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Asian Football Confederation


Abbreviation	AFC
Formation	8 May 1954; 70 years ago (1954-05-08)
Type	Sport organisation
Headquarters	Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Region served	Asia and Australia
Membership	47 member associations
Official language	English and Arabic
President	Salman Al-Khalifa
Vice-president	See list Zhang Jilong · Saud Abdulaziz Al Mohannadi · Praful Patel · Winston Lee Boon Aun · Ali Kafashian
General Secretary	Windsor Paul John (Acting)
Parent organization	FIFA
Website	www.the-afc.com

FIFA confederations

AFC, CAF, CONCACAF
CONMEBOL, OFC, UEFA
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football in Asia and Australia. It has 47 member countries, mostly located on the Asian and Australian continent, but excludes the transcontinental countries with territory in both Europe and Asia – Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkey – which are instead members of UEFA. Three other states located along the western fringe of Asia – Cyprus, Armenia and Israel – are also UEFA members. On the other hand, Australia, formerly in the OFC, joined the Asian Football Confederation in 2006, and the Oceanian island of Guam, a territory of the United States, is also a member of AFC, in addition to Northern Mariana Islands, one of the Two Commonwealths of the United States. Hong Kong and Macau, although not independent countries (both are Special administrative regions of China), are also members of the AFC.

One of FIFA's six continental confederations, the AFC was formed officially on 8 May 1954 in Manila, Philippines, on the sidelines of the second Asian Games. The main headquarters is located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The current president is Sheikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa of Bahrain.

History

The Asian Football Confederation was founded on 8 May 1954. Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), Republic of China (Chinese Taipei), Hong Kong, India, Israel, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore and South Vietnam were founding members.

The Asian Ladies Football Confederation (ALFC) is the section of the AFC who manage women's football in Asia. The group was independently founded in April 1968 in a meeting involving Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. In 1986 the ALFC merged with the AFC. The Asian Ladies Football Confederation helped organise the AFC Women's Asian Cup, first held in 1975, as well as the AFC's AFC U-19 Women's Championship and the AFC U-17 Women's Championship.

Members

The AFC has 47 member associations split into five regions.

12 from West Asia
6 from Central Asia
7 from South Asia
10 from East Asia
12 from South East Asia

Code	Association	National teams	Founded	FIFA affiliation	AFC affiliation	IOC member
West Asian Football Federation (WAFF)
BHR	Bahrain	(M, W)	1957	1968	1969	Yes
IRQ	Iraq	(M, W)	1948	1950	1970	Yes
JOR	Jordan	(M, W)	1949	1956	1970	Yes
KUW	Kuwait	(M, W)	1952	1964	1964	Yes
LIB	Lebanon	(M, W)	1933	1936	1964	Yes
OMA	Oman	(M, W)	1978	1980	1980	Yes
PLE	Palestine	(M, W)	1928	1995	1995	Yes
QAT	Qatar	(M, W)	1960	1972	1974	Yes
KSA	Saudi Arabia	(M, W)	1956	1956	1972	Yes
SYR	Syria	(M, W)	1936	1937	1970	Yes
UAE	United Arab Emirates	(M, W)	1971	1974	1974	Yes
YEM	Yemen	(M, W)	1962	1980	1980	Yes
Central Asian Football Association (CAFA)
AFG	Afghanistan	(M, W)	1933	1948	1954	Yes
IRN	Iran	(M, W)	1920	1948	1954	Yes
KGZ	Kyrgyzstan	(M, W)	1992	1994	1993	Yes
TJK	Tajikistan	(M, W)	1936	1994	1993	Yes
TKM	Turkmenistan	(M, W)	1992	1994	1993	Yes
UZB	Uzbekistan	(M, W)	1946	1994	1993	Yes
South Asian Football Federation (SAFF)
BAN	Bangladesh	(M, W)	1972	1976	1973	Yes
BHU	Bhutan	(M, W)	1983	2000	1993	Yes
IND	India	(M, W)	1937	1948	1954	Yes
MDV	Maldives	(M, W)	1982	1986	1984	Yes
NEP	Nepal	(M, W)	1951	1972	1954	Yes
PAK	Pakistan	(M, W)	1947	1948	1954	Yes
SRI	Sri Lanka	(M, W)	1939	1952	1954	Yes
East Asian Football Federation (EAFF)
CHN	China	(M, W)	1924	1931	1974	Yes
GUM	Guam	(M, W)	1975	1996	1991	Yes
HKG	Hong Kong	(M, W)	1914	1954	1954	Yes
JPN	Japan	(M, W)	1921	1921	1954	Yes
PRK	North Korea	(M, W)	1945	1958	1974	Yes
KOR	South Korea	(M, W)	1928	1948	1954	Yes
MAC	Macau	(M, W)	1939	1978	1978	Yes
MNG	Mongolia	(M, W)	1959	1998	1993	Yes
NMI	Northern Mariana Islands	(M, W)	2005	N/A	2009	No
TPE	Chinese Taipei	(M, W)	1936	1954	1954	Yes
ASEAN Football Federation (AFF)
AUS	Australia	(M, W)	1961	1963	2006	Yes
BRU	Brunei	(M, W)	1959	1972	1969	Yes
CAM	Cambodia	(M, W)	1933	1954	1954	Yes
IDN	Indonesia	(M, W)	1930	1952	1954	Yes
LAO	Laos	(M, W)	1951	1952	1968	Yes
MAS	Malaysia	(M, W)	1933	1954	1954	Yes
MYA	Myanmar	(M, W)	1947	1948	1954	Yes
PHI	Philippines	(M, W)	1907	1930	1954	Yes
SIN	Singapore	(M, W)	1892	1952	1954	Yes
THA	Thailand	(M, W)	1916	1925	1954	Yes
TLS	East Timor	(M, W)	2002	2005	2002	Yes
VIE	Vietnam	(M, W)	1960	1964	1978	Yes

