Asian Football Confederation

Asian Football Confederation
Abbreviation	AFC
Formation	7 May 1954
Founded at	Manila, Philippines
Type	Sports organisation
Headquarters	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Region served	Asia
Membership	47 member associations
Official language	Persian, Arabic, English
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
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"

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in most countries and territories in 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 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.^[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

The AFC has 47 member associations split into five subregions: Central (four former Soviet Central Asian countries plus Afghanistan and Iran), East (eight East Asian nations and two Micronesian territories: Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands), South (five countries on the Indian Subcontinent plus Maldives and Sri Lanka), South East (eleven ASEAN countries plus Australia), and West (twelve Arab countries). Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), the Republic of China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam were the founding members.^[7]^[8] 2000

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 U23 W U20 W U17 F	1952	1972	1969	Yes
CAM	Cambodia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1933	1954	1954	Yes
TLS	Timor-Leste	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	2002	2005	2002	Yes
IDN	Indonesia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1930	1952	1954	Yes
LAO	Laos	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1951	1952	1968	Yes
MAS	Malaysia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1933	1954	1954	Yes
MYA	Myanmar	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1947	1948	1954	Yes
PHI	Philippines	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1907	1930	1954	Yes
SGP	Singapore	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1892	1952	1954	Yes
THA	Thailand	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1916	1925	1954	Yes
VIE	Vietnam	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 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 U23 W U20 W U17 F	1933	1948	1954	Yes
IRN	Iran	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1920	1948	1958	Yes
KGZ	Kyrgyzstan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1992	1994	1993	Yes
TJK	Tajikistan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1936	1994	1993	Yes
TKM	Turkmenistan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1992	1994	1993	Yes
UZB	Uzbekistan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 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 U23 W U20 W U17 F	1924	1931	1974	Yes
TPE	Chinese Taipei	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1936	1954	1954	Yes
PRK	North Korea	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1945	1958	1974	Yes
GUM	Guam	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 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 U23 W U20 W U17 F	1914	1954	1954	Yes
JPN	Japan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1921	1921	1954	Yes
KOR	South Korea	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1928	1948	1954	Yes
MAC	Macau	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1939	1978	1978	No^[e]
MNG	Mongolia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1959	1998	1993	Yes
NMI	Northern Mariana Islands	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 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 U23 W U20 W U17 F	1972	1976	1974	Yes
BHU	Bhutan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1983	2000	1993	Yes
IND	India	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1937	1948	1954	Yes
MDV	Maldives	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1982	1986	1984	Yes
NEP	Nepal	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1951	1972	1954	Yes
PAK	Pakistan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1947	1948	1954	Yes
SRI	Sri Lanka	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 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 U23 W U20 W U17 F	1957	1968	1969	Yes
IRQ	Iraq	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1948	1950	1970	Yes
JOR	Jordan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1949	1956	1970	Yes
KUW	Kuwait	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1952	1964	1964	Yes
LBN	Lebanon	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1933	1936	1964	Yes
OMA	Oman	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1978	1980	1980	Yes
PLE	Palestine	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1998	1998	1998	Yes
QAT	Qatar	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1960	1972	1974	Yes
KSA	Saudi Arabia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1956	1956	1972	Yes
SYR	Syria	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1936	1937	1970	Yes
UAE	United Arab Emirates	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1971	1974	1974	Yes
YEM	Yemen	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1962	1980	1980	Yes

Former members

Association	Year	Note
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.
New Zealand	1964^[11]	Founding member of the OFC in 1966.
South Yemen	1972–1990^[12]	Unified with North Yemen as Yemen.
Kazakhstan	1993–2002	Joined UEFA in 2002.^[13]^[14]

Competitions

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

Women

AFC Women's Champions League

Defunct

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 and the AFC Women's Asian Cup, which are held every 4 years. AFC organises the AFC Futsal Asian Cup, AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup, AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup, various age-level international association football, youth futsal tournaments and the Asian qualifying tournament for the FIFA World Cup and for football at the Summer Olympics.

The top-ranked AFC tournament for men's association football clubs is the AFC Champions League Elite. The competition is an amalgamation of the Asian Club Championship, the Asian Cup Winners' Cup and the Asian Super Cup and gathers the top teams from the highest-ranked nations in Asia (the number of teams depend on that country's ranking and can be upgraded or downgraded). The top-ranked AFC tournament for women's association football clubs is the AFC Women's Champions League which was launched in the 2024–25 season.^[17]

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

AFC runs an annual Asian futsal club tournament, the AFC Futsal Club Championship for futsal club competition.^[19]

