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Asian Football Confederation

January 01, 1970

Asian Football Confederation
Logo used since 2001
AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
AbbreviationAFC
Formation7 May 1954; 69 years ago (1954-05-07)
Founded atManila, Philippines[1]
TypeSports organisation
HeadquartersKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Region served
Asia[a]
Membership
47 member associations
Official language
Arabic
English[2]
Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa
Vice Presidents
See list
General Secretary
Windsor John[3][4]
Parent organization
FIFA
Subsidiaries
  • AFF (Southeast Asia)
  • CAFA (Central Asia)
  • EAFF (East Asia)
  • SAFF (South Asia)
  • WAFF (Western Asia)
Websitethe-afc.com
FIFA confederations
AFC, CAF, CONCACAF
CONMEBOL, OFC, UEFA

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in most countries/territories in Asia[a]. The AFC was formed in 1954. It has 47 members. The Asian Ladies Football Confederation (ALFC) was the section of AFC that managed women's association football in Asia. The group was independently founded in April 1968 in a meeting involving Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. In 1986, ALFC merged with AFC.[5]

NOTE - according to the Coaches Across Continents (CAC) annual report for 2021,[6] the AFC is a partner of CAC. CAC is a worldwide partnership of over 100 organsiations that seeks to create active citizens and achieve social impact through sport.

Executive Committee edit

AFC President and FIFA Senior Vice President[7]
FIFA Council Members[7]
AFC Vice Presidents[7]
AFC Executive Committee Members[7]
AFC Female Executive Committee Members[7]
General Secretary

Notes

  1. ^ a b Also including some countries/territories in Oceania such as Australia, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
  2. ^ also a FIFA Council Member

Member associations edit

AFC regional federations

The AFC has 47 member associations split into 5 regions (West, Central, South, East, and South-east (ASEAN nations)). Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), Republic of China, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam were the founding members.[8][9]

Some nations have proposed splitting the confederation, forming a separate South West Asian Federation.[10][11][12]

Code Name National teams Founded FIFA
affiliation		 AFC
affiliation		 IOC
member
ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) (12)
AUS  Australia[m 1]
1961 1963 2006 Yes[m 2]
BRU  Brunei
1952 1972 1969 Yes
CAM  Cambodia
1933 1954 1954 Yes
IDN  Indonesia
1930 1952 1954 Yes
LAO  Laos
1951 1952 1968 Yes
MAS  Malaysia
1933 1954 1954 Yes
MYA  Myanmar
1947 1948 1954 Yes
PHI  Philippines
1907 1930 1954 Yes
SGP  Singapore
1892 1952 1954 Yes
THA  Thailand
1916 1925 1954 Yes
TLS  East Timor
2002 2005 2002 Yes
VIE  Vietnam
1960 1952 1954 Yes
Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) (6)
AFG  Afghanistan
1933 1948 1954 Yes
IRN  Islamic Republic of Iran
1920 1948 1958 Yes
KGZ  Kyrgyz Republic
1992 1994 1993 Yes
TJK  Tajikistan
1936 1994 1993 Yes
TKM  Turkmenistan
1992 1994 1993 Yes
UZB  Uzbekistan
1946 1994 1993 Yes
East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) (10)
CHN  China
1924 1931 1974 Yes
TPE  Chinese Taipei[m 3]
1936 1954 1954 Yes
PRK  DPR Korea
1945 1958 1974 Yes
GUM  Guam
1975 1996 1991 Yes[m 2]
HKG  Hong Kong, China
  • Men's
    • U23
    • U20
    • U17
    • U15
    • F
    • BS
  • Women's
    • W U23
    • W U20
    • W U17
    		 1914 1954 1954 Yes
    JPN  Japan
    		1921 1921 1954 Yes
    KOR  Korea Republic
    		1928 1948 1954 Yes
    MAC  Macau
    		1939 1978 1978 No[m 4]
    MNG  Mongolia
    		1959 1998 1993 Yes
    NMI  Northern Mariana Islands
    		2005 N/A 2020 No[m 5]
    South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) (7)
    BAN  Bangladesh
    		1972 1976 1974 Yes
    BHU  Bhutan
    		1983 2000 1993 Yes
    IND  India
    		1937 1948 1954 Yes
    MDV  Maldives
    		1982 1986 1984 Yes
    NEP    Nepal
    		1951 1972 1954 Yes
    PAK  Pakistan
    		1947 1948 1954 Yes
    SRI  Sri Lanka
    		1939 1952 1954 Yes
    West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) (12)
    BHR  Bahrain
    		1957 1968 1969 Yes
    IRQ  Iraq
    		1948 1950 1970 Yes
    JOR  Jordan
    		1949 1956 1970 Yes
    KUW  Kuwait
    		1952 1964 1964 Yes
    LBN  Lebanon
    		1933 1936 1964 Yes
    OMA  Oman
    		1978 1980 1980 Yes
    PLE  Palestine
    		1998 1998 1998 Yes
    QAT  Qatar
    		1960 1972 1974 Yes
    KSA  Saudi Arabia
    		1956 1956 1972 Yes
    SYR  Syria
    		1936 1937 1970 Yes
    UAE  United Arab Emirates
    		1971 1974 1974 Yes
    YEM  Yemen
    		1962 1980 1980 Yes

    Notes edit

    1. ^ Former member of the Oceania Football Confederation (1966–1972, 1978–2006), joined AFC.
    2. ^ a b Oceania country or territory is a member of the Oceania National Olympic Committees rather than the Olympic Council of Asia.
    3. ^ Former member of the Oceania Football Confederation (1976–1982), joined AFC.
    4. ^ Macau's Olympic Committee is an OCA member and not an IOC member.
    5. ^ Part of the United States Olympic Committee.

