Lausanne, 1 February 2012 The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has decided to grant the provisional measures requested by the Indonesian Football Club Persipura Jayapura and to order the reinstatement of the club in the AFC Champions League 2012.

Persipura was supposed to play the 2012 AFC Champions League Playoffs (East-Zone) on 11 February 2012 against Adelaïde United FC (Australia).

Se está disputando la O-League, el máximo torneo de clubes de Oceanía. Se trata del nuevo formato que en 2007 adoptó la antigua Copa de Campeones de Oceanía, imitando a la Champions League europea.
En esta edición 2011/12 participan ocho equipos de siete paíes, lo que demuestra un constante crecimiento.

First of all I should start this piece by wishing everybody a happy new year! I've been enjoying myself over the Christmas holiday and have neglected the blog over the last few days so I need to rectify this, starting off with a piece regarding the new Emperor's Cup winners in Japan.

FC Tokyo have done an unlikely league and cup double in Japan following their 4-2 triumph over Kyoto Sanga in last Sunday's Emperor's Cup final.

First of all I should start this piece by wishing everybody a happy new year! I've been enjoying myself over the Christmas holiday and have neglected the blog over the last few days so I need to rectify this, starting off with a piece regarding the new Emperor's Cup winners in Japan.

FC Tokyo have done an unlikely league and cup double in Japan following their 4-2 triumph over Kyoto Sanga in last Sunday's Emperor's Cup final.

Por PABLO ARO GERALDES
Comenzó la 53ra edición de la Copa Libertadores de América.
El campeón ganará un lugar en el Mundial de Clubes de la FIFA, junto a los campeones de la UEFA Champions League, la O-League de Oceanía, la AFC Champions League de Asia, la CAF Champions League africana, la Concacaf Champions League y el campeón japonés, ya que el certamen volverá a jugarse en tierras niponas antes de pasar a Marruecos.

Indonesia Super League'Gresik United v Arema 2-0 (Warwan Mustafa, James Koko Lomell) 21,000Persidadon v Persib 2-2 (Rasmovo, Eduard Ivakdalam; Miljan Radovic, M Ilham) 875Mitra Kukar v Persipura 1-2
Arema's woeful start to the season continued, their defeat away to Gresik in the East Java derby was their third straight and they remain in 17th, one place behind Persiram.

Villa lost for season during Club World Cup victory of Al-Saad (Photo: AP Photo)

When is a victory considered a loss?

Barcelona's 4-0 demolition of Qatar's Al-Sadd Sports Club advanced Barcelona to the Club World Cup Championship against Santos, but the victory came at one hell of a price.

Indonesia Super League
Gresik United v Persela 3-2 (James Koko Lommel 2, Gaston Castano; Rudi Widodo, Mario Costas) 20,000Persiba v Arema 2-1 (Kenji Adichihara, Rachmat Latif; Marcio Souza) 4,837Persiram v Persija 0-6 (Robertinho, Bambang Pamungkas, Ramdani Lestalahu, Johan Juanshyah, Ismed Sofyan, Rachmat Affandi) 600Sriwijaya v PSPS 2-1 (Keith Kayamba, Hilton Moreira; Herman Dzumafo) 15,234
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Barcelona consiguió su segundo título el Mundial de Clubes de la FIFA, goleando en la final 4-0 al Santos brasileño. El argentino Lionel Messi fue elegido mejor jugador del certamen.
Aquí podrás repasar cómo llegaron Barcelona (UEFA Champions League), Santos (Copa Libertadores de América), Espérance Sp.

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are South Korean champions for the second time in three years following their play-off triumph over Ulsan Hyundai.

Jeonbuk were huge favourites going into this year's final having finished top of the regular season standings whilst their opponents Ulsan had knocked out FC Seoul, Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Pohang Steelers en route to this year's showpiece.

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are South Korean champions for the second time in three years following their play-off triumph over Ulsan Hyundai.

Jeonbuk were huge favourites going into this year's final having finished top of the regular season standings whilst their opponents Ulsan had knocked out FC Seoul, Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Pohang Steelers en route to this year's showpiece.

AFC Champions League title holders Al-Sadd were the surprise winners of Asia's premier club competition and will feature in their first FIFA Club World Cup. Al Sadd, who hail from the Qatari capital city of Doha, have a quarter-final meeting with African champions Espérance and, should they emerge victorious, will look forward to a semi-final encounter against FC Barcelona.

