AFC • Asian Football Confederation

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. Nations with both European and Asian territory, such as Turkey, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Russia, are instead in the UEFA, as are Israel and Armenia, both of which lie entirely in Asia. On the other hand, Australia, formerly in the OFC, has been in the AFC since 2006.
The AFC was founded on 8 May 1954 in Manila, Philippines, and is one of FIFA's six continental confederations. The main headquarters is located in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The current president is Mohammed Bin Hammam of Qatar.

Logo: since 2001

Former Logo: 1954-2001

Trophy

The AFC Asian Cup is an international association football tournament run by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The winning team becomes the champion of Asia and automatically qualifies for the FIFA Confederations Cup.

Australia 2015 - the 16th AFC Asian Cup • เอเชียนคัพ 2015 - ฟุตบอลชิงแชมป์แห่งชาติเอเชีย ครั้งที่ 16

Australia 2015 - the 16th AFC Asian Cup
เอเชียนคัพ 2015 - ฟุตบอลชิงแชมป์แห่งชาติเอเชีย ครั้งที่ 16

4 - 26 January 2015

Qatar 2011 - the 15th AFC Asian Cup • เอเชียนคัพ 2011 - ฟุตบอลชิงแชมป์แห่งชาติเอเชีย ครั้งที่ 15

Qatar 2011 - the 15th AFC Asian Cup
เอเชียนคัพ 2011 - ฟุตบอลชิงแชมป์แห่งชาติเอเชีย ครั้งที่ 15

The 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Qatar on 7–29 January 2011. It was the 15th time the tournament has been held, and the second time it has been hosted by Qatar, the other being the 1988 AFC Asian Cup. As Asian champions, Japan earned the right to compete for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil.

Final qualification status: Team qualified for Asian Cup (Green) and Team failed to qualify (Red)

Mascot: a family of Jerboas

The AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011 mascots are a family of Jerboas, a rodent found in the deserts of Qatar. The characters are named after different locations in the north, south, east and west of Qatar.



Wallpaper:

Qatar2011.com

Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam 2007 - the 14th AFC Asian Cup • เอเชียนคัพ 2007 - ฟุตบอลชิงแชมป์แห่งชาติเอเชีย ครั้งที่ 14

Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam 2007 - the 13th AFC Asian Cup
เอเชียนคัพ 2007 - ฟุตบอลชิงแชมป์แห่งชาติเอเชีย ครั้งที่ 13

The Asian Football Confederation's 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals were held from July 7 to July 29, 2007. For the first time in its history, the competition was co-hosted by four nations: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
The tournament was won by first-time champions Iraq, who defeated Saudi Arabia 1-0 in the final. As the winner, Iraq represented the AFC at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.

China 2004 - the 13th AFC Asian Cup • ฟุตบอลชิงแชมป์แห่งชาติเอเชีย ครั้งที่ 13

China 2004 - the 13th AFC Asian Cup
ฟุตบอลชิงแชมป์แห่งชาติเอเชีย ครั้งที่ 13

The 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition is the 13th staging of AFC Asian Cup. It was held from July 17 to August 7, 2004 in China. The defending champions Japan defeated China in the final in Beijing.

Mascot: Bei Bei, a monkey

Lebanon 2000 - the 12th AFC Asian Cup • ฟุตบอลชิงแชมป์แห่งชาติเอเชีย ครั้งที่ 12

Lebanon 2000 - the 12th AFC Asian Cup
ฟุตบอลชิงแชมป์แห่งชาติเอเชีย ครั้งที่ 12

The Asian Football Confederation's 2000 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Lebanon between October 12 and October 29, 2000.

Mascot: Nour, a sparrow

Emirates'96 - the 11th AFC Asian Cup • ฟุตบอลชิงแชมป์แห่งชาติเอเชีย ครั้งที่ 11

Emirates'96 - the 11th AFC Asian Cup
ฟุตบอลชิงแชมป์แห่งชาติเอเชีย ครั้งที่ 11

The Asian Football Confederation's 1996 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in the United Arab Emirates between December 4 and December 21, 1996.

มูลนิธิสมเด็จพระพันวัสสาอัยยิกาเจ้า • Queen Savang Vadhana Foundation

The Queen Savang Vadhana Foundation

established under the royal initiative of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on October 27, 2005

QueenSavang.org

๑๕๐ ปี วันพระราชสมภพ สมเด็จพระศรีสวรินทิรา บรมราชเทวี พระพันวัสสาอัยยิกาเจ้า • 150th Anniversary of the Birth of HM Queen Sri Savarindira, the Queen Grandmother of Thailand

The 150th Anniversary of the Birth of
Her Majesty Queen Sri Savarindira,

the Queen Grandmother of Thailand

๑๕๐ ปี วันพระราชสมภพ สมเด็จพระศรีสวรินทิรา บรมราชเทวี พระพันวัสสาอัยยิกาเจ้า
๑๐ กันยายน ๒๔๐๕ - ๒๕๕๕

http://www.QueenSrisavarindira.net/

พระสัญลักษณ์ประจำพระองค์ :

พระนามาภิไธยย่อ สว (สว่างวัฒนา) ภายใต้มงกุฎกษัตรี

Astana - Almaty 2011 — the 7th Asian Winter Games: Logo, Mascot & Medals

Logo:

The drawing of the logo resembles that of the wheel of a nomadic araba cart. In heraldic art a wheel is a symbol of eternal movement, both in space and time. Reflecting the idea of constant development, the logo symbolizes creative dynamism of life.

