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International governing body for association football in Asia

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Asian Football Confederation Abbreviation AFC Formation 7 May 1954; 72 years ago (1954-05-07) Founded at Manila, Philippines[1] Type Sports organisation Headquarters Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Region served Asia[a] Members 47 member associations Official language English, Arabic[2] President Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa Vice presidents Ugen Tsechup (SAFF) Ganbaatar Amgalanbaatar (EAFF) Mehdi Taj (CAFA) Hachem Haidar (WAFF) Zaw Zaw (AFF) 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) Website the-afc.com Anthem: "AFC Anthem" Motto: "The Future is Asia"

FIFA confederations AFC, CAF, CONCACAF CONMEBOL, OFC, UEFA v t e

The **Asian Football Confederation** (**AFC**) is the [governing body](/source/Sports_governing_body) of [association football](/source/Association_football), [beach soccer](/source/Beach_soccer), and [futsal](/source/Futsal) in most countries and territories in [Asia](/source/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](/source/Women's_association_football) in Asia. The group was independently founded in April 1968 in a meeting involving [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan), [British Hong Kong](/source/British_Hong_Kong), [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia), and [Singapore](/source/Singapore). In 1986, ALFC merged with AFC.[5]

## Executive Committee

### Members

AFC President and FIFA Senior Vice President[6] Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa FIFA Council Members[6] Kohzo Tashima Hamidin Mohd Amin Kanya Keomany Mariano Araneta Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al-Thani Yasser Al Misehal AFC Vice Presidents[6] Hachem Haidar Mehdi Taj Ugen Tsechup Zaw Zaw Ganbaatar Amgalanbaatar AFC Executive Committee Members[6] 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 Anura De Silva AFC Female Executive Committee Members[6] Susan Riyad Abdelrahim Al Shalabi Mahfuza Akhter Kiron Kanya Keomany[b] Han Un-gyong General Secretary Windsor John

## Member associations

AFC regional federations

The AFC has 47 member associations split into five [subregions](/source/Subregion): Central (four [former Soviet Central Asian](/source/Soviet_Central_Asia) countries plus [Afghanistan](/source/Afghanistan_Football_Federation) and [Iran](/source/Football_Federation_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran)), East (eight [East Asian](/source/East_Asia) nations and two [Micronesian](/source/Micronesia) territories: [Guam](/source/Guam_Football_Association) and the [Northern Mariana Islands](/source/Northern_Mariana_Islands_Football_Association)), South (five countries on the [Indian Subcontinent](/source/Indian_subcontinent) plus [Maldives](/source/Football_Association_of_Maldives) and [Sri Lanka](/source/Football_Federation_of_Sri_Lanka)), South East (eleven [ASEAN](/source/ASEAN) countries plus [Australia](/source/Football_Australia)), and West (twelve [Arab countries](/source/Arab_world)). [Afghanistan](/source/Afghanistan_Football_Federation), [Burma (Myanmar)](/source/Myanmar_Football_Federation), the [Republic of China](/source/Chinese_Taipei_Football_Association), [Hong Kong](/source/Football_Association_of_Hong_Kong%2C_China), [India](/source/All_India_Football_Federation), [Indonesia](/source/Football_Association_of_Indonesia), [Israel](/source/Israel_national_football_team), [Japan](/source/Japan_Football_Association), [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan_Football_Federation), the [Philippines](/source/Philippine_Football_Federation), [Singapore](/source/Football_Association_of_Singapore), [South Korea](/source/Korea_Football_Association), and [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam_Football_Federation) were the founding members.[7][8]

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

### Former members

Code Association Year Note ISR Israel 1954–1974 Joined UEFA after international matches against national teams representing Arab countries boycotted by the West Asian Football Federation.[9][10] Later became a full UEFA member in 1994. NZL New Zealand 1964[11] Founding member of the OFC in 1966. VSO South Vietnam 1954-1975 Unified with North Vietnam as Vietnam. YMD South Yemen 1972–1990[12] Unified with North Yemen as Yemen. KAZ Kazakhstan 1993–2002 Joined UEFA in 2002.[13][14]

## Competitions

See also: [List of association football competitions](/source/List_of_association_football_competitions) and [FIFA International Match Calendar](/source/FIFA_International_Match_Calendar)

### AFC competitions

National teams: Men AFC Asian Cup AFC Nations League 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 Esports AFC eAsian Cup Clubs: Men AFC Champions League Elite AFC Champions League Two AFC Challenge League Women AFC Women's Champions League Defunct See also: Category:Defunct association football competitions National teams: Men AFC Solidarity Cup AFC Challenge Cup Afro-Asian Cup of Nations AFC–OFC Challenge Cup AFC U-14 Championship[15] Women AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship[16] Clubs: Men Asian Cup Winners' Cup Asian Super Cup Afro-Asian Club Championship AFC Futsal Club Championship Women AFC Women's Club Championship

AFC runs the [AFC Asian Cup](/source/AFC_Asian_Cup) and the [AFC Women's Asian Cup](/source/AFC_Women's_Asian_Cup), which are held every 4 years. AFC organises the [AFC Futsal Asian Cup](/source/AFC_Futsal_Asian_Cup), [AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup](/source/AFC_Women's_Futsal_Asian_Cup), [AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup](/source/AFC_Beach_Soccer_Asian_Cup), various age-level international association football, youth futsal tournaments and the Asian qualifying tournament for the [FIFA World Cup](/source/FIFA_World_Cup) and for [football at the Summer Olympics](/source/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics).

