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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in most countries and territories in Asia.^[a] It is one of the six continental confederations under FIFA and is responsible for organising international competitions for national teams and clubs within its jurisdiction, including the AFC Asian Cup and AFC Champions League Elite. Founded in 1954 and headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the AFC comprises 47 member associations.

History

The idea of an Asian Football Confederation was first brought up during the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.^[4] On 8 May 1954, the AFC was officially formed at the 1954 Asian Games in Manila, Philippines.^[5]^[6] The first president was Lo Man-kam of Hong Kong, and the first office was based in Hong Kong.^[5] The 13 founding members included Afghanistan, Burma, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, South Vietnam, and Taiwan.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Of the AFC’s original 13 member associations, only seven entered the qualifying tournament for the inaugural AFC Asian Cup in 1956.^[4] Four teams ultimately qualified for the final tournament, which was held in then-British Hong Kong.^[4] The 1956 tournament was the first edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the world’s second-oldest continental national-team football competition.^[10]

Arab countries entered the Asian Cup qualifiers for the first time in the 1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification,^[4] following Israel‘s withdrawal.^[11] Israel was eventually expelled from the AFC in 1974, due to political pressure from Arab and Muslim members that refused to play against Israel.^[12]

In 1958, the office relocated from Hong Kong to Malaysia.^[5] In 2000, the AFC House was inaugurated as the AFC’s headquarters; based in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, the construction cost RM 18 million (US$ 8.18 million).^[5]

Women’s football

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.^[13]

Executive committee

On 1 February 2023, the AFC’s member associations elected the AFC Executive Committee for the term 2023 to 2027. Including the AFC president, the AFC has seven members on the FIFA Council.^[14]

AFC President and FIFA Senior Vice President

Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa

AFC Vice Presidents

Hachem Haidar
Mehdi Taj
Ugen Tsechup
Zaw Zaw
Ganbaatar Amgalanbaatar

AFC Female Executive Committee Members

Susan Riyad Abdelrahim Al Shalabi
Mahfuza Akhter Kiron
Kanya Keomany^[b]
Han Un-gyong

FIFA Council Members

AFC Executive Committee Members

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

List of AFC presidents

President	Nationality	Term
Lo Man-kam	Hong Kong	1954
Kwok Chan	Hong Kong	1954–1956
William Louey	Hong Kong	1956–1957
Chan Nam-cheong	Hong Kong	1957–1958
Tunku Abdul Rahman	Malaysia	1958–1976
Kambiz Atabay	Iran	1976–1978
Hamzah Abu Samah	Malaysia	1978–1994
Ahmad Shah	Malaysia	1994–2002
Mohammed bin Hammam	Qatar	2002–2011
Zhang Jilong	China	2011–2013 (acting)
Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa	Bahrain	2013–present

Members

Due to the geographical size of Asia, the AFC is subdivided into five sub-confederations:

ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) – represents countries in Southeast Asia, plus Australia.
Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) – represents countries in Central Asia, comprising Afghanistan, Iran and most of Central Asia, except Kazakhstan.
East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) – represents nations in East Asia, plus Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) – represents countries in South Asia.
West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) – represents countries in West Asia, except Israel.

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

Former members

Code	Association	Year	Note
NZL	New Zealand	1964^[15]	Founding member of the OFC in 1966.
ISR	Israel	1954–1974	Joined UEFA after international matches against national teams representing Arab countries boycotted by the West Asian Football Federation.^[16]^[17] Later became a full UEFA member in 1994.
VSO	South Vietnam	1954–1975	Unified with North Vietnam as Vietnam.
YMD	South Yemen	1972–1990^[18]	Unified with North Yemen as Yemen.
KAZ	Kazakhstan	1993–2002	Joined UEFA in 2002.^[19]^[20]

Competitions

AFC competitions

The AFC organizes the AFC Asian Cup and the AFC Women’s Asian Cup, both held every four years. It also runs the AFC Futsal Asian Cup, AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup, and the AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup, along with various youth and age-group international association football and futsal tournaments. In addition, the AFC oversees the Asian qualifying tournaments for the FIFA World Cup and for football at the Summer Olympics.