The symbolic of a wheel is affinal to that of a circle, and according to the ancient beliefs it expresses the idea of the God of the Sun revolving around the Earth.

Therefore, the logo is a solar sign and holds the radiant energy of the luminary that gives life and wellbeing.

The entire color combination (the contract of cold blue and warm red color) refers to the “excitive gamma” which increases the perception of dynamics and emotional uplift. The blue color symbolizes freedom and the space of endless opportunities, as well as concentration and purpose which are intrinsic to sport. The red color symbolizes indomitable aspiration to victory, passion and the fever of competition. The combination of these two colors carries the idea of union of ice and flame which reflect the spirit of the Asiad – the heat of emotions amid snow and ice. The red shining sun on top is the essential element of the emblem of all Olympic Asian Games.

Motto:

“Unity of Purpose – Unity of Spirit!”

This motto of the 7th Winter Asian Games symbolizes unity of the spirit of sporty Asia, single purpose in achieving unity and friendship among the nations and countries. This motto manifests that Kazakhstan remains faithful to the Olympic ideals.

Mascot:

Snow leopard - IRBY

1. In the modern world Snow leopard a long time ago was fixed as one of the main symbols of power and greatness of independent Kazakhstan. It is well known, that one of main purposes of mascot is to reflect the unique spirit of that place where games will take place.

2. Mascot is a part of general corporate identity of Asiad and it should fit into general context of all visual materials organically. So, it is difficult to find more suitable image, than a leopard with it's native elements - snow tops.

3. Mascot by all means should symbolize values of modern Olympic movement, and the snow leopard has all basic characteristics of true Olympian: strength, boldness, endurance and nobleness.

4. In the modern world sport mascot necessarily reflects traditions of people, their history and the important cultural codes. So, the leopard is a multiple-valued and rich symbol.

As you known, zoomorphic images functioned as means of modeling the world in culture of nomadic civilization. In mythological ideas of Scythians leopard was the defender of justice, "it as the supreme judge, observed the events from divine height". Also the leopard frequently represents itself as divine defender of arbor vitae, being, thus, a symbol of protection space order, the guarantor of stability of a universe, that is associated with the basic ideas of Olympic movement.

Etymology of name
The name mascot should be authentic to the character and it's cultural cods. And also should be easy and positively identified in trance - language interpretation. Besides, the name should have harmonious typographic structure as it is also a part of corporate identity of Asian Winter Games-2011.

One more important aspect of the name of mascot and artistic realization of it's appearance - onomastic and anatomic childish anthropomorphism (proportions of a body of the child, the big head, a smile, the humanized sight directed on the spectator, and a name sounding as a pet name of the kid). It helps to mascot rise sympathies of all types of an audience.

According to the foresaid tasks, the word "IRBYS" was accepted, as one of the most well known international names of a snow leopard. And then it was reduced up to a pet name IRBY - in Latin transcription IRBY.

The phonosemantic analysis determines the following main characteristics of name IRBY: good, cheerful, pure, courageous, bright, safe. All this associations in the best way help to create an interesting character, and also guarantee the positive attitude to it.

Characteristic
For courageous, dexterous and hardy IRBY snow - is native elements and sport - is a way of life. Strong, graceful, full of energy, it is very friendly and does not imagine the life without movement and communication.

Legend
Snow leopard by name IRBI lives in high mountains.

Nobody can compete with IRBI in dexterity, strength and endurance. Most of all IRBI likes to play: to play in snow, to jump on rocks, and always creates various entertainments, only not to sit on a place. But, unfortunately, on high mountain peaks there is nobody to play with- only shy argali, and proud eagles, but IRBI is very sociable and friendly. Once IRBI has heard that in the most important cities of its country - in Astana and Almaty - there is a great holiday under the name Winter Asian Olympic Games, on which will come the same courageous, strong and hardy people, as snow leopards from different countries.

"I shall find friends there", - was glad IRBI and began his journey...

Medals:

The winner medals of the 7th Winter Asian Games 2011 were designed and manufactured by the Kazakhstan Mint under the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The quality, design and weight of the medals have excelled all the awards in the history of the Asian Games. The medals were approved by the Olympic Council of Asia. There will be 69 medal sets in 11 sport disciplines.

Astana-Almaty2011.kz — the Official website

Astana - Almaty 2011 — Torch Relay • Flame of coming victories!

Torch Relay • Flame of coming victories!