1: Associate AFC member, non-FIFA member.
2: Oceania country or territory, but AFC member.
3: Former member of the Oceania Football Confederation (1976–1982), joined AFC.
4: Former member of the Oceania Football Confederation (1966–2006), joined AFC.
5: Part of the United States Olympic Committee.
6: Oceania country or territory is a member of the Oceania National Olympic Committees rather than the Olympic Council of Asia.

Former members

Israel Football Association 1954–1974; joined UEFA in 1994 because they were excluded from AFC competitions, as a result of a proposal by Kuwait which was adopted by a vote of 17 to 13 with 6 abstentions.
New Zealand Football 1964; founding member of OFC in 1966
Football Federation of Kazakhstan 1992–2002; joined UEFA in 2002

Competitions

International

The AFC runs the AFC Asian Cup and AFC Women's Asian Cup, which determine the Champions of Asia, as well as the AFC Solidarity Cup. All three competitions are held every four years. The AFC also organises the AFC Futsal Championship, AFC Beach Soccer Championship, various age-level international youth football tournaments and the Asian qualifying tournament for the FIFA World Cup, FIFA Women's World Cup and for football at the Summer Olympics.

In addition to the AFC run international tournaments, each AFC regional federation organises its own tournament for national teams: EAFF East Asian Cup, SAFF Championship, AFF Championship and WAFF Championship.

Club

The top-ranked AFC competition is the AFC Champions League, which started in the 2002–03 season (an amalgamation of the Asian Champions Cup 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 competition only gathered teams from top country.

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

The AFC also runs an annual Asian futsal club competition, the AFC Futsal Club Championship.

Current title holders

Competitions	Champion	Title	Next edition
AFC Asian Cup	Australia	1st	2019
AFC Solidarity Cup		1st	2016
AFC U-23 Championship	Japan	1st	2018
AFC U-19 Championship	Qatar	1st	2016
AFC U-16 Championship	North Korea	2nd	2016
AFC U-14 Championship	Iraq	1st
AFC Futsal Championship	Iran	11th	2018
AFC U-20 Futsal Championship			2017
AFC Women's Futsal Championship	Iran	1st	2017
AFC Beach Soccer Championship	Oman	1st	2017
AFC Champions League	Guangzhou Evergrande	2nd	2016
AFC Cup	Johor Darul Ta'zim	1st	2016
AFC Futsal Club Championship	Nagoya Oceans	3rd	2017
AFC Women's Asian Cup	Japan	1st	2018
AFC U-19 Women's Championship	Japan	4th	2017
AFC U-16 Women's Championship	North Korea	2nd	2017

Defunct competitions

Competitions	Last edition	Last champions	Title
AFC Challenge Cup	2014	Palestine	1st
AFC President's Cup	2014	HTTU Asgabat	1st
Asian Cup Winners' Cup	2001–02	Al-Hilal	2nd
Asian Super Cup	2002	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2nd

Rankings

Men's national teams

Rankings are calculated by FIFA.

