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AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Abbreviation | AFC |
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Formation | 7 May 1954 |
Founded at | Manila, Philippines |
Type | Sports organisation |
Headquarters | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Region served | Asia |
Membership | 47 member associations |
Official language | Arabic English |
President | Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa |
Vice Presidents | See list
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General Secretary | Windsor John |
Parent organization | FIFA |
Subsidiaries |
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Website | the-afc.com |
FIFA confederations |
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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 and territories in Asia. 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, British Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. In 1986, ALFC merged with AFC.
Executive Committee
Members
AFC President and FIFA Senior Vice President |
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FIFA Council Members |
AFC Vice Presidents |
AFC Executive Committee Members |
AFC Female Executive Committee Members |
General Secretary |
Notes
Member associations
The AFC has 47 member associations split into 5 regions (West, Central, South, East (East Asia nations and few Oceanic nations: Guam and the Northern Marian Islands), and South-east (ASEAN nations and Australia)). Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), Republic of China, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam were the founding members.
Code | Name | National teams | Founded | FIFA affiliation | AFC affiliation | IOC member |
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ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) (12) | ||||||
AUS | Australia |
| 1961 | 1963 | 2006 | Yes |
BRU | Brunei |
| 1952 | 1972 | 1969 | Yes |
CAM | Cambodia |
| 1933 | 1954 | 1954 | Yes |
TLS | East Timor |
| 2002 | 2005 | 2002 | 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 |
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 |
| 1936 | 1954 | 1954 | Yes |
PRK | DPR Korea |
| 1945 | 1958 | 1974 | Yes |
GUM | Guam |
| 1975 | 1996 | 1991 | Yes |
HKG | Hong Kong, China |
| 1914 | 1954 | 1954 | Yes |
JPN | Japan |
| 1921 | 1921 | 1954 | Yes |
KOR | Korea Republic |
| 1928 | 1948 | 1954 | Yes |
MAC | Macau |
| 1939 | 1978 | 1978 | No |
MNG | Mongolia |
| 1959 | 1998 | 1993 | Yes |
NMI | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2005 | N/A | 2020 | No |
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
- Former member of the Oceania Football Confederation (1966–1972, 1978–2006), joined AFC.
- 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 but not an IOC member.
- Part of the United States Olympic Committee.
Former members
Association | Year | Note |
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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. Later became a full UEFA member in 1994. |
New Zealand | 1964 | Founding member of OFC in 1966. |
South Yemen | 1972–1990 | Joined North Yemen as Yemen. |
Kazakhstan | 1993–2002 | Joined UEFA in 2002. |
Competitions
AFC competitions
National teams:
Esports
| Clubs:
| Defunct National teams:
Clubs:
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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 men's association football clubs is the AFC Champions League Elite. The competition is an amalgamation of the Asian Club Championship, the Asian Cup Winners' Cup and the Asian Super Cup and gathers the top teams from the highest-ranked nations in Asia (the number of teams depend on that country's ranking and can be upgraded or downgraded). The top-ranked AFC tournament for women's association football clubs is the AFC Women's Champions League which was launched in the 2024–25 season.
The second-tier men's tournament is the AFC Champions League Two, while the third-tier tournament is the AFC Challenge League, which were both revamped and rebranded in 2024.
AFC runs an annual Asian futsal club tournament, the AFC Futsal Club Championship for futsal club competition.
Current title holders
This section needs to be updated.(January 2024) |
Tournament | Most recent | Champions | Details | Runners-up | Next | |||
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National teams | ||||||||
AFC Asian Cup (qualification) | 2023 (qual.) | Qatar | Final | Jordan | 2027 (qual.) | |||
AFC U-23 Asian Cup | 2024 (qual.) | Japan | Final | Uzbekistan | 2026 () | |||
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 | 2022 | South Korea | (Final) | Japan | ||||
Boys' Asian Youth Games Football Tournament | 2013 | South Korea | (Final) | Iran | ||||
AFC Futsal Asian Cup | 2024 (qual.) | Iran | (Final) | Thailand | ||||
AFC U-20 Futsal Asian Cup | 2019 (qual.) | Japan | (Final) | Afghanistan | () | |||
Men's Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Futsal Tournament | 2017 | Iran | (Final) | Uzbekistan | ||||
AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup | 2023 | Iran | (Final) | Japan | ||||
Men's Asian Beach Games Beach Soccer Tournament | 2016 | Japan | (Final) | Oman | ||||
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 | () | |||
