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

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football, beach football, and futsal in some countries/territories in Asia and Oceania. It has 47 member countries most of which are located in Asia. Australia, formerly in OFC, joined AFC in 2006. Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, both territories of the United States, are also AFC members that are geographically in Oceania. The Asian Ladies Football Confederation (ALFC) was the section of AFC who managed women's association football in Asia. The group was independently founded in April 1968 in a meeting involving Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. In 1986 ALFC merged with AFC.[5]

Executive Committee

AFC President and FIFA Senior Vice President[6]
FIFA Council Members[6]
AFC Vice Presidents[6]
AFC Executive Committee Members[6]
AFC Female Executive Committee Members[6]
General Secretary

Notes

  1. ^ also a FIFA Council Member

Member associations

AFC regional federations

The AFC has 47 member associations split into 5 regions. Some nations proposed a South West Asian Federation that would not interfere with AFC zones.[7][8][9] Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), Republic of China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam were founding members.[10][11]

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

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

Former members

Association Year Note
 Israel 1954–1974 Expelled from AFC competitions in 1974, as a result of a proposal by Kuwait (as other Muslim and Arab countries refused to play against Israel), that was adopted by a vote of 17 to 13 with 6 abstentions.[12][13] and later Became a full UEFA member in 1994.
 New Zealand 1964[14] Founding member of OFC in 1966.
 South Yemen 1972–1990[15] Joined North Yemen as Yemen.
 Kazakhstan 1993–2002 Joined UEFA in 2002.

Tournaments

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

National teams

Men's

Women's

AFC runs the AFC Asian Cup and the AFC Women's Asian Cup, and the AFC Solidarity Cup replace AFC Challenge Cup for a country that has few chances to play in the Asian Cup. The 3 tournaments 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.

Clubs

Men's

Women's

The top-ranked AFC tournament for association football clubs is the AFC Champions League which started in the 2002–03 season (an amalgamation of the Asian Club Championship and the Asian Cup Winners' Cup) and gathers the top 1–4 teams of each country (the number of teams depend on that country's ranking and can be upgraded or downgraded); this tournament only gathered teams from top country. And AFC Women's Club Championship for women's association football club competition.[16]

A 2nd, lower-ranked tournament is the AFC Cup which was launched by AFC in 2004. A 3rd tournament, the AFC President's Cup which had started in 2005 was absorbed into the AFC Cup in 2015.[17]

AFC runs an annual Asian futsal club tournament, the AFC Futsal Club Championship for futsal club competition.[18]

Defunct

See also: Category:Defunct association football competitions

National teams

Clubs

Current title holders

See also: Portal:Current events/Sports, 2023 in association football, 2023 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

For events postponed or cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, see Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports.
Tournament Year Champions Title Runners-up Next edition[21][22]
National teams
AFC Asian Cup 2019 (final) Qatar Qatar 1st  Japan 2023 (final)
AFC U-23 Asian Cup 2022 (final)  Saudi Arabia 1st  Uzbekistan 2024 (final)
Men's Asian Games Football Tournament 2018 (final)  South Korea 5th  Japan 2023 (final)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2023 (final)  Uzbekistan 1st  Iraq 2025 (final)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023 (final)  Japan 4rd  South Korea 2025 (final)
AFC Solidarity Cup 2016 (final)    Nepal 1st  Macau 2024 (final)
Boys' Asian Youth Games Football Tournament 2013  South Korea 2nd  Iran 2025
AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2022 (final)  Japan 4th  Iran 2024 (final)
Men's Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Futsal Tournament 2017  Iran 5th  Uzbekistan 2023
AFC U-20 Futsal Asian Cup 2019 (final)  Japan 1st  Afghanistan 2023 (final)
AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup 2023 (final)  Iran 3rd  Japan 2025 (final)
Men's Asian Beach Games Beach Soccer Tournament 2016  Japan 1st  Oman 2023
National teams (women)
AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 (final)  China 9th  South Korea 2026 (final)
Women's Asian Games Football Tournament 2018 (final)  Japan 2nd  China 2023 (final)
AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2020 (play-off) — — — 2024 (play-off)
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup 2019 (final)  Japan 6th  North Korea 2024 (final)
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup 2019 (final)  Japan 4th  North Korea 2024 (final)
AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup 2018 (final)  Iran 2nd  Japan 2022 (final)
Women's Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Futsal Tournament 2017  Thailand 1st  Japan 2023
Club teams
AFC Champions League 2022 (final) Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 3rd Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 2023–24 (final)
AFC Cup 2022 (final) Oman Al-Seeb 1st Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City 2023–24 (final)
AFC Futsal Club Championship 2019 (final) Japan Nagoya Oceans 4th Iran Mes Sungun 2023 (final)
Club teams (women)
AFC Women's Club Championship 2021 Jordan Amman 1st Iran Shahrdari Sirjan 2022 (final)

