
Domestic Leagues
There were also more thrills and spills as leading clubs in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Kyrgyz Republic, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan continued to fight it out for dominance.
Join the-AFC.com as we take a look at the domestic action across Central and South Asia this past week.
India: Goa nab their second Kalinga Super Cup
FC Goa won their second Kalinga Super Cup when they defeated Jamshedpur FC 3-0 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. The Gaurs, who won in 2019, also qualified for the AFC Champions League Two™ 2025/26 to make a return to Asian club competition after four years.
Borja Herrera scored in the 23rd and 51st minutes and Goa sealed their win with a 71st minute goal from Dejan Drazic to become the first club to win the title twice.
The champions had denied Indian Super League (ISL) and ISL League Shield winners Mohun Bagan Super Giant a treble with a 3-1 win in the semi-finals while Jamshedpur beat Mumbai City 1-0.
Bangladesh: Sunday’s brace places Mohammedan seven clear
Mohammedan’s Emmanuel Sunday claimed a brace as the league leaders defeated Bangladesh Police 3-1 to open up a seven-point lead after 13 matches over Abahani Limited Dhaka in the Bangladesh Football Premier League.
Abahani, on 27 points, fell 2-0 to reigning champions and third-placed Bashundhara Kings in a match that saw three players sent off. Bashundhara’s Sohel Rana and Saad Uddin as well as Abahani’s Shahin Ahammad were all red-carded in the ninth minute of time added on.
In other matches, Dhaka Wanderers beat Fortis 1-0, Brothers Union and Rahmatgonj played out a scoreless draw and Fakirepool dished out a 3-2 win over bottom club Chittagong Abahani, who have now lost 12 of their 13 league matches.
Bhutan: Thimphu go top
Thimphu City defeated Ugyen Academy 2-1 in the Bhutan Premier League for their second straight win.
The only other match of the week saw Samtse and BFF Academy finish with a 1-1 stalemate.
IR Iran: Tractor win maiden title
Tractor FC clinched their maiden Iranian Pro League title after a dominant 4-0 victory over Shams Azar in the 28th week of the season.
The championship was sealed after second-place Sepahan lost 2-1 to Gol Gohar, leaving Tractor with an eight-point lead with two matches remaining.
Third-placed Persepolis moved to within two points of Sepahan with a 3-0 win over Rafsanjan.
Fourth-placed Foolad drew 1-1 with Chardomalu while Esteghlal FC’s Joel Kojo scored twice in their 5-1 win over Aluminium Arak.
Three other matches ended in stalemates - Malavan and Zob Ahan drew 3-3 while Esteghlal Khuzestan-Kheybar and Nassaji Mazandaran-Havadar both ended scoreless.
Kyrgyz Republic: Muras, Dordoi continue fine runs
Muras United and Dordoi Bishkek remained undefeated in the Kyrgyz Republic Premier League after eight games with a 2-1 win over FC Bars Issyk-Kul and a 1-1 draw with Kyrgyzaltyn respectively.
Defending champions FC Abdysh-Ata bounced back from their loss to Alay Osh last week with a 3-0 win over Talant FC. Alay Osh, meanwhile, picked up their second straight victory with a 1-0 defeat of Ilbirs Bishkek FC.
Muras continued their reign at the top on 22 points, one ahead of Alay Osh who are one point behind and Dordoi Bishkek in third with 18 points. Abdysh-Ata are fourth on 15 points.
Other matches saw Oshmu-Aldier beat Bishkek City 3-0, Neftchi Kochkor-Ata and FC Ozgon draw 3-3 and Alga Bishkek defeat bottom club Asiagoal Bishkek 1-0.
Uzbekistan: AGMK fall to first defeat
FC AGMK fell to their first defeat after losing 1-0 to Bunyodkor but drew 3-3 with Andijan in their following match to top the Uzbekistan Super League.
AGMK, with 19 points after eight matches, are one clear of defending champions FC Nasaf, who drew 1-1 with Khorezm Urgench.
Bunyodkor, however, fell 2-1 to Kokand 1912 in their next match. Other matches saw FC Surkhon beat Pakhtakor 2-1 and FC Mash'al outplay FX Buxoro by the same scoreline. Neftchi Fergana also beat Sogdiana with a 2-1 scoreline.
Tajikistan: Istiklol in fine form
Defending champions FC Istiklol beat FC Hulbuk 2-0 to maintain their unbeaten run in the Tajik League and with 20 points from eight matches, are two clear of second-placed Vakhsh Bokhtar, who played out a 2-2 draw with Barkchi Hisor.
CSKA Dushanbe, meanwhile, carved out a 1-0 win over Regar Tadaz Tursunzade, who fell by the same score to third placed Khujand in their following match. Dushanbe drew 0-0 with fourth-placed Ravshan in their next game.
Other matches saw Eskhata Khujand beat Hosilot Farxor 2-1 and Kulob Istaravshan defeat Pandzhsher Dzhaloliddin by a similar margin.
Turkmenistan: Arkadag strengthen title hopes
FC Arkadag climbed to the top of the Yokary Liga after beating FC Ahal 3-1. Both teams are on 18 points, but the unbeaten defending champions have two matches in hand over second-placed Ahal.
Altyn Asyr beat Nebitchi Balkanabat 1-0 to move to third on 16 points, one clear of Sagadam who defeated FC Ashgabat by a similar margin.
Kopetdag Ashgabat ended their eight-match winless streak with a 1-0 defeat of FK Merw but are still anchored at the bottom of the league with only four points from nine matches.