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup | 2024 (qual.) | North Korea | (Final) | Japan | () | |||
(Women's Asian Games Football Tournament) | 2022 | Japan | (Final) | North Korea | ||||
AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 2024 | Australia Japan | (Play-off) | Uzbekistan North Korea | ||||
AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup | 2018 | Iran | (Final) | Japan | 2025 | |||
Women's Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Futsal Tournament | 2017 | Thailand | (Final) | Japan | ||||
Club teams | ||||||||
AFC Champions League Elite | 2023–24 (qual.) | Al Ain | Final | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2024–25 (qual.) | |||
AFC Champions League Two | 2023–24 | Central Coast Mariners | Final | Al Ahed | 2024–25 (qual.) | |||
AFC Challenge League | 2014 | HTTU Asgabat | (Final) | Rimyongsu | 2024–25 () | |||
AFC Futsal Club Championship | 2019 | Nagoya Oceans | (Final) | Mes Sungun | ||||
Women's club teams | ||||||||
AFC Women's Champions League | — | — | — | — | 2024–25 () |
Esports
Competition | Current | Winner (Player/Gamer ID) | Details | Runner-up (Player/Gamer ID) | Next | ||
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AFC eAsian Cup | 2023 | Indonesia | Final | Japan | TBD |
Defunct tournaments
Titles by nation
Nation | Men | Women | Futsal | Beach Soccer | Club | Inter Conf. | Esports | Nation | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Asia | Sol | Cha | Asiad | U23 | U20 | U17 | U14 | AYG | Asia | Asiad | U20 | U17 | Men | AIMm | U20 | Wmn | AIMw | BS | ABG | ACLE | ACL2 | ACGL | AWC | ASC | WCC | FCC | AAN | AO | AAC | eAsia | |||
Japan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Japan | 63 | ||||||||||
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 | 4 | North Korea | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 | Australia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
FIFA World Rankings
AFC* | FIFA | +/- | National Team | Points |
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1 | 16 | 2 | Japan | 1639.6 |
2 | 19 | 1 | Iran | 1622.92 |
3 | 23 | South Korea | 1572.61 | |
4 | 25 | 1 | Australia | 1544.3 |
5 | 44 | 10 | Qatar | 1481.69 |
6 | 55 | Iraq | 1435.9 | |
7 | 56 | Saudi Arabia | 1433.16 | |
8 | 60 | 1 | Uzbekistan | 1413.06 |
9 | 68 | Jordan | 1377.52 | |
10 | 69 | United Arab Emirates | 1377.22 | |
11 | 76 | 4 | Bahrain | 1315.49 |
12 | 78 | 2 | Oman | 1309.27 |
13 | 91 | 4 | China | 1253.77 |
14 | 92 | 1 | Syria | 1252.91 |
15 | 98 | 2 | Palestine | 1228.99 |
16 | 100 | 1 | Thailand | 1223.06 |
17 | 103 | Tajikistan | 1208.01 | |
18 | 106 | 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 1201.11 |
19 | 111 | 1 | North Korea | 1183.02 |
20 | 114 | 2 | Lebanon | 1167.49 |
21 | 116 | 1 | Vietnam | 1161.38 |
22 | 126 | 2 | India | 1133.52 |
23 | 129 | 4 | Indonesia | 1124.17 |
24 | 132 | 2 | Malaysia | 1117.64 |
25 | 134 | 2 | Kuwait | 1111.62 |
26 | 142 | 2 | Turkmenistan | 1065.42 |
27 | 148 | 1 | Philippines | 1050.03 |
28 | 152 | 1 | Afghanistan | 1034.37 |
29 | 155 | 1 | Yemen | 1021.24 |
30 | 157 | 2 | Hong Kong | 1017.66 |
31 | 161 | Singapore | 1008.26 | |
32 | 163 | Maldives | 1003.48 | |
33 | 166 | 1 | Chinese Taipei | 991.34 |
34 | 167 | 1 | Myanmar | 988.98 |
35 | 176 | 1 | Nepal | 935.93 |
36 | 180 | Cambodia | 919.7 | |
37 | 183 | 7 | Brunei | 906.83 |
38 | 184 | 2 | Bhutan | 904.06 |
39 | 186 | 2 | Bangladesh | 896.71 |
40 | 187 | 1 | Laos | 889.62 |
41 | 188 | 1 | Mongolia | 883.57 |
42 | 193 | 8 | Macau | 871.52 |
43 | 196 | East Timor | 844.75 | |
44 | 197 | Pakistan | 842.59 | |
45 | 200 | 5 | Sri Lanka | 831.39 |
46 | 204 | Guam | 821.91 | |
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points |
AFC* | FIFA | +/- | National Team | Points |
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1 | 7 | Japan | 1974.34 | |
2 | 9 | 1 | North Korea | 1944.23 |
3 | 15 | 3 | Australia | 1857.15 |
4 | 18 | 1 | China | 1804.37 |
5 | 19 | 1 | South Korea | 1794.29 |
6 | 37 | Vietnam | 1611.3 | |
7 | 39 | Philippines | 1557.58 | |
8 | 41 | Chinese Taipei | 1545.46 | |
9 | 47 | 1 | Thailand | 1520.62 |
10 | 48 | 1 | Uzbekistan | 1516.95 |
11 | 54 | Myanmar | 1481.44 | |
12 | 64 | 1 | Iran | 1398 |
13 | 68 | 1 | India | 1389.02 |
14 | 74 | Jordan | 1331.17 | |
15 | 79 | Hong Kong | 1279.99 | |
16 | 92 | 1 | Laos | 1217.34 |
17 | 94 | 3 | Bahrain | 1216.48 |
18 | 96 | Malaysia | 1213.21 | |
19 | 99 | 1 | Nepal | 1208.42 |
20 | 100 | Guam | 1206.27 | |
21 | 104 | 3 | Indonesia | 1195.96 |
22 | 115 | 1 | United Arab Emirates | 1158.26 |
23 | 119 | 2 | Cambodia | 1144.56 |
24 | 126 | 2 | Mongolia | 1103.77 |
25 | 128 | 3 | Palestine | 1100.42 |
26 | 129 | 3 | Kyrgyzstan | 1099.57 |
27 | 134 | Lebanon | 1090.59 | |
28 | 138 | Singapore | 1077.34 | |
29 | 139 | 1 | Bangladesh | 1076.18 |
30 | 140 | 1 | Turkmenistan | 1075.41 |
31 | 154 | Tajikistan | 991.2 | |
32 | 157 | Sri Lanka | 955.21 | |
33 | 158 | Pakistan | 949.54 | |
34 | 159 | East Timor | 946.01 | |
35 | 161 | Maldives | 938.55 | |
36 | 162 | Syria | 931.42 | |
37 | 172 | Iraq | 862.8 | |
38 | 173 | 1 | Macau | 850.91 |
39 | 174 | 1 | Saudi Arabia | 847.27 |
40 | 175 | 2 | Bhutan | 845.46 |
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points |
Historical leaders
- Men's
- Women's
Team of the Year
Men
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