Defunct tournaments

See also: Category:Defunct association football competitions
Competition Last held Champions Title Runners-up
National teams
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations 2007  Japan 2nd  Egypt
AFC-OFC Challenge Cup 2003  Iran 1st  New Zealand
AFC Challenge Cup 2014  Palestine 1st  Philippines
AFC U-14 Championship 2014  Iraq 1st  North Korea
Club teams
Afro-Asian Club Championship 1998 Morocco Raja Casablanca 1st South Korea Pohang Steelers
Asian Cup Winners' Cup 2001–02 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 2nd South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
President's Cup 2014 Turkmenistan HTTU Asgabat 1st North Korea Rimyongsu
Asian Super Cup 2002 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2nd Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal

Titles by nation

Nation Men Women Futsal Beach Soccer Club Inter Conf. Nation Total
Asia Sol Cha Asiad U23 U20 U17 U14 AYG Asia Asiad U20 U17 Men AIMm U20 Wmn AIMw BS ABG ACL ACC APC AWC ASC WCC FCC AAN AO AAC
 Japan 4 1 1 1 3 2 2 6 4 4 1 3 3 1 7 5 2 1 4 2 1  Japan 58
 Iran 3 4 4 1 12 5 1 2 3 2 3 1 4 1  Iran 46
 South Korea 2 5 1 12 2 2 2 1 12 3 1 2  South Korea 45
 Saudi Arabia 3 1 3 2 6 6 3  Saudi Arabia 24
 China 1 2 9 3 1 3  China 19
 North Korea 2 1 3 2 3 3 1 3  North Korea 18
 Iraq 1 1 1 5 1 1 3  Iraq 13
 Israel 1 6 3  Israel 10
 Myanmar 2 7 1  Myanmar 10
 Thailand 2 1 1 1 2 2 1  Thailand 10
 Chinese Taipei 2 3 1  Chinese Taipei 6
 Qatar 1 1 1 1 2  Qatar 6
 Kuwait 1 4  Kuwait 5
 Tajikistan 1 4  Tajikistan 5
 United Arab Emirates 1 2 1 1  United Arab Emirates 5
 Uzbekistan 1 1 1 1 1  Uzbekistan 5
 India 1 2 1  India 4
 Jordan 3 1  Jordan 4
 Oman 2 1 1  Oman 4
 Australia 1 1 1  Australia 3
 Bahrain 1 2  Bahrain 3
 Syria 1 2  Syria 3
 Kyrgyzstan 2  Kyrgyzstan 2
 Turkmenistan 2  Turkmenistan 2
 Indonesia 1  Indonesia 1
 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 Rankings (as of 20 July 2023)[23]
AFC* FIFA +/- National Team Points
1 20 Steady  Japan 1595.96
2 22 Steady  Iran 1556.59
3 27 Steady  Australia 1530.45
4 28 Steady  South Korea 1529.3
5 54 Decrease 1  Saudi Arabia 1421.46
6 59 Decrease 1  Qatar 1395.57
7 70 Steady  Iraq 1345.21
8 72 Steady  United Arab Emirates 1336.28
9 73 Steady  Oman 1332.45
10 74 Steady  Uzbekistan 1327.58
11 80 Decrease 1  China 1304.78
12 82 Steady  Jordan 1296.26
13 86 Steady  Bahrain 1282.05
14 94 Steady  Syria 1241.62