As I intimated Persipura will not be entering the 2012 AFC Champions League. At least automatically. The AFC are obviously so unimpressed by the internal dicking around in Indonesian football that the automatic spot has been given to Buriram PEA from the Thai Premier League. Assuming of course they win the TPL!

"I think I am not in the best condition to analyse it. At this moment, my feeling is stronger than my reason."
Those were the words of Jorge Fossati, the coach of newly-crowned Asian Champions Al Sadd, deep in the bowels of Jeonju World Cup Stadium on Saturday evening. The Uruguayan had just watched a fantastic final in which his team overcame favourites and host Jeonbuk Motors thanks to a penalty shootout.

The AFC Champions League, Asia's premier club competition has launched a channel on YouTube, the world's largest online video community.

The sight of Gamba Osaka running out at Expo '70 Stadium tonight is unlikely to fill their fans with hope. It's more likely to fill those in attendance with a sense of trepidation as the team currently leading the J. League standings does battle with defending Nabisco Cup champions Jubilo Iwata for a trophy no one genuinely wants to win.

Se está disputando la cuarta edición de la Concacaf Liga Campeones. Se clasificaron ocho equipos directos a la fase de grupos (dos de los Estados Unidos, dos de México, y uno de Costa Rica, Panamá, Guatemala, y Honduras), mientras que 16 equipos jugaron una fase previa de clasificación. Se le concedieron 3 cupos a Honduras ya que el campeón de Belice, Belize Defence Force, no cumplió los requisitos de la Concacaf.

La Liga de Campeones de la UEFA (nombre oficial en inglés: UEFA Champions League) es el torneo internacional europeo de fútbol más importante a nivel de clubes organizado por la Unión Europea de Asociaciones de Fútbol (UEFA). Fue creada en 1955 con el nombre de Copa de Clubes Campeones Europeos (nombre original en francés: Coupe des Clubs Champions Européens), para enfrentar a los vencedores de liga.

The 2011 AFC Asian Champions League has reached the quarter-final stages with the first legs taking place today. As has been the case in recent years South Korean clubs feature prominently in the last eight of the competition with FC Seoul, Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors involved this time.

Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club (Arabic: نادي الهلال‎), usually called Al-Hilal, is a Saudi Arabian soccer club based in the country's capital of Riyadh. The club won its 13th Saudi Premier League title last season and was a semi-finalist in the 2010 edition of the AFC Champions League. Manager by former German international and Hamburger SV [.

Saudi Arabia's domestic championship began this weekend with record champions Al-Hilal showing their mettle as they came from behind to defeat Hajer Club by two goals to one whilst Al-Ittihad warmed up for their forthcoming AFC Champions League clash with South Korean outfit FC Seoul with an exciting 5-3 triumph over Al Tawwun.

Brisbane Roar Football Club (formerly Queensland Roar Football Club) is a professional soccer club from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia competing in the Hyundai A-League. The Roar was the 2010/11 A-League regular season and playoff champions. As a result, the team is an automatic entrant into the 2012 AFC Champions League.

Bunyodkor (17 played, 45 points) took a huge step towards a fourth successive Uzbek championship title on Sunday when defeating arch rivals and nearest challengers Pakhtakor 2-1. The win took the league leaders a massive nine points of Pakhtakor with just nine matches to play.

With over an hour of the game played it seemed a real possibility that the earlier goalless score line in the first meeting of the two Tashkent rivals this season would be replicated.

With two-thirds of the K-League regular season completed the championship is reaching the business end in South Korea. Unlike most footballing top-flight divisions, the K-League determines its winners by a post-season play-off system in which the top six battle it out for the title. With 20 of the 30 regular season rounds played only league leaders Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and second placed Pohang Steelers seem to be virtually assured of their play-off places.

A recorded rise of 15% in TV viewers for the AFC Champions League so far this year across Asia and the Middle East points to the growing popularity of club football in the region.

They won the league last year with a spectacular 5-1 victory at the Bung Karno Stadium in front of 45,000 of their travelling supporters. They have been frquently crowned best supporters in the country. But now, when things ain't going so well what has happened to the famous Aremania? Check out their recent attendances with the most home games at the top.

By Soraya Soemadiredja, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

It would be difficult to call Mohammed Bin Hammam of Qatar an outsider as the FIFA incumbent's sole challenger in the race to lead the world's largest sport's governing body. A member of the FIFA Executive Committee since 1996, he's been the Asian Football Confederation president for the past nine years.

