Asian Football Thread

[jakartacasual]

Wait just a minuite! Did Maria know something but never bother to share with us?


Indonesia: Persib Bandung To Sign Thai Keeper Kosin On Loan
Sep 25, 2009 12:15:21 AM
Persib Bandung are almost certain to land Thailand’s top goalkeeper Kosin Hathairattanakool on a four-month loan spell following the injury to their current No. 1 Tema Mursadat.

With the Indonesian Super League (ISL) due to start next month, Persib Bandung are in a spot following the continued unavailability of Tema.

But even though Persib have almost confirmed their signing of Kosin, still the later will only be available sometime in November.

Kosin is still with Thai Premier League side Chonburi FC who are now in a two-horse race against Muang Thong United for the title this year.

“Kosin will miss two matches for Persib (against PSM Makassar and Persiba Balikpapan). We are looking for him to play for us for at least four months or half a season,” added Persib's Umuh Muchtar.

Umuh said that the reason for the loan spell is also because Kosin will be attending trials with J-League side Gamba Osaka in March.

Persib is hopeful that by then, Tema will be back in action for the club.



Half a season full of happiness!!! 

i posted it couple weeks back

http://jakartacasual.blogspot.com/2009/09/goalkeeper-formerly-known-as-kosin.html

[bon-nirnam]

Oopsie! Thanks charade_2010 and jakartacasual, I must have missed it somehow. 
 
 

[bon-nirnam]

Regarding Cambodia, don't they already received fund from FIFA Goal Program specifically dedicated to infratructure and facilities?

According to this link...  http://www.fifa.com/mm/goalproject/cam_eng.pdf

[druryfire]

Regarding Cambodia, don't they already received fund from FIFA Goal Program specifically dedicated to infratructure and facilities?

According to this link...  http://www.fifa.com/mm/goalproject/cam_eng.pdf

Things are moving in Cambodia, The province of Takeo has been earmarked by the Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC) to host the new National Football Centre worth USD1.2 million.

So the money is being out to good use

http://www.aseanfootball.org/news_d.asp?id=1004

[bon-nirnam]

Good to hear that Cambodia is moving forward. They had a good team way back(French football really).
I used to play against several Cambodian International quite often while they were in a refugee camp in the 80s .
I was working with one of Refugees Rescue agencies at Kao-I-Dang Refugee Holding Center then.
I also picked up my Khmer as a result of spending two years working in the refugee camp.


 

[druryfire]

AFC Interview with Steve Darby:

BANGKOK – Thailand assistant coach Steve Darby believes the advantages lie with Bahrain when the Gulf side faces Oceania champions New Zealand in the two-legged play-off for a place at the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals.

Darby (pictured) helped oversee Thailand’s 3-1 victory over the All Whites back in March and although New Zealand’s preparations have stepped up considerably since then, the Englishman feels that when the weather, the atmosphere at both venues, and the personnel available are taken into account the outcome of the play-off should be a fifth Asian representative in South Africa.

“Over the last few years Bahrain has gotten stronger and stronger,” Darby told www.the-afc.com.

“They have also had a number of good coaches working there for a ten year period and they have given these coaches time to work.

“Their strengths I believe will be their physical power and pace. There is a myth about small Asian teams but the Bahrain defenders are big and strong athletes.

“The atmosphere in Manama will be in their favour and I can’t see the atmosphere in New Zealand being as intimidating.

“Also it’s easier to play in a cool climate for Bahrainis than for the Kiwis to play in 35 degrees with 100% humidity.

“To be fair to (New Zealand coach) Ricky Herbert he has done a miracle job in difficult economic circumstances.

“His players are all over the world in disparate playing conditions and when we played them they struggled in the second-half with the humidity.

“We beat them and I think they were surprised with our technical ability and pace although w had problems with their set pieces due to the height differences.”

Darby, who described Bahrain’s performance in the play-off win that denied Saudi Arabia a fifth successive appearance at the World Cup finals as “magnificent”, believes that the men from the Middle East have the edge in player quality.

And the former Sydney Olympic coach also feels that New Zealand could struggle without the reassuring presence of first choice keeper Glenn Moss and will need a commanding performance from inspirational skipper Ryan Nelsen, whose participation in the play-offs has been called into question after the 31-year-old missed Blackburn Rovers recent 6-2 defeat to Arsenal.

“New Zealand will not have their number one keeper available and that will be a problem for them,” Darby continued.

“Their key player is Ryan Nelsen. He is a charismatic personality and a great leader, organises the defence well and is very good at attacking set pieces.

“He missed Blackburn’s EPL game against Arsenal and that will be a worry for the Kiwis. They need him t o play and to play well.

“Shane Smeltz didn’t have a great game against Thailand but I know he is highly rated in Australia and is hitting great form at the moment.

Although more recognised for his work in South East Asia having led the Vietnamese women’s team to SEA Games gold before winning a Singapore league and cup double with Home United, who he also guided to the semi-finals of the 2004 AFC Cup, Darby had a spell in Bahrain during the early stages of his coaching career.

And the former Liverpool youth goalkeeper has fond memories of his time in the Gulf Kingdom.

“My time in Bahrain allowed me to learn Arabic and I would love to go back there one day,” he admitted.

“I had two great years there. In 1978-79 Jack Mansell was the national team coach and he called a number of young English coaches to work with the clubs there and then to come in to assist him with the national squad. I worked with East Rifaa who are now Rifaa after a merger.

“Bahrain had some great players at the time. The best was Hamood Sultan the keeper. Ask any Middle Eastern football fan and they will say he is the best keeper in the world never mind the region.

“He didn’t like training much but was the most naturally gifted keeper I have ever seen. The Shareeda brothers who are now coaches were top class as was Zyani, Bushager and Hamed Mohammed.