    Former members edit

    Association Year Note
     Israel 1954–1974 Expelled from AFC competitions in 1974, as a result of a proposal by Kuwait (as other Muslim and Arab countries refused to play against Israel), that was adopted by a vote of 17 to 13 with 6 abstentions.[13][14] Later became a full UEFA member in 1994.
     New Zealand 1964[15] Founding member of OFC in 1966.
     South Yemen 1972–1990[16] Joined North Yemen as Yemen.
     Kazakhstan 1993–2002 Joined UEFA in 2002.[17][18]

    Competitions edit

    See also: List of association football competitions and FIFA International Match Calendar

    AFC competitions edit

    AFC runs the AFC Asian Cup and the AFC Women's Asian Cup, which are held every 4 years. AFC organises the AFC Futsal Asian Cup, AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup, AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup, various age-level international association football, youth futsal tournaments and the Asian qualifying tournament for the FIFA World Cup and for football at the Summer Olympics.

    The top-ranked AFC tournament for association football clubs is the AFC Champions League which started in the 2002–03 season (an amalgamation of the Asian Club Championship and the Asian Cup Winners' Cup) and gathers the top 1–4 teams of each country (the number of teams depend on that country's ranking and can be upgraded or downgraded); this tournament only gathered teams from top country. And AFC Women's Club Championship for women's association football club competition.[21]

    A second, lower-ranked tournament is the AFC Cup which was launched by AFC in 2004. A third tournament, the AFC President's Cup which had started in 2005 was absorbed into the AFC Cup in 2015.[22]

    AFC runs an annual Asian futsal club tournament, the AFC Futsal Club Championship for futsal club competition.[23]

    Current title holders edit

    See also: Portal:Current events/Sports, 2024 in association football, 2024 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar
    For events postponed or cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, see Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports.
    Tournament Most recent Champions Details Runners-up Next[24][25]
    National teams
    AFC Asian Cup (qualification) 2023 (qual.) Qatar  Final  Jordan 2027 (qual.)
    AFC U-23 Asian Cup 2022 (qual.) Saudi Arabia  Final  Uzbekistan 2024 (qual.)
    AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2023 (qual.) Uzbekistan  Final  Iraq 2025 (qual.)
    AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023 (qual.) Japan  Final  South Korea 2025 (qual.)
    Men's Asian Games Football Tournament (U-23) 2022 South Korea  Final  Japan 2026
    Boys' Asian Youth Games Football Tournament 2013 South Korea  Final  Iran 2025
    AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2024 (qual.) Iran  Final  Thailand 2026
    AFC U-20 Futsal Asian Cup 2019 (qual.) Japan  Final  Afghanistan 2023 (qual.)
    Men's Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
    Futsal Tournament         		2017 Iran  Final  Uzbekistan 2023
    AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup 2023 Iran  Final  Japan 2025
    Men's Asian Beach Games Beach Soccer
    Tournament         		2016 Japan  Final  Oman 2023
    Women's national teams
    AFC Women's Asian Cup (qualification) 2022 (qual.) China  Final  South Korea 2026 (qual.)
    AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup 2024 (qual.) North Korea  Final  Japan 2026 (qual.)
    AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup 2019 (qual.) Japan  Final  North Korea 2024 (qual.)
    Women's Asian Games Football Tournament 2022 Japan  Final  North Korea 2026
    AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2024 Australia 
    Japan      		Play-off  Uzbekistan
     North Korea     		2028
    AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup 2018 Iran  Final  Japan 2022
    Women's Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
    Futsal Tournament         		2017 Thailand  Final  Japan 2023
    Club teams
    AFC Champions League 2022 (qual.) Urawa Red Diamonds Final Al-Hilal 2023–24 (qual.)
    AFC Cup 2022 (qual.) Al-Seeb Final Kuala Lumpur City 2023–24 (qual.)
    AFC Futsal Club Championship 2019 Nagoya Oceans Final Mes Sungun 2024
    Women's club teams
    AFC Women's Club Championship/
    AFC Women's Champions League         		2023 TBD Final TBD 2024–25

    Esports edit

    See also: Portal:Current events/Sports, 2024 in esports, and 2024 in sports
    Competition Current Winner
    (Player/Gamer ID)     		Details Runner-up
    (Player/Gamer ID)     		Next
    AFC eAsian Cup 2023 Indonesia Final Japan TBD

