East and South East Asian Check List 2007.

 

Japan.

 

Relegated – Kyoto Purple Sanga, Cerezo Osaka and Avispa Fukuopa (on play off)

Promoted – Yogohama, Kashiwa Reysol and Vissel Kobe (via play off)

No promotion/relegation between Division 2 and JFL due to no suitable candidate finishing high enough.

 

First Division (18 teams) will play a 34 game season from March 3rd to December 1st.

Midweek fixtures 3 May (Thursday), 20 June (Wednesday), 29 August (Wednesday),

Break after round 18 (30 June) until 11 August.

Fixture list - http://www.wldcup.com/Asia/jleague/schedule.html

 

Second Division (13 teams) will play a 48 game season from March 3rd to December 1st.

52 dates – every team has four free dates due to uneven number.

Fixture list - http://www.wldcup.com/Asia/j2/schedule.html

 

Champions League 2007 – Urawa Red Diamonds (Champions) and Kawasaki Frontale (ru).

 

China.

 

Chongqing Lifan relegated from last season’s 15 team super league

Henan Jianye and Zhejiang Lucheng promoted to give 16 teams now.

Season runs from March 3 to November 11

Break after 15 rounds, from 23 June to 12 August

Midweek fixtures 20 June, 22 August, 5 September

There is no Chinese Cup this season.

Fixture list - http://www.soccerway.com/national/china-pr/super-league/2007/regular-season//fixtures

 

Champions League 2007 – Shangdong (Champions) and Shanghai Shenhua (ru).

 

South Korea.

 

No Promotion or relegation, 14 team division.

26 game season from 3 March to 10 October.

Break after 14 rounds, from June 23 to August 8

Midweek fixtures, 8 August. 15 August, 28 August, 10 October

Fixture list – http://www.soccerway.com/national/korea-republic/k-league/2007/regular-season//fixtures

 

Champions League 2007 – Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (Champions) and Chumnam Dragons (Cup winners). Chonbuk Motors (Champions League holders) exempt from group stages.

 

Malaysia.

 

13 team Super League and 11 team Premier League already under way.

From last seasons Super League, Selangor MPPJ have dropped out of the league, no relegation.

From last seasons Premier League

Keddah, Terengganu, Brunei DPMM and Sarawak (all Group A), Melaka and Johor FC (Group B) promoted.

Pulau Pinang NFTA and Kelantan TNB relegated.

Kuala Muda, ATM and Kuala Lumpur Plus are new teams.

 

Super League season resumes on February 14, and runs until June 13, then August 1st and 4th

Premier League resumes on February 13, and runs until June 12, then final round on July 31st.

The Malaysia Cup runs after the league season concludes.

 

Malaysia is not in the AFC Champions League, Champions Negeri Sembilan and Cup winners Pahang are in the AFC Cup. Note no place for Malaysia Cup winners Perlis.

 

Full details from www.fam.org.my

 

Malaysian Grounds List

Super League

Perlis – Stadium Utama Negeri, Kangar

Selangor – Shah Alam

Pulau Pinang – Bandaraya, (Georgetown), Penang

Kedah – Stadium Darul Aman, Alor Star

Johor FC – Stadium Jcord, Pasir Gudang

Perak – Stadium Perak, Ipoh

Pahang – Stadium Darul Makmur, Kuantan

Melaka – Stadium Hang Jebat, Melaka

Melaka Telekom – Stadium MPPJ, Kalana Jaya, (Pelita Jaya) –  was ground of Selangor MPPJ

DPMM – Stadium Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Brunei

Negeri Sembilan – Stadium Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Paroi near Seremban

Sarawak, Stadium Sarawak, Kuching

Terengganu – Stadium Sultan Narirruddin Shah, Kuala Terengganu

 

Malaysia Premier Division Ground List

Johor Pasir Gudang – Stadium Dato Hassan Yunus (Larkin), Johor Bahru (i.e. not Pasir Gudang)