“The potential was always there but the administration has really improved and this has allowed this natural potential to be fulfilled…and I don’t think they train on sand pitches anymore like we did!”

http://www.the-afc.com/en/news-centre/news/25547-balance-tipped-in-bahrains-favour-believes-darby

[Vinnie]

Bahrain should breeze it. They're probably the best side in the middle east at the moment.

[lokomotive]

AFC Player of the Year 2009 nominees' first list announced

KUALA LUMPUR: AFC has announced the first shortlist of 15 players who are in contention for the prestigious AFC Player of the Year 2009 award.

Japan have three players in the list, which will be revised after each match day until the award is given out in late November.

Two Saudi and DPR Korea players have also made the cut. Bahrain, Iran, Syria, China, Indonesia, Qatar, Uzbekistan and Maldives have one nominee for the award, which goes to the best player in Asia, at this stage.

Making the initial list are Japanese internationals Kengo Nakamura (Kawasaki Frontale), Yasuhito Endo (Gamba Osaka) and AFC Champions League semi-finalists Nagoya Grampus defender Yoshida Maya.

Though, Kawasaki and Gamba are no longer in the AFC Champions League fray, Nakamura and Endo have chances to earn valuable points when Japan meet Hong Kong on Thursday and on November 18 in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers.

Sayed Mohamed Adnan, whose heroics at the back earned Bahrain an inter-continental play-off berth, also made it to the list along side Iran and Sepahan defender Hadi Aghily.

Saudi Arabia’s Nasser Al Shamrani and Mohammed Noor, DPR Korea’s Hong Yong-jo and Ri Myong-guk, Syrian Firas Al Khatib, China’s Li Weifeng, Indonesian Markus Rihihina, Qatar and Umm Salal goalkeeper Baba Malick, Uzbekistan’s Alexander Geynrikh and Maldives’ Ali Ashgaq are also on the roster.

With the list undergoing revisions after each match day, several changes are expected, leading right upto the moment when the lucky winner is announced on November 24 in a grand function at the Shangri-la Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The best player of Asia is chosen on the basis of a weighted ranking system which takes into account Most Valuable Player nominations at key AFC and FIFA tournaments (see below).

Server Djeparov (Bunyodkor and Uzbekistan) is the reigning AFC Player of the Year.

NOMINEES FOR AFC PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2009 (in alphabetical order)
NAME    NATIONALITY    NATIONAL TEAM
   CLUB
Alexander Geynrikh    UZB    Uzbekistan    Pakhtakor, UZB
Ali Ashfaq    MDV    Maldives    VB, MDV
Baba Malick    QAT    Qatar    Umm Salal, Qatar
Firas Al Khatib    SYR    Syria    Al Arabi/Al Qadsiya, KUW
Hadi Aghily    IRN    Iran    Sepahan, IRN
Hong Yong Jo    PRK    DPR Korea    Rostov, RUS
Kengo Nakamura    JPN    Japan    Kawasaki Frontale, JPN
Li Weifeng    CHN    -    Suwon Bluewings, KOR
Markus Rihihina    IDN    Indonesia    PSMS Medan, IDN
Maya Yoshida    JPN    -    Nagoya Grampus, JPN
Mohammed Noor    KSA    Saudi Arabia    Al Ittihad, KSA
Nassir Al Shamrani    KSA    Saudi Arabia    Al Shabab, KSA
Ri Myong Guk    PRK    DPR Korea    Pyongyang Athletics Club, PRK
Sayed Mohamed Adnan    BHR    Bahrain    Al Khor, QAT
Yasuhito Endo    JPN    Japan    Gamba Osaka, JPN

http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-annual-awards-2009/25559-afc-player-of-the-year-2009-nominees-first-list-announced

Beside that the AFC will also award in the categorie of AFC Association of the Year.
It is given to a Member Association in recognition of its exceptional contribution to the development and promotion of the game within their country particularly in the areas of (but not limited to):
Grassroots and youth development
Clubs and national league development
Participation in continental and world-wide competitions
Professionalisation of its administration and governance

Probably the FAT have some chances? Cause of the TPL developement?

[jakartacasual]

markus? that smacks of politics, lets keep asean happy

[jakartacasual]

interview with dez corkhill talking about singapore football

http://jakartacasualtv.blogspot.com/2009/10/dez-corkhill.html

[charade_2010]

Shots fired at Suchao

Thailand national footballer Suchao Nutnum survived a shooting incident at his apartment in Ngam Wong Wan in the early hours of Friday morning, it was reported.

Suchao reportedly came down from his room to check on his car after being alerted by an apartment clerk that a window had been smashed.

While examining his car, Suchao said he spotted four men on two motorbikes circling the area before another car appeared.

Suchao was trying to get back to his room when the shooting began. Two bullets hit a window in his room and he heard several more gunshots.

Suchao, 26, was unhurt during the incident. He joined the rest of the national team for training later that day. The national players, who met new coach Bryan Robson for the first time, were preparing for a four-team tournament in Phuket and the Asian Cup qualifiers.

Suchao plays for Thai Premier League side TOT FC.

The Thai national team players will leave for Phuket this morning to play in the four-team Phuket Kata Group 2009. Thailand XI will take on Burma's Yadanabon on Tuesday while Thai Premier League champions Muang Thong United will play Hoang Anh Gia Lai of Vietnam. The winners will meet in the final on Thursday while the losers will square off in a third-place match on the same day.

On Wednesday, the national senior team will play a warm-up match with the SEA Games team.

Tickets for all the matches are 100 and 300 baht.

Why not anyone here posts about this news ? 