    Defunct tournaments edit

    See also: Category:Defunct association football competitions

    Titles by nation edit

    Nation Men Women Futsal Beach Soccer Club Inter Conf. Esports Nation Total
    Asia Sol Cha Asiad U23 U20 U17 U14 AYG Asia Asiad U20 U17 Men AIMm U20 Wmn AIMw BS ABG ACL ACC APC AWC ASC WCC FCC AAN AO AAC eAsia
     Japan 4 1 1 1 4 2 3 6 4 4 1 3 3 1 8 5 2 1 4 2 1  Japan 61
     Iran 3 4 4 1 13 5 1 2 3 2 3 1 4 1  Iran 47
     South Korea 2 6 1 12 2 2 2 1 12 3 1 2  South Korea 46
     Saudi Arabia 3 1 3 2 6 6 3  Saudi Arabia 24
     China 1 2 9 3 1 3  China 19
     North Korea 2 1 3 2 3 3 1 3  North Korea 18
     Iraq 1 1 1 5 1 1 3  Iraq 13
     Israel 1 6 3  Israel 10
     Myanmar 2 7 1  Myanmar 10
     Thailand 2 1 1 1 2 2 1  Thailand 10
     Qatar 2 1 1 1 2  Qatar 7
     Chinese Taipei 2 3 1  Chinese Taipei 6
     Kuwait 1 4  Kuwait 5
     Tajikistan 1 4  Tajikistan 5
     United Arab Emirates 1 2 1 1  United Arab Emirates 5
     Uzbekistan 1 1 1 1 1  Uzbekistan 5
     India 1 2 1  India 4
     Jordan 3 1  Jordan 4
     Oman 2 1 1  Oman 4
     Australia 1 1 1  Australia 3
     Bahrain 1 2  Bahrain 3
     Syria 1 2  Syria 3
     Indonesia 1 1  Indonesia 2
     Kyrgyzstan 2  Kyrgyzstan 2
     Turkmenistan 2  Turkmenistan 2
     Lebanon 1  Lebanon 1
     Malaysia 1  Malaysia 1
       Nepal 1    Nepal 1
     New Zealand 1  New Zealand 1
     Palestine 1  Palestine 1

    Rankings edit

    FIFA World Rankings edit

    FIFA Men's Rankings (as of 4 April 2024)[26]
    AFC* FIFA +/- National Team Points
    1 18  Japan 1621.88
    2 20  Iran 1613.96
    3 23 1  South Korea 1563.99
    4 24 1  Australia 1563.93
    5 34 3  Qatar 1507.94
    6 53  Saudi Arabia 1443.53
    7 58 1  Iraq 1420.47
    8 64 2  Uzbekistan 1386.58
    9 67 2  United Arab Emirates 1366.45
    10 71 1  Jordan 1350.21
    11 77 3  Oman 1323.23
    12 80 2  Bahrain 1307.53
    13 88  China 1275.22
    14 89  Syria 1266.52
    15 93 4  Palestine 1238.66
    16 99  Tajikistan 1216.76
    17 100 4  Kyrgyzstan 1213.6
    18 101  Thailand 1208.93
    19 115 10  Vietnam 1164.54
    20 118 4  North Korea 1160.57
    21 120 5  Lebanon 1158.96
    22 121 4  India 1145.94
    23 134 8  Indonesia 1102.7
    24 138 6  Malaysia 1094.54
    25 139 2  Kuwait 1085.46
    26 141 2  Philippines 1075.14
    27 143 2  Turkmenistan 1072.52
    28 151 7  Afghanistan 1036.92
    29 155 1  Singapore 1019.06
    30 156 5  Yemen 1017.05
    31 157 3  Hong Kong 1012.83
    32 159 6  Chinese Taipei 1007.3
    33 161  Maldives 1003.48
    34 163 1  Myanmar 999.46
    35 178 3    Nepal 937.84
    36 179  Cambodia 925.4
    37 184 1  Bangladesh 905.3
    38 185 1  Bhutan 904.1
    39 186 1  Macau 896.62
    40 190 1  Laos 889.62
    41 191 1  Mongolia 884.04
    42 194  Brunei 872.65
    43 195  Pakistan 849.94
    44 198 2  East Timor 843.4
    45 204  Sri Lanka 829.41
    46 205  Guam 821.91
    *Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points
    FIFA Women's Rankings (as of 15 March 2024)[27]
    AFC* FIFA +/- National Team Points
    1 7 1  Japan 1982.52
    2 11 2  North Korea 1943.66
    3 12  Australia 1888.93
    4 19  China 1803.4
    5 20  South Korea 1796.68
    6 37  Vietnam 1611.3
    7 39 1  Philippines 1558.3
    8 40 2  Chinese Taipei 1545.1
    9 47 1  Thailand 1518.37
    10 48 1  Uzbekistan 1516.95
    11 54  Myanmar 1481.44
    12 61 2  Iran 1412.45
    13 66 1  India 1389.02
    14 74  Jordan 1331.17
    15 79  Hong Kong 1275.27
    16 86 1  Bahrain 1254.12
    17 91 2  Laos 1217.34
    18 96  Malaysia 1213.21
    19 100 5  Nepal 1208.42
    20 101 8  Guam 1206.27
    21 109 1  Indonesia 1179.93
    22 114  United Arab Emirates 1158.26
    23 115 1  Cambodia 1144.56
    24 128  Mongolia 1103.77
    25 130  Kyrgyzstan 1099.57
    26 132 2  Lebanon 1090.59
    27 136  Palestine 1080.47
    28 137  Singapore 1080.39
    29 139  Turkmenistan 1075.41
    30 140  Bangladesh 1068.52
    31 154  Tajikistan 991.2
    32 157  Sri Lanka 955.21
    33 158  Pakistan 949.54
    34 159  East Timor 946.01
    35 161 1  Maldives 938.55
    36 162 2  Syria 931.42
    37 172  Iraq 862.8
    38 173 1  Bhutan 853.48
    39 174 1  Macau 850.91
    40 175  Saudi Arabia 848.57
    *Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