The top-ranked AFC tournament for men's association football clubs is the [AFC Champions League Elite](/source/AFC_Champions_League_Elite). The competition is an amalgamation of the [Asian Club Championship](/source/Asian_Club_Championship), the [Asian Cup Winners' Cup](/source/Asian_Cup_Winners'_Cup) and the [Asian Super Cup](/source/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](/source/Women's_association_football) clubs is the [AFC Women's Champions League](/source/AFC_Women's_Champions_League) which was launched in the 2024–25 season.[17]

The second-tier men's tournament is the [AFC Champions League Two](/source/AFC_Champions_League_Two), while the third-tier tournament is the [AFC Challenge League](/source/AFC_Challenge_League), which were both revamped and rebranded in 2024.[18]

AFC runs an annual Asian [futsal](/source/Futsal) club tournament, the [AFC Futsal Club Championship](/source/AFC_Futsal_Club_Championship) for futsal club competition.[19]

## Current title holders

See also: [Portal:Current events/Sports](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/Sports), [2026 in association football](/source/2026_in_association_football), [2026 in sports](/source/2026_in_sports), and [FIFA International Match Calendar](/source/FIFA_International_Match_Calendar)

Tournament Year Champions Details Runners-up Next[20][21] Men's national teams AFC Asian Cup (qualification) 2023 (qual.) Qatar Final Jordan 2027 (qual.) AFC Nations League — — — — TBD AFC U-23 Asian Cup 2026 (qual.) Japan Final China 2028 (qual.) AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2025 (qual.) Australia Final Saudi Arabia 2027 (qual.) AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2026 (qual.) Japan Final China 2027 (qual.) Men's Asian Games Football Tournament 2022 South Korea Final Japan 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2026 (qual.) Iran Final Indonesia 2028 (qual.) AFC U-20 Futsal Asian Cup 2019 (qual.) Japan Final Afghanistan 2029 (qual.) Men's Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Futsal Tournament 2017 Iran Final Uzbekistan 2029 Boys' Asian Youth Games Futsal Tournament 2025 Afghanistan Final Iran 2029 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup 2025 Iran Final Oman 2027 Men's Asian Beach Games Beach Soccer Tournament 2026 Iran Final Oman 2028 Women's national teams AFC Women's Asian Cup (qualification) 2026 (qual.) Japan Final Australia 2029 (qual.) AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup 2026 (qual.) Japan Final North Korea 2028 (qual.) AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup 2026 (qual.) North Korea Final Japan 2027 (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 2025 Japan Final Thailand 2029 Women's Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Futsal Tournament 2017 Thailand Final Japan 2029 Girls' Asian Youth Games Futsal Tournament 2025 Iran Final China 2029 Men's club teams AFC Champions League Elite 2025–26 Al Ahli Final Machida Zelvia 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two 2025–26 Gamba Osaka Final Al-Nassr 2026–27 AFC Challenge League 2025–26 Al-Kuwait Final Svay Rieng 2026–27 AFC Futsal Club Championship 2019 Nagoya Oceans Final Mes Sungun 2027 Women's club teams AFC Women's Champions League 2025–26 Naegohyang Final Tokyo Verdy Beleza 2026–27 (qual.)

### Esports

See also: [Portal:Current events/Sports](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/Sports) and [2026 in sports](/source/2026_in_sports)

Competition Current Game Winner (Player/Gamer ID) Details Runner-up (Player/Gamer ID) Next AFC eAsian Cup 2023 eFootball 2024 Indonesia (Mohamad Akbar Paudie, Elga Cahya Putra, Rizky Faidan) Final Japan (Satake Shinichi, Aihara Tsubasa, Hashiki Shumpei) TBD AFC eChampions League Elite 2025 eFootball 2025 Al Nassr Final Persepolis 2026

### Defunct tournaments

See also: [Category:Defunct association football competitions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Defunct_association_football_competitions)

Competition Last held Champions Title Runners-up Men's national teams Afro-Asian Cup of Nations 2007 Japan 2nd Egypt AFC-OFC Challenge Cup 2003 Iran 1st New Zealand AFC Solidarity Cup 2016 Nepal 1st Macau AFC Challenge Cup 2014 Palestine 1st Philippines AFC U-14 Championship 2014 Iraq 1st North Korea Men's club teams Afro-Asian Club Championship 1998 Raja Casablanca 1st Pohang Steelers Asian Cup Winners' Cup 2001–02 Al-Hilal 2nd Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Asian Super Cup 2002 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2nd Al-Hilal Women's club teams AFC Women's Club Championship 2023 Urawa Red Diamonds 1st Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

### Titles by nation

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 ACLE ACL2 ACGL AWC ASC AWCL FCC AAN AO AAC eAsia Japan 4 1 3 1 5 3 3 7 4 4 1 3 3 1 8 1 5 2 2 4 2 1 Japan 68 Iran 3 4 4 1 14 5 1 2 4 2 3 1 4 1 Iran 49 South Korea 2 6 1 12 2 2 2 1 12 3 1 2 South Korea 46 Saudi Arabia 3 1 3 2 8 6 3 Saudi Arabia 26 China 1 2 9 3 1 3 1 China 20 North Korea 2 1 3 2 3 3 1 5 1 North Korea 21 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 Uzbekistan 1 1 1 2 1 1 Uzbekistan 6 Kuwait 1 4 1 Kuwait 6 Tajikistan 1 4 Tajikistan 5 United Arab Emirates 1 2 1 2 1 United Arab Emirates 7 India 1 2 1 India 4 Jordan 3 1 Jordan 4 Oman 2 1 1 1 Oman 5 Australia 1 1 1 1 1 Australia 5 Bahrain 1 2 Bahrain 3 Syria 1 2 Syria 3 Indonesia 1 1 Indonesia 2 Kyrgyzstan 2 Kyrgyzstan 2 Turkmenistan 3 Turkmenistan 3 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

