{{Short description|Hall of fame for Asian professional footballers}} {{EngvarB|date=March 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}} {{Infobox | above = AFC Hall of Fame | abovestyle = | subheader = | header1 = | label2 = Established | data2 = 30 November 2014 | label4 = Founder | data4 = [[Asian Football Confederation]] | label5 = Inductees | data5 = 10 | below = }}
The '''Asian Football Hall of Fame''', officially known as '''AFC Hall of Fame''', is a [[hall of fame]] for Asian [[professional footballer]]s maintained by [[Asian Football Confederation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxscorenews.com/asian-football-confederation-announces-hall-of-fame-inductees-p106949-279.htm|title=Asian Football Confederation announces Hall of Fame inductees|language=en|publisher=Boxscorenews|access-date=3 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702192704/https://boxscorenews.com/asian-football-confederation-announces-hall-of-fame-inductees-p106949-279.htm|archive-date=2 July 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Reuters">{{cite web|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/soccer-asia-halloffame-idINKCN0J50YG20141121|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305212927/http://in.reuters.com/article/soccer-asia-halloffame-idINKCN0J50YG20141121|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 March 2016|editor=Peter Rutherford|first=Patrick|last=Johnston|title=Kewell, Hong, Daei among AFC's first Hall of Fame inductees|date=21 November 2014 |accessdate=21 November 2014|work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> AFC officially created it for 60th anniversary of its foundation on 30 November 2014.<ref name="Goal">{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/10/22/5355381/bhaichung-bhutia-inducted-in-afcs-hall-of-fame|first=Shikharr |last=Chandra|title=Bhaichung Bhutia inducted in AFC's hall of fame|date=22 October 2014 |accessdate=21 November 2014|work=Goal.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/bhaichung-receives-afc-hall-of-fame-award|title=BHAICHUNG RECEIVES AFC 'HALL OF FAME AWARD'|access-date=30 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/bhaichung-bhutia-inducted-in-asian-football-confederations-hall-of-fame/articleshow/44908134.cms|title=Bhaichung Bhutia inducted in Asian Football Confederation's Hall of Fame|access-date=30 November 2021}}</ref>
==Inductees== A total of 10 players were inaugural inductees in 2014.<ref name="Reuters"/> Inductees are listed according to the date of their induction and then sorted according to last name alphabetically.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: centre;" |- ! style="width:1%;"| Year ! style="width:15%;"| Inductee<ref>{{cite web |title=Asian Football Confederation announces Hall of Fame inductees |url=http://boxscorenews.com/asian-football-confederation-announces-hall-of-fame-inductees-p106949-279.htm |website=Boxscore World Sportswire |accessdate=April 24, 2020}}</ref> ! style="width:15%;"| Nationality ! style="width:1%;"| Position ! style="width:1%;"| Gender ! style="width:10%;"| Career{{efn|The years of the player's first and last appearance for a professional club or national team.}} ! class="unsortable"| AFC awards{{efn|Other individual achievements awarded by [[Asian Football Confederation]].