[SriRachaShark]

Shots fired at Suchao

Thailand national footballer Suchao Nutnum survived a shooting incident at his apartment in Ngam Wong Wan in the early hours of Friday morning, it was reported.

Suchao reportedly came down from his room to check on his car after being alerted by an apartment clerk that a window had been smashed.

While examining his car, Suchao said he spotted four men on two motorbikes circling the area before another car appeared.

Suchao was trying to get back to his room when the shooting began. Two bullets hit a window in his room and he heard several more gunshots.

Suchao, 26, was unhurt during the incident. He joined the rest of the national team for training later that day. The national players, who met new coach Bryan Robson for the first time, were preparing for a four-team tournament in Phuket and the Asian Cup qualifiers.

Suchao plays for Thai Premier League side TOT FC.

The Thai national team players will leave for Phuket this morning to play in the four-team Phuket Kata Group 2009. Thailand XI will take on Burma's Yadanabon on Tuesday while Thai Premier League champions Muang Thong United will play Hoang Anh Gia Lai of Vietnam. The winners will meet in the final on Thursday while the losers will square off in a third-place match on the same day.

On Wednesday, the national senior team will play a warm-up match with the SEA Games team.

Tickets for all the matches are 100 and 300 baht.

Why not anyone here posts about this news ? 

It's on the TOT thread, Charade. Last two entries.

http://www.thaifootball.com/webboard/index.php?topic=25.0

[charade_2010]

Medical experts gather for Bangkok seminar

BANGKOK: The AFC is playing host to its third Football Medicine Seminar of the year as the Thai capital prepared to host the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship.
Professor Shane Brun, of Australia, is the chief instructor of the seminar, which kicked off on Sunday with 23 participants.

He will be assisted by Japan’s Dr Michiko and Dr An Nan, of China, both of whom have been appointed as Medical and Doping Control Officers for the tournament.

“This seminar is a good opportunity for team doctors and physiotherapists to learn new ideas in football medicine,” said Worawi Makudi, chairman of the AFC Women’s Committee, AFC ExCo Member and Head of Delegation for the tournament.

“It will of particular use to those professionals who are taking care of the players competing in the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship.”

It is AFC practice to stage a major football medicine seminar prior to the start of all its centralised tournament.s

The content is the seminar comes from world governing body FIFA and AFC and is aimed at helping medical pros update their knowledge of sports medicine trends, methodology and practice.

[TPF]

Saigon United set to fight bizarre relegation

A bizarre combination of events that saw Saigon United relegated following the misbehavior of an opposing team is set to be challenged.

The team and club lawyer Tran Vu Hai are so convinced they are in the right and they have taken their complaint against the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) to the Switzerland-based Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS).

Now CAS have the unenviable task of unraveling a series of events that saw Saigon United and Quang Ngai relegated together – despite Quang Ngai being the team in the wrong.

In Saigon United’s 22nd First Division match this season, referee Kieu Viet Hung awarded Saigon United a penalty kick because of a foul by Quang Ngai in the penalty area. Quang Ngai then protested the referee’s decision by quitting at the 70th minute. The Quang Ngai squad was punished by demotion to the Second Division and the First Division Tournament’s organizing board didn’t recognize the results of Quang Ngai’s matches.

 This decision affected the teams that played Quang Ngai, especially Saigon United. In the first-leg match, Saigon United defeated Quang Ngai and in the second-leg match, the score at the 70th minute was 2-1 favoring Saigon United. Saigon United asserted that the decision caused them to lose six points, leading to its own fall to the Second Division. They complained to VFF, but the federation didn’t reply.

 The club sent its complaint to the CAS in October. Its lawyer Hai said CAS informed that they received the complaint already and will judge the case, after it receives VFF’s explanation.

 “We are determined to follow this case to claim justice for the club (Saigon United),” said lawyer Hai.

 VFF Chairman Nguyen Trong Hy told Tuoi Tre Online that the federation had not received CAS’ announcement. “Saigon United’s complaint is theirown matter. VFF only enforces the regulations. We are willing to confront them to make clear the case if we are requested by CAS,” Hy said.

LINK: http://english.vietnamnet.vn/sports/200911/Saigon-United-set-to-fight-bizarre-relegation-877012/

[jakartacasual]

good luck to them

it s bollox that a team shopuld be punished when they do nothing wrong

anyway air asia have flights direct to hcmc now, better if there is a v league team so i can catch a game at the weekend!

[druryfire]

IRAQ ONCE AGAIN BANNED!!!

The FIFA Emergency Committee has today, Friday, 20 November 2009, decided to suspend the Iraqi Football Association (IFA) due to governmental interference.

FIFA learned on 16 November that the Iraqi Olympic Committee had disbanded the IFA and that governmental security forces had seized control of the IFA headquarters. On the same day, FIFA informed the IFA that if the decision was not revoked within 72 hours and if the headquarters were not returned to the IFA by the same deadline, the case would be referred to the FIFA Emergency Committee.

The deadline has expired without revocation of the decision by the Iraqi Olympic Committee and the IFA has not been restored to its headquarters. The FIFA Emergency Committee has therefore decided to immediately suspend the IFA until the decision of the Iraqi Olympic Committee is revoked and the IFA retakes possession of its offices.

In accordance with FIFA Statutes, the clubs and representative teams of Iraq are no longer permitted to take part in international matches, whether friendly or competitive. Furthermore, the IFA is deprived of its right to vote at any congresses held by international bodies and is no longer entitled to receive financial assistance. However, the FIFA Emergency Committee has agreed to let the Iraqi women players take part in the U-16 regional football festival organised by the Norwegian Football Association in Jordan between 22 and 29 November.