FIFA Men's World Ranking (as of 11 June 2026)[22] AFC* FIFA +/- National Team Points 1 18 Japan 1661.58 2 20 1 Iran 1619.58 3 25 South Korea 1591.63 4 27 Australia 1579.34 5 50 Uzbekistan 1458.73 6 56 1 Qatar 1450.31 7 57 Iraq 1446.28 8 61 Saudi Arabia 1423.88 9 63 Jordan 1387.74 10 68 United Arab Emirates 1370.47 11 79 Oman 1306.9 12 84 Syria 1283.05 13 91 3 China 1254.81 14 92 1 Bahrain 1254.41 15 94 1 Thailand 1250.8 16 95 Palestine 1243.71 17 99 Vietnam 1225.68 18 101 2 Tajikistan 1224.19 19 106 1 Kyrgyzstan 1192.16 20 115 7 Lebanon 1172.22 21 118 1 Indonesia 1157.14 22 120 2 North Korea 1151.05 23 133 1 Kuwait 1106.47 24 135 Philippines 1100.95 25 136 2 Malaysia 1086.22 26 138 2 India 1084.93 27 141 Turkmenistan 1078.65 28 145 4 Yemen 1065.24 29 148 1 Singapore 1057.95 30 156 1 Hong Kong 1024.16 31 158 Myanmar 1010.91 32 171 2 Afghanistan 968.07 33 173 1 Maldives 943.92 34 174 Chinese Taipei 923.78 35 175 2 Cambodia 922.32 36 177 1 Nepal 914.54 37 181 Bangladesh 902.93 38 185 Laos 885.03 39 187 4 Sri Lanka 876.86 40 190 3 Mongolia 874.47 41 192 6 Bhutan 870.81 42 193 1 Macau 858.03 43 194 1 Brunei 857.73 44 198 4 Pakistan 840.28 45 201 1 Timor-Leste 831 46 203 1 Guam 819.54 *Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

FIFA Women's World Ranking (as of 16 June 2026)[23] AFC* FIFA +/- National Team Points 1 5 Japan 1998.83 2 11 North Korea 1910.63 3 15 Australia 1830.66 4 16 China 1799.13 5 19 South Korea 1780.68 6 37 Vietnam 1593.71 7 39 Philippines 1566.44 8 40 Chinese Taipei 1565.81 9 49 1 Thailand 1485.04 10 51 2 Uzbekistan 1474.15 11 55 Myanmar 1460.7 12 68 Iran 1370.37 13 69 India 1368.7 14 76 Jordan 1299.21 15 81 1 Hong Kong 1280.53 16 88 1 Nepal 1238.74 17 95 3 Malaysia 1208.12 18 98 Guam 1201.73 19 107 5 Bangladesh 1171.05 20 110 4 Indonesia 1162.58 21 113 4 Cambodia 1153.44 22 116 8 Bahrain 1146.97 23 117 4 Laos 1143 24 124 1 United Arab Emirates 1126.67 25 129 Palestine 1111.4 26 130 Lebanon 1100.95 27 137 6 Kyrgyzstan 1070.63 28 141 1 Turkmenistan 1063.88 29 146 Mongolia 1035.67 30 151 1 Singapore 1025.38 31 154 Pakistan 1008.65 32 157 3 Saudi Arabia 971.11 33 158 1 Timor-Leste 965.35 34 159 1 Tajikistan 954.78 35 161 3 Bhutan 933.09 36 162 1 Syria 931.42 37 165 3 Sri Lanka 915.58 38 166 Iraq 910.49 39 167 Maldives 906.97 40 176 Macau 846.53 *Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

#### Historical leaders

**Men's**

**Women's**

#### Team of the Year

#### Men

Teams ranking in the top four – Men's[22] Year First Second Third Fourth 2025 Japan Iran South Korea Australia 2024 Japan Iran South Korea Australia 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

Team First place Second place Third place Japan 14 (1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) 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) 11 (1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) 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) 18 (1996, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) Australia 3 (2008, 2009, 2010) 3 (2011, 2017, 2018) 1 (2012) Uzbekistan 0 0 1 (2006) Kuwait 0 0 1 (1998)

#### Women

Teams ranking in the top four – Women's[23] Year First Second Third Fourth 2025 Japan North Korea Australia China 2024 Japan North Korea Australia China 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 Japan North Korea China 2018 Australia Japan North Korea South Korea 2017 Australia Japan North Korea South Korea 2016 Australia Japan North Korea China 2015 Japan North Korea Australia China 2014 Japan North Korea Australia China 2013 Japan Australia North Korea South Korea 2012 Japan Australia North Korea South Korea 2011 Japan North Korea Australia South Korea 2010 Japan North Korea Australia China 2009 North Korea Japan China Australia 2008 North Korea Japan China Australia 2007 North Korea Japan Australia China 2006 North Korea China Japan South Korea 2005 North Korea China Japan South Korea 2004 China North Korea Japan Chinese Taipei 2003 China North Korea Japan Chinese Taipei

#### Performances by countries

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### Men's elo rankings

[World Football Elo Ratings](/source/World_Football_Elo_Ratings) for AFC members:[24]

AFC Elo Country Elo ratings 1 year change 1 17 Japan 1,870 2 2 27 Australia 1,792 9 3 30 South Korea 1,773 2 4 32 Iran 1,763 13 5 40 Uzbekistan 1,713 7 6 58 Jordan 1,615 2 7 67 Saudi Arabia 1,585 2 8 68 Iraq 1,579 15 9 73 United Arab Emirates 1,547 6 10 81 Qatar 1,503 13 11 82 Oman 1,500 12 90 Palestine 1,446 16 13 91 Bahrain 1,445 6 14 93 Syria 1,442 3 15 105 China 1,400 4 16 109 North Korea 1,373 2 17 115 Thailand 1,359 23 18 118 Lebanon 1,349 16 18 118 Indonesia 1,339 7 20 131 Vietnam 1,324 21 21 135 Malaysia 1,310 6 21 135 Kyrgyzstan 1,310 6 23 141 Kuwait 1,294 18 24 142 Tajikistan 1,293 4 25 156 Turkmenistan 1,211 4 26 162 Hong Kong 1,172 9 27 164 India 1,149 1 28 167 Philippines 1,139 9 29 169 Yemen 1,1131 4 30 174 Singapore 1,103 4 31 183 Afghanistan 1,031 16 32 191 Myanmar 942 6 33 196 Bangladesh 913 1 34 197 Nepal 912 3 35 202 Chinese Taipei 869 36 203 Maldives 853 37 206 Cambodia 835 1 38 208 Pakistan 832 39 212 Sri Lanka 782 5 40 215 Mongolia 729 2 41 218 Guam 712 3 42 219 Laos 709 5 43 223 Timor-Leste 682 44 226 Brunei 655 1 45 230 Bhutan 618 1 46 233 Macau 594 1 47 241 Northern Mariana Islands 432 1