15 95 Steady  Vietnam 1238.23
16 96 Steady  Palestine 1233.02
17 97 Steady  Kyrgyzstan 1224.8
18 99 Increase 1  India 1208.69
19 100 Increase 2  Lebanon 1205.77
20 110 Decrease 1  Tajikistan 1179.54
21 113 Steady  Thailand 1174.37
22 115 Steady  North Korea 1169.96
23 135 Steady  Philippines 1095.66
24 136 Increase 1  Malaysia 1091.57
25 137 Increase 4  Kuwait 1090.42
26 138 Steady  Turkmenistan 1089.77
27 149 Steady  Hong Kong 1049.74
28 150 Steady  Indonesia 1047.46
29 153 Steady  Chinese Taipei 1028.18
30 155 Decrease 1  Maldives 1021.85
31 156 Steady  Yemen 1020.37
32 157 Steady  Afghanistan 1020.32
33 158 Steady  Singapore 1014.78
34 160 Steady  Myanmar 1000.26
35 175 Steady    Nepal 958.05
36 176 Steady  Cambodia 942.97
37 182 Steady  Macau 913.68
38 183 Steady  Mongolia 908.71
39 185 Decrease 1  Bhutan 900.65
40 187 Increase 1  Laos 899.58
41 189 Increase 3  Bangladesh 892.44
42 190 Increase 1  Brunei 891.12
43 192 Increase 3  Timor-Leste 860.45
44 201 Steady  Pakistan 847.67
45 203 Increase 3  Guam 838.33
46 204 Increase 3  Sri Lanka 825.25
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points
FIFA Women's Rankings (as of 9 June 2023)[24]
AFC* FIFA +/- National Team Points
1 10 Steady  Australia 1919.69
2 11 Steady  Japan 1916.68
3 14 Decrease 1  China 1854.49
4 17 Steady  South Korea 1840.27
5 32 Increase 1  Vietnam 1648.89
6 37 Steady  Chinese Taipei 1578.28
7 44 Steady  Thailand 1530.56
8 46 Increase 3  Philippines 1512.97
9 49 Increase 1  Uzbekistan 1498.55
10 50 Decrease 3  Myanmar 1487.58
11 60 Increase 1  India 1413.52
12 61 Increase 6  Iran 1409.89
13 73 Decrease 5  Jordan 1322.78
14 78 Increase 1  Hong Kong 1297.87
15 84 Increase 1  Bahrain 1254.12
16 87 Decrease 3  Laos 1240.52
17 89 Decrease 1  Malaysia 1228.66
18 93 Steady  Guam 1218.07
19 101 Decrease 1    Nepal 1199.88
20 105 Decrease 6  Indonesia 1179.93
21 113 Steady  United Arab Emirates 1158.26
22 118 Increase 1  Cambodia 1144.56
23 127 Increase 1  Mongolia 1108.79
24 128 Decrease 5  Kyrgyzstan 1099.57
25 130 Decrease 1  Palestine 1091.95
26 131 Increase 3  Singapore 1090.86
27 138 Increase 4  Lebanon 1062.88
28 140 Steady  Bangladesh 1054.55
29 149 Decrease 5  Tajikistan 991.2
30 154 Increase 1  Sri Lanka 955.21
31 156 Decrease 3  Timor-Leste 946.01
32 160 Decrease 1  Maldives 938.55
33 170 Increase 1  Saudi Arabia 844.3
34 171 Increase 7  Bhutan 841.86
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