The measures taken by the Iraqi Olympic Committee and the security forces are unacceptable to FIFA as they stand in total contradiction of IFA and FIFA statutes. The current members of the IFA Executive Committee are the sole recognised interlocutors for FIFA, and FIFA hopes that they will be rapidly reinstated so that they can work on the agreements that have been reached with regard to the revision of the statutes and the holding of elections.

[charade_2010]

AFC Annual Awards 2009: Full List of Winners

KUALA LUMPUR: The AFC Annual Awards 2009 were held on Tuesday night with 18 awards given out.


Japanese star Yasuhito Endo won the AFC Player of the Year Award while Korea Republic's Huh Jung-moo won Coach of the Year accolade.
The following is the full list of winners on the night.

AFC ANNUAL AWARDS 2009 - WINNERS
Click here :
http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-annual-awards-2009/26139-afc-annual-awards-2009-full-list-of-winners

[lokomotive]

Registration deadlines for 2010 ACL and AFC Cup

KUALA LUMPUR: The AFC has set deadlines for clubs to register their players for next season’s AFC Champions League and AFC Cup competitions, including play-offs.

The ACL 2010 competition will feature 32 teams, two of whom will come from seven-team play-offs.

There are also 32 teams in the AFC Cup, one of whom enter through a play-off and five from those who failed to qualify for the ACL.

The following deadlines apply:

AFC Cup 2010 Play-offs: 23 December, 2009
AFC Cup 2010: 23 January, 2010
AFC Champions League 2010 play-offs: 30 December, 2009
AFC Champions League 2010: 23 January, 2010
--------------------------------------------------------------
The draw for the AFC Asian Cup 2011 will be held in April, 2010 in Doha, Qatar.
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KUALA LUMPUR: The AFC is once again inviting Member Associations to bid for the right to host the 2010 AFC Champions League final.

In accordance with the decision of the AFC Executive Committee, which met on Tuesday, the 2010 competition is again feature a one-match final at a neutral venue.

The 2009 final between Pohang Steelers and Al Ittihad was held in Tokyo and attracted more than 25,000 spectators.

The following are some of the conditions MAs must fulfil to host the final.

Stadium – Host MA must nominate a stadium with a capacity of more than 40,000.

Spectators – MA must guarantee and secure more than 50 per cent of the capacity.

Expenses – Accommodation, transport and match organisation costs lie with the host MA, which also owns ticket sales.

AFC is asking those MAs interested to submit their bids by December 6, 2009.

The final venue is expected to be decided by January, 2010.

[charade_2010]

Hoang Anh Gia Lai protests VFF’s new rules on foreign footballers

VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Anh Gia Lai club’s chairman Doan Nguyen Duc has said he will “protest to the end and be the winner,” over new V League rules on foreign footballers.
At the second conference of the VFF Steering Board on November 18, most members voted for regulations stating that each club is permitted to use one Vietnamese naturalized player and three foreign players at a time. Therefore, each team can have up to four players who are not of Vietnamese origin appearing at a time in a match.

 

Duc told VNExpress online newspaper that football is not different from other fields of life and it must obey the country’s law, the Labour Code and FIFA’s rules.

 

“Once they are granted with Vietnamese citizenship, foreign players have the right to enjoy all interests as Vietnamese citizens. The VFF should not make the decision to discriminate against them as if they are second and the third-class citizens in society,” Duc said.

 

“I think restriction of Vietnamese naturalized footballers at V-League is a decision made by a group of officials at VFF. They have set their own rules,” he added.

 

Most representatives of clubs at V-League say that permitting many Vietnamese naturalized players to join matches at a time (as domestic players) will hinder the development of young Vietnamese players and it create unfair environment among clubs.

 

Duc disagreed, saying: “Foreign players have contributed greatly to Vietnam’s football. Their presence urges Vietnamese players to try harder to compete with foreign players. Vietnam’s football can’t develop without foreign players”.

 

“The V-League is the most attractive football tournament in the region (Southeast Asia). I think this is contributed to by foreign players. The VFF has no good reason to go against the common development of Vietnam’s football. They cannot make decisions against Vietnam’s Constitution and Labour Code”.

 

However, it has been pointed out that poorer football clubs cannot employ foreign or Vietnamese naturalized players like Hoang Anh Gia Lai, Dong Tam, Binh Duong or Ninh Binh. However, Duc said that is down to the commercial structures of each club.

 

About the consequences of VFF’s recent decision, Duc said that firstly, Vietnamese naturalized players will become unemployed.

 

“When they are naturalized in Vietnam, we have to ensure stable job for them. They also voluntarily contribute to Vietnam’s football. Hoang Anh Gia Lai currently has two Vietnamese naturalized players – Sakda and Nirut. If VFF allows only one playing at a time, the other will have to miss out. If they don’t play football, they will have no pay. Will the VFF pay for them?”

 

“I think that foreign players who are naturalized in Vietnam will sue the VFF, not clubs. I completely support them and will help them legally, including hiring lawyers for them. Not only me but other clubs in Vietnam will protest to the end,” Duc said.

 

“Hoang Anh Gia Lai will help them to complain to the Justice Ministry, the President and report VFF to FIFA. I believe we will win,” he stated.

 

At the VFF’s recent meeting, only executive manager Pham Phu Hoa of Dong Tam Long An didn’t vote for the VFF’s new rule. However, the meeting lacked five members, including representatives of clubs using Vietnamese naturalized players. Most of the 18 members who participated in the vote belong to clubs that don’t have Vietnamese naturalized players.

The Vietnam Football Championship was turned into the professional organization named V-League in the 2000-2001 football season. From then on, foreign players were permitted to play football in Vietnam.