### Club Competitions Ranking

The [AFC Club Competitions Ranking](/source/AFC_club_competitions_ranking) ranks its member associations by results in the AFC competitions. Rankings are calculated by AFC.[25] Listed here are the top 30 countries.

AFC Country Points 1 Saudi Arabia 119.957 2 Japan 107.663 3 South Korea 90.982 4 United Arab Emirates 74.466 5 Qatar 69.326 6 Iran 68.907 7 Thailand 54.873 8 China 54.682 9 Uzbekistan 49.821 10 Australia 40.420 11 Malaysia 40.039 12 Iraq 39.280 13 Jordan 36.905 14 Vietnam 35.038 15 Singapore 29.405 16 Bahrain 27.233 17 Oman 26.069 18 India 24.958 19 Hong Kong 24.436 20 Turkmenistan 24.211 21 Kuwait 21.260 22 Lebanon 20.304 23 Cambodia 20.112 24 Tajikistan 20.033 25 Indonesia 18.653 26 Kyrgyzstan 18.378 27 Philippines 16.706 28 Bangladesh 16.428 29 Syria 14.174 30 Myanmar 12.837

### Beach soccer national teams

[Rankings](/source/BSWW_Beach_Soccer_Rankings) are calculated by [Beach Soccer Worldwide](/source/Beach_Soccer_Worldwide) (BSWW).[26]

AFC rank World rank Country Points 1 5 Iran 2508.5 2 8 Japan 1949 3 10 United Arab Emirates 1569 4 12 Oman 1338.5 5 21 Saudi Arabia 758.25 6 38 Thailand 349.5 7 45 Bahrain 271.75 8 49 Lebanon 247.75 9 52 Kuwait 221 10 55 China 207 11 66 Malaysia 130.5 11 66 Indonesia 130.5 13 68 Afghanistan 120.5 14 73 Palestine 89.75 15 74 India 87 15 74 Vietnam 87 15 74 Iraq 87 18 85 Kyrgyzstan 38.5 19 87 Uzbekistan 33.5

### Men's futsal

Futsal Rankings (as of 11 December 2025)[27] AFC* FIFA +/− National Team Points 1 5 Iran 1484.23 2 11 Thailand 1319.33 3 13 Japan 1282.47 4 20 6 Vietnam 1201.03 5 22 3 Uzbekistan 1195.21 6 24 1 Indonesia 1190.97 7 28 5 Afghanistan 1156.46 8 37 4 Iraq 1113.58 9 40 3 Kuwait 1084.28 10 43 6 Kyrgyzstan 1070.12 11 45 3 Saudi Arabia 1068.91 12 47 1 Tajikistan 1064.13 13 51 2 Australia 1046.91 14 54 Lebanon 1031.17 15 57 16 South Korea 1022.89 16 60 4 Myanmar 1019.27 17 69 1 Turkmenistan 992.35 18 70 11 Malaysia 988.92 19 74 5 Bahrain 977.65 20 81 1 Jordan 968.31 21 87 4 Chinese Taipei 949.47 22 88 3 China 946.77 23 89 Qatar 945.32 24 91 1 Oman 940.88 25 101 2 United Arab Emirates 906.64 26 103 5 Timor-Leste 899.66 27 109 3 Maldives 889.11 28 114 4 Nepal 865.96 29 116 6 Mongolia 857.23 30 118 3 Macau 851.27 31 121 2 Hong Kong 847.7 32 122 5 Brunei 844.46 33 123 3 Cambodia 840.67 34 124 5 Palestine 838.37 35 133 2 India 763.04 36 138 Pakistan 702.78 37 139 Bangladesh 702.41 *Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

### Women's futsal

Futsal Women's Rankings (as of 11 December 2025)[28] AFC* FIFA +/− National Team Points 1 6 1 Japan 1214.13 2 8 4 Thailand 1185.31 3 10 1 Iran 1157.19 4 11 Vietnam 1133.86 5 15 China 1077.08 6 16 2 Chinese Taipei 1063.38 7 18 1 Indonesia 1056.79 8 25 Uzbekistan 997.99 9 27 Malaysia 987.72 10 30 2 Palestine 959.82 11 32 1 Hong Kong 957.71 12 35 1 Bahrain 937.24 13 38 Myanmar 929.53 14 40 Lebanon 925.89 15 44 Bangladesh 920.38 16 46 1 Saudi Arabia 915.23 17 47 2 Afghanistan 907.13 18 49 3 Iraq 894.16 19 51 2 Turkmenistan 891.8 20 54 United Arab Emirates 885.35 21 55 1 Macau 874.71 22 58 1 Guam 867.51 23 64 2 Oman 848.46 24 65 2 Kyrgyzstan 843.94 25 66 2 Australia 831.63 26 69 6 Philippines 811.28 27 70 1 Tajikistan 810.06 28 78 Kuwait 775.06 29 86 1 India 731.51 *Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

## Tournament record

**Legend**

- 1st – Champions

- 2nd – Runners-up

- 3rd – Third place

- 4th – Fourth place

- SF – Semi-finals

- QF – Quarter-finals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present)

