Tajikistan: Third straight stalemate for Bokhtar
Last season’s runners-up Vakhsh Bokhtar played out a scoreless result with FK Khujand to claim their third consecutive draw in the Tajik League.

Turkmenistan: Arkadag in uncompromising form
FK Arkadag’s quest to retain their Yokary Liga title gained momentum after they defeated FC Ahal 4-0 and thrashed Altyn Asyr 5-0 in their following fixture.

Arkadag’s perfect record after 10 starts has seen them find the net 40 times and concede only four. Asyr, who lost their following match to Kopetdag Ashgabat 5-2, remained in second place, 11 points adrift.

FK Merw, who lost 2-1 to Nebitchi Balkanabat, slipped to a second defeat when they went down 3-1 to Ahal while Balkanabat lost 1-0 to FC Ashgabat in their following match. 

Ashgabat had earlier defeated Shagadam 2-0, with the latter going on to hold Kopetdag Ashgabat to a goalless game. 

Bhutan: Paro find first win
Defending champions Paro FC recorded their first win in the Bhutan Premier League with a 4-0 defeat of RTC.

Paro’s win, following a loss and draw in their first two outings, came courtesy of Taiga Kitajima (12th, 55th), Abdoulie Baldeh (69th) and Richard Sagna (82nd).

Mumbai City, also in the chase for the title going into their final match, closed in third place a point adrift of Mohun Bagan with a 2-0 win over Punjab. Bengaluru FC, who had earlier concluded their campaign with a 2-1 win over Chennaiyin, finished fourth on 23 points.  

Jamshedpur FC played out a scoreless draw with Odisha FC to finish fifth. In other concluding matches, Kerala Blasters beat FC Goa 2-1 and North East United routed Mohammedan SC 2-0. 

Bangladesh: Bashundhara finish with domestic treble
Bashundhara Kings capped a fine Bangladesh Football Premier League season with a total of three titles in the bag.

The newly-crowned champions, who chalked up an emphatic 4-1 win over Fakirerpool in their last league match, also retained the Federation Cup as Dorielton Gomes produced a hat-trick (9th, 49th, 79th) in a come-from-behind 3-2 win over Mohammedan SC in mid-week.

Bashundhara claimed the Challenge Cup title earlier this season to secure a domestic treble for the second time. They finished with 41 points from 18 matches, losing only once to nab their sixth overall Bangladesh Football Premier League title.  

The prolific Dorielton, who netted two goals against Fakirerpool, also emerged the league’s top scorer with 19 goals, followed by Fortis’ Pa Babou (13) and Abahani Limited’s Souleymane Diabate (11).

Abahani finished in second, four points behind, with an easy 4-0 win over Arambagh KS, who were also relegated after a season in the top-flight. Fortis closed third with a 2-0 defeat of PWD Sports Club.  

Outgoing champions Mohammedan’s Sourav Dewan found the net four times (56th, 63rd, 73rd, 77th) in the second half as they whipped Brothers Union 5-0 to end in fifth. Rahmatgonj secured sixth place with a goalless stalemate against Bangladesh Police.