Sabah – Stadium Likas, Koto Kinabalu

KL Plus - Stadium Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Paroi near Seremban – share with Negeri Sembilan or as per Kuala Lumpur

Kelantan – Stadium Sultan Mohd IV, Kota Baru

Kuala Muda – Stadium Darul Aman, Alor Star – share with Kedah

UPB – Shah Alam – share with Selangor

Shanzan Muda – Stadium Darul Makmar, Kuantan – Share with Pahang

PKNS – Stadium MPPJ, Kelana Jaya, (Pelita Jaya) – share with Melaka Telekom

Kuala Lunpur – Stadium Bolaspeak, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur (not close to centre).

ATM – Stadium MPS, Selayang

PDRM – Stadium MPS, Selayang – share with ATM

 

Some Premier matches appear to be listed at wrong grounds. Be careful!!

 

 

Singapore

 

S League details not yet available.

League will have 12 teams, up from 11. Sporting Afrique not competing

Two new teams are Liaoning Guangyuan and Korean Super Reds.

The Liaoning team are a farm side from the Chinese League side (similar to Albirex Niigata)

The Korean Super Reds will represent Koreans in Singapore.

 

The Singapore Cup 2006 included a number of non-Singaporean teams, but all matches were played in Singapore

 

Singapore is not in the AFC Champions League, but Champions Singapore Armed Forces and runners-up/cup-winners Tampines Rovers play in the AFC Cup

 

Thailand

 

The dispute between the Thai Premier and Thai Professional Leagues has been settled.

The Thailand League will involve all 12 teams from the Premier League 2006

Plus Royal Thai Police and Royal Thai Navy from Division One

Plus Telephone Organisation and Nakhom Pathom from the Professional League.

 

Thai Champions Bangkok University will play in the Champions League

Runners-up Osotspa M150 will play in the AFC Cup

Expected start date of League – March 16 – no fixtures yet.

Viet Nam

 

Mitsu Haier Hai Phong and Thep Pomina Tien Giang relegated

Dong Thap, Halida Thanh Hoa and Huda Hue promoted.

Top division will have 14 teams

 

26 rounds of fixtures from March 3 to September 23 with a break from June 17 to August 4.

 

Champions Dong Tam Long An in AFC Champions League

Cup winners Hoa Phat Hanoi in AFC Cup

 

Fixture List - http://www.soccerway.com/national/vietnam/v-league/2007/regular-season//fixtures

 

Indonesia

 

Premier Division (Divisi Utama) of 36 teams divided into two groups, Barat (west) and Timur (east)

Top four in each division qualifies For Big 8 competition (Besar 8) in two groups each held in a single venue, followed by semi-finals and finals in Jakarta.

 

The dates for the finals are group I December 11/13/15

Group II, December 12/14/16

Semi-finals December 20 – Final December 22.

 

There was no relegation at the end of last season, with the top two from each group at the next level promoted.

 

Fixtures February 3rd to April 29 and August 4 to December 2nd

http://www.soccerway.com/national/indonesia/divisi-utama/2007/timur---east//fixtures

http://www.soccerway.com/national/indonesia/divisi-utama/2007/barat---west//fixtures

 

Persik Kediri (Champions) and Arema (Malang) (Cup winners) in AFC Champions League

 

 

 

The AFC Champions League (Eastern half of Draw) also includes 2 Australian clubs

Sydney and Adelaide United, based on the 2005-6 season.

 

The AFC Cup also includes two clubs from Maldives (Victory and New Radiant) and two from Hong Kong (Happy Valley and Sun Hei).

 

The AFC Presidents Cup (third ranking competition) will be held in Lahore, Pakistan in May and will feature

Dordoi-Dynamo (Kyrgyzstan/holders), Pakistan Army, Ratnam Sports (Sri Lanka), Khemara (Cambodia), Regar-Tadaz (Tajikistan), Tatung (Taiwan), Transport United (Bhutan) and the champions of Nepal.