    Historical leaders edit

    Men's
    Japan national football teamIran national football teamJapan national football teamIran national football teamAustralia national association football teamIran national football teamJapan national football teamIran national football teamJapan national football teamIran national football teamJapan national football teamAustralia national association football teamJapan national football teamAustralia national association football teamJapan national football teamAustralia national association football teamJapan national football teamIran national football teamAustralia national association football teamJapan national football team
    Iran national football teamJapan national football teamIran national football teamJapan national football teamKorea Republic national football teamIran national football teamKorea Republic national football teamJapan national football teamKorea Republic national football teamIran national football teamJapan national football teamSaudi Arabia national football teamIran national football teamKorea Republic national football teamJapan national football teamIran national football teamKorea Republic national football teamIran national football teamKorea Republic national football teamSaudi Arabia national football teamKorea Republic national football teamJapan national football teamKorea Republic national football teamJapan national football teamKorea Republic national football teamJapan national football teamSaudi Arabia national football teamKorea Republic national football team
    Women's
    Japan women's national football teamAustralia women's national football teamNorth Korea women's national football teamAustralia women's national football teamJapan women's national football teamAustralia women's national football teamJapan women's national football teamAustralia women's national football teamJapan women's national football teamNorth Korea women's national football teamChina women's national football team

    Team of the Year edit

    Men edit

    FIFA Men's World Ranking

    Teams ranking in the top four – Men's[26]
    Year First Second Third Fourth
    2023  Japan  Iran  South Korea  Australia
    2022  Japan  Iran  South Korea  Australia
    2021  Iran  Japan  South Korea  Australia
    2020  Japan  Iran  South Korea  Australia
    2019  Japan  Iran  South Korea  Australia
    2018  Iran  Australia  Japan  South Korea
    2017  Iran  Australia  Japan  South Korea
    2016  Iran  South Korea  Japan  Australia
    2015  Iran  South Korea  Japan  Australia
    2014  Iran  Japan  South Korea  Uzbekistan
    2013  Iran  Japan  South Korea  Australia
    2012  Japan  South Korea  Australia  Iran
    2011  Japan  Australia  South Korea  Iran
    2010  Australia  Japan  South Korea  Iran
    2009  Australia  Japan  South Korea  Bahrain
    2008  Australia  Japan  South Korea  Iran
    2007  Japan  Iran  South Korea  Australia
    2006  Iran  Australia  Uzbekistan  Japan
    2005  Japan  Iran  South Korea  Saudi Arabia
    2004  Japan  Iran  South Korea  Saudi Arabia
    2003  South Korea  Saudi Arabia  Iran  Japan
    2002  South Korea  Japan  Iran  Saudi Arabia
    2001  Iran  Saudi Arabia  Japan  South Korea
    2000  Saudi Arabia  Iran  Japan  South Korea
    1999  Saudi Arabia  Iran  South Korea  United Arab Emirates
    1998  South Korea  Japan  Kuwait  Iran
    1997  Japan  South Korea  Saudi Arabia  Kuwait
    1996  Japan  Saudi Arabia  South Korea  Thailand
    1995  Japan  South Korea  Saudi Arabia  China
    1994  Saudi Arabia  South Korea  Japan  China
    1993  Saudi Arabia  South Korea  Japan  United Arab Emirates
    Performances by countries edit
    Team First place Second place Third place
     Japan 12 (1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023) 8 (1998, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2021) 8 (1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
     Iran 9 (2000, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021) 9 (1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023) 2 (2002, 2003)
     Saudi Arabia 4 (1993, 1994, 1999, 2000) 3 (1996, 2001, 2003) 2 (1995, 1997)
     South Korea 3 (1998, 2002, 2003) 7 (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2012, 2015, 2016) 16 (1996, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
     Australia 3 (2008, 2009, 2010) 3 (2011, 2017, 2017) 1 (2012)
     Uzbekistan 0 0 1 (2006)
     Kuwait 0 0 1 (1998)
    Women edit