Current title holders

Men's national teams
Tournament	Most recent	Champions	Details	Runners-up	Next^[20]^[21]
AFC Asian Cup (qualification)	2023 (qual.)	Qatar	Final	Jordan	2027 (qual.)
AFC Nations League	—	—	—	—	TBD
AFC U-23 Asian Cup	2024 (qual.)	Japan	Final	Uzbekistan	2026 (qual.)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup	2025 (qual.)	Australia	Final	Saudi Arabia	2027 (qual.)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup	2025 (qual.)	Uzbekistan	Final	Saudi Arabia	2026 (qual.)
Men's Asian Games Football Tournament	2022	South Korea	Final	Japan	2026
Boys' Asian Youth Games Football Tournament	2013	South Korea	Final	Iran	2029
AFC Futsal Asian Cup	2024 (qual.)	Iran	Final	Thailand	2026 (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
AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup	2025	Iran	Final	Oman	2027
Men's Asian Beach Games Beach Soccer Tournament	2016	Japan	Final	Oman	2028
Women's national teams
AFC Women's Asian Cup (qualification)	2022 (qual.)	China	Final	South Korea	2026 (qual.)
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup	2024 (qual.)	North Korea	Final	Japan	2026 (qual.)
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup	2024 (qual.)	North Korea	Final	Japan	2026 (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
Men's club teams
AFC Champions League Elite	2024–25 (qual.)	Al Ahli	Final	Kawasaki Frontale	2025–26 (qual.)
AFC Champions League Two	2024–25	Sharjah	Final	Lion City Sailors	2025–26 (qual.)
AFC Challenge League	2024–25	Arkadag	Final	Svay Rieng	2025–26 (qual.)
AFC Futsal Club Championship	2019	Nagoya Oceans	Final	Mes Sungun	2026
Women's club teams
AFC Women's Champions League	2024–25	Wuhan Jiangda	Final	Melbourne City	2025–26 (qual.)

Esports

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

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		Club							Inter Conf.			Esports	Nation	Total
Nation	Asia	Sol	Cha	Asiad	U23	U20	U17	U14	AYG	Asia	Asiad	U20	U17	Men	AIMm	U20	Wmn	AIMw	BS	ABG	ACLE	ACL2	ACGL	AWC	ASC	WCC	FCC	AAN	AO	AAC	eAsia	Nation	Total
Japan	4			1	2	1	4			2	3	6	4	4		1		3	3	1	8			5	2	2	4	2	1			Japan	63
Iran	3			4		4	1							13	5	1	2		3	2	3			1			4		1			Iran	47
South Korea	2			6	1	12	2		2			2	1								12				3			1		2		South Korea	46
Saudi Arabia	3				1	3	2														6			6	3							Saudi Arabia	24
China						1	2			9	3	1									3											China	19
North Korea			2	1		3	2			3	3	1	4																			North Korea	19
Iraq	1			1	1	5	1	1														3										Iraq	13
Israel	1					6															3											Israel	10
Myanmar				2		7																	1									Myanmar	10
Thailand						2	1			1								1			2						2			1		Thailand	10
Qatar	2			1		1	1														2											Qatar	7
Chinese Taipei				2						3													1									Chinese Taipei	6
Uzbekistan				1	1		2											1				1										Uzbekistan	6
Kuwait	1																					4										Kuwait	5
Tajikistan			1																				4									Tajikistan	5
United Arab Emirates						1													2	1	1											United Arab Emirates	5
India			1	2		1																										India	4
Jordan																						3				1						Jordan	4
Oman							2												1	1												Oman	4
Australia	1									1											1	1										Australia	4
Bahrain																			1			2										Bahrain	3
Syria						1																2										Syria	3
Indonesia						1																									1	Indonesia	2
Kyrgyzstan																							2									Kyrgyzstan	2
Turkmenistan																							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 22 December 2025)^[22]
AFC*	FIFA	+/-	National Team	Points
1	18		Japan	1650.12
2	20		Iran	1617.02
3	22		South Korea	1599.45
4	26		Australia	1574.01
5	50		Uzbekistan	1462.03
6	54	3	Qatar	1454.96
7	58		Iraq	1436.94
8	60		Saudi Arabia	1429.48
9	64	2	Jordan	1388.93
10	68	1	United Arab Emirates	1370.47
11	79		Oman	1313.46
12	86	1	Syria	1282.62
13	90	1	Bahrain	1258.53
14	93		China	1249.06
15	95	1	Palestine	1244.73
16	96	1	Thailand	1243.27
17	101		Tajikistan	1224.93
18	104		Kyrgyzstan	1201.22
19	107	3	Vietnam	1189.51
20	108	1	Lebanon	1187.96
21	119	1	North Korea	1151.05
22	121	5	Malaysia	1145.89
23	122		Indonesia	1144.73
24	135		Kuwait	1105.1
25	136		Philippines	1090.95
26	137		Turkmenistan	1087.52
27	142		India	1079.52
28	148	3	Singapore	1050.35
29	149	1	Yemen	1049.49
30	153		Hong Kong	1038.14
31	162		Afghanistan	991.19
32	163		Myanmar	990.81
33	173		Maldives	945.02
34	174		Chinese Taipei	938.21
35	179		Cambodia	911.54
36	180		Bangladesh	911.1
37	182		Nepal	902.52
38	185		Mongolia	879.75
39	188	1	Brunei	875.78
40	190	3	Laos	871.16
41	192		Bhutan	867.86
42	193		Macau	865.29
43	194		Sri Lanka	857.4
44	198		Timor-Leste	835.55
45	199		Pakistan	833.16
46	201		Guam	823.08
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

