ASIAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION (AFC)

AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Be Formed                      1967(in 2002, new format)

Region                             Asia

The Number of Teams    32
Most Successful Club     Pohaang Steelers

Asian Football Confederation (in English: Asian Football Confederation or AFC) is thegoverning body of football in Asia, excluding Cyprus and Israel, but it includes Australia. AFC has 46 member states of the majority located in Asia. Countries with territory inEurope and Asia, such as Turkey, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Russia,incorporated into the UEFA, as well as Armenia, Cyprus, and Israel, the entire territorylies in Asia. AFC Champions League is an inter-club football tournament when organized Asia by Asian Football Federation. At first, initially followed by 32 teams selected from around the football cometition in Asia. AFC was founded on May 8, 1954 in Manila, the Philippines and is one of six continentalconfederations of FIFA. FIFA recognizes the AFC since June 21, 1954. AFC's headquarters is located in the AFC House, Jalan 1/155, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia. Current president Mohammed bin Hammam is (Qatar). There are the following countries are carrying the establishment Asian Football Confederation: Afghanistan Burma (Myanmar) Republik China Hong Kong India Indonesia Jepang Republik Korea Pakistan Filipina Singapura Vietnam There are the following citizen ever elected as president for the organization, for now is Zhang Jilong, who from China. AFC is divided into four areas. Here is shown how the national teams in Asia is divided into areas (but not necessarily be part of regional football federations in the region). As arule, because of cultural restrictions, only the ASEAN and East Asia which has awomen's team. The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs. The champions receive aboutUS$2.25 million in prize money (specific amount depends on record from the group stage) and a spot in the FIFA Club World Cup at the end of the year. Starting 2009 season, the defending champion no longer receives an automatic berth, forcing them to qualify through their respective domestic league or cup competitions. However, the 2008 champions, Gamba Osaka, and the 2009 champions, Pohang Steelers, both managed to qualify for the following season. In the 2010 edition though, the defending champions, Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma became the first club to fail to secure a spot in the following year's Champions League. The qualifying round starts in late February and the single-match final takes place in early November at a neutral venue. During the World Cup years, the qualifying rounds tends to start bit earlier. Pohang Steelers is currently the most successful club in the competition's history, having won their third title in 2009. League-wise, the Korean K-Leaguehas 9 titles and is the most successful league competition followed by the Japanese J. League which has 5 previous winners. The last five editions (2006–2010) have seen K-League clubs win 3 titles (2006, 2009, 2010) and J.League with 2 titles (2007, 2008), showing the dominance by the Eastern clubs. Asian Champion Club Tournament Era (1967–1972) The competition started as the Asian Champion Club Tournament back in 1967. Eight domestic champions from eight Asian leagues competed in the inaugural season. With the exception of the 1968 season, the tournament was held annually until 1971. During the first four editions, two Israeli clubs, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv won three championships. In 1972, the tournament was canceled due to a lack of interest which eventually resulted in the withdrawal of all participants except for two. The tournament was not held for the next fourteen years; this was also because professionalism in Asian club football did not start till the late 1990s and early 2000s. Asian Club Championship Era (1985/86–2001/02) Using the old European Cup as a model, the tournament returned to Asia during the 1985/86 season with a new name, the Asian Club Championship. Entry was restricted to the domestic champions of certain Asian leagues. Even so, a few withdrawals were seen from year to year. From 1990, AFC introduced the Asian Cup Winners Cup which, as the name suggested, was also restricted to domestic cup winners.  AFC Champions League Era (2002/03–present) 2002/03 season From 2002/03 season the three major Asian club competitions, Asian Champions Cup, Asian Cup Winners Cup, and Asian Super Cup were merged into one larger tournament and re-branded as theAFC Champions League. In the previous years, the domestic champions and cup winners were sorted into two different continental tournaments, but now both domestic champions and cup winners enter into this larger competition. In the first edition, after several qualifying rounds, a total of sixteen clubs participated in group stage. One club from each group hosted the group stage which were conducted with the single round-robin format in a week. Four group winners then qualified to the semifinals, which were the four hosts of the group stage. The semifinal and the final were contested in two-legged aggregate series. 2003/04 season The 2003/04 season was cancelled due to the SARS virus outbreak. 2004–2008 seasons The tournament was re-launched in 2004 season with 28 clubs from fourteen countries. Unlike the previous year, the tournament schedule was changed from March to November. In the group stage, the 28 clubs were divided into seven groups of four on a regional basis, separating East Asian and West Asian clubs to reduce traveling costs, and played double round-robin on a home and away basis. Then, the seven group winners along with the defending champions qualified to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals were two-legged series, with away goals, extra time, andpenalties used as tie-breakers. The 2005 season saw Syrian clubs join the competition, thus increasing the number of participating countries to 15, and two years later, following their transfer into the AFC in 2006, Australian clubs were also included in the tournament. With lack of professionalism in Asian football, many problems still existed in the tournament, such as on field violence and late submission of the player registration. Many blamed the lack of prize money and expensive travel cost as the some of the reasons. However, with the introduction of the FIFA World Club Championship in 2005 (now known as FIFA Club World Cup), inclusion of English media via the A-League, and two consecutive wins by Japanese sides, allowed to set up a more competitive and more professional format in 2009. 2009–present The Champions League expanded to 32 clubs and direct entry is limited to the top ten Asian leagues. Each country will receive up to 4 slots, though no more than one third of the number of teams in that country's top division, rounded downwards, depending on the strength of their league, league structure (professionalism), marketability, financial status, and other criteria set out by the AFC Pro-League committee. The assessment criteria and ranking for participating associations will be revised by AFC every two years, with the most recent ones being approved for 2011–2012 seasons. The prize money has been significantly increased since 2009 season and the clubs can earn some prize money even at the group stage depending on their performance. The group stage is conducted in the same manner as the previous four tournaments; this time, however, now eight group winners and eight runners-up qualify to the Round of 16, in which group-winners play host to the runners-up in a single match format, matched regionally. The regional restriction is lifted from the further stages, though since 2010 season clubs from the same country cannot face each other in the quarterfinals unless that country has three or more representatives in the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals and the semifinals are played in two-legged series, with away goal, extra time, and penalties used as tie-breakers. The final is played as a single match at a pre-determined neutral venue. Qualification AFC Final Assessment Ranking for 2009–2012 seasons The qualifications are based on AFC Final Assessment Rankings (see below). The assessments was conducted by AFC Pro-League committee during 2006–2008, and is based on the football competitiveness, professionalism, marketability, and financial status of the league and its clubs. Leagues can have up to four spots, but no more than one third of the number of teams in that country's top division, rounded downwards. However, some leagues may have to enter their clubs through qualifying playoffs. The previous year AFC Cup finalists may also enter qualifying play-offs given that their league meets the AFC Champions League criteria. The new assessment ranking was expected to be published in November 2010, with an intention to it being updated every two years. However, after realizing that newly set criteria are hard to be implemented on time, AFC decided to maintain the existing allocation scheme for two more seasons and postpone the publishing of a new ranking for one year till November 2011. This ranking is expected to be applied for 2013 season onwards.