AFC	FIFA	Country	Points	+/-	Region
1	39	Iran	674		CAFA
2	48	South Korea	609		EAFF
3	49	Japan	595	+8	EAFF
4	55	Uzbekistan	560	+1	CAFA
5	57	Australia	549	+2	AFF
6	61	Saudi Arabia	540	+4	WAFF
7	74	United Arab Emirates	484		WAFF
8	78	China	445	+3	EAFF
9	79	Jordan	437	-1	WAFF
10	80	Qatar	425	-1	WAFF
11	99	North Korea	354	+18	EAFF
12	105	Syria	341	-3	WAFF
12	105	Kyrgyzstan	341		CAFA
14	107	Oman	340		WAFF
15	113	Iraq	337	-14	WAFF
16	115	Palestine	326	-1	WAFF
17	119	Turkmenistan	312	+1	CAFA
18	120	Thailand	305	+1	AFF
19	126	Bahrain	289	+2	WAFF
20	134	Philippines	256	+1	AFF
21	138	Vietnam	243		AFF
22	143	Kuwait	223		WAFF
23	144	Tajikistan	220		CAFA
24	147	Hong Kong	213		EAFF
25	149	Lebanon	208		WAFF
26	150	Afghanistan	206		CAFA
27	152	India	200		SAFF
28	159	Myanmar	167	+1	AFF
28	159	Singapore	167	-1	AFF
30	162	Yemen	160		WAFF
31	167	Malaysia	148		AFF
32	169	Guam	129	+3	EAFF
33	174	Maldives	115		SAFF
34	177	Laos	107		AFF
35	180	Cambodia	100		AFF
36	183	Chinese Taipei	85		EAFF
36	183	Bangladesh	85		SAFF
38	186	East Timor	84	-1	AFF
39	188	Nepal	77		SAFF
40	191	Indonesia	65		AFF
41	192	Bhutan	64		SAFF
42	193	Sri Lanka	58		SAFF
43	194	Pakistan	54		SAFF
44	195	Macau	50		EAFF
45	198	Brunei	33		AFF
46	202	Mongolia	13		EAFF

Last updated 11 August 2016

Top ranked men's national teams

Women's national teams

Rankings are calculated by FIFA.

AFC	FIFA	Country	Points	+/-	Region
1	5	Australia	2014	+4	AFF
2	7	Japan	1983	-3	EAFF
3	9	North Korea	1952	-3	EAFF
4	12	China	1918	+5	EAFF
5	17	South Korea	1837	+1	EAFF
6	32	Thailand	1645	-2	AFF
7	35	Vietnam	1620	-6	AFF
8	38	Chinese Taipei	1590		EAFF
9	42	Uzbekistan	1540	+1	CAFA
10	44	Myanmar	1533		AFF
11	55	Jordan	1423	+3	WAFF
12	57	Iran	1418	+2	CAFA
13	58	India	1412	-1	SAFF
14	69	Hong Kong	1347	+5	EAFF
15	70	United Arab Emirates	1327	+3	WAFF
16	72	Indonesia	1321	+5	AFF
17	73	Philippines	1312	+7	AFF
18	79	Bahrain	1289	+5	WAFF
19	80	Guam	1287	+5	EAFF
20	85	Laos	1273	+3	AFF
21	86	Malaysia	1260	+4	AFF
22	96	Palestine	1192	+5	WAFF
23	103	Singapore	1166	+38	AFF
24	108	Kyrgyzstan	1134	+4	CAFA
25	112	Nepal	1120	+2	SAFF
25	121	Bangladesh	987	+2	SAFF
26	122	Sri Lanka	978	+2	SAFF
27	123	Lebanon	949	+2	WAFF
28	124	Maldives	948	+5	SAFF
29	127	Pakistan	926	+3	SAFF
30	130	Afghanistan	889	+3	CAFA
31	134	Bhutan	778	+3	SAFF
**		Macau	922	+4	EAFF
		Syria	927	+4	WAFF
		Iraq	882	+4	WAFF
		Kuwait	870	+4	WAFF
		Qatar	927	+4	WAFF

Last updated 18 December 2015

* Provisionally listed due to not having played more than five matches against officially ranked teams
** Inactive for more than 18 months and therefore not ranked

Top ranked Women's national teams

MA Ranking

Rankings are calculated by the AFC .