The Round of 16 in the 2011 AFC Champions League was completed over the last two days.

South Korea remains the strongest nation in the competition with three clubs representing the K-League in the quarter-final stages. K-League title holders FC Seoul defeated record Japanese champions Kashima Antlers by three goals to nil with goals from Hwan, Dejan Damjanović and Ko sealing their passage through to the last eight.

The Round of 16 in the 2011 AFC Champions League was completed over the last two days.

South Korea remains the strongest nation in the competition with three clubs representing the K-League in the quarter-final stages. K-League title holders FC Seoul defeated record Japanese champions Kashima Antlers by three goals to nil with goals from Hwan, Dejan Damjanović and Ko sealing their passage through to the last eight.

Jeonbuk Motors: Speeding down Asian football's fast lane is a post from: Just Football

With the 2011 Asian Champions League knockout phase kicking off this week, Mehdi Rahnama takes a look at one of the teams to keep an eye on in his debut article for Just Football:

The group stages of the 2011 Asian Champions League is over and it concluded with a number of surprises, as some teams unexpectedly made it through at the expense of bigger names knocked out early in the competition.

The group stages in the two major Asian club competitions have concluded on Wednesday and there was plenty of tension in the air. The remaining places in the Round of 16 stages of each competition were up for grabs and ensured some dramatic action on Matchday 6.

In the AFC Champions League there was virtually nothing left to play for in the east of the continent as all of the qualifiers from Groups E-H were known before kick-off.

The group stages in the two major Asian club competitions have concluded on Wednesday and there was plenty of tension in the air. The remaining places in the Round of 16 stages of each competition were up for grabs and ensured some dramatic action on Matchday 6.

In the AFC Champions League there was virtually nothing left to play for in the east of the continent as all of the qualifiers from Groups E-H were known before kick-off.

Barcelona conquistó por cuarta vez la Copa de Europa al superar 3-1 al Manchester United en la final disputada en Wembley.
La Liga de Campeones de la UEFA (o UEFA Champions League, según su nombre en inglés) se disputa desde 1955 bajo la denominación de Copa de Clubes Campeones Europeos (nombre original en francés: Coupe des Clubs Champions Européens), para enfrentar a los campeones de las diferentes ligas nacionales de Europa.

Auckland City de Nueva Zelanda venció a Amicale FC de Vanuatu 4-0 en la segunda final y adjudicó la O-League, el máximo torneo de clubes de Oceanía. Se trata del nuevo formato que en 2007 adoptó la antigua Copa de Campeones de Oceanía, imitando a la Champions League europea.
En esta edición 2010/11 participaron ocho equipos de siete paíes, lo que demuestra un constante crecimiento.

Sorry for the long absence. I've spent the past two months in Mexico and Central America and it turned out that finding free and convenient wifi in the area wasn't so convenient. Plus, I was just having way too much fun. (Feel free to read about the adventures here.)
But, we're back.

Sorry for the long absence. I've spent the past two months in Mexico and Central America and it turned out that finding free and convenient wifi in the area wasn't so convenient. Plus, I was just having way too much fun. (Feel free to read about the adventures here.)
But, we're back.

Thai Premier League Co chairmain Vichit Yamboonruang said yesterday it was good that the Asian Football Confederation found that most TPL clubs have inadequate stadiums and facilities.

AFC representatives last week inspected TLP teams' stadiums and found that only four met the Asian football governing body's requirements.

A Singapore newspaper is reporting that of last night's near 2,000 attendance for the Albirex Niigata v Etoile game, only 490 were paying spectators! The rest were freebies, media and security personnel! And ballboys.

But you know what? That official attendance doesn't actually reflect the number of people who actually went to the stadium.

Arema's Sinagporean pair, Noh Alam Shah and M Riduan, are threatening to quit the club if they don't start getting paid on time.
Hardly the best preparation ahead of their AFC Champions League game against Jeonbuk Motors on Wednesday.
M Fachruddin has already left the club for the same reason.

2009 Korean K-League champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Football Club is gearing up for the 2011 domestic and AFC Champions League seasons following its third place league finish in 2010. The team has been in the news lately for signing China international Huang Bowen and has now launched its 2011 hummel home outield player and goalkeeper kits.