- R3 — Round 3 (2026–present: knockout round of 16)

- R2 — Round 2 (1974–1978: second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16; 2026–present: knockout round of 32)

- R1 — Round 1 (1930, 1950–1970 and 1986–present: group stage; 1934–1938: knockout round of 16; 1974–1982: first group stage)

- *Q* — Qualified for upcoming tournament

- **••** — Qualified but withdrew

- **•** — Did not qualify

- × — Did not enter / withdrawn / banned / disqualified

- — Hosts

For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

### FIFA World Cup

Main article: [National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup](/source/National_team_appearances_in_the_FIFA_World_Cup)

See also: [Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup](/source/Asian_nations_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup)

FIFA World Cup record Team 1930 (13) 1934 (16) 1938 (15) 1950 (13) 1954 (16) 1958 (16) 1962 (16) 1966 (16) 1970 (16) 1974 (16) 1978 (16) 1982 (24) 1986 (24) 1990 (24) 1994 (24) 1998 (32) 2002 (32) 2006 (32) 2010 (32) 2014 (32) 2018 (32) 2022 (32) 2026 (48) 2030 (48) 2034 (48) Years Australia[g] Not an AFC member R2 R1 R1 R1 R2 Q 7 China × × × × × • × × × × × • • • • • R1 • • • • • • 1 Indonesia[h] × × R1 × × • × × × • • • • • • • • • • • × • • 1 Iran × × × × × × × × × • R1 × × • • R1 • R1 • R1 R1 R1 Q 7 Iraq Did not exist × × × × × × • × • R1 • • • • • • • • • Q 2 Israel Did not exist • • • • • R1 • Not a member of AFC 1 Japan × × × × • × • × • • • • • • • R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R2 Q 8 Jordan Did not exist × × × × × × × • • • • • • • • • • Q 1 Kuwait Did not exist × × × × × × • • R1 • • • • • • • • × • • 1 North Korea Did not exist × × × × QF × • × • • • • × × • R1 • • × • 2 Qatar Did not exist × × • • • • • • • • • R1 Q 2 Saudi Arabia Did not exist × × × × × • • • • R2 R1 R1 R1 • • R1 R1 Q Q 7 South Korea Did not exist × R1 × • × • • • • R1 R1 R1 R1 4th R1 R2 R1 R1 R2 Q 12 United Arab Emirates Did not exist × × • R1 • • • • • • • • • 1 Uzbekistan Did not exist • • • • • • • Q 1 Total (15 teams) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 9 52

### AFC Asian Cup

Main article: [AFC Asian Cup records and statistics](/source/AFC_Asian_Cup_records_and_statistics)

AFC Asian Cup record Team (Total 35 teams) 1956 (4) 1960 (4) 1964 (4) 1968 (5) 1972 (6) 1976 (6) 1980 (10) 1984 (10) 1988 (10) 1992 (8) 1996 (12) 2000 (12) 2004 (16) 2007 (16) 2011 (16) 2015 (16) 2019 (24) 2023 (24) 2027 (24) Years Australia Not an AFC member QF 2nd 1st QF QF Q 6 Bahrain GS 4th GS GS GS R16 R16 Q 8 Bangladesh GS 1 Cambodia 4th 1 China 3rd GS 2nd 4th 3rd QF 4th 2nd GS GS QF QF GS Q 14 Chinese Taipei 3rd 4th 2 Hong Kong 3rd 4th 5th GS 4 India 2nd GS GS GS GS 5 Indonesia GS GS GS GS R16 Q 6 Iran 1st 1st 1st 3rd 4th 3rd GS 3rd QF 3rd QF QF QF SF SF Q 16 Iraq GS 4th QF QF QF 1st QF 4th R16 R16 Q 11 Israel 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd Part of UEFA 4 Japan GS 1st QF 1st 1st 4th 1st QF 2nd QF Q 11 Jordan QF QF GS R16 2nd Q 6 Kuwait GS 2nd 1st 3rd GS 4th QF GS GS GS Q 11 Kyrgyzstan R16 GS Q 3 Lebanon GS GS GS 3 Malaysia GS GS GS GS 4 Myanmar 2nd 1 North Korea 4th GS GS GS GS Q 6 Oman GS GS GS R16 GS Q 6 Palestine GS GS R16 Q 4 Philippines GS 1 Qatar GS GS GS GS QF GS GS QF GS 1st 1st Q 12 Saudi Arabia 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd GS 2nd GS GS R16 R16 Q 12 Singapore GS Q 2 South Korea 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd GS 2nd QF 3rd QF 3rd 3rd 2nd QF SF Q 16 Syria GS GS GS GS GS GS R16 Q 8 Tajikistan QF Q 1 Thailand 3rd GS GS GS GS GS R16 R16 Q 8 Turkmenistan GS GS 2 United Arab Emirates GS GS GS 4th 2nd GS GS GS 3rd SF R16 Q 12 Uzbekistan GS GS QF QF 4th QF R16 QF Q 9 Vietnam 4th 4th QF QF GS Q 5 Yemen GS GS 2

### FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: [FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics](/source/FIFA_Women's_World_Cup_records_and_statistics)

FIFA Women's World Cup record Team 1991 (12) 1995 (12) 1999 (16) 2003 (16) 2007 (16) 2011 (16) 2015 (24) 2019 (24) 2023 (32) 2027 (32) Years Australia Part of OFC QF QF QF R2 4th Q 6 China QF 4th 2nd QF QF • QF R2 R1 Q 9 Chinese Taipei QF • • • • • • • • • 1 Japan R1 QF R1 R1 R1 1st 2nd R2 QF Q 10 North Korea • × R1 R1 QF R1 × • × Q 5 Philippines • • • • • • • • R1 Q 2 South Korea • • • R1 • • R2 R1 R1 Q 5 Thailand • • • • • • R1 R1 • • 2 Vietnam × × × • • • • • R1 • 1 Total (9 teams) 3 2 3 4 4 3 5 5 5+1 6 41

