Courtesy: The AFC.com


AFC ExCo meeting on Wednesday

Saturday, 20 November 2010

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC Executive Committee and Standing Committees will meet here at AFC House to transact important business for the last time this year.

The Joint Meeting for Professional Football kicks off the session on Sunday, followed by meetings of the AFC Ad Hoc Committee for Indian Professional Football and a combined meeting for VA Bureau and AFC Technical & VA Committee.

On Monday, meetings of the AFC Finance and Marketing Committee, AFC Referees Committee, AFC Legal Committee, AFC Futsal Committee and AFC Social Responsibility Committee will take place.

Tuesday will see the AFC Women’s Committee, AFC Medical Committee, AFC Organising Committee for AFC Asian Cup 2011, AFC Internal Audit Committee, AFC Competitions Committee and AFC Adhoc Committee for Asian Coaches Year meeting.

The AFC Executive Committee meets on Wednesday morning before the Asian football family gathers at the Sunway Resort and Hotel in the evening for the AFC Annual Awards for 2010.




Courtesy: The AFC.com


AFC Technical and Vision Asia Committee

Sunday, 21 November 2010

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC Technical and Vision Asia Committee met on Sunday at AFC House under the chairmanship of HRH Tengku Abdullah Ibni Sultan Ahmad Shah and took several important decisions in the interests of Asian football.

The committee approved the Education Calendar for Member Associations for the year 2011, and the institution of new awards in major AFC competitions as an incentive and recognition for the players, besides discussing the selection criteria for AFC Ambassador of Asia award and the objectives of the Futsal Introductory Coaching Course (level 1).

A Player of the Match award will be instituted in the AFC Champions League and this will be open to all players, including non-Asians. The selection will be made by the AFC’s Technical Study Group.

Similarly the AFC Cup and AFC President’s Cup will have an award for Player of the Match. The selection will be made by the Match Commissioner and confirmed by the technical analysts. This award will be open to non-Asians too.

A Player of the Tournament accolade will also be given out in the AFC Champions League, AFC Cup and AFC President’s Cup. The award is open to non-Asians and the selection process is the same as the one currently in place for the Player of the Year.

The current AFC Player of the Year criteria was also discussed and it was recommended that the prevailing system should remain unchanged but to include the achievements of the players/teams from the very beginning.

The committee also approved that Fair Play points be factored in for the AFC Player of the Year award with 10 points being deducted for a red card and five points for a yellow card. In case of a tie-break between strikers and midfielders, the number of goals will be considered.

The committee affirmed that the award would be given only to Asian players.

All decisions of the standings committees need to be ratified by the AFC Executive Committee, which meets on Wednesday.


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