The premier men’s club competition is the AFC Champions League Elite, which is an amalgamation of the Asian Club Championship, the Asian Cup Winners’ Cup, and the Asian Super Cup. It features leading clubs from AFC member associations, with the number of participating teams determined by the ranking of each association, allowing for promotion or relegation of slots based on performance. The top-tier women’s club competition is the AFC Women’s Champions League, introduced in the 2024–25 season.^[21]

The second-tier men’s club competition is the AFC Champions League Two, while the third tier is the AFC Challenge League, both of which were restructured and rebranded in 2024.^[22]

The AFC also organizes the annual AFC Futsal Club Championship, the continent’s premier club futsal competition.^[23]

National teams:

Men

Women

Esports

AFC eAsian Cup

Clubs:

Men

Women

AFC Women’s Champions League

Esports

AFC eChampions League Elite

Defunct

National teams:

Men

Women

AFC U-14 Girls’ Regional Championship^[25]

Clubs:

Men

Women

AFC Women’s Club Championship

Current title holders

Men’s national teams
Competition	Year	Champions	Title	Runners-up	Next edition^[26]^[27]
Asian Cup (qualification)	2023 (qual.)	Qatar	2nd	Jordan	2027 (qual.)
Nations League	—	—	—	—	TBD
U-23 Asian Cup	2026 (qual.)	Japan	3rd	China	2028 (qual.)
U-20 Asian Cup	2025 (qual.)	Australia	1st	Saudi Arabia	2027 (qual.)
U-17 Asian Cup	2026 (qual.)	Japan	5th	China	2027 (qual.)
Futsal Asian Cup	2026 (qual.)	Iran	14th	Indonesia	2028 (qual.)
U-20 Futsal Asian Cup	2019 (qual.)	Japan	1st	Afghanistan	2029 (qual.)
Beach Soccer Asian Cup	2025	Iran	4th	Oman	2027
Women’s national teams
Women’s Asian Cup (qualification)	2026 (qual.)	Japan	3rd	Australia	2029 (qual.)
U-20 Women’s Asian Cup	2026 (qual.)	Japan	7th	North Korea	2028 (qual.)
U-17 Women’s Asian Cup	2026 (qual.)	North Korea	5th	Japan	2027 (qual.)
Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament	2024	Australia Japan	N/A	Uzbekistan North Korea	2028
Women’s Futsal Asian Cup	2025	Japan	1st	Thailand	2027
Men’s club teams
Champions League Elite	2025–26	Al-Ahli	2nd	Machida Zelvia	2026–27
Champions League Two	2025–26	Gamba Osaka	1st	Al-Nassr	2026–27
Challenge League	2025–26	Kuwait	1st	Svay Rieng	2026–27
Futsal Club Championship	2019	Nagoya Oceans	4th	Mes Sungun	2027
Women’s club teams
Women’s Champions League	2025–26	Naegohyang	1st	Tokyo Verdy Beleza	2026–27 (qual.)

Esports

Competition	Current	Game	Winner	Details	Runner-up	Next
AFC eAsian Cup	2023	eFootball 2024	Indonesia	Final	Japan	TBD
AFC eChampions League Elite	2025	eFootball 2025	Al Nassr	Final	Persepolis	2026

Defunct tournaments

Men’s national teams
Competition	Last held	Champions	Title	Runners-up
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	Total
Nation	Asia	U23	U20	U17	Asia	U20	U17	Men’s	U20	Women’s	Men’s	Total
Japan	4	3	1	5	3	7	4	4	1	1	3	36
Iran	3	–	4	1	–	–	–	14	1	2	4	29
South Korea	2	1	12	2	–	2	1	–	–	–	–	20
North Korea	–	–	3	2	3	2	5	–	–	–	–	15
China	–	–	1	2	9	1	–	–	–	–	–	13
Saudi Arabia	3	1	3	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9
Iraq	1	1	5	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8
Israel	1	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7
Myanmar	–	–	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7
Qatar	2	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4
Thailand	–	–	2	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	4
Uzbekistan	–	1	1	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4
Australia	1	–	1	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
Chinese Taipei	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
Oman	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	3
United Arab Emirates	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	3
Bahrain	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1
India	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Indonesia	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Kuwait	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
New Zealand	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Syria	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1