    FIFA Women's World Ranking

    Teams ranking in the top four – Women's[27]
    Year First Second Third Fourth
    2023  Japan  North Korea  Australia  China
    2022  North Korea  Japan  Australia  China
    2021  North Korea  Australia  Japan  South Korea
    2020  Australia  Japan  China  South Korea
    2019  Australia
    January 01, 1970
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International governing body for association football beach football and futsal Asian Football ConfederationLogo used since 2001AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur MalaysiaAbbreviationAFCFormation7 160 May 1954 59 32 69 years ago 160 1954 05 07 Founded atManila Philippines 91 1 93 TypeSports organisationHeadquartersKuala Lumpur MalaysiaRegion servedAsia 91 a 93 Membership47 member associationsOfficial languageArabic English 91 2 93 PresidentSalman bin Ibrahim Al KhalifaVice PresidentsSee list Alireza Bageri Susisboxor SAFF Ganbaatar Amgalanbaatar EAFF Mehdi Taj CAFA Saoud Al Mohannadi WAFF Zaw Zaw AFF General SecretaryWindsor John 91 3 93 91 4 93 Parent organizationFIFASubsidiariesAFF Southeast Asia CAFA Central Asia EAFF East Asia SAFF South Asia WAFF Western Asia Websitethe afc com FIFA confederationsAFC CAF CONCACAFCONMEBOL OFC UEFAvte The Asian Football Confederation AFC is the governing body of association football beach soccer and futsal in most countries territories in Asia 91 a 93 The AFC was formed in 1954 It has 47 members The Asian Ladies Football Confederation ALFC was the section of AFC that managed women s association football in Asia The group was independently founded in April 1968 in a meeting involving Taiwan Hong Kong Malaysia and Singapore In 1986 ALFC merged with AFC 91 5 93 NOTE according to the Coaches Across Continents CAC annual report for 2021 91 6 93 the AFC is a partner of CAC CAC is a worldwide partnership of over 100 organsiations that seeks to create active citizens and achieve social impact through sport Contents 1 Executive Committee 2 Member associations 2 1 Notes 2 2 Former members 3 Competitions 3 1 AFC competitions 3 2 Current title holders 3 2 1 Esports 3 2 2 Defunct tournaments 3 3 Titles by nation 4 Rankings 4 1 FIFA World Rankings 4 1 1 Historical leaders 4 1 2 Team of the Year 4 1 2 1 Men 4 1 2 1 1 Performances by countries 4 1 2 2 Women 4 1 2 2 1 Performances by countries 4 2 Men s elo rankings 4 3 Club Competitions Ranking 4 4 Beach soccer national teams 4 5 Men s futsal 4 6 Women s futsal 5 Tournament record 5 1 FIFA World Cup 5 2 AFC Asian Cup 5 3 FIFA Women s World Cup 5 4 Olympic Games 5 4 1 Men s tournament 5 4 2 Women s tournament 5 5 AFC Women s Asian Cup 5 6 FIFA U 20 World Cup 5 7 FIFA U 20 Women s World Cup 5 8 FIFA U 17 World Cup 5 9 FIFA U 17 Women s World Cup 5 10 FIFA Futsal World Cup 5 11 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 5 12 FIFA Confederations Cup 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Executive Committee edit AFC President and FIFA Senior Vice President 91 7 93 Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa FIFA Council Members 91 7 93 Kohzo Tashima Hamidin Mohd Amin Kanya Keomany Mariano Araneta Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Yasser Al Misehal AFC Vice Presidents 91 7 93 Hachem Haidar Mehdi Taj Ugen Tsechup Zaw Zaw Ganbaatar Amgalanbaatar AFC Executive Committee Members 91 7 93 Abdullah Ahmed Alshaheen Alrabeea Abdullah Nasser Aljneibi Bassam Adeel Jaleel Pankaj Bikram Nembang Chris Nikou Somyot Poompanmoung Ravshan Irmatov Eric Fok Kai Shan Shaji Prabhakaran AFC Female Executive Committee Members 91 7 93 Susan Riyad Abdelrahim Al Shalabi Mahfuza Akhter Kiron Kanya Keomany 91 b 93 Han Un gyong General Secretary Windsor John Notes a b Also including some countries territories in Oceania such as Australia Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands also a FIFA Council Member Member associations edit AFC regional federations The AFC has 47 member associations split into 5 regions West Central South East and South east ASEAN nations Afghanistan Burma Myanmar Republic of China Hong Kong India Israel Indonesia Japan South Korea Pakistan Philippines Singapore and Vietnam were the founding members 91 8 93 91 9 93 Some nations have proposed splitting the confederation forming a separate South West Asian Federation 91 10 93 91 11 93 91 12 93 Code Name National teams Founded FIFAaffiliation AFCaffiliation IOCmember ASEAN Football Federation AFF 12 AUS 160 Australia 91 m 1 93 Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1961 1963 2006 Yes 91 m 2 93 BRU 160 Brunei Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1952 1972 1969 Yes CAM 160 Cambodia Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1933 1954 1954 Yes IDN 160 Indonesia Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1930 1952 1954 Yes LAO 160 Laos Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1951 1952 1968 Yes MAS 160 Malaysia Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1933 1954 1954 Yes MYA 160 Myanmar Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1947 1948 1954 Yes PHI 160 Philippines Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1907 1930 1954 Yes SGP 160 Singapore Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1892 1952 1954 Yes THA 160 Thailand Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1916 1925 1954 Yes TLS 160 East Timor Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 2002 2005 2002 Yes VIE 160 Vietnam Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1960 1952 1954 Yes Central Asian Football