Tasnim - SPIA Asia and the AFC have shortlisted the top 10 nominees for the Best Football League of the Year for the Inspiring and Developing categories.


Australia, China PR, The Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Korea Republic, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, The United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan are the shortlisted nominees for the Inspiring League category.

Bhutan, Guam, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kyrgyz Republic, Philippines, Singapore, Tajikistan and Vietnam have been shortlisted for the Developing category, the-afc.com reported.

The nominees are assessed through 11 categories - management & administration, financial performance, competition, marketing & promotion and media & communications - among others.

The results of the assessment is more focused on administration and management areas of the organization rather than technical performance of the league.

The top three nominees shall receive a direct invitation to the SPIA Conference & Awards 2018 to be held in Bangkok on November 19 & 20.