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Dualim Organization Football in Indonesia

Originated from the results of the PSSI congress, in the subject of controversy until theelection of the chairman of the decisions made ​​in a policy of updates to the rules of football host country. It makes a variety of protests and counter-party to choose the wayto a football organization in the country or continue projects planned by creating a newbody within the organization PSSI internal parts. It was fully supported by various groups, especially by La Nyalla, which is one of the EXCO member of PSSI.

And then agreed about it in the next term immediately garner support for the holding of the congress include the PSSI and discuss any subject in the saving ordinances of football country, including the selection of PSSI chairman who is not from the originalunity.

Ultimately, elected a new chairman, namely La Nyalla, which is one of the former EXCOmember of PSSI version Djohar Arifin. Why is it called the former? Because it wasdeclared against the PSSI version Djohar Arifin.

Other than the election of La Nyalla, the outcome of the Congress was the establishment of a national team in the long run by two teams, the senior national team and U-23national team, with coach Alfred Riedl held by the senior and U-23 national team led by former coach of the SEA GAMES who also came from Indonesia, namely Rahmad Dermawan. To choose Alfred Riedl is quite surprising.

Indonesian Football Player with Nike "The Chance" Innovation

From the central statement of the parent soccer Indonesia, agreedwith Nike talent. The Nike talent Chance rolling back to find the best 16 players from around the world to be pitted face some of the world famousacademy teams, including Manchester United, the middle of the year.
The program was officially started by the ambassador of The Chance, 2012, Pep Guardiola, Wednesday (21/3) of this. Indonesiahad the opportunity to be honored with Southeast Asia in addition tothe regional final held a national allowance to find amateur playersover the age of 16 years.

As part of the global campaign, Nike Indonesia Indonesia to try to find amateur talent whohave not honed in any club or "out of system". Most of the world's top professionalfootball player's career started early, but there is also the antithesis. For example, DidierDrogba, who is now a Chelsea goal machine, the player is fairly late to start professionalcareers.
"The core of this activity is to help youth development program in Indonesia. Program inorder to give talented players an opportunity to stand out," said Marketing Manager ofNike Indonesia, Dyah Oetari.