Association CAFA 6 AFG 160 Afghanistan Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1933 1948 1954 Yes IRN 160 Islamic Republic of Iran Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1920 1948 1958 Yes KGZ 160 Kyrgyz Republic Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1992 1994 1993 Yes TJK 160 Tajikistan Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1936 1994 1993 Yes TKM 160 Turkmenistan Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1992 1994 1993 Yes UZB 160 Uzbekistan Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1946 1994 1993 Yes East Asian Football Federation EAFF 10 CHN 160 China Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1924 1931 1974 Yes TPE 160 Chinese Taipei 91 m 3 93 Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1936 1954 1954 Yes PRK 160 DPR Korea Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1945 1958 1974 Yes GUM 160 Guam Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1975 1996 1991 Yes 91 m 2 93 HKG 160 Hong Kong China Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1914 1954 1954 Yes JPN 160 Japan Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1921 1921 1954 Yes KOR 160 Korea Republic Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1928 1948 1954 Yes MAC 160 Macau Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1939 1978 1978 No 91 m 4 93 MNG 160 Mongolia Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1959 1998 1993 Yes NMI 160 Northern Mariana Islands Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 2005 N A 2020 No 91 m 5 93 South Asian Football Federation SAFF 7 BAN 160 Bangladesh Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1972 1976 1974 Yes BHU 160 Bhutan Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1983 2000 1993 Yes IND 160 India Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1937 1948 1954 Yes MDV 160 Maldives Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1982 1986 1984 Yes NEP 160 160 160 Nepal Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1951 1972 1954 Yes PAK 160 Pakistan Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1947 1948 1954 Yes SRI 160 Sri Lanka Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1939 1952 1954 Yes West Asian Football Federation WAFF 12 BHR 160 Bahrain Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1957 1968 1969 Yes IRQ 160 Iraq Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1948 1950 1970 Yes JOR 160 Jordan Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1949 1956 1970 Yes KUW 160 Kuwait Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1952 1964 1964 Yes LBN 160 Lebanon Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1933 1936 1964 Yes OMA 160 Oman Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1978 1980 1980 Yes PLE 160 Palestine Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1998 1998 1998 Yes QAT 160 Qatar Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1960 1972 1974 Yes KSA 160 Saudi Arabia Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1956 1956 1972 Yes SYR 160 Syria Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1936 1937 1970 Yes UAE 160 United Arab Emirates Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1971 1974 1974 Yes YEM 160 Yemen Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U23W U20W U17 1962 1980 1980 Yes Notes edit Former member of the Oceania Football Confederation 1966 1972 1978 2006 joined AFC a b Oceania country or territory is a member of the Oceania National Olympic Committees rather than the Olympic Council of Asia Former member of the Oceania Football Confederation 1976 1982 joined AFC Macau s Olympic Committee is an OCA member and not an IOC member Part of the United States Olympic Committee Former members edit Association Year Note 160 Israel 1954 1974 Expelled from AFC competitions in 1974 as a result of a proposal by Kuwait as other Muslim and Arab countries refused to play against Israel that was adopted by a vote of 17 to 13 with 6 abstentions 91 13 93 91 14 93 Later became a full UEFA member in 1994 160 New Zealand 1964 91 15 93 Founding member of OFC in 1966 160 South Yemen 1972 1990 91 16 93 Joined North Yemen as Yemen 160 Kazakhstan 1993 2002 Joined UEFA in 2002 91 17 93 91 18 93 Competitions edit See also List of association football competitions and FIFA International Match Calendar AFC competitions edit National teams Men AFC Asian Cup AFC U 23 Asian Cup AFC U 20 Asian Cup AFC U 17 Asian Cup Asian Games men s football Asian Youth Games boys football AFC Futsal Asian Cup AFC U 20 Futsal Asian Cup Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games men s futsal AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup Asian Beach Games men s beach soccer Women AFC Women s Asian Cup AFC U 20 Women s Asian Cup AFC U 17 Women s Asian Cup Asian Games women s football AFC Women s Futsal Asian Cup Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games women s futsal Clubs Men AFC Champions League Elite AFC Champions League 2 AFC Challenge League AFC Futsal Club Championship Women AFC Women s Club Championship Defunct See also Category Defunct association football competitions National teams AFC Solidarity Cup AFC Challenge Cup Afro Asian Cup of Nations AFC OFC Challenge Cup AFC U 14 Championship 91 19 93 AFC U 14 Girls Regional Championship 91 20 93 Clubs AFC Cup Asian Cup Winners Cup Asian Super Cup AFC President s Cup Afro Asian Club Championship Esports AFC eAsian Cup 32 AFC runs the AFC Asian Cup and the AFC Women s Asian Cup which are held every 4 years AFC organises the AFC Futsal Asian