FIFA World Rankings

Overview

FIFA Men’s Rankings (as of 11 June 2026)^[28]
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 Rankings (as of 21 April 2026)^[29]
AFC*	FIFA	+/-	National Team	Points
1	5	3	Japan	2011.27
2	11	2	North Korea	1910.63
3	15		Australia	1838.17
4	16	1	China	1817.53
5	19	2	South Korea	1779.81
6	37	1	Vietnam	1593.71
7	39	2	Philippines	1566.44
8	40		Chinese Taipei	1566.09
9	50	3	Thailand	1478.09
10	53	4	Uzbekistan	1472.13
11	55	1	Myanmar	1469.68
12	68		Iran	1370.37
13	69	2	India	1367.24
14	76		Jordan	1297.82
15	82		Hong Kong	1273.08
16	87	2	Nepal	1244.92
17	92	1	Malaysia	1218.02
18	98	1	Guam	1201.91
19	106	1	Indonesia	1175.97
20	108	2	Bahrain	1169.3
21	112		Bangladesh	1165.57
22	113	1	Laos	1164.92
23	117		Cambodia	1146.28
24	123	3	United Arab Emirates	1126.67
25	129	3	Palestine	1102.89
26	130		Lebanon	1100.95
27	140	1	Turkmenistan	1063.88
28	143	1	Kyrgyzstan	1048.29
29	146	3	Mongolia	1035.67
30	152		Singapore	1019.15
31	154		Pakistan	1008.65
32	157		Timor-Leste	965.35
33	158		Tajikistan	954.78
34	160	1	Saudi Arabia	942.58
35	161	1	Syria	931.42
36	162	1	Sri Lanka	930.2
37	164	1	Bhutan	924.11
38	166		Iraq	910.49
39	167		Maldives	908.71
40	176	1	Macau	846.95
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

Team of the Year

Teams ranking in the top four – Men’s^[28]
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

Teams ranking in the top four – Women’s^[29]
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

Major tournament records

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

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																		R1	R1	R1	R2	Q			5
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Former tournaments

FIFA Confederations Cup

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

Notes

^ ^a ^b Also including some countries/territories in Oceania such as Australia, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
^ also a FIFA Council Member
^ Former member of the Oceania Football Confederation (1966–1972, 1978–2006), joined AFC.
^ ^a ^b Oceania country or territory is a member of the Oceania National Olympic Committees rather than the Olympic Council of Asia.
^ Macau’s Olympic Committee is an OCA member but not an IOC member.
^ Part of the United States Olympic Committee.
^ Australia has qualified for the FIFA WC for seven times, twice through OFC qualifying and five times through the AFC.
^ Indonesia competed as the Dutch East Indies in 1938.
^ 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. 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.^[30]

References

^ “AFC STATUTES Edition 2017” (PDF). AFC. 8 May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ “AFC GENERAL SECRETARY: DATO’ WINDSOR JOHN”. Arabian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
^ Christopher Raj (3 December 2015). “Prime choice to lead FIFA”. The Star. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d “From humble beginnings…” The Singapore Monitor. 25 November 1984. p. 18. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d “New home for AFC”. The Straits Times. 18 May 2000. p. 84. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
^ “All-Asia football association”. The Straits Times. 8 May 1954. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2020. The Asian Games (sic) Football Confederation was formed in Manila yesterday.
^ 香港足球總會九十週年紀念特刊 (Hong Kong Football Association 90th Anniversary Booklet) 2004
^ “AFC 60th Anniversary: Back to where it all began”. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018.
^ “AFC’s 63rd anniversary: Seven events that shaped Asian football”. Asian Football 2000Confederation. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024.
^ “The remarkable rise of Asia’s greatest showpiece”. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
^ “Malaysia, Singapore stay in Asian Cup central zone”. The Straits Times. 16 August 1970. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
^ “Israel Ousted From Asian Football Confederation”. JTA. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 16 September 1974. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
^ “Football (Soccer) − Asian Football Confederation”. Asian Sports Net. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
^ “AFC Executive Committee and Asia’s FIFA Council members confirmed”. the-AFC. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
^ “AFC TELLS INDONESIA: PAY OR BE SACKED”. The Straits Times. 28 August 1964. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
^ “Aust-Asian bid fails”. The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 September 1974. p. 11. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
^ Montague, James (27 February 2008). “Time is right for Israel to return to its Asian roots”. The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
^ “Arabia and Yemen are new members”. The Straits Times. 28 July 1972. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
^ “UEFA delegation visit Kazakhstan”. UEFA. 26 June 2002.
^ “The curious case of Kazakh football”. FIFA. 21 October 2022.
^ AFC Women’s Club Championship Archived 15 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine the-afc.com
^ Griffiths, Ian. “Clubs sandwiched”. FootballAsia.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2005. Retrieved 19 July 2005.
^ AFC Futsal Club Championship Archived 22 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine the-afc.com
^ “the-afc.com”. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ “the-afc.com”. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ “FIFA Arab Cup: Group A Palestine-Tunisia”. Asian Football Confederation. 4 December 2025. Archived from the original on 6 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
^ “Club Competitions”. the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b “The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking”. 11 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
^ ^a ^b “The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking”. 21 April 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
^ “Latest update on the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022”. Asian Football Confederation. 23 January 2022. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.

External links

Official website (in English and Arabic)

[rdp-we-cite_note-Outside_Asia-1] Also including some countries/territories in Oceania such as Australia, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.