FIFA Women's World Ranking (as of 11 December 2025)^[23]
AFC*	FIFA	+/-	National Team	Points
1	8		Japan	1977.34
2	9	1	North Korea	1944.22
3	15		Australia	1840.1
4	17	1	China	1798.46
5	21		South Korea	1773.34
6	36	1	Vietnam	1621.19
7	40	2	Chinese Taipei	1542.11
8	41	2	Philippines	1537.96
9	49	3	Uzbekistan	1494.56
10	53		Thailand	1479.54
11	54	2	Myanmar	1470.79
12	67	4	India	1389.34
13	68	2	Iran	1382.11
14	76		Jordan	1297.82
15	82	1	Hong Kong	1277.35
16	89		Nepal	1244.92
17	91	1	Malaysia	1222.17
18	97	1	Guam	1201.91
19	105	1	Indonesia	1177.82
20	110	1	Bahrain	1169.3
21	112	8	Bangladesh	1167.61
22	114	1	Laos	1164.92
23	117	1	Cambodia	1146.28
24	120	3	United Arab Emirates	1132.15
25	126	3	Palestine	1102.89
26	130	5	Lebanon	1100.95
27	141	3	Turkmenistan	1063.88
28	142	3	Kyrgyzstan	1062.41
29	149	1	Mongolia	1035.68
30	152	3	Singapore	1018.52
31	154		Pakistan	1007.24
32	157		Timor-Leste	965.35
33	158		Tajikistan	950.2
34	161	3	Saudi Arabia	934.25
35	162	2	Syria	931.42
36	163	2	Sri Lanka	930.2
37	165	2	Bhutan	920.15
38	166		Iraq	910.49
39	167	2	Maldives	908.71
40	175		Macau	850.91
*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
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	13 (1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024)	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)	10 (1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024)	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)	17 (1996, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Australia	3 (2008, 2009, 2010)	3 (2011, 2017, 2017)	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
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

Men's elo rankings

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 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 are calculated by 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	Bahamas	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 6 May 2024)^[27]
AFC*	FIFA	National Team	Points
1	4	IR Iran	1469.33
2	9	Thailand	1316.27
3	11	Uzbekistan	1288.96
4	15	Japan	1248.99
5	28	Indonesia	1142.84
6	30	Afghanistan	1138.02
7	33	Vietnam	1117.02
8	34	Tajikistan	1116.37
9	35	Kuwait	1115.99
10	41	Kyrgyz Republic	1091.36
11	42	Iraq	1091.27
12	48	Saudi Arabia	1049.97
13	49	Australia	1049.01
14	53	Lebanon	1032.42
15	56	Myanmar	1024.20
16	64	Laos	995.28
17	66	Turkmenistan	993.62
18	70	Korea Republic	980.88
19	73	Bahrain	978.69
20	79	Malaysia	971.06
21	81	Jordan	968.31
22	84	China PR	966.93
23	85	Chinese Taipei	964.21
24	93	Qatar	945.32
25	95	Philippines	943.99
26	96	Oman	940.88
27	102	United Arab Emirates	925.95
28	110	Maldives	905.56
29	111	Timor-Leste	903.70
30	113	Mongolia	894.41
31	116	Brunei	882.51
32	117	Macau	878.44
33	120	Hong Kong, China	866.16
34	121	Nepal	865.96
35	122	Palestine	863.57
36	142	Cambodia	857.22
37	135	India	756.13
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

Women's futsal

Futsal Women's Rankings (as of 6 May 2024)^[28]
AFC*	FIFA	National Team	Points
1	6	Thailand	1163.97
2	8	IR Iran	1146.96
3	9	Japan	1139.54
4	13	Vietnam	1096.34
5	14	Indonesia	1057.12
6	21	Chinese Taipei	1032.95
7	24	Uzbekistan	1021.38
8	25	China PR	1016.45
9	28	Malaysia	987.72
10	29	Lebanon	981.18
11	31	Hong Kong, China	979.02
12	34	Palestine	974.58
13	37	Bahrain	962.22
14	38	Myanmar	955.52
15	39	Turkmenistan	945.43
16	44	Bangladesh	920.38
17	46	Macau	916.20
18	48	Afghanistan	907.13
19	51	Saudi Arabia	899.62
20	53	Iraq	887.88
21	55	United Arab Emirates	885.35
22	60	Guam	867.51
23	61	Philippines	866.38
24	62	Kuwait	863.43
25	66	Kyrgyz Republic	850.34
26	67	Oman	848.46
27	69	Tajikistan	828.67
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