Historical leaders

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

Team of the Year

Teams ranking in the top four – Men's[23]
Year First Second Third Fourth
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 11 (1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2022) 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) 8 (1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2019, 2020, 2022) 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) 15 (1996, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
 Australia 3 (2008, 2009, 2010) 3 (2011, 2017, 2017) 1 (2012)
 Uzbekistan 0 0 1 (2006)
 Kuwait 0 0 1 (1998)
Teams ranking in the top four – Women's[24]
Year First Second Third Fourth
2022  North Korea  Australia  Japan  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

Men's elo rankings

World Football Elo Ratings for AFC members:[25]

AFC Elo Rankings Country Elo ratings 1 year change
1 15  Japan 1,854 Increase 16
2 27  Iran 1,801 Decrease 2
3 29  Australia 1,771 Increase 14
4 32  South Korea 1,760 Decrease 6
5 57  Iraq 1,616 Increase 10
6 61  Uzbekistan 1,607 Increase 9
7 62  Jordan 1,598 Increase 4
8 65  Oman 1,574 Increase 4
9 67  Saudi Arabia 1,572 Decrease 8
10 77  Qatar 1,515 Decrease 29
11 79  Bahrain 1,501 Decrease 1
12 87  China 1,478 Increase 3
13 91  United Arab Emirates 1,453 Decrease 10
14 98  Palestine 1,433 Decrease 5
15 103  Syria 1,415 Decrease 15
16 107  Vietnam 1,400 Increase 5
17 109  Kuwait 1,391 Increase 29
18 113  North Korea 1,375 Decrease 3
18 113  Thailand 1,375 Decrease 6
20 127  Tajikistan 1,325 Increase 9
21 135  Lebanon 1,303 Decrease 16
22 137  Indonesia 1,284 Increase 13
23 138  Malaysia 1,282 Increase 23
24 143  India 1,272 Increase 10
25 154  Turkmenistan 1,235 Decrease 5
26 155  Kyrgyzstan 1,231 Decrease 13
27 169  Singapore 1,134 Increase 4
28 170  Hong Kong 1,121 Decrease 1
29 177  Yemen 1,092 Decrease 2
30 178  Afghanistan 1,085 Decrease 2
31 185  Philippines 1,031 Decrease 8
32 194    Nepal 930 Increase 2
33 195  Chinese Taipei 924 Increase 2
34 197  Myanmar 910 Decrease 2
35 198  Bangladesh 903 Increase 8
36 201  Maldives 898 Decrease 4
37 204  Cambodia 863 Increase 1
38 209  Pakistan 810 Decrease 7
38 209  Mongolia 810 Steady
40 216  Guam 705 Steady
41 219  Macau 688 Decrease 1
42 223  Sri Lanka 675 Increase 1
43 224  Laos 662 Decrease 1
44 227  Timor-Leste 623 Steady
45 230  Brunei 601 Steady
46 233  Bhutan 560 Steady
47 238  Northern Mariana Islands 404 Steady

Club Competitions Ranking

The AFC Club Competitions Ranking ranks its member associations by results in the AFC competitions. Rankings are calculated by AFC.[26] Listed here are the top 30 countries.

AFC Country Points
1  Saudi Arabia 93.795
2  Japan 91.820
3  South Korea 88.295
4  Qatar 75.950
5  Iran 72.018
6  United Arab Emirates 64.130
7  China 57.630
8  Thailand 49.470
9  Uzbekistan 45.006
10  Iraq 36.902
11  Australia 34.080
12  Jordan 30.161
13  Malaysia 29.950
14  Vietnam 29.468
15  Hong Kong 27.450
16  Tajikistan 23.976
17  India 23.637
18  Bahrain 20.681
19  Kuwait 20.070
20  Turkmenistan 19.464
21  Philippines 18.428
22  Lebanon 17.761
23  Syria 17.612
24  Singapore 16.824
25  North Korea 16.117
26  Indonesia 15.083
27  Bangladesh 14.120
28  Oman 12.453
29  Maldives 9.467
30  Myanmar 8.287

Beach soccer national teams

Rankings are calculated by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW).[27]

AFC rank World rank Country Points
1 6  Japan 1549
2 7  Iran 1486
3 14  United Arab Emirates 945
4 21  Oman 555
5 40  Lebanon 217
6 47  Palestine 177
7 55  China 129
8 56  Bahrain 128
9 65  Malaysia 95
10 70  Iraq 78
11 71  Thailand 77
12 74  Afghanistan 69
13 79  Qatar 61
14 82  Syria 56
15 85  Kuwait 46
15 85  Kyrgyzstan 46
17 94  Saudi Arabia 30
18 108  Australia 0
19 111  Yemen 0
20 112  Philippines 0
21 113  Indonesia 0
22 115  Uzbekistan 0
23 115  Vietnam 0
24 115  Laos 0

Men's futsal

Per 16 May 2022:[28]

AFC FIFA Country Points +/-
1 6  Iran 1584 Increase 1
2 15  Japan 1353 Increase 1
3 21  Thailand 1284 Decrease 3
4 25  Uzbekistan 1252 Decrease 2
5 37  Australia 1119 Decrease 4
6 38  Vietnam 1095 Increase 1
7 40  Kuwait 1089 Increase 4
8 42  Indonesia 1077 Increase 6
9 44  Lebanon 1061 Decrease 2
10 45  Kyrgyzstan 1049 Decrease 3
11 50  Iraq 984 Increase 8
12 56  Tajikistan 940 Decrease 1
13 64  Turkmenistan 907 Increase 7
14 71  Bahrain 881 Increase 8
15 73  Malaysia 866 Decrease 5
16 75  South Korea 857 Decrease 2
17 77  Myanmar 849 Increase 13
18 78  China 848 Increase 1
20 83  Saudi Arabia 827 Increase 3
21 88  Qatar 807 Decrease 1
22 89  Chinese Taipei 803 Decrease 1
23 90  Oman 783 Increase 3
24 93  Afghanistan 757 Increase 3
25 97  United Arab Emirates 737 Decrease 8
26 105  Palestine 647 Increase 1
27 107  Hong Kong 622 Steady
28 108  Mongolia 595 Steady
29 109  Cambodia 576 Steady
30 110  East Timor 571 Steady
31 112  Macau 535 Increase 1
32 116  Brunei 524 Steady
33 117  Maldives 454 Steady
– –  Jordan** 877
– –  Singapore** 614
– –  Laos** 596
– –  Philippines** 540
– –  Guam** 486
– –  Yemen* 578
– –    Nepal* 568
– –  Bhutan* 543