 

In 2007, Brazil’s Santos was the second foreign player to be naturalized in Vietnam. The first was Ludovic Casset (France), who has a Vietnamese name – Ma Tri. However Casset’s mother is Vietnamese.

 

Getting Vietnamese citizenship for foreign players has become a trend in Vietnam and the fastest way to enhance the strength for local football clubs. At present, there are nine foreign players naturalized in Vietnam, including: Phan Van Santos (Dong Tam Long An), Doan Van Nirut and Doan Van Sakda (Hoang Anh Gia Lai), Phan Le Martin, Tran Le Issac (Hoa Phat Hanoi), Dinh Hoang Max and Dinh Hoang La (Ninh Binh), Huynh Kesley (Binh Duong) and Nguyen Rogerio (Da Nang).

 

Meanwhile other teams are completing formalities to naturalise in Vietnam for other foreign footballers, such as Jonathan, Issifu (Khanh Hoa), Das Silva and Deiryo (Ninh Binh), Helio and Valdiney (Song Lam Nghe An), Aniekan and Williams (Hai Phong), Issawa and Tshamala (Dong Tam), Almeida (Da Nang) and Abbey (Binh Duong).

[bon-nirnam]

Registration deadlines for 2010 ACL and AFC Cup


Stadium – Host MA must nominate a stadium with a capacity of more than 40,000.

Spectators – MA must guarantee and secure more than 50 per cent of the capacity.

Expenses – Accommodation, transport and match organisation costs lie with the host MA, which also owns ticket sales.

AFC is asking those MAs interested to submit their bids by December 6, 2009.

The final venue is expected to be decided by January, 2010.

Sounds like AFC is trying to promote 'the year of leaping forward' in Malaysia.
We knew how that one went under the great leader.

Is it an achievable goal or Hammam still punnishing Vallappan for the conceived AFC insurgency acts. 

AFC Annual Awards 2009: Full List of Winners

KUALA LUMPUR: The AFC Annual Awards 2009 were held on Tuesday night with 18 awards given out.


Japanese star Yasuhito Endo won the AFC Player of the Year Award while Korea Republic's Huh Jung-moo won Coach of the Year accolade.
The following is the full list of winners on the night.

AFC ANNUAL AWARDS 2009 - WINNERS
Click here :
http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-annual-awards-2009/26139-afc-annual-awards-2009-full-list-of-winners

About AFC achievement awards, may I please say something before it become a forgotten event of the year?

FAT head and his cronies should be ashame of themselves for not emerging to the top of the list as historically Thailand hosted football events more than any other assocications in the continent. That includes Women's U19 World Cup.

The Closest for Thailand was a female assistant referee who finished third behind Australia and the winner from S.Korea.

This is the Thai referee...



and this is the winner (looks like one too he he )






The one is really something special. If Regine Velasquez was Asia Song Bird, Mana Iwabuchi is Asia Diamond!

This photo when she was 15 standing at 48" tall  dazzled at WWC U17 competition.



Now that she is 16 and starred of Asian Women's Championship in China. Always focus and always explosive
even more so than her mentor Homare Sawa in her youth. 



Sure talented players don't come from the trees but we sure can grow them.
(and conceiveably talented and ethical managers, of course)

[lokomotive]

charade, I guess you mean the main referee? cause the categorie which was won by the korean lady was for the main refs.

[charade_2010]

charade, I guess you mean the main referee? cause the categorie which was won by the korean lady was for the main refs.

Pal , you should ask Mr bon-nirnam    

[bon-nirnam]

charade, I guess you mean the main referee? cause the categorie which was won by the korean lady was for the main refs.

Pal , you should ask Mr bon-nirnam    

Oh, my bad... it was for AFC Referee of the Year (women) that's won by Hong Eun-ah of South Korea.

For a referee that cute, forget assistant eject me please! 

[lokomotive]

but the cutest didn't win ..well I didnt saw the lady from australia.

[SriRachaShark]

I'm all for female referees in the TPL. It might cut down on some of the dissent shown

[Nigb]

There was a female referee for the SEA Games practice match, Thailand U23 v Samut Songkrahm

[charade_2010]

There was a female referee for the SEA Games practice match, Thailand U23 v Samut Songkrahm

And what's the result ?

[bon-nirnam]

I'm all for female referees in the TPL. It might cut down on some of the dissent shown

I watch Khun Pannipar Kamnueng worked at youth world cup last year. She's quite good.


The lady who won AFC Women referee's award became a FIFA referee in 2003 when she only 23 years old.








The one I really like is Im Eun Ju who was AFC first female .
She was very good and joyful to watch(refereeing games )

[Nigb]

There was a female referee for the SEA Games practice match, Thailand U23 v Samut Songkrahm

And what's the result ?

it was a very informal match, the subs sat on the grass next to the pitch as there was no bench. I counted the score to be 3-0 to Thailand SEA games but it was probably a couple more as I went wandering a few times. By the way a player from Argentina was with Samut Songkrahm.

[lokomotive]

By the way a player from Argentina was with Samut Songkrahm.

Was it maybe Gonzales Gaston from Sriracha? 

[lokomotive]

Two draws for AFC Cup to accommodate Iraqi clubs

KUALA LUMPUR: The AFC will include Iraqi clubs in Monday’s draw for the AFC Cup 2010.

However, a contingency plan is in place should FIFA’s suspension of the Iraq Football Association (IFA) remain beyond January 3, 2010, in which case the Iraqi teams will be disqualified.

FIFA has suspended the IFA because of government interference in its affairs. This means Iraqi teams and officials are banned from taking part in sanctioned football events.

However, AFC has decided to include Iraqi clubs Arbil and Al Najaf in the competition for the time being.

If the suspension is still in place on January 3, the two clubs will be removed from the tournament.