Cup AFC Women s Futsal Asian Cup AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup various age level international association football youth futsal tournaments and the Asian qualifying tournament for the FIFA World Cup and for football at the Summer Olympics The top ranked AFC tournament for association football clubs is the AFC Champions League which started in the 2002 03 season an amalgamation of the Asian Club Championship and the Asian Cup Winners Cup and gathers the top 1 4 teams of each country the number of teams depend on that country s ranking and can be upgraded or downgraded this tournament only gathered teams from top country And AFC Women s Club Championship for women s association football club competition 91 21 93 A second lower ranked tournament is the AFC Cup which was launched by AFC in 2004 A third tournament the AFC President s Cup which had started in 2005 was absorbed into the AFC Cup in 2015 91 22 93 AFC runs an annual Asian futsal club tournament the AFC Futsal Club Championship for futsal club competition 91 23 93 Current title holders edit This section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information January 2024 See also Portal Current events Sports 2024 in association football 2024 in sports and FIFA International Match Calendar For events postponed or cancelled because of the COVID 19 pandemic see Impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on sports Tournament Most recent Champions Details Runners up Next 91 24 93 91 25 93 National teams AFC Asian Cup qualification 2023 qual Qatar 160 Final 160 Jordan 2027 qual AFC U 23 Asian Cup 2022 qual Saudi Arabia 160 Final 160 Uzbekistan 2024 qual AFC U 20 Asian Cup 2023 qual Uzbekistan 160 Final 160 Iraq 2025 qual AFC U 17 Asian Cup 2023 qual Japan 160 Final 160 South Korea 2025 qual Men s Asian Games Football Tournament U 23 2022 South Korea 160 Final 160 Japan 2026 Boys Asian Youth Games Football Tournament 2013 South Korea 160 Final 160 Iran 2025 AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2024 qual Iran 160 Final 160 Thailand 2026 AFC U 20 Futsal Asian Cup 2019 qual Japan 160 Final 160 Afghanistan 2023 qual Men s Asian Indoor and Martial Arts GamesFutsal Tournament 2017 Iran 160 Final 160 Uzbekistan 2023 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup 2023 Iran 160 Final 160 Japan 2025 Men s Asian Beach Games Beach SoccerTournament 2016 Japan 160 Final 160 Oman 2023 Women s national teams AFC Women s Asian Cup qualification 2022 qual China 160 Final 160 South Korea 2026 qual AFC U 20 Women s Asian Cup 2024 qual North Korea 160 Final 160 Japan 2026 qual AFC U 17 Women s Asian Cup 2019 qual Japan 160 Final 160 North Korea 2024 qual Women s Asian Games Football Tournament 2022 Japan 160 Final 160 North Korea 2026 AFC Women s Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2024 Australia 160 Japan 160 Play off 160 Uzbekistan 160 North Korea 2028 AFC Women s Futsal Asian Cup 2018 Iran 160 Final 160 Japan 2022 Women s Asian Indoor and Martial Arts GamesFutsal Tournament 2017 Thailand 160 Final 160 Japan 2023 Club teams AFC Champions League 2022 qual Urawa Red Diamonds Final Al Hilal 2023 24 qual AFC Cup 2022 qual Al Seeb Final Kuala Lumpur City 2023 24 qual AFC Futsal Club Championship 2019 Nagoya Oceans Final Mes Sungun 2024 Women s club teams AFC Women s Club Championship AFC Women s Champions League 2023 TBD Final TBD 2024 25 Esports edit See also Portal Current events Sports 2024 in esports and 2024 in sports Competition Current Winner Player Gamer ID Details Runner up Player Gamer ID Next AFC eAsian Cup 2023 Indonesia Final Japan TBD Defunct tournaments edit See also Category Defunct association football competitions Competition Last held Champions Title Runners up National teams Afro Asian Cup of Nations 2007 Japan 160 2nd 160 Egypt AFC OFC Challenge Cup 2003 Iran 160 1st 160 New Zealand AFC Solidarity Cup 2016 Nepal 160 160 160 1st 160 Macau AFC Challenge Cup 2014 Palestine 160 1st 160 Philippines AFC U 14 Championship 2014 Iraq 1st 160 North Korea Club teams Afro Asian Club Championship 1998 Raja Casablanca 1st Pohang Steelers Asian Cup Winners Cup 2001 02 Al Hilal 2nd Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors President s Cup 2014 HTTU Asgabat 1st Rimyongsu Asian Super Cup 2002 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2nd Al Hilal Titles by nation edit Nation Men Women Futsal Beach Soccer Club Inter Conf Esports Nation Total Asia Sol Cha Asiad U23 U20 U17 U14 AYG Asia Asiad U20 U17 Men AIMm U20 Wmn AIMw BS ABG ACL ACC APC AWC ASC WCC FCC AAN AO AAC eAsia 160 Japan 4 1 1 1 4 2 3 6 4 4 1 3 3 1 8 5 2 1 4 2 1 160 Japan 61 160 Iran 3 4 4 1 13 5 1 2 3 2 3 1 4 1 160 Iran 47 160 South Korea 2 6 1 12 2 2 2 1 12 3 1 2 160 South Korea 46 160 Saudi Arabia 3 1 3 2 6 6 3 160 Saudi Arabia 24 160 China 1 2 9 3 1 3 160 China 19 160 North Korea 2 1 3 2 3 3 1 3 160 North Korea 18 160 Iraq 1 1 1 5 1 1 3 160 Iraq 13 160 Israel 1 6 3 160 Israel 10 160 Myanmar 2 7 1 160 Myanmar 10 160 Thailand 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 160 Thailand 10 160 Qatar 2 1 1 1 2 160 Qatar 7 160 Chinese Taipei 2 3 1 160 Chinese Taipei 6 160 Kuwait 1 4 160 Kuwait 5 160 Tajikistan 1 4 160 Tajikistan 5 160 United Arab Emirates 1 2 1 1 160 United Arab Emirates 5 160 Uzbekistan 1 1 1 1 1 160 Uzbekistan 5 160 India 1 2 1 160 India 4 160 Jordan 3 1 160 Jordan 4 160 Oman 2 1 1 160 Oman 4 160 Australia 1 1 1 160 Australia 3 160 Bahrain 1 2 160 Bahrain 3 160 Syria 1 2 160 Syria 3 160 Indonesia 1 1 160 Indonesia 2 160 Kyrgyzstan 2 160 Kyrgyzstan 