a number between brackets is the rank of the previous week. (*)= Provisional ranking (played at least 10 matches) (**)= Inactive for more than 24 months

Women's futsal

AFC Women's National Futsal Team Ranking by The Roon Ba
Update: March 2022

AFC FIFA Country Points
1 7  Iran 5721
2 10  Japan 5636
3 11  Thailand 5614
4 23  Vietnam 5317
5 25  China 5252
6 26  Jordan 5252
7 29  Chinese Taipei 5721
8 34  Indonesia 5127
9 35  Australia 5167
10 37  Uzbekistan 5092
11 40  Malaysia 5007
12 42  Syria 4991
13 45  Myanmar 4901
14 46  Hong Kong 4897
15 48  Lebanon 4870
16 49  Bahrain 4852
17 51  Philippines 4745
18 53  Palestine 4720
19 61  Iraq 4391
20 62  Laos 4390
21 64  Kyrgyzstan 4314
22 66  Bangladesh 4126
23 67  Tajikistan 3995
24 68  Macau 3991
25 69  United Arab Emirates 3987
26 70  Turkmenistan 3945
27 72  Saudi Arabia 3669
28 73  Qatar 3660
29 74  Kuwait 3553
30 75  Afghanistan 3368

Tournament record

Legend

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

See also: Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record
Team 1930
Uruguay
(13) 		1934
Kingdom of Italy
(16) 		1938
French Third Republic
(15) 		1950
Fourth Brazilian Republic
(13) 		1954
Switzerland
(16) 		1958
Sweden
(16) 		1962
Chile
(16) 		1966
England
(16) 		1970
Mexico
(16) 		1974
West Germany
(16) 		1978
Argentina
(16) 		1982
Spain
(24) 		1986
Mexico
(24) 		1990
Italy
(24) 		1994
United States
(24) 		1998
France
(32) 		2002
Japan
South Korea
(32) 		2006
Germany
(32) 		2010
South Africa
(32) 		2014
Brazil
(32) 		2018
Russia
(32) 		2022
Qatar
(32) 		2026
Canada
Mexico
United States
(48) 		Years
 South Korea Did not exist × R1 × • × • • • • R1 R1 R1 R1 4th R1 R2 R1 R1 R2 11
 Japan × × × × • × • × • • • • • • • R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R2 7
 Iran × × × × × × × × × • R1 × × • • R1 • R1 • R1 R1 R1 6
 Saudi Arabia Did not exist × × × × × • • • • R2 R1 R1 R1 • • R1 R1 6
 Australia* Part of OFC R1 R1 R1 R2 4
 North Korea Did not exist × × × × QF × • × • • • • × × • R1 • • × 2
 Qatar Did not exist × × • • • • • • • • • R1 1
 China × × × × × • × × × × × • • • • • R1 • • • • • 1
 United Arab Emirates Did not exist × × • R1 • • • • • • • • 1
 Iraq Did not exist × × × × × × • × • R1 • • • • • • • • • 1
 Kuwait Did not exist × × × × × × • • R1 • • • • • • • • × • 1
 Indonesia[a] × × R1 × × • × × × • • • • • • • • • • • × • 1
 Israel Did not exist • • • • • R1 • Not a member of AFC 1
Total (13 teams) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 43

* Australia qualified for FIFA WC for six times, two as OFC member and four as AFC member.

  1. ^ Indonesia competed as the Dutch East Indies in 1938.

AFC Asian Cup

Main article: AFC Asian Cup records and statistics
AFC Asian Cup record
Team
(Total 35 teams) 		1956
Hong Kong
(4) 		1960
South Korea
(4) 		1964
Israel
(4) 		1968
Iran
(5) 		1972
Thailand
(6) 		1976
Iran
(6) 		1980