Thailand

It was a case of double delight for Thai League T1 frontrunners Buriram as they not only celebrated a big 6-0 win over Ratchaburi, but also saw tital rivals Chiangrai United drop points at home to Sukothai, giving them a three-point lead at the top.

Port FC did, however, secure a 3-1 win away win over relegation-threatened Suphanburi to keep their hopes alive in third, a point further behind the top two.

Fourth placed Bangkok United, though, may now have left themselves with too much to do after a disappointing 1-0 loss at Prachuap, which leaves them nine points behind Buriram.

Philippines

AFC Cup 2019 participants Ceres Negros had been playing catch up in this year's Philippines Football League with games in hand at various stages of the league season, but two big wins - last Wednesday (5-0 against Stallion Laguna FC) and Saturday (3-0 against Philippines Air Force) - has cleared up the picture.

The Busmen are now six points ahead of second placed Kaya FC-Iloilo, with Stallion a further seven points back in third. The top three have all played 12 games, with the side in fourth, Green Archers United, having played two more.

On Wednesday, Kaya face bottom side Global Cebu FC while Ceres take on Mendiola FC.

Vietnam

With Hanoi FC registering a 2-1 win over Da Nang on Friday to maintain their lead at the top, the attention in Vietnam was on Saturday's clash between second and third where Ho Chi Minh City FC hosted Than Quang Ninh.

A Victor Mansaray double and a strike from Vu Quang Nam proved enough for the home side in a 3-1 win that keeps their title challenge alive, although they remain five points behind Hanoi.

Positions third to 12th have just six points between them so the weekend's results brought a flurry of positional switches with Song Lam Nghe An, Becamex Binh Duong and Quang Nam all moving into fourth, fifth and sixth respectively.

Cambodia

Svay Rieng's five-match winning streak ended the previous weekend, but they bounced back in style on Sunday with a comprehensive 5-0 win over relegation candidates Kompong Cham.

Not to be outdone, Naga World FC also recorded a heavy 6-1 defeat of Electricite du Cambodge to return to second place, albeit eight points behind Svay Rieng, after Visakha could only draw 1-1 away at Boeung Ket.

The team in fourth, Angkor Tiger, could only draw away at Asia Euro United and are now 13 points off Svay Rieng.

Myanmar

There were wins for the top two in Myanmar as both Shan United (2-0 over Magwe) and Ayeyawady United (3-1 away to Hantharwady United) continue to battle it out for the championship with just two points separating them,

Yangon United have slipped slightly off the pace with a disappointing goalless draw away at Southern Myanmar and are a point further back in third.

Rakhine United, in fifth, were unable to take full advantage of Hantharwady's defeat after they could only draw 0-0 away at bottom side Chinland.

Indonesia

TIRA Persikabo's 3-1 win over PSS Sleman on Monday keeps the Bogor side top, but with various sides in the top seven all with multiple games in hand - 2019 AFC Cup participants PSM Makassar have played five games less - the title scene in Indonesia continues to intrigue.

A highlight on Tuesday is sure to be the clash between second placed Bali United and the side in fourth Madura United and will go some way to clearing up the picture.

Meanwhile, heavyweights Persija Jakarta's surprising slump continues with the relegation-threatened capital city side on a five-match winless run and facing a must-win meeting at home to Kalteng Putra on Tuesday.

Malaysia

Defending Malaysia Cup champions Perak suffered a second successive disappointing result as they could only draw at home to Pulau Pinang in Group C, while Pahang made it three wins out of three to lead the standings.

Elsewhere, Terengganu lead the way in Group A after seeing off Negeri Sembilan 3-1 to maintain their perfect record, Johor Darul Ta'zim remain top of Group B despite a 2-2 draw with PKNP and there are new leaders in Group D after Melaka United defeated FELDA United to leapfrog Selangor, who drew 1-1 with PDRM.

Laos

There were just two matches on the weekend in Laos, but the schedule did provide a first versus second clash with Lao Toyota facing Master 7.

Although the visitors stunned their hosts 4-2, they still remain several points behind the league leaders. In the weekend's other tie Police comprehensively defeated bottom side Evo United 5-0.

Young Elephant's Saturday tie against Lao Army was abandoned.

Timor-Leste

In Timor-Leste, league leaders Lalenok maintained their grip on the summit after Saturday's 4-1 win over Ultramar, while second-placed Ponta Leste could only draw 2-2 with Academica Dili on Sunday.

In the weekend's other fixtures Assalam shared a 1-1 draw with Boavista Timor, while Benfica Laulara lost 3-2 at home to Karketu.

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