### Olympic Games

#### Men's tournament

See also: [Football at the Summer Olympics § Participating nations](/source/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics#Participating_nations)

Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record Team 1900 (3) 1904 (3) 1908 (6) 1912 (11) 1920 (14) 1924 (22) 1928 (17) 1936 (16) 1948 (18) 1952 (25) 1956 (11) 1960 (16) 1964 (14) 1968 (16) 1972 (16) 1976 (13) 1980 (16) 1984 (16) 1988 (16) 1992 (16) 1996 (16) 2000 (16) 2004 (16) 2008 (16) 2012 (16) 2016 (16) 2020 (16) 2024 (16) 2028 (12) Years Afghanistan • • • • • • • • GS 1 Australia Not an AFC member GS GS 2 China • • • • • • • • GS GS GS 3 Chinese Taipei • • • • • • • • GS GS 2 India • • • • • • • • GS GS 4th GS 4 Indonesia • • • • • • • • QF 1 Iran • • • • • • • • GS GS QF 3 Iraq • • • • • • • • Not a member of AFC QF GS GS 4th GS GS 6 Israel • • • • • • • • QF QF Not a member of AFC 2 Japan • • • • • • • • QF GS QF 3rd GS QF GS GS 4th GS 4th QF 12 Kuwait • • • • • • • • QF GS GS 3 Malaysia • • • • • • • • GS 1 Myanmar • • • • • • • • GS 1 North Korea • • • • • • • • QF 1 Qatar • • • • • • • • GS QF 2 Saudi Arabia • • • • • • • • GS GS GS 3 South Korea • • • • • • • • QF GS GS GS GS GS QF GS 3rd QF QF 11 Syria • • • • • • • • GS 1 Thailand • • • • • • • • GS GS 2 United Arab Emirates • Not a member of AFC GS 1 Uzbekistan Not a member of AFC GS 1 Total (21 teams) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 2 63

#### Women's tournament

See also: [Football at the Summer Olympics § Participating nations 2](/source/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics#Participating_nations_2)

Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record Team 1996 (8) 2000 (8) 2004 (10) 2008 (12) 2012 (12) 2016 (12) 2020 (12) 2024 (12) 2028 (16) Years Australia Part of OFC – – 7th 4th 9th 3 China 2nd 5th 9th 5th – 8th 10th – 6 Japan 7th – 7th 4th 2nd – 8th 5th 6 North Korea – – – 9th 9th – × – 2 Total (4 teams) 2 1 2 3 2 2 3 2 2–3 17

### AFC Women's Asian Cup

See also: [AFC Women's Asian Cup § Comprehensive team results by tournament](/source/AFC_Women's_Asian_Cup#Comprehensive_team_results_by_tournament)

AFC Women's Asian Cup record Team (Total 23 teams) 1975 (6) 1977 (6) 1979 (6) 1981 (8) 1983 (6) 1986 (7) 1989 (8) 1991 (9) 1993 (8) 1995 (11) 1997 (11) 1999 (15) 2001 (14) 2003 (14) 2006 (9) 2008 (8) 2010 (8) 2014 (8) 2018 (8) 2022 (12) 2026 (12) 2029 (12) Years Australia 3rd 3rd 2nd 4th 1st 2nd 2nd QF 2nd 9 Bangladesh GS 1 China 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 4th 3rd 3rd 1st SF 16 Chinese Taipei 1st 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 3rd 4th 2nd GS GS GS GS QF QF 15 Guam GS GS GS GS 4 Hong Kong GS GS 4th 4th GS GS 4th GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 14 India 2nd 3rd 2nd GS GS GS GS GS WD[i] GS 10 Indonesia 4th GS 4th GS GS 5 Iran GS GS 2 Japan GS GS 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 4th 2nd 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 1st 1st SF 1st 18 Jordan GS GS 2 Kazakhstan GS GS GS Part of UEFA 3 Malaysia 4th GS 3rd GS GS GS GS GS GS 9 Myanmar GS GS GS GS GS 5 Nepal GS GS GS 3 New Zealand 1st 1 North Korea GS 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 3rd 1st 2nd QF 11 Philippines GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 6th SF QF 11 Singapore GS 3rd GS 4th GS GS GS 7 South Korea GS GS 4th GS GS 4th 3rd GS GS GS 4th 5th 2nd SF 14 Thailand 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 5th 4th QF 17 Uzbekistan GS GS GS GS GS QF Q 7 Vietnam GS GS GS GS GS GS 6th GS QF GS 10

### FIFA U-20 World Cup

Main article: [FIFA U-20 World Cup records and statistics](/source/FIFA_U-20_World_Cup_records_and_statistics)

