Domestic Leagues
Mohun Bagan Super Giant, Jamshedpur FC, NorthEast United and East Bengal FC made the quarter-finals of the Durand Cup 2025 while action in the Bhutan, Kyrgyz Republic, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan leagues continued at their usual blistering pace.
Join the-AFC.com as we take a look at the past week's domestic action across Central, South and West Asia.
Jordan: Al Hussein in three-way tie at the top
Defending champions Al Hussein made it two wins out of two with a 2-1 defeat of Al Jazeera on Saturday to lead the Jordanian Pro League.
Defending champions Al Hussein made it two wins out of two with a 2-1 defeat of Al Jazeera on Saturday to lead the Jordanian Pro League.
Luis Kacorri put Al Hussein ahead after only three minutes but Yaseen Al Bakhit drew Al Jazeera level from the penalty spot in the 19th minute.
Midfielder Sisa, however, struck in the second minute of stoppage time at the end of the first half for what proved to be the winning goal.
Al Baqa'a and Al Ramtha kept pace by also staying perfect.
Al Baqa'a edged Al Ahli 3-2 while Al Ramtha cruised to a 2-0 win against Shabab Al Ordon.
In other matches, Al Wehdat edged Sama Al Sarhan 1-0, with Al Faisaly beating Al Salt 2-1.
India: Four ISL sides make Durand Cup quarter-finals
Mohun Bagan Super Giant beat Border Security Force 4-0 and then waltzed past city rivals Diamond Harbour FC 5-1 to make the quarter-finals of the Durand Cup 2025.
Mohun Bagan Super Giant beat Border Security Force 4-0 and then waltzed past city rivals Diamond Harbour FC 5-1 to make the quarter-finals of the Durand Cup 2025.
The Indian Super League (ISL) and League Shield holders, who won all three Group B matches, will be joined in the last eight by Jamshedpur FC, NorthEast United and East Bengal FC.
The six group leaders and two best second-placed sides from all groups will make the quarter-finals, which are set for August 16 and 17.
In Group A, East Bengal beat Namdhari 1-0 and overwhelmed Indian Air Force 6-1 to seal their spot while Jamshedpur beat 1 Ladakh 2-0 to finish at the top of Group C. Both East Bengal and Jamshedpur closed with maximum points.
Bodoland FC stunned ISL side Punjab FC 1-0 in Group D after the latter drew 0-0 with Indo-Tibetan Border Force in their earlier match.
Current titleholders NorthEast defeated Lajong 2-1 in Group E to confirm their spot while Rangdajied United lost 1-0 to ATM FA in the second Group E tie.
In another Group B match, Border Security Force lost 3-0 to Mohammedan while Army Red beat Nepal Army 1-0 in Group C.
Group F games saw Neroca FC and Indian Army play out a goalless result and Trau FC fell 2-1 to Real Kashmir, who then proceeded to beat Neroca 3-1.
Bhutan: City fail to close gap
A hat-trick by Kinzang Tenzin gave RTC a 4-2 win over second-placed Thimphu City, whose loss saw them unable to gain ground on leaders Paro FC in the Bhutan Premier League.
A hat-trick by Kinzang Tenzin gave RTC a 4-2 win over second-placed Thimphu City, whose loss saw them unable to gain ground on leaders Paro FC in the Bhutan Premier League.
Tenzin scored in the ninth, 80th and 88th minutes to send City to their first defeat in five matches. The two-time titleholders are on 24 points, six behind Paro.
Five different players found the back of the net as third-placed Transport United blew away Tsirang 5-0. The eighth-placed side, who let in a similar number of goals in their 5-3 loss to City last week, have only won once in 11 matches.
Kyrgyz Republic: Alay Osh draw level with United
Alay Osh moved up to second place in the Kyrgyz Republic Premier League after defeating Asiagoal Bishkek 4-2.
Alay Osh moved up to second place in the Kyrgyz Republic Premier League after defeating Asiagoal Bishkek 4-2.
A brace by Oleksiy Zinkevych and one apiece from Roman Yalovenko and Pavel Baranov saw Osh draw level on 33 points with leaders Muras United, whose match against Dordoi Bishkek was postponed.
FC Bars Issyk-Kul, in second place a week ago, dropped to third after a 1-1 draw with Oshmu-Aldier while Neftchi Kochkor-Ata hit two unanswered goals past bottom club Ilbirs Bishkek FC, who have not won in 11 straight games.
In other matches, defending champions FC Abdysh-Ata beat FC Ozgon 1-0, Alga Bishkek thrashed Kyrgyzaltyn 6-0 and Bishkek City beat Talant FC 3-0.
Uzbekistan: Nasaf stumble but retain lead
League leaders FC Nasaf came back from a goal down to play out a 1-1 stalemate with Adijian in the Uzbekistan Super League.
League leaders FC Nasaf came back from a goal down to play out a 1-1 stalemate with Adijian in the Uzbekistan Super League.
The defending champions fell behind to a goal by Damir Temirov in the sixth minute but ensured parity with a 60th minute strike by Oybek Bozorov to remain unbeaten with 37 points from 17 games.
An 89th-minute winning goal by Jovan Djokic saw Neftchi Fergana beat Kokand 1912 2-1 and move one up to second while FC AGMK climbed to third after beating Pakhtakor by a similar margin.
Dinamo Samarkand overcame FC Mash'al 4-2 to move to fourth, one above Bynyodkor who slipped from second place after a 1-1 draw with bottom club FC Shurtan.
Fergana, AGMK and Samarkand are all on 33 points after 17 matches. Navbahor Namangan drew 1-1 with Sogdiana, who later defeated FC Mash'al 2-0.
Other matches saw red cards flashed to players from both Khorezm Urgench and FC Surkhon as they shared honours in a 2-2 draw while Qizilqum Zarafshon beat Buxoro 1-0.
Tajikistan: Dushanbe continue winning ways
The Tajik League resumed after a six-week break with CSKA Dushanbe starting off with a 3-0 win over FC Hulbuk to consolidate their top spot on 30 points after 14 matches.
The Tajik League resumed after a six-week break with CSKA Dushanbe starting off with a 3-0 win over FC Hulbuk to consolidate their top spot on 30 points after 14 matches.
Ravshan moved one rung up to third after beating fifth-placed Khujand 2-1 while Eskhata Khujand drew 0-0 with Kulob Istaravshan. Barkchi Hisor, meanwhile, defeated Pandzhsher Dzhaloliddin 2-0.
The matches between second-placed Vakhsh Bokhtar and Regar Tadaz Tursunzade and defending champions FC Istiklol and Hosilot Farxor were postponed.
Turkmenistan: Arkadag add to Ashgabat’s woes
FC Arkadag beat Kopetdag Ashgabat 5-0 to chalk up their 16th straight win and inch closer to a third successive title as the Yokary Liga hit the halfway mark.
FC Arkadag beat Kopetdag Ashgabat 5-0 to chalk up their 16th straight win and inch closer to a third successive title as the Yokary Liga hit the halfway mark.
Ashgabat, meanwhile, are entrenched at the bottom of the league on five points after winning only one of their 15 matches.
FC Ahal remained in second place, 17 points behind after beating Nebitchi Balkanabat 2-0 while Sagadam consolidated their third place with a narrow 1-0 win over FK Merw.
Altyn Asyr beat FC Ashgabat 2-1 to stay in fourth, 20 points behind Arkadag.