AFC	Country	Points
1	South Korea	96.294
2	Saudi Arabia	92.238
3	UAE	91.533
4	Iran	84.108
5	Japan	82.382
6	Qatar	81.684
7	China	80.728
8	Australia	78.381
9	Uzbekistan	63.130
10	Kuwait	45.968
11	Thailand	41.830
12	Iraq	41.021
13	Jordan	40.420
14	Syria	37.801
15	Hong Kong	36.617
16	Vietnam	34.197
17	Bahrain	31.292
18	Malaysia	28.943
19	India	25.876
20	Oman	25.027
21	Lebanon	23.559
22	Indonesia	21.207
23	Myanmar	20.616
24	Philippines	20.019
25	Singapore	18.213
26	Palestine	17.419
27	Tajikistan	17.197
28	Turkmenistan	15.921
29	North Korea	15.174
30	Maldives	15.120
31	Kyrgyzstan	14.016
32	Afghanistan	8.023
33	Laos	7.219
34	Guam	7.151
35	Bangladesh	5.158
36	Timor Leste	4.622
37	Yemen	4.448
38	Nepal	3.358
39	Cambodia	3.183
40	Bhutan	2.791
41	Sri Lanka	2.529
42	Chinese Taipei	2.442
43	Pakistan	2.355
44	Macau	1.831
45	Brunei	1.613
46	Mongolia	0.174

Last updated 3 June 2016

Clubs

Rankings are calculated by the IFFHS.

AFC	IFFHS	Club	Points
1	48	Al-Ahli	166,00
2	60	Al-Hilal FC	156,00
3	73	Guangzhou Evergrande FC	143,00
4	81	FC Seoul	140,00
5	99	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	130,50
6	102	Gamba Osaka	127,50
7	110	Al Ahli FC	120,50
8	121	Suwon Samsung Bluewings FC	117,00
9	128	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	116,00
10	137	Buriram United FC	110,50

Last updated 7 January 2016

Clubs

Rankings are calculated by the AFC.

Rank	Club	Points
1	Guangzhou Evergrande	129.359
2	Al-Hilal FC	116.000
3	Al-Ahli SC	91.000
4	FC Seoul	89.382
5	Kashiwa Reysol	80.434
6	Lekhwiya SC	78.755
7	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC	77.382
8	Al Ain FC	73.901
9	Esteghlal F.C.	73.131
10	Al Shabab FC	71.000
11	Ittihad FC	70.000
12	FC Bunyodkor	69.516
13	Pohang Steelers	64.382
14	Beijing Guoan F.C.	64.359
15	Ulsan Hyundai FC	63.382
16	Al Jazira Club	59.401
17	Buriram United F.C.	56.957
18	Sepahan F.C.	55.631
19	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	54.255
20	Kuwait SC	53.313

Last updated 26 November 2015

Hall of Fame

Main article: Asian Football Hall of Fame

World Cup participation

Legend

1st – Champion
2nd – Runner-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
QF – Quarterfinals
R16 – Round of 16 (since 1986: knockout round of 16)
GS – Group stage (in the 1950, 1974, 1978, and 1982 tournaments, which had two group stages, this refers to the first group stage)
1S – First knockout stage (1934–1938 Single-elimination tournament)
• — Did not qualify
× — Did not enter / withdrawn / banned / disqualified
— Hosts