[rdp-we-cite_note-16] also a FIFA Council Member

[rdp-we-cite_note-17] Former member of the Oceania Football Confederation (1966–1972, 1978–2006), joined AFC.

[rdp-we-cite_note-oc-onoc-18] Oceania country or territory is a member of the Oceania National Olympic Committees rather than the Olympic Council of Asia.

[rdp-we-cite_note-19] Macau’s Olympic Committee is an OCA member but not an IOC member.

[rdp-we-cite_note-20] Part of the United States Olympic Committee.

[rdp-we-cite_note-36] Australia has qualified for the FIFA WC for seven times, twice through OFC qualifying and five times through the AFC.

[rdp-we-cite_note-37] Indonesia competed as the Dutch East Indies in 1938.

[rdp-we-cite_note-39] 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. 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.^[30]

[rdp-we-cite_note-2] “AFC STATUTES Edition 2017” (PDF). AFC. 8 May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[rdp-we-cite_note-3] “AFC GENERAL SECRETARY: DATO’ WINDSOR JOHN”. Arabian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.

[rdp-we-cite_note-4] Christopher Raj (3 December 2015). “Prime choice to lead FIFA”. The Star. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2016.

[rdp-we-cite_note-:0-5] “From humble beginnings…” The Singapore Monitor. 25 November 1984. p. 18. Retrieved 3 June 2026.

[rdp-we-cite_note-:1-6] “New home for AFC”. The Straits Times. 18 May 2000. p. 84. Retrieved 3 June 2026.

[rdp-we-cite_note-7] “All-Asia football association”. The Straits Times. 8 May 1954. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2020. The Asian Games (sic) Football Confederation was formed in Manila yesterday.

[rdp-we-cite_note-8] 香港足球總會九十週年紀念特刊 (Hong Kong Football Association 90th Anniversary Booklet) 2004

[rdp-we-cite_note-9] “AFC 60th Anniversary: Back to where it all began”. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018.

[rdp-we-cite_note-10] “AFC’s 63rd anniversary: Seven events that shaped Asian football”. Asian Football 2000Confederation. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024.

[rdp-we-cite_note-11] “The remarkable rise of Asia’s greatest showpiece”. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

[rdp-we-cite_note-12] “Malaysia, Singapore stay in Asian Cup central zone”. The Straits Times. 16 August 1970. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2016.

[rdp-we-cite_note-JTA2-13] “Israel Ousted From Asian Football Confederation”. JTA. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 16 September 1974. Retrieved 12 May 2026.

[rdp-we-cite_note-14] “Football (Soccer) − Asian Football Confederation”. Asian Sports Net. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.

[rdp-we-cite_note-AFC_Congress_2023-15] “AFC Executive Committee and Asia’s FIFA Council members confirmed”. the-AFC. Retrieved 3 June 2026.

[rdp-we-cite_note-21] “AFC TELLS INDONESIA: PAY OR BE SACKED”. The Straits Times. 28 August 1964. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2014.

[rdp-we-cite_note-22] “Aust-Asian bid fails”. The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 September 1974. p. 11. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2014.

[rdp-we-cite_note-israel-23] Montague, James (27 February 2008). “Time is right for Israel to return to its Asian roots”. The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

[rdp-we-cite_note-24] “Arabia and Yemen are new members”. The Straits Times. 28 July 1972. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

[rdp-we-cite_note-25] “UEFA delegation visit Kazakhstan”. UEFA. 26 June 2002.

[rdp-we-cite_note-26] “The curious case of Kazakh football”. FIFA. 21 October 2022.

[rdp-we-cite_note-27] AFC Women’s Club Championship Archived 15 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine the-afc.com

[rdp-we-cite_note-28] Griffiths, Ian. “Clubs sandwiched”. FootballAsia.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2005. Retrieved 19 July 2005.

[rdp-we-cite_note-29] AFC Futsal Club Championship Archived 22 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine the-afc.com

[rdp-we-cite_note-30] “the-afc.com”. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

[rdp-we-cite_note-31] “the-afc.com”. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

[rdp-we-cite_note-32] “FIFA Arab Cup: Group A Palestine-Tunisia”. Asian Football Confederation. 4 December 2025. Archived from the original on 6 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.

[rdp-we-cite_note-33] “Club Competitions”. the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

[rdp-we-cite_note-FIFA_World_Rankings-34] “The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking”. 11 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.

[rdp-we-cite_note-FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-35] “The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking”. 21 April 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.

[rdp-we-cite_note-India-38] “Latest update on the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022”. Asian Football Confederation. 23 January 2022. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.

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