions League. The Champions League will be expanded to 40 clubs while the Women’s Asian Cup will see 12 teams.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2019/oct/27/afc-to-further-invest-in-womens-asian-cup-and-champions-league-by-increasing-teams?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2019/oct/27/afc-to-further-invest-in-womens-asian-cup-and-champions-league-by-increasing-teams?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2019 10:39:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/AFC_Asian_Cup_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFC recognises ISL as India’s top league, approves AIFF’s roadmap]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Saturday recognised the Indian Super League (ISL) as the country’s premier competition during a meeting in Vietnam. The All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) proposed roadmap for the country’s sport was also approved by the AFC’s executive committee.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2019/oct/26/afc-recognises-isl-as-indias-top-league-approves-aif-fs-roadmap?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2019/oct/26/afc-recognises-isl-as-indias-top-league-approves-aif-fs-roadmap?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Oct 2019 14:56:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/ISL_logo.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reports | Mohun Bagan, East Bengal to become ISL clubs next]]></title><description><![CDATA[As per reports from Goal, I-League giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan would be the first clubs from the I-League to get into the country’s top-tier and would be the next entrants into the league. However, the Kolkata giants would need to work extremely hard to meet FSDL standards to do the same.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2019/oct/14/reports-mohun-bagan-east-bengal-to-become-isl-clubs-next?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2019/oct/14/reports-mohun-bagan-east-bengal-to-become-isl-clubs-next?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2019 07:19:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/EastBengal_MohunBagan.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reports | ISL to have promotion-relegation from 2023-24 season]]></title><description><![CDATA[After innumerable debates and protests, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has finally stated that the Indian Super League would be open to promotion and relegation from the 2023-24 season. The period in between has been made to let I-League and other clubs make necessary upgrades.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2019/oct/14/reports-isl-to-have-promotion-relegation-from-2023-24-season?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2019/oct/14/reports-isl-to-have-promotion-relegation-from-2023-24-season?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2019 06:12:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/aiff_logo.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[All doubts will be cleared on October 14, informs Kushal Das]]></title><description><![CDATA[AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das has revealed that all confusion related to the Indian Super League and I-League clubs’ spot in the Asian Football Confederation would be answered on October 14. He has invited I-League and ISL clubs to Kuala Lumpur to unveil the roadmap for Indian football.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2019/oct/04/all-doubts-will-be-cleared-on-october-14-informs-kushal-das?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2019/oct/04/all-doubts-will-be-cleared-on-october-14-informs-kushal-das?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2019 06:34:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/Salt_Lake_Kolkata_Stadium.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How will you integrate a 2 cr spending football club with 40 cr, asks Praful Patel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Delving deep into the difficulties of forming a unified league, AIFF president Praful Patel has stated that I-League clubs, which spend 2 crores a year, cannot be easily integrated with ISL clubs that spend 40 crores per annum. However, he has revealed that ISL will open window after three years.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2019/aug/02/how-will-you-integrate-a-2-cr-spending-football-club-with-40-cr-asks-praful-patel?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2019/aug/02/how-will-you-integrate-a-2-cr-spending-football-club-with-40-cr-asks-praful-patel?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 07:58:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/Praful_Patel_AIFF.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>