To accommodate both scenarios, the AFC will conduct TWO draws on December 7 on the following principles.

First draw

    * Two slots allocated to Iraqi clubs
    * One slot allocated to the winners of the AFC Cup Play-off between Nasaf (Uzbekistan) and Al Rayyan (Qatar)

Second draw (without Iraqi clubs)

    * No Play-Off
    * Either Nasaf or Al Rayyan will be drawn into one of the two positions occupied by Iraqi clubs.
    * Either Nasaf or Al Rayyan will enter the group stage from the Play-Off winners’ position.
    * Only 31 teams will participate in the competition.

Note: the second draw will NOT affect the positions of other teams from the first draw.

[jakartacasual]

some clips from the insonesian super league

http://jakartacasualtv.blogspot.com/2009/11/persitara-v-arema-0-0.html
http://jakartacasualtv.blogspot.com/2009/11/nj-mania.html

[charade_2010]

MALAYSIA END 20-YEAR DROUGHT IN MEN’S FOOTBALL

VIENTIANE (17 Dec 2009) – It took an own goal from a Vietnam defender to end Malaysia's 20-year gold drought in the SEA Games football tournament this evening at the Main Stadium.

With just seven minutes remaining on the clock and Vietnam piling on the pressure as they look to complete the double in football, the Malaysians launched an attack that ended disastrously for the favourites.

Midfielder Safiq Rahim, who has been a menace all night long, crashed in a cross from the left but in his haste to clear the ball, defender Mai Xuan Hop delivered it into his own net.

It was a cruel way for the final to be decided but we've seen worse in football these days. Just ask the Irish who lost out to a slippery sleight of hand from Thierry Henry.

Xuan Hop could only look to the gods in disbelief while his goalkeeper, the lanky Bai Tran Truong screamed in vain as the Malaysians reeled away in delight for the well-deserved lead.

For Malaysia, the dream of gold and money must have instantly filled the heads of the young Tigers who were never expected to even make it to the semi-finals after a sputtering start in the first round.

Still, they knew they were on the verge of providing Malaysia with their most glorious moment in football for two decades and quickly took up their places to defend the goal.

Vietnam refused to give up and with the referee generously adding on six minutes, the fight was clearly on for the gold.

The strikers charged furiously forward and two minutes into extra time, Vietnam should have equalised when striker Mai Tien Thanh was provided with a golden opportunity after evading marker Mohd Sabre Mat Abu.

In all honesty, it was easier to score the chance than to blow it but that's just what Mai Tien Thanh did.

Tranh Dinh Dong picked out Tien Thanh from the left and sent in a near-perfect cross to his compatriot at the top of the six-yard box.

The 15,000 Vietnamese fans were utterly dismayed when Tien Thanh, who just needed to stab the ball in, blasted into oblivion. That shot also ended Vietnam's hopes of landing their first ever SEA Games gold.

Vietnam were aiming to pick up their second biggest silverware in as many years after sensationally wresting the AFF Suzuki Cup in Hanoi last year.

And they were also chasing the men’s football gold to complete their grand double following the victory by the women’s team just the day before.

For Malaysia, the gold medal tonight marked an end of 20-years of despair and pain for millions of fans in the country who last saw gold in the 1989 Games held in Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysia then beat Singapore 3-1 in the final while the last time Malaysia claimed the SEA Games gold away from home was in the 1979 Jakarta Games.

In the meantime, in the battle for the bronze medal, Singapore defeated hosts Laos 3-1.

The goals were scored by Mohd Khairulnizam Mohd Kamal (23rd), Mohd Fazli Ayob (53rd) and Mohd Fadhil Noh (87th) while Lamnao Singto scored for the hosts in the 89th minute.

[Vinnie]

Put's Thailand's 'failure' in a bit of a different light, doesn't it?

[beastdalen]

MALAYSIA END 20-YEAR DROUGHT IN MEN’S FOOTBALL

The whole country was excited about the final, Malaysian Parliment even suggested that employers allow their workers to leave early to catch the match.Now we need to build on this, in the '91 Sea Games Malaysia got knocked out in the group stages after losing to the Philipines ! The problem with football in this country .....

[jakartacasual]

For Malaysia, the dream of gold and money must have instantly filled the heads of the young Tigers who were never expected to even make it to the semi-finals after a sputtering start in the first round.


they won their first game 11 bloody nil

[Vinnie]

Despite what happened to Thailand, I hope this is the beginning of a resurgence for Malaysia. It's always puzzled me why Malaysia and Indonesia aren't stronger. All things being equal, there's no good reason why those two shouldn't be the equal of Thailand in ASEAN.

[TPF]

Singapore clubs face ban from Asian Champions League

Singapore clubs could be banned from competing in future Asian Champions League competitions because of poor attendances in their domestic league.

An Asian Football Confederation spokesman said that from 2012 only teams from leagues that have average attendances of over 5,000 per match would be given entry.

Average S.League attendances are below 2,000 this year but organisers of the competition remained confident they could boost that number sufficiently.

"We've met the majority of the list of criteria set by AFC and we are confident of meeting most, if not all, of the latest list of criteria," Singapore FA spokesman Eric Ong said.

"Singapore football and the S.League is constantly improving on and off the pitch in terms of the business models, management, marketing and technical standards among other areas."

South Korean side Pohang Steelers are the current holders of the AFC Champions League, the biggest club competition in Asia.

Singapore Armed Forces, current champions of the S.League, have a chance to qualify for the group stages of the 2010 Champions League if they can win through two qualifying rounds early next year

Link: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/22122009/58/international-football-singapore-clubs-face-ban-asian-champions-league.html

[druryfire]

Yes, although that is true for Singapore, it's also true for the whole of Asia.