}} |- |2014 |scope=row style=text-align:left|{{sortname|Homayoun|Behzadi|Homayoun Behzadi}} |align="left"|{{flag|Iran|1964}} |[[Midfielder]] <br>[[Forward (association football)|Forward]] |Man |1958–1972 |[[AFC Asian Cup awards#Top Goalscorers|Asian Cup top scorer]]: 1968 <br>[[AFC Annual Awards#Asian All Stars|Asian All-Star]]: 1967 |- |2014 |scope=row style=text-align:left|{{sortname|Bhaichung|Bhutia|Bhaichung Bhutia}} |align="left"|{{IND}} |[[Forward (association football)|Forward]] |Man |1993–2013 |align="center"|— |- |2014 |scope=row style=text-align:left|{{sortname|Ali|Daei|Ali Daei}} |align="left"|{{IRN}} |[[Forward (association football)|Forward]] |Man |1988–2007 |[[Asian Footballer of the Year#AFC award|Player of the Year]]: 1999 <br>[[AFC Asian Cup awards#Top Goalscorers|Asian Cup top scorer]]: 1996 <br>[[AFC Asian Cup awards#Team of the Tournament|Asian Cup All-Star Team]]: 1996 <br>[[AFC Annual Awards#Asian All Stars|Asian All-Star]]: 1993, 1998, 1999 |- |2014 |scope=row style=text-align:left|{{sortname|Myung-bo|Hong|Hong Myung-bo}} |align="left"|{{KOR}} |[[Defender (association football)|Defender]] |Man |1992–2004 |[[AFC Asian Cup awards#Team of the Tournament|Asian Cup All-Star Team]]: 2000 <br>[[AFC Annual Awards#Asian All Stars|Asian All-Star]]: 1993, 1997, 2000 |- |2014 |scope=row style=text-align:left|{{sortname|Sami|Jaber|Sami Al-Jaber}} |align="left"|{{KSA}} |[[Forward (association football)|Forward]] |Man |1988–2008 |align="center"|— |- |2014 |scope=row style=text-align:left|{{sortname|Harry|Kewell|Harry Kewell}} |align="left"|{{AUS}} |[[Midfielder]] <br>[[Forward (association football)|Forward]] |Man |1996–2014 |[[AFC Asian Cup awards#Team of the Tournament|Asian Cup All-Star Team]]: 2007 |- |2014 |scope=row style=text-align:left|{{sortname|Yasuhiko|Okudera|Yasuhiko Okudera}} |align="left"|{{JAP}} |[[Midfielder]] |Man |1970–1988 |align="center"|— |- |2014 |align="left"|{{sortname|Homare|Sawa|Homare Sawa}} |align="left"|{{JAP}} |[[Midfielder]] |Woman |1991–2015 |[[AFC Women's Asian Cup#Awards|Women's Asian Cup MVP]]: 2008 <br>[[AFC Annual Awards#Women's Player of the Year|Women's Player of the Year]]: 2004, 2009 |- |2014 |align="left"|{{sortname|Chin Ann|Soh|Soh Chin Ann}} |align="left"|{{MAS}} |[[Defender (association football)|Defender]] |Man |1968–1988 |[[AFC Asian Cup awards#Team of the Tournament|Asian Cup All-Star Team]]: 1980 <br>[[AFC Annual Awards#Asian All Stars|Asian All-Star]]: 1982 |- |2014 |align="left"|{{sortname|Wen|Sun|Sun Wen (footballer)}} |align="left"|{{CHN}} |[[Forward (association football)|Forward]] |Woman |1989–2006 |[[AFC Annual Awards#Women's Player of the Year|Women's Player of the Year]]: 1999 |} {{notelist}}
== Statistics == ===Inductees by country=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" !rowspan="2"|Rank !rowspan="2"|Country !colspan="3"|Inductees |- !Men !Women !Total |- |rowspan="2"|1 |style=text-align:left|{{flag|Iran}}||2||0||2 |- |style=text-align:left|{{flag|Japan}}||1||1||2 |- |rowspan="6"|3 |style=text-align:left|{{flag|Australia}}||1||0||1 |- |style=text-align:left|{{flag|China}}||0||1||1 |- |style=text-align:left|{{flag|India}}||1||0||1 |- |style=text-align:left|{{flag|Malaysia}}||1||0||1 |- |style=text-align:left|{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}||1||0||1 |- |style=text-align:left|{{flag|South Korea}}||1||0||1 |}
==See also== *[[AFC Annual Awards]]
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == {{Portal bar|Asia|Association football}} {{Asian Football Hall of Fame}}
[[Category:Association football museums and halls of fame]] [[Category:Asian Football Confederation]] [[Category:Asian football trophies and awards|Footballer]] [[Category:Awards established in 2014]] [[Category:Halls of fame in Malaysia]]