The Chance is an annual event that began in 2010 to search fortalented young players with an age range 17-19 years. In Indonesia,the allowance of this event will be held in three cities, namelyMedan, Jakarta and Surabaya, from 27 April until 13 May. On thisselection round, the players will be monitored by Wolfgang Pikal and Widodo C. Putro.
"The Chance is part of a campaign Write the Future, which means that each player has a responsibility to carve out his future."
Selection that was held in Surabaya and Jakarta attended by almost 400 participantswith an age range 17-24 years. Of these, 30 participants obtained a second phase whichcompete for 18 places in the final stage. To-30 participants to inhabit and quarantinetraining camp in Jakarta before joining the final selection on Thursday.The selection process measures the ability of the players technique, while mentalexercise, and fitness levels. In the final selection, 18 players competed Nike The Chancematch with a team from the State University of Jakarta. Nike won the match 2-1 The Chance.Soon after the exhibition match, the coach chose the dispatcher panel Guntur, teens 17years old who grew up in Bandar Lampung, to London. Later, the Thunder will competewith 99 other participants from 39 countries outside Indonesia for a place in the NikeAcademy in collaboration with top English Premier League club, Arsenal.
Selection of the three areas will determine the semi-finals of the 30 participants who will be tested again on 19-20 May in Jakarta.Selection of the final round will determine the five participants whoadvance to the finals of Southeast Asia. In the regional finals inJakarta, 10 to June 14, participants will compete for four seats with representatives of Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia to fly toBarcelona.

"There is a possibility there were four children in Indonesia whowent to Barcelona. If you want a fair, indeed each country inSoutheast Asia to send one representative to Barcelona, but if yousee his skill than other players, it could be from Indonesia more thanone representative , "said Nike's Indonesia Country MarketingManager, Nino Priambodo.
"Selected three central city because of its location, and that ofBandung in West Java can be centered in Jakarta. As for the children of East Indonesia and Papua expected to Surabaya. Last year the city of Medan does not make the selection, but this time the city was chosen as third to accommodate the selection of other cities in Sumatra. "
Nike uses the initial selection system "7 vs 7" so that the coachesand assistants to assess directly the ability of the players. In the next round, will be used Nike SPARQ, the method of fitness training andcoaching in the formation of a professional athlete.

Appraiser selection chosen from among professional football. In Malaysia, U-23 national team coach and winner of the 2011 SEA Games gold medal, Ong Kim Swee, whodirect their own sift together participants from the Muslim Ahmad players. In Thailand,Teerasil Dangda and Teerathep Winothai will accompany Wittaya Laohakkul. Meanwhile, V. Sundramoorthy and Hariss Harun filter Singapore participants. InIndonesia, has not been established representative players who will accompany Widodo C. Putra and Wolfgang Pikal within the selection.
Global finals will be crowded 100 participants from around the world, next August. In thisround the participants will have the opportunity to taste a professional player-styletraining methods and handling of world-class coach, especially the Manager and Headcoach of the most team in the world, Pep Guardiola in Barcelona FC.
Last year, Indonesia won Nike The Chance Muhammad Guntur Triaji which later merged with selected Persiraja Banda Aceh and Indonesia U-21 national team after participating in the global finals at Arsenal's headquarters in London which direct most player or athlete around world be trained with Arsenal's head coach and manager, Arsene Wenger.
What about this time, of this time if anyone is able to bypass the challenge to under of the coaching from Pep Guardiola after beating all of athlete who to be participate in "NIKE, The Chance"? And who is able to follow in the footsteps of Thunder, even better achievements this year tothe nation in the name of Nike The Chance with Pep Guardiola?
As stock selection, Pep Guardiola entrust to deliver message:

"The first thing we see in the player is their talent football, the techniques their have. It was decisive for the size of the player's age. They must young and growing, so the physical establishment is not important. Everything is merely a technique. It's the first thing we saw about young players", Guardiola said.

"My advise to them, just play it what do you know. You must play more often before previously when doing soccer. All the time. Everywhere can play as long as you do it. The result will be look from what training you do it for playing football."

Participants can register themselves or their teams by creating a "team page" at The Chance applications are available at the Nike Football Facebook page. In addition theywill receive an up-date program in social network with can accommodate the prospective most player profiles.
The Nike supervisor will then select the team who will visit and see their games, willconsider how to get talented players both individually and rewarded them by inserting them into the finals in the country. Nike supervisors will also try to find talented individuals and a network of local football, for especially in our country, in Indonesia.

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