FIFA World Cup

Team	1930	1934	1938	1950	1954	1958	1962	1966	1970	1974	1978	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	Total
South Korea	×	×	×	×	GS	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	GS	4th	GS	R16	GS		9
Japan	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	R16	GS	R16	GS		5
Iran	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	GS	×	×	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	GS		4
Saudi Arabia	Did not exist					×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	R16	GS	GS	GS	•	•		4
Australia	Part of OFC																		GS	GS		2
North Korea	Did not exist			×	×	×	×	QF	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	×	×	•	GS	•	•	2
Iraq	Did not exist			×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
United Arab Emirates	Did not exist										×	×	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
China	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•		1
Kuwait	Did not exist			×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	1
Indonesia	×	×	GS	×	×	•	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Israel	Did not exist			•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	not a member of AFC											1
Total	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4		32

FIFA Women's World Cup

Team	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015	Total
Japan	GS	QF	GS	GS	GS	1st	2nd	7
China	QF	4th	2nd	QF	QF	•	QF	6
North Korea	•	×	GS	GS	QF	GS	×	4
Australia	Part of OFC				QF	QF	QF	3
South Korea	•	•	•	GS	•	•	R16	2
Chinese Taipei	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Thailand	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	1
Total	3	2	3	4	4	3	5	24

Notes

Other international tournaments

FIFA Confederations Cup

Team	1992	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2009	2013	2017	Total
Japan	•	GS	•	•	2nd	GS	GS	•	GS	•	5
Saudi Arabia	2nd	GS	GS	4th	•	•	•	•	•	•	4
South Korea	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	1
Australia	Part of OFC							•	•	q	1
Iraq	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	1
United Arab Emirates		•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Total	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	13

Summer Olympics

Team	1900 to 1928	1936	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	Total
Japan	•	QF			GS		QF	3rd							GS	QF	GS	GS	4th	GS	10
South Korea	•		QF				GS						GS	GS	GS	GS	QF	GS	3rd	q	10
Iraq	•	not a member of AFC									QF	GS	GS				4th			GS	5
India	•		GS	GS	4th	GS															4
China	•	GS											GS					GS			3
Kuwait	•										QF			GS		GS					3
Iran	•						GS		GS	QF											3
Qatar	•											GS		QF							2
Saudi Arabia	•											GS			GS						2
Chinese Taipei	•		GS			GS															2
Thailand	•				GS			GS													2
Israel	•							QF		QF	not a member of AFC										2
North Korea	•									QF											1
United Arab Emirates	•	not a member of AFC																	GS		1
Australia	Part of OFC																	GS			1
Afghanistan	•		GS																		1
Indonesia	•				QF																1
Malaysia	•								GS												1
Myanmar	•								GS												1
Syria	•										GS										1
Total	0	2	4	1	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	57

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Team	1977	1979	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	Total
South Korea	•	GS	GS	4th	•	•	•	QF	GS	•	GS	GS	•	R16	GS	GS	QF	R16	QF	•	q	14
Japan	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	QF	2nd	GS	QF	R16	R16	•	•	•	•		8
Saudi Arabia	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	•	•	R16	•	•		7
China	•	•	•	GS	QF	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	R16	•	R16	•	•	•	•	•		5
Iraq	GS	•	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•		4
Syria	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	QF	•	GS	•	•	•	•	R16	•	•	•	•	•	•	4
Uzbekistan	Part of USSR								•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	QF	QF		4
Qatar	•	•	2nd	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS		3
United Arab Emirates	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R16	•	•	QF	•	•	QF	•	•	•		3
North Korea	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	GS		3
Australia	Part of OFC															•	GS	GS	GS	•		3
Iran	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		2
Myanmar	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	1
Jordan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	1
Kazakhstan	Part of USSR								•	•	•	GS	•	not a member of AFC								1
Malaysia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Bahrain	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
Indonesia	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Total	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	66

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Team	1985	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	Total
Qatar	GS	QF	•	4th	GS	GS	•	QF	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	7
Japan	•	•	•	•	QF	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	GS	QF	R16	•		7
China	QF	•	GS	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	GS	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	6
South Korea	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	QF	•	•	R16		5
North Korea	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	R16	•	GS	•	R16		4
Saudi Arabia	QF	GS	1st	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		3
United Arab Emirates	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R16	•	GS	•		3
Oman	•	•	•	•	•	4th	QF	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		3
Iran	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	R16	•	R16	•		3
Bahrain	•	•	4th	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Thailand	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		2
Syria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R16	•	•	•	GS	•	2
Uzbekistan	Part of USSR				•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	R16	•		2
Australia	Part of OFC											•	•	R16	•	R16		2
Iraq	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•		1
India	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	q	1
Tajikistan	Part of USSR				•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R16	•	•	•	•	•	1
Yemen	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Total	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	5	4	4	5	4	1	55