FIFA U-20 World Cup record Team 1977 (16) 1979 (16) 1981 (16) 1983 (16) 1985 (16) 1987 (16) 1989 (16) 1991 (16) 1993 (16) 1995 (16) 1997 (24) 1999 (24) 2001 (24) 2003 (24) 2005 (24) 2007 (24) 2009 (24) 2011 (24) 2013 (24) 2015 (24) 2017 (24) 2019 (24) 2023 (24) 2025 (24) Years Australia Part of OFC • R1 R1 R1 • • • • R1 4 Bahrain • • • • • R1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 China • • • R1 QF • • • • • R1 • R2 • R2 • • • • • • • • • 5 Indonesia • R1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 Iran R1 • • • • • • • • • • • R1 • • • • • • • R1 • • • 3 Iraq R1 • • • • • QF • • • • • R1 • • • • • 4th • • • R1 • 5 Japan • R1 • • • • • • • QF QF 2nd R1 QF R2 R2 • • • • R2 R2 R1 R2 12 Jordan • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R1 • • • • • • • • 1 Kazakhstan Part of USSR • • • R1 • Part of UEFA 1 Malaysia • • • • • • • • • • R1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 Myanmar • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R1 • • • • 1 North Korea • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R1 • R1 • R1 • • • • 3 Qatar • • 2nd • • • • • • R1 • • • • • • • • • R1 • R1 • • 4 Saudi Arabia • • • • R1 R1 R1 • R1 • • R1 • R1 • • • R2 • • R2 R1 • R1 10 South Korea • R1 R1 4th • • • QF R1 • R1 R1 • R2 R1 R1 QF R2 QF • R2 2nd 4th R2 17 Syria • • • • • • R1 QF • R1 • • • • R2 • • • • • • • • • 4 United Arab Emirates • • • • • • • • • • R2 • • QF • • QF • • • • • • • 3 Uzbekistan Part of USSR • • • • • R1 • • R1 • QF QF • • R2 • 5 Vietnam • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R1 • • • 1 Total (19 teams) 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 82

### FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

See also: [FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup § Comprehensive team results in each World Cup](/source/FIFA_U-20_Women's_World_Cup#Comprehensive_team_results_in_each_World_Cup)

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record Team 2002 (12) 2004 (12) 2006 (16) 2008 (16) 2010 (16) 2012 (16) 2014 (16) 2016 (16) 2018 (16) 2022 (16) 2024 (24) 2026 (24) Years Australia Part of OFC R1 • • • • • • R1 R1 • 3 China • 2nd 2nd R1 • R1 R1 • R1 • • Q 7 Chinese Taipei R1 • • • • • • • • • • • 1 Japan QF • • QF R1 3rd • 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd Q 9 North Korea • • 1st 2nd QF QF 4th 1st QF • 1st Q 9 South Korea • R1 • • 3rd QF QF R1 • R1 R2 Q 8 Thailand • R1 • • • • • • • • • • 1 Total (7 teams) 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 38

### FIFA U-17 World Cup

Main article: [FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics](/source/FIFA_U-17_World_Cup_records_and_statistics)

FIFA U-17 World Cup record Team 1985 (16) 1987 (16) 1989 (16) 1991 (16) 1993 (16) 1995 (16) 1997 (16) 1999 (16) 2001 (16) 2003 (16) 2005 (16) 2007 (24) 2009 (24) 2011 (24) 2013 (24) 2015 (24) 2017 (24) 2019 (24) 2023 (24) 2025 (48) 2026 (48) 2027 (48) 2028 (48) 2029 (48) Years Australia Part of OFC • • R2 • R2 • R2 • • Q 4 Bahrain • • 4th • • • R1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 China QF • R1 R1 R1 • • • • R1 QF • • • • • • • • • Q 7 India • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R1 • • • • 1 Indonesia • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R1 R1 • 2 Iran • • • • • • • • R1 • • • R2 • R2 • QF • R2 • • 5 Iraq • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R1 • R2 • • • • 2 Japan • • • • QF R1 • • R1 • • R1 R1 QF R2 • R2 R2 R2 QF Q 12 North Korea • • • • • • • • • • QF R2 • R1 • R2 R1 • • R3 • 6 Oman • • • • • 4th QF • R1 • • • • • • • • • • • • 3 Qatar R1 QF • 4th R1 R1 • QF • • R1 • • • • • • • • R1 Q Q Q Q 12 Saudi Arabia QF R1 1st • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R1 Q 5 South Korea • QF • • • • • • • R1 • R1 QF • • R2 • QF R1 R2 Q 9 Syria • • • • • • • • • • • R2 • • • R1 • • • • • 2 Tajikistan Part of USSR • • • • • • • R2 • • • • • R1 • R1 Q 4 Thailand • • • • • • R1 R1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 United Arab Emirates • • • R1 • • • • • • • • R2 • R1 • • • • R1 • 4 Uzbekistan Part of USSR • • • • • • • • • QF R2 • • • QF R3 Q 5 Vietnam • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Q 1 Yemen • • • • • • • • • R1 • • • • • • • • • • • 1 Total (20 teams) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 5 4 4 5 4 5 4 5 9 9 9 9 9 81

### FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

See also: [FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup § Comprehensive team results by tournament](/source/FIFA_U-17_Women's_World_Cup#Comprehensive_team_results_by_tournament)

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record Team 2008 (16) 2010 (16) 2012 (16) 2014 (16) 2016 (16) 2018 (16) 2022 (16) 2024 (16) 2025 (24) 2026 (24) 2027 (24) 2028 (24) 2029 (24) Years Australia • • • • • • • • • Q 1 China • • R1 R1 • • R1 • R2 Q 5 India • • • • • • R1 • • • 1 Japan QF 2nd QF 1st 2nd QF QF QF QF Q 10 Jordan • • • • R1 • • • • • 1 North Korea 1st 4th 2nd R1 1st QF • 1st 1st Q 9 South Korea QF 1st • • • R1 • R1 R1 • 5 Total (7 teams) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 32

### FIFA Futsal World Cup

Main article: [FIFA Futsal World Cup § Comprehensive team results by tournament](/source/FIFA_Futsal_World_Cup#Comprehensive_team_results_by_tournament)

FIFA Futsal World Cup record Team 1989 (16) 1992 (16) 1996 (16) 2000 (16) 2004 (16) 2008 (20) 2012 (24) 2016 (24) 2021 (24) 2024 (24) Years Afghanistan R2 1 Australia R1 R1 2 China R1 R1 R1 3 Chinese Taipei R1 1 Hong Kong R1 1 Iran 4th R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 3rd QF R2 9 Japan R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 5 Kazakhstan R1 1 Kuwait R1 1 Malaysia R1 1 Saudi Arabia R1 1 Tajikistan R1 1 Thailand R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 R2 7 Uzbekistan R1 R2 R1 3 Vietnam R2 R2 2 Total (15 teams) 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 39

### FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Main article: [FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup records and statistics](/source/FIFA_Beach_Soccer_World_Cup_records_and_statistics)

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record Team 1995 (8) 1996 (8) 1997 (8) 1998 (10) 1999 (12) 2000 (12) 2001 (12) 2002 (8) 2003 (8) 2004 (12) 2005 (12) 2006 (16) 2007 (16) 2008 (16) 2009 (16) 2011 (16) 2013 (16) 2015 (16) 2017 (16) 2019 (16) 2021 (16) 2024 (16) 2025 (16) Years Bahrain • • • • • • • • • • • QF • • R1 • • • • • • • • 2 Japan • • R1 • QF 4th R1 • • • 4th QF R1 R1 QF R1 QF QF R1 4th 2nd QF QF 17 Iran • • • • • • • • • • • R1 R1 R1 • R1 QF QF 3rd • • 3rd QF 9 Malaysia • • • • R1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 Oman • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R1 • R1 • R1 R1 R1 R1 6 Thailand • • • • • • • 4th • • R1 • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 United Arab Emirates • • • • • • • • • • • • R1 R1 R1 • R1 • R1 R1 R1 QF • 8 Total (7 teams) 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 45

### FIFA Confederations Cup

Main article: [FIFA Confederations Cup records and statistics](/source/FIFA_Confederations_Cup_records_and_statistics)

See also: [Category:Defunct association football competitions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Defunct_association_football_competitions)

FIFA Confederations Cup record Team 1992 (4) 1995 (6) 1997 (8) 1999 (8) 2001 (8) 2003 (8) 2005 (8) 2009 (8) 2013 (8) 2017 (8) Years Australia Part of OFC • • GS 1 Iraq • • • • • • • GS • • 1 Japan • GS • • 2nd GS GS • GS • 5 Saudi Arabia 2nd GS GS 4th • • • • • • 4 South Korea • • • • GS • • • • • 1 United Arab Emirates • • GS • • • • • • • 1 Total (6 teams) 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 13

## See also

- [AFC Annual Awards](/source/AFC_Annual_Awards)

- [List of presidents of AFC](/source/List_of_presidents_of_AFC)

- [International Federation of Association Football](/source/FIFA) (FIFA) - [Oceania Football Confederation](/source/Oceania_Football_Confederation) (OFC) - [Confederation of African Football](/source/Confederation_of_African_Football) (CAF) - [Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football](/source/CONCACAF) (CONCACAF) - [Confederation of South American Football](/source/CONMEBOL) (CONMEBOL) - [Union of European Football Associations](/source/UEFA) (UEFA)

- [List of association football competitions](/source/List_of_association_football_competitions)

## Notes

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Outside_Asia_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Outside_Asia_2-1) Also including some countries/territories in [Oceania](/source/Oceania) such as [Australia](/source/Australia), [Guam](/source/Guam) and the [Northern Mariana Islands](/source/Northern_Mariana_Islands).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** *also a FIFA Council Member*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Former member of the Oceania Football Confederation (1966–1972, 1978–2006), joined AFC.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-oc-onoc_12-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-oc-onoc_12-1) Oceania country or territory is a member of the [Oceania National Olympic Committees](/source/Oceania_National_Olympic_Committees) rather than the [Olympic Council of Asia](/source/Olympic_Council_of_Asia).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Macau's [Olympic Committee](/source/Sports_and_Olympic_Committee_of_Macau%2C_China) is an [OCA](/source/Olympic_Council_of_Asia) member but not an [IOC](/source/International_Olympic_Committee) member.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Part of the United States Olympic Committee.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-35)** Australia has qualified for the FIFA WC for seven times, twice through OFC qualifying and five times through the AFC.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-36)** [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia) competed as the [Dutch East Indies](/source/Dutch_East_Indies) in 1938.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-38)** India failed to name the required 13 players and were unable to play their match of the group stage against Chinese Taipei due to them having fewer than 13 players left with the remaining team members testing positive for [COVID-19](/source/COVID-19). They were considered to have withdrawn from the tournament, and all previous matches played by them were considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.[29]

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AFC v t e Presidents of the Asian Football Federation Lo Man-kam (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) Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa (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 Vietnam 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 Taipei1 Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands2 South Korea Southeast Asia (AFF) Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste 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) 1 Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, competes as "Chinese Taipei" 2 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) Afghanistan1 Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan South Asia (SAFF) Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka East Asia (EAFF) China Chinese Taipei2 Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands3 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) 1 Defunct; represented by FIFA-recognized Afghan Women United; not recognized by the national federation. 2 Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, competes as "Chinese Taipei" 3 Not a member of FIFA v t e Top-level football leagues of Asia (AFC) Current Afghanistan Australia Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Guam Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Super League National League A-Division League 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 Timor-Leste Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen Defunct North Vietnam South Vietnam South Yemen † Associated members v t e Top-level women's football leagues of Asia (AFC) 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 Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen v t e AFC members national football cups Australia Bahrain Bangladesh Brunei Cambodia China Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong India Indonesia† Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal† Northern Mariana Islands Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines† Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka† Syria Tajikistan Thailand Timor Leste† Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen† † Currently not played v t e National football supercups of Asia (AFC region) Current Bangladesh Challenge Cup Super Cup Bahrain Brunei Cambodia China PR Hong Kong Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Malaysia Maldives FA Charity Shield President's Cup Mongolia Myanmar Oman Palestine (Gaza Strip, West Bank) Qatar Sheikh Jassim Cup Qatar Cup Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea Tajikistan Thailand Timor Leste Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen Defunct India Indonesia Syria v t e AFC competitions Men's national team Senior team Asian Cup AFC Nations League Regional AFF CAFA EAFF SAFF WAFF Gulf Cup 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 eChampions League AFC club competitions ranking

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