If AFC nations simply don't meet the criteria, then they won't be accepted.

What Eurosport fail to mention is that Singapore are not guranteed a spot anyway, they have half a slot just like Thailand. All they could lose is the half a slot.

It must be noted aswell, that Singapore don't just fail on attendances, but they fail on promotion / relegation issues and the small grounds anyway. It's not a shocker story like Eurosport are trying to put out anyway.

They could replace Singapore with anyone and feel news stories for months to come.

[SriRachaShark]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/31/china-football-match-fixing

[charade_2010]

VFF to extend contract with coach Calisto

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and chief coach of the national squad Henrique Calisto on January 19 reached an agreement on extending his contract for another three years.

The new contract will be signed early next month. The contract will last for 3 years from April 1st. The head coach is expected to receive at least US$20,000 a month.

Under the contract, Calisto will be in charge of the National Squad in the Asian AFF Suzuki Cup and the U23 team at the fort coming 25th SEA Games.

Under the contract, he has to stop working for any other football club.

VFF already worked with Dong Tam Long An FC and the club’s management board has agreed to allow the head coach to work for the national squad on a fulltime basis .

[bon-nirnam]

Wow, look at this!
Who would have thought Hong Kong (without nationalized players) can get by DPR.


HONG KONG: Goalkeeper Yapp Hung-fai was the hero as hosts Hong Kong overcame DPR Korea to reach the final of the East Asian Games football tournament.

Hong Kong won 4-2 in a penalty shootout after the teams finished 1-1 at the end of extra-time.

Yapp saved one spot-kick and the Koreans blasted another over the bar as the Hong Kong side set up a final clash with Japan, who beat Korea Republic 2-1 in the other semi-final.

“It was just magic,” said Hong Kong coach Kim Pan-gon. “Tonight we made history, and, who knows, we can go on and make more on Saturday.

“When we began this competition, our goal was to get into the last four. We did that. Then I told the players, we could dream about reaching the final. And now we have done that,” added Kim, also the coach of South China, who reached the semi-finals of the 2009 AFC Cup.

In front of more than 9,000 fans at the Hong Kong Stadium, the home side took the lead just before half-time through a Chan Wai-ho header.

DPR Korea fought back in the second half and managed to equalised with Pak Kwang-ryong heading in five minutes from the end.

After extra-time produced no goals, the match went to penalty kicks, with Yapp emerging as the man of the hour.

In the other semi-final, Japan needed extra time to extinguish the flame of Korea Republic with practically the last kick of the game.

Japan took a ninth-minute lead through Kosuke Yamamoto, who fired in from the edge of the box. The Koreans equalised 11 minutes later after a deflected shot from Kim Ho-you.

The match appeared to be headed for penalty kicks before Kensuke Nagai produced an exquisite chip in the dying second to win the game for Japan.

The two Koreas now play in the bronze-medal play-off.

Photo: Hong Kong players mob goalkeeper Yapp Hung-fai


http://www.the-afc.com/en/news/26324-hong-kong-and-japan-to-meet-in-ea-games-final






This also is another encouraging news development concerning women's football in Asia

Chinese Taipei woman’s player makes history     
Thursday, 21 January 2010 00:00 
CHINESE TAIPEI: Young midfielder Lin Man-ting has made history by becoming the first Chinese Taipei woman player to sign up for a European club.

The 20-year-old will pull on jersey number 9 and play for Real Valladolid in the 24-team Spanish Superliga Femenina.

Lin was awarded a one-year contract with the club after impressing the coach in a trial last December, fending off contenders from Africa and Canada.

"I don't expect to be chosen as my challengers are all very good players from much developed women football nations. They are much experienced and older than me," said the speedy and hard tacking Lin.

"It is a pleasant surprise for me. This is a proud moment for me and Chinese Taipei football."

The Superliga is the highest level of league competition for Spanish women's football. It is the female equivalent of the men's La Liga and is run by the Real Federación Española de Fútbol.

For the 2009–10 season, the Superliga has been divided into three groups of eight teams each. Real Valladolid are in Group A alongwith Athletic Bilbao, Prainsa Zaragoza, Real Sociedad, Lagunak, Eibar, Oviedo Moderno and Las Palmas.

Lin is the third woman player from Chinese Taipei to play overseas. Lin Chiung-ying, who is Man-ting's sister, and Tseng Shu-o are representing Canberra United in the Australian Westfield W-League.
 


http://www.the-afc.com/en/news/26644-chinese-taipei-womans-player-makes-history

[jakartacasual]

to be fair, who cares about women s football? just starving resources from where they should be

no bugger bothers going to see it...

if women want their own football then let them set up their wimmins football association and find their own money...perhaps by selling calenders?!

[bon-nirnam]

to be fair, who cares about women s football?

to be fair, I do!

At the least from the fact that they play the game and when the outcome didn't go their way they don't bitch about quality of officiating ,number of fans, the field condition and the distraction from media like their sons. 

[charade_2010]

USD 5 MILLION FOR THANG LONG-HANOI FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

HANOI (30 Jan 2010) – Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism along with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) have agreed in principle to set aside between VND80 to VND100 billion (over USD5 million) for the Thang Long – Hanoi Football Championship later in the year.

The meet, which is being used to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi has been scheduled to run from 20 September 2010 to 2 October 2010 in Hanoi, Danang and HCM City.

Hoang Tuan Anh, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism has agreed on the plan with the organizing committee already set to invite nine teams for the event.

In Hanoi, where the Vietnam national squad will play, organizers planned to invite the national teams of Australia, Kuwait, China, South Korea or Japan.

In HCM City, the Vietnam U23 Vietnam will be up against Venezuela, Iran, North Korea and the younger squad of either Brazil or Argentina.