FIFA Futsal World Cup

Nation	1989	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	Years
Iran	•	4th	GS	GS	GS	QF	R16	q	7
Thailand	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	R16	q	5
Japan	GS	•	•	•	GS	GS	R16	•	4
China	•	GS	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	3
Australia	Part of OFC					•	GS	q	2
Uzbekistan	Part of USSR		•	•	•	•	•	q	1
Vietnam	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	q	1
Kuwait	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	1
Chinese Taipei	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	1
Kazakhstan	Part of USSR		•	GS	•	•	•	•	1
Malaysia	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	1
Hong Kong	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Saudi Arabia	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Nations	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Nation	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	Years
Bahrain	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	GS	•	•	•		2
Iran	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	•	GS	QF	QF		6
Japan	•	•	GS	•	QF	4th	GS	•	•	•	4th	QF	GS	GS	QF	GS	QF	QF		12
Malaysia	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
Oman	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS		2
Thailand	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		2
United Arab Emirates	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	•	GS	•		4
Nations	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

AFC Executive Committee

President

Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa

Vice Presidents

Zhang Jilong – First Vice President
Saud Abdulaziz Al Mohannadi – Second Vice President
Praful Patel – Third Vice President
Winston Lee Boon Aun – Fourth Vice President
Ali Kafashian – Fifth Vice President

FIFA Executive Committee Members

Members

Faisal Saleh Hayat
Richard Lai
Moya Dodd
Mahfuza Akhter Kiron
Susan Shalabi Molano
Han Un Gyong
Mohammed Khalfan Al Romaithi
Chung Mong-gyu
Ahmed Eid S. Al Harbi
Mariano Araneta Jr.
Mohamed Shaweed
Sardor Rakhmatullaev
Hachem Sayed Ali Haidar
Francisco Kalbuady Lay
Zohra Mehri

General Secretary

Vacant

Deputy General Secretary

Windsor John Paul

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External links

Official AFC website Template:En icon Template:Ar icon

AFC

v t e Presidents of AFC
Man-kam Lo (1954) Kwok Chan (1954–1956) William Louey (1956–1957) Chan Nam Cheong (1957–1958) Tunku Abdul Rahman (1958–1977) Kambiz Atabay (1977–1978) Hamzah Abu Samah (1978–1994) Ahmad Shah (1994–2002) Mohammed bin Hammam (2002–2011) Zhang Jilong (2011–2013, acting) Muhammad Rohul (2013–present)
Presidents of FIFA AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA

v t e National football associations of Asia (AFC)
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands North Korea South Korea Chinese Taipei
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia East Timor Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam
Defunct	South Yemen
denote full Member Association is not a FIFA member

v t e National men's football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC Asian Cup
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands South Korea
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia East Timor Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam
Defunct	Malaya Manchukuo North Vietnam South Vietnam South Yemen
Former	Israel (moved to UEFA in 1994) Kazakhstan (moved to UEFA in 2002) New Zealand (formed the OFC in 1966)
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, competes as "Chinese Taipei" Not a member of FIFA

v t e National women's football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC Women's Asian Cup
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon ~~Oman~~ Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands South Korea
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia ~~Brunei~~ Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
Former	Kazakhstan (moved to UEFA in 2002) New Zealand (formed the OFC in 1966)
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, competes as "Chinese Taipei" Not a member of FIFA

v t e Top-level football leagues of Asia (AFC)
Current	Afghanistan Australia Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China East Timor Guam Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Northern Mariana Islands Oman Pakistan Palestine Gaza Strip West Bank Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
Defunct	North Vietnam South Vietnam South Yemen
Associated members

AFC members national football cups

Currently not played

v t e National football supercups of Asia (AFC region)
Current	Bahrain Brunei Cambodia China PR Hong Kong Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Oman Palestine (Gaza Strip, West Bank) Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Syria Tajikistan Thailand Timor Leste Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
Defunct	Bangladesh India Korea Republic