2 160 Turkmenistan 2 160 Turkmenistan 2 160 Lebanon 1 160 Lebanon 1 160 Malaysia 1 160 Malaysia 1 160 160 160 Nepal 1 160 160 160 Nepal 1 160 New Zealand 1 160 New Zealand 1 160 Palestine 1 160 Palestine 1 Rankings edit FIFA World Rankings edit FIFA Men s Rankings as of 4 April 2024 91 26 93 AFC FIFA National Team Points 1 18 160 Japan 1621 88 2 20 160 Iran 1613 96 3 23 1 160 South Korea 1563 99 4 24 1 160 Australia 1563 93 5 34 3 160 Qatar 1507 94 6 53 160 Saudi Arabia 1443 53 7 58 1 160 Iraq 1420 47 8 64 2 160 Uzbekistan 1386 58 9 67 2 160 United Arab Emirates 1366 45 10 71 1 160 Jordan 1350 21 11 77 3 160 Oman 1323 23 12 80 2 160 Bahrain 1307 53 13 88 160 China 1275 22 14 89 160 Syria 1266 52 15 93 4 160 Palestine 1238 66 16 99 160 Tajikistan 1216 76 17 100 4 160 Kyrgyzstan 1213 6 18 101 160 Thailand 1208 93 19 115 10 160 Vietnam 1164 54 20 118 4 160 North Korea 1160 57 21 120 5 160 Lebanon 1158 96 22 121 4 160 India 1145 94 23 134 8 160 Indonesia 1102 7 24 138 6 160 Malaysia 1094 54 25 139 2 160 Kuwait 1085 46 26 141 2 160 Philippines 1075 14 27 143 2 160 Turkmenistan 1072 52 28 151 7 160 Afghanistan 1036 92 29 155 1 160 Singapore 1019 06 30 156 5 160 Yemen 1017 05 31 157 3 160 Hong Kong 1012 83 32 159 6 160 Chinese Taipei 1007 3 33 161 160 Maldives 1003 48 34 163 1 160 Myanmar 999 46 35 178 3 160 160 160 Nepal 937 84 36 179 160 Cambodia 925 4 37 184 1 160 Bangladesh 905 3 38 185 1 160 Bhutan 904 1 39 186 1 160 Macau 896 62 40 190 1 160 Laos 889 62 41 191 1 160 Mongolia 884 04 42 194 160 Brunei 872 65 43 195 160 Pakistan 849 94 44 198 2 160 East Timor 843 4 45 204 160 Sri Lanka 829 41 46 205 160 Guam 821 91 Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points FIFA Women s Rankings as of 15 March 2024 91 27 93 AFC FIFA National Team Points 1 7 1 160 Japan 1982 52 2 11 2 160 North Korea 1943 66 3 12 160 Australia 1888 93 4 19 160 China 1803 4 5 20 160 South Korea 1796 68 6 37 160 Vietnam 1611 3 7 39 1 160 Philippines 1558 3 8 40 2 160 Chinese Taipei 1545 1 9 47 1 160 Thailand 1518 37 10 48 1 160 Uzbekistan 1516 95 11 54 160 Myanmar 1481 44 12 61 2 160 Iran 1412 45 13 66 1 160 India 1389 02 14 74 160 Jordan 1331 17 15 79 160 Hong Kong 1275 27 16 86 1 160 Bahrain 1254 12 17 91 2 160 Laos 1217 34 18 96 160 Malaysia 1213 21 19 100 5 160 Nepal 1208 42 20 101 8 160 Guam 1206 27 21 109 1 160 Indonesia 1179 93 22 114 160 United Arab Emirates 1158 26 23 115 1 160 Cambodia 1144 56 24 128 160 Mongolia 1103 77 25 130 160 Kyrgyzstan 1099 57 26 132 2 160 Lebanon 1090 59 27 136 160 Palestine 1080 47 28 137 160 Singapore 1080 39 29 139 160 Turkmenistan 1075 41 30 140 160 Bangladesh 1068 52 31 154 160 Tajikistan 991 2 32 157 160 Sri Lanka 955 21 33 158 160 Pakistan 949 54 34 159 160 East Timor 946 01 35 161 1 160 Maldives 938 55 36 162 2 160 Syria 931 42 37 172 160 Iraq 862 8 38 173 1 160 Bhutan 853 48 39 174 1 160 Macau 850 91 40 175 160 Saudi Arabia 848 57 Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points Historical leaders edit Men s Women s Team of the Year edit Men edit FIFA Men s World Ranking Teams ranking in the top four Men s 91 26 93 Year First Second Third Fourth 2023 160 Japan 160 Iran 160 South Korea 160 Australia 2022 160 Japan 160 Iran 160 South Korea 160 Australia 2021 160 Iran 160 Japan 160 South Korea 160 Australia 2020 160 Japan 160 Iran 160 South Korea 160 Australia 2019 160 Japan 160 Iran 160 South Korea 160 Australia 2018 160 Iran 160 Australia 160 Japan 160 South Korea 2017 160 Iran 160 Australia 160 Japan 160 South Korea 2016 160 Iran 160 South Korea 160 Japan 160 Australia 2015 160 Iran 160 South Korea 160 Japan 160 Australia 2014 160 Iran 160 Japan 160 South Korea 160 Uzbekistan 2013 160 Iran 160 Japan 160 South Korea 160 Australia 2012 160 Japan 160 South Korea 160 Australia 160 Iran 2011 160 Japan 160 Australia 160 South Korea 160 Iran 2010 160 Australia 160 Japan 160 South Korea 160 Iran 2009 160 Australia 160 Japan 160 South Korea 160 Bahrain 2008 160 Australia 160 Japan 160 South Korea 160 Iran 2007 160 Japan 160 Iran 160 South Korea 160 Australia 2006 160 Iran 160 Australia 160 Uzbekistan 160 Japan 2005 160 Japan 160 Iran 160 South Korea 160 Saudi Arabia 2004 160 Japan 160 Iran 160 South Korea 160 Saudi Arabia 2003 160 South Korea 160 Saudi Arabia 160 Iran 160 Japan 2002 160 South Korea 160 Japan 160 Iran 160 Saudi Arabia 2001 160 Iran 160 Saudi Arabia 160 Japan 160 South Korea 2000 160 Saudi Arabia 160 Iran 160 Japan 160 South Korea 1999 160 Saudi Arabia 160 Iran 160 South Korea 160 United Arab Emirates 1998 160 South Korea 160 Japan 160 Kuwait 160 Iran 1997 160 Japan 160 South Korea 160 Saudi Arabia 160 Kuwait 1996 160 Japan 160 Saudi Arabia 160 South Korea 160 Thailand 1995 160 Japan 160 South Korea 160 Saudi Arabia 160 China 1994 160 Saudi Arabia 160 South Korea 160 Japan 160 China 1993 160 Saudi Arabia 160 South Korea 160 Japan 160 United Arab Emirates Performances by countries edit Team First place Second place Third place 160 Japan 12 1995 1996 1997 2004 2005 2007 2011 2012 2019 2020 2022 2023 8 1998 2002 2008 2009 2010 2013 2014 2021 8 1993 1994 2000 2001 2015 2016 2017 2018 160 Iran 9 2000 2006 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2021 9 1999 2000 2004 2005 2007 2019 2020 2022 2023 2 2002 2003 160 Saudi Arabia 4 1993 1994 1999 2000 3 1996 2001 2003 2 1995 1997 160 South Korea 3 1998 2002 2003 7 1993 1994 1995 1997 2012 2015 2016 16 1996 1999 2004 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 160 Australia 3 2008 2009 2010 3 2011 2017 2017 1 2012 160 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