In Danang, guest teams will be the three top football clubs in Southeast Asia.

In the meantime, the VFF have offered a higher salary to current coach Henrique Calisto – from USD20,000 to USD22,000 per month .

[SriRachaShark]

This is worth a look.

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTU1NTE0NzA0.html

[charade_2010]

Haha ... Thank you Shark ! It's so funny .   

NO ASEAN REPRESENTATIONS FOR 2011 ASIAN CUP

For the first time in years, there will be no representations from ASEAN for the 2011 Asian Cup in Qatar following the final round of qualifying matches last night.

With the last remnants of hope resting on Singapore and Thailand, both teams failed to make the cut for Asia’s football extravaganza next year when they each conceded defeat away from home.

Singapore fought back from an early goal off Jordan’s Odai Al Saify in the ninth minute through Noh Alam Shah just four minutes after the break to give themselves a glimmer of hope for a place in the final rounds.

But Anas Bani Yaseen had the last say in the game that was played at the King Abdullah International stadium in Amman when he struck what was the winner just after the hour mark.

The loss for Singapore was heartbreaking as they had only needed a draw against Jordan – following Thailand’s 1-0 loss to Iran at the Azadi Stadium in Teheran with the only goal in the game coming off Javed Nekounam in the last minute of play.

“It is very upsetting not to be in the finals of the tournament,” said Thailand head coach Bryan Robson.

“The team has had many problems since I arrived here, I did my best to resolve these problems but in the end I could not find a solution to the problems of my offence.

“Iran are a very strong team, they were both technically and physically better than us and this superiority accounted for the victory they gained.

“I am hopeful Thailand's young talents can some day resolve their problems with regards to scoring. We really had big problems due to poor finishing.“

In the meantime, Indonesia completed their qualifying campaign with a 1-0 loss to Australia in Brisbane – thanks a strike from Mark Milligan just before the break .
QUALIFIED TEAMS FOR AFC ASIAN CUP QATAR 2011 FINALS
Direct bye to the Finals
AFC Asian Cup 2007: Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Korea Republic
AFC Challenge Cup 2008: India
AFC Challenge Cup 2010: DPR Korea
AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011 hosts: Qatar
Eligible through qualifying
Group A: Japan, Bahrain
Group B: Australia, Kuwait
Group C: UAE, Uzbekistan
Group D: Syria, China PR
Group E: IR Iran, Jordan

[Vinnie]

Four automatic qualifiers is too many. And getting in through the 'back door' via the Challenge Cup is pretty dubious, too.
How come DPR Korea - a team good enough to qualify for the 2010 World Cup - doesn't have to go through normal qualifying but gets a place in the finals by beating Kyrgystan, Myanmar and Turkmenistan? Not that I'm bitter!

[TPF]

V-League fracas: http://vietfootball.blogspot.com/2010/03/kung-fu-league.html

[charade_2010]

Calisto extends contract, talks new ambitions

National football team head coach Henrique Calisto signed a contract with Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) in Hanoi , extending his stay at the national team for another three years.

Alongside the new contract, Calisto said he and VFF have new ambitions, but he said concerted efforts would be required to meet the country’s expectations.

On March 31, 2007, Calisto signed a three-year contract with VFF and the Portuguese tactician helped Vietnam’s national team win the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup trophy in 2008 and helped the Under-23 squad come in second at the 25th South East Asian Games in Laos last December.

Asked if he feels more pressure now than when he signed three years ago, Calisto said pressure motivated coaches to achieve their goals.

“I feel pressure, but I have no illusions. I don’t expect wins all the time. But I have dreams.”

Asked if he thought VFF expects more by offering him a higher salary (from US$13,000 to about $22,000), Calisto said his salary was not high compared to the salaries of the Thai or Indonesian national team coaches.

“Just compare players’ current income with that five years ago,” Calisto said. “Perhaps Cong Vinh or Viet Thang make even more than me now.”

Asked what he expects from VFF, Calisto said he certainly expected bilateral cooperation to be more productive.

“It doesn’t mean we haven’t worked effectively the past three years,” Calisto said. “But in the next three years, Vietnamese football has new goals, so the cooperation should be closer. VFF needs to have better management.”

But Calisto refuted rumors that he and VFF disagreed over a decision that prohibited him from coaching the national team and a club team at the same time.

 “It is not right. We might argue seriously but we came to an agreement in the end. VFF and I share many big ambitions.

“When we have ambitions, we have to work closely together and nobody can consider private interests more important than the interests of the group, by which I mean Vietnamese football or the people of Vietnam.”

Asked if it would be possible to achieve the goals of defending AFF Cup title and qualifying for the World Cup 2014 final, Calisto pointed to the development of Vietnamese football over the last few years.

He said that when he signed a contract with VFF three years ago, Vietnam was ranked 155th in the world and now Vietnam is in 114th place.

 “But if we are happy with the achievements, we will fall behind immediately…VFF and my job is to improve the national team with each goal.”

He said Vietnam should not be like Greece, passing into oblivion after winning the European football championship in 2000.

It will be difficult for Vietnam now because all the other countries in the region want to defeat the AFF defending champs, he said.

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Calisto will receive a monthly salary of US$22,000, up nearly 100 percent against the previous contract. He will also enjoy other preferences, including accommodations, airfares to Portugal on leave, health insurance, and additional bonuses if the national squad and the Olympic team achieve high results at regional and international tournaments. 
With the highest salary for a football coach in Vietnam , Calisto, who takes responsibility for both the national team and the Olympic team, must defend Vietnam ’s AFF Cup championship title and attempt to win gold at the next Southeast Asian Games. The VFF also hopes that Calisto would make Vietnam a name in Asian competitions.