Tractor FC defeated Peykan 2-0 and repeated the scoreline against Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan SC as the 2024/25 champions signaled their intentions in the Iran Pro League. 

 

Shahriar Moghanlou netted twice (34th, 45th+13) against 10-man Peykan while Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh also claimed a brace (83rd, 90th+3) against Sepahan.  

 

Peykan had earlier played out a goalless result with Gol Gohar. Sepahan, meanwhile, fell 2-0 to Esteghlal FC, who beat league newcomers Nassaji Mazandaran 1-0 in their opener.

Sixteen-time champions Persepolis also made a winning start by defeating Shams Azar 2-0 and then thumping Esteghlal Khozestan 4-1.

 

Azar went on to lose 2-1 to Aluminum Arak, who tied 0-0 with Chadormalu in their first match. 

Two other newly-promoted teams - Mes Shahr Babak and Sanat Naft - closed their matches with stalemates. The former drew 1-1 with Kheybar Khorramabad and the latter played out a goalless result against Fajr Sepasi.

 

Ten-man Malavan came from behind to beat Zob Ahan 2-1, with Reza Marzban finding the net in the 72nd and 89th minutes. Ahan’s Amirreza Afsordeh was given his marching orders in the 81st minute after picking up a second yellow card.

FC Bars Issyk-Kul maintained a slim lead in the Kyrgyz Premier League despite an easy 4-0 win over Neftchi Kochkor-Ata.

 

The defending champions, on 43 points, are under threat from Muras United on goal difference. United played out a 1-1 stalemate with lbirs Bishkek and then whipped Kyrgyzaltyn 6-0. 

Elsewhere, Asiagoal Bishkek lost 3-2 to FC Toktogul and then fell 4-2 to Asia Talas FC, Talant FC beat Ozgon 1-0 and Alay Osh overcame Dordoi Bishkek 2-0.

 

Past champions FC Abdysh-Ata, still second from bottom, were unable to find a win in eight straight matches when they drew 1-1 with Oshmu-Aldier.

FK Buxoro consigned defending champions Neftchi Fergana to only their second Uzbekistan Super League defeat of the season with a comprehensive 4-1 win.

 

Sherzod Esanov opened the scoring for Buxoro with a 37th-minute penalty, only for Nurmuhammad Abduganiyev to level three minutes into first-half time added on. Anvar Juraev, however, put the home side ahead in the 46th minute before Esanov added his second a minute later and Temur Mamasidikov closed the match in the 73rd minute.

 

Fergana bounced back to beat Sogdiana 3-1 to maintain their position at the top of the standings. Sogdiana had earlier defeated Qizilqum Zarafshon 2-1.

Pakhtakor remained in second place, six points adrift, with a goalless result against FC Surkhon. Navbahor Namangan, in third, eked out a lucky 1-0 win over past champions PFC Nasaf after Golib Gaybullaev turned the ball into his own net two minutes into first-half injury time.

 

Bunyodkor lost for the eighth consecutive time after Shota Gvazava of Kokand 1912 scored the only goal of the match in the third minute. 

Dinamo Samarkand’s Firdavs Abdurakhmonov also struck a 48-minute winner against FC AGMK, as did PFC Andijon’s Pulatkhuzha Kholdorkhonov, who netted in the 53rd minute to hand bottom side FC Mash'al their fifth straight loss.

 

Elsewhere, Lokomotiv Tashkent beat Khorezm Urgench 3-1. 

Regar Tadaz Tursunzade beat Parvoz Bobojon Ghafurov 3-0 in the only match contested in the Tajik League last week.

The win, Tursunzade’s 11th consecutive unbeaten match, catapulted them to the top of the table with 30 points after 13 matches, two clear of Hosilot Farxor.

FK Arkadag cruised to a 5-2 win over Altyn Asyr to cement their top spot in the Yokary Liga.

 

The three-time champions have won all 17 of their matches, with their perfect record leaving them 15 points clear of FC Ahal, who swept aside FK Merw 4-0.

Other matches saw Nebitchi Balkanabat and FK Ashgabat close with a 1-1 tie and Shagadam beat bottom side Kopetdag Ashgabat 3-2.

East Bengal whipped Mohun Bagan Super Giant 4-1 to lift the 2026 Durand Cup and claim their 17th overall title. 

 

Edmund Lalrindika was East Bengal’s hero in the Kolkata derby, netting a hat-trick (12th, 22nd, 44th) after Bipin Singh opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Manvir Singh replied for Mohun Bagan in the 33rd minute.  

 

It was East Bengal’s first title in 22 years and tied them with Mohun Bagan as the joint-most successful team in Asia’s oldest football tournament.

Both East Bengal and Mohun Bagan qualified for the final on penalties after closing with goalless stalemates in regulation time. The former eliminated SC Delhi 5-3 and the latter beat defending champions NorthEast United 4-3.

An eighth-minute own goal by Sangay Yoezer gave Paro FC a 1-0 win over RTC  in the Bhutan Premier League.

 

The defending champions and league leaders are six points clear of Thimphu City, who played out a 2-2 stalemate with Drukpa. 

BFF Academy and Tsirang closed a thrilling match with a 5-5 draw as BFF, down two goals in the first half, netted five before the break. 

 

Tsirang later went on to defeat Tensung 3-1.

Reigning Sri Lanka Super League titleholders Blue Star outplayed New Young’s SC 5-0 but then stumbled in their following match when they were defeated 2-0 by Colombo FC.

 

Franky Aoudou starred with a hat-trick (35th, 76th, 90th+2) in their win, with Navod Abeysiri (21st) and Mohamed Shifan (54th) adding to the tally. 

New Young’s later suffered a 6-0 beating at the hands of Upcountry Lions, who remained at the top six points clear of Renown SC. 

 

Elsewhere, Sea Hawks FC defeated Defenders FC 2-0, with the latter then picking themselves up with a 4-1 win over Ratnam SC.