AFC competitions

Men's national team

Senior team	Asian Cup Regional AFF CAFA EAFF SAFF WAFF (AGCFF)
Age-restricted	U-23 U-23 Asian Cup Asian Games U-20 Asian Cup U-17 Asian Cup
Futsal	Asian Cup Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games U-20 Asian Cup
Beach soccer	Asian Cup Asian Beach Games
Defunct competitions	Intercontinental Afro-Asian Cup AFC–OFC Challenge Cup Olympic Qualifying Tournament Challenge Cup Solidarity Cup

Men's club

Football	Champions League Elite Champions League Two Challenge League
Futsal	Futsal Club Championship
Defunct competitions	Intercontinental Afro-Asian Championship Cup Winners' Cup Super Cup

Women's national team

Senior team	Asian Cup Asian Games Olympic Qualifying Tournament Regional AFF CAFA EAFF SAFF WAFF
Age-restricted	U-20 Asian Cup U-17 Asian Cup
Futsal	Asian Cup Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Women's club

Football	Champions League
Defunct competitions	Club Championship

Other tournaments

Esports	AFC eAsian Cup

AFC Club Competitions Ranking

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International football

v t e International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Rankings The Best FIFA Football Awards Timeline
World (FIFA)	FIFA World Cup U-20 U-17 FIFA Confederations Cup FIFA Gold Cup Olympic Games Youth Olympic Games
Asia (AFC)	AFC Asian Cup U-23 U-20 U-17 AFC Challenge Cup AFC Solidarity Cup Asian Games Regional ASEAN CAFA EAFF SAFF WAFF Arabian Gulf Cup East Asian Games Far Eastern Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games
Africa (CAF)	CAF Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 CAF African Nations Championship African Games Regional CECAFA COSAFA UNIFFAC WAFU Central African Games Indian Ocean Island Games
North America (CONCACAF)	CONCACAF Gold Cup U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15 CONCACAF Championship CONCACAF Nations League CONCACAF Cup NAFC Championship CCCF Championship Central America and Caribbean Games Regional North American Nations Cup Copa Centroamericana CFU Championship Caribbean Cup LIFA Cup WIFA Cup Central America Games
South America (CONMEBOL)	CONMEBOL Copa América U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15 South American Games Regional Bolivarian Games
Oceania (OFC)	OFC Nations Cup U-23 U-19 U-17 Regional Melanesia Cup Polynesia Cup Pacific Games Pacific Mini Games
Europe (UEFA)	UEFA European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17 UEFA Nations League Regional Central European Cup Balkan Cup Baltic Cup British Home Championship Nordic Championship
Inter-Continental	CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions CPF Panamerican Championship CAF-AFC Afro-Asian Cup of Nations AFC–OFC Challenge Cup FIFA Arab Cup Palestine Cup Kuneitra Cup Overseas Cup Afro-Asian Games Arab Games Francophone Games GANEFO Goodwill Games Islamic Games Islamic Solidarity Games Lusofonia Games Mediterranean Cup Mediterranean Games Pan American Games
Non-FIFA	CONIFA World Football Cup CONIFA European Football Cup CONIFA South America Football Cup CONIFA Africa Football Cup FIFI Wild Cup UIAFA Great European Tournament Island Games Micronesian Games Universiade World Unity Football Alliance
See also Geography Codes Player/Club of the Century Women's football

v t e International women's association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Ranking Player of the Year The Best FIFA Women's Player
Worldwide	FIFA Women's World Cup U-20 U-17
Asia	AFC Women's Asian Cup U-20 U-17 Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Regional ASEAN EAFF SAFF WAFF, CAFA Intercontinental (Arab)
Africa	CAF Women's Cup of Nations U-20 U-17 Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Regional CECAFA COSAFA UNAF WAFU A WAFU B UNIFFAC Intercontinental (Arab)
North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF W Championship U-20 U-17 W Gold Cup W Nations League Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
South America	CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina U-20 U-17
Oceania	OFC Women's Nations Cup U-19 U-16 Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Europe	UEFA Women's Championship U-19 U-17 Women's Nations League
Non-FIFA	NF-Board Women's Viva World Cup CONIFA CONIFA Women's World Football Cup
Games	Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade African Games Asian Games Central America and Caribbean Central American Games Goodwill Games Pan American Games Pacific Games Indian Ocean Island Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games Island Games
Invitationals	Aisha Buhari Cup Albena Cup Algarve Cup Aphrodite Women Cup Arnold Clark Cup Australia Cup Balaton Cup Baltic Cup Brazil Cup Chungua Cup Cyprus Women's Cup European Competition ('69,'79) Cup of Nations Finalissima Four Nations Tournament FIFA Invitation Tournament Gold Cup Istria Cup Women's Kirin Challenge Cup Malta International Matchworld Cup MS&AD Cup Mundialito Nordic Championship Our Game Tournament Peace Queen Cup Pinatar Cup Revelations Cup SAFF Women's Friendly Tournament SheBelieves Cup Sud Ladies Cup Tournament of Nations Tournoi de France Turkish Women's Cup Valais Cup Women's World Cup ('70,'71) Yongchuan International Tournament
Geography Codes Player of the Century Men's football

International futsal

FIFA FIFA Futsal World Cup FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup AMF AMF Futsal World Cup AMF Futsal Women's World Cup Youth Olympics Women's Futsal World Tournament Grand Prix Confederations Cup Futsal Finalissima World University Championship South American Games Futsal Mundialito Mediterranean Cup Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Southeast Asian Games Futsal Awards Teams
Asia	AFC Futsal Asian Cup U-20 Women's Futsal Asian Cup
Africa	CAF Futsal Cup of Nations
North America Central America and Caribbean	CONCACAF Futsal Championship
South America	CONMEBOL Copa América U-20 U-17 Copa América Femenina U-20
Oceania	OFC Futsal Championship U-18 Women's Futsal Cup
Europe	UEFA: Futsal Euro U-21 U-19 Women's Futsal Euro UEFS/FEF: UEFS Futsal Men's Championship UEFS Futsal Women's Championship

v t e International beach soccer
FIFA Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) World cups (FIFA World Cup World Championships ) World Beach Games Intercontinental Cup (Men's • Women's) Mundialito (de Clubes) BSWW Tour World Rankings Stars Awards
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup– WAFF
Africa	CAF – Cup of Nations
North America Central America and Caribbean	CONCACAF – Championship
South America	CONMEBOL – World Cup qualifiers Copa América U-20 League Club Copa Libertadores
Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup
Europe	UEFA – League World Cup qualifiers Cup Club Winners Cup Men's Women's Baltic Sea & Scandinavian Beach Soccer League
Games	Asian Beach Games Bolivarian Beach Games European Games Mediterranean Beach Games South American Beach Games

v t e International men's club football competitions
Intercontinental Cup (defunct) Afro-Asian Club Championship (defunct) Under-20 Intercontinental Cup World Leagues Forum Lists of association football clubs
Global	FIFA – Club World Cup Intercontinental Cup
Africa	CAF – Champions League Confederation Cup Super Cup
Asia	AFC – Champions League Elite Champions League Two Challenge League
Europe	UEFA – Champions League Europa League Conference League Super Cup
North, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Champions Cup Leagues Cup Central American Cup Caribbean Cup
Oceania	OFC – Champions League
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana Recopa Sudamericana
See also: International women's club football

v t e International women's club football
List of women's association football clubs Continental football championships
Global	FIFA – Club World Cup
Africa	CAF – Champions League
Asia	AFC – Champions League; WAFF Women's Clubs Championship
Europe	UEFA – Champions League – Europa Cup
North, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Champions Cup; UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship; Summer Cup
Oceania	OFC – Champions League
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa Libertadores
See also: International men's club football

International club futsal (FIFA)

FIFA Intercontinental Futsal Cup
Asia	AFC – AFC Futsal Club Championship Top-division clubs
Africa	CAF – None Top-division clubs
North America Central America and Caribbean	CONCACAF – CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship Top-division clubs
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa Libertadores de Futsal Top-division clubs
Oceania	OFC – OFC Futsal Champions League Top-division clubs
Europe	UEFA – UEFA Futsal Champions League Women's European Champions Cup Winners Cup (defunct) European Clubs Championship (defunct) Top-division clubs

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