2015 AFC round-up. I just highlighted the Iranian achievements from the original article
"2015 ROUND-UP: WHAT A YEAR IT’S BEEN FOR ASIAN FOOTBALL
Asian football fans the world over couldn’t have asked for a better start to the year, with the Confederation’s flagship tournament - the AFC Asian Cup - kicking things off in style.
The qualifiers for the 2016 AFC U23 Championship also took place, with March’s matches completing the line-up for next year’s eagerly anticipated continental tournament in Qatar.
The Gulf emirate also hosted the AFC Beach Soccer Championship, Oman defeating Japan in the final and former champions Iran finishing third to represent Asia’s trio at the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Portugal in July.
Also in September, history was made when the AFC became the first confederation to host a continental tournament in women’s futsal as Nilai in Malaysia played host to the inaugural AFC Women’s Futsal Championship.
Fereshteh Karimi’s eighth minute goal saw Iran defeat Japan 1-0 in a tightly-fought decider to become the first-ever champions to ensure Iranian futsal fans had more to celebrate in 2015 after Tasisat Daryaei won the 2015 AFC Futsal Club Championship final. Inspired by world futsal legend Vahid Shamsaee, who would emerge top scorer and MVP, Tasisat capped a superb campaign by defeating Kuwait’s Qadsia 5-4 in a thrilling finale and became the first Iranian club since 2012 to win the popular annual tournament.....
The world clubs tournament witnessed another encouraging milestone, this one for Asian referees, as the Iranian refereeing trio led by Alireza Faghani oversaw the adrenaline-charged final match between eventual champions Barcelona and South American champions River Plate."