Tournament record

Legend

1st – Champion
2nd – Runner-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
QF – Quarter-finals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8)
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]	Part of OFC																		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	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•				1
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	8/9			51

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	Part of OFC													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		1
Thailand					3rd					GS	GS	GS	GS	GS			R16	R16		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		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		5
China	QF	4th	2nd	QF	QF	•	QF	R2	R1		8
Chinese Taipei	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
Japan	R1	QF	R1	R1	R1	1st	2nd	R2	QF		9
North Korea	•	×	R1	R1	QF	R1	×	•	×		4
Philippines	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1		1
South Korea	•	•	•	R1	•	•	R2	R1	R1		4
Thailand	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	•	•	2
Vietnam	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	R1		1
Total (9 teams)	3	2	3	4	4	3	5	5	5+1		35

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	Part of OFC																								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		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		17

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Team (Total 22 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	Q		9
Bangladesh																					Q		1
China						1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	1st	2nd	4th	3rd	3rd	1st	Q		16
Chinese Taipei		1st	1st	1st			2nd	3rd	4th	3rd	4th	2nd	GS	GS	GS	GS				QF	Q		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]	Q		10
Indonesia		4th		GS		4th	GS													GS			5
Iran																				GS	Q		2
Japan		GS		GS		2nd	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	3rd	4th	2nd	4th	4th	3rd	3rd	1st	1st	SF	Q		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				Q		11
Philippines				GS	GS				GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS					6th	SF	Q		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	Q		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							Q		6
Vietnam												GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	6th	GS	QF	Q		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	•	•		6
Chinese Taipei	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
Japan	QF	•	•	QF	R1	3rd	•	3rd	1st	2nd	2nd		8
North Korea	•	•	1st	2nd	QF	QF	4th	1st	QF	•	1st		8
South Korea	•	R1	•	•	3rd	QF	QF	R1	•	R1	R2		7
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	•	•					3
Bahrain	•	•	4th	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•					2
China	QF	•	R1	R1	R1	•	•	•	•	R1	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•					6
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					11
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					4
South Korea	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	R1	QF	•	•	R2	•	QF	R1	R2					8
Syria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•					2
Tajikistan	Part of USSR				•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	R1					3
Thailand	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•					2
United Arab Emirates	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	R1	•	•	•	•	R1					4
Uzbekistan	Part of USSR				•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	R2	•	•	•	QF	R3					4
Yemen	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•					1
Total (19 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
China	•	•	R1	R1	•	•	R1	•	R2					4
India	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•					1
Japan	QF	2nd	QF	1st	2nd	QF	QF	QF	QF					9
Jordan	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•					1
North Korea	1st	4th	2nd	R1	1st	QF	•	1st	1st					8
South Korea	QF	1st	•	•	•	R1	•	R1	R1					5
Total (6 teams)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4					28

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

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 qualified for FIFA WC for six times, two as OFC member and four as AFC member.
^ 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.^[29]

References

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Football (Soccer) − Asian Football Confederation". Asian Sports Net. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e (in English) "AFC Executive Committee and Asia's FIFA Council members confirmed".
^ 香港足球總會九十週年紀念特刊 (Hong Kong Football Association 90th Anniversary Booklet) 2004
^ "AFC's 63rd anniversary: Seven events that shaped Asian football". Asian Football 2000Confederation. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ 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
^ "National Competitions". www.the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ "Club Competitions". www.the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
^ ^a ^b "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
^ "World Football Elo Rankings (men) – AFC Region". Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
^ "AFC Club Competitions Ranking". Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
^ "Rankings". Beach Soccer Worldwide. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
^ "The FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking" (PDF). FIFA. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
^ "The FIFA Women's Futsal World Ranking" (PDF). FIFA. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
^ "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)

[Outside_Asia-2] Also including some countries/territories in Oceania such as Australia, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.

[8] also a FIFA Council Member

[11] Former member of the Oceania Football Confederation (1966–1972, 1978–2006), joined AFC.

[oc-onoc-12] Oceania country or territory is a member of the Oceania National Olympic Committees rather than the Olympic Council of Asia.

[13] Macau's Olympic Committee is an OCA member but not an IOC member.

[14] Part of the United States Olympic Committee.

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

[36] Indonesia competed as the Dutch East Indies in 1938.

[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. 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]

[1] "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.

[3] "AFC STATUTES Edition 2017" (PDF). AFC. 8 May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[4] "AFC GENERAL SECRETARY: DATO' WINDSOR JOHN". Arabian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.

[5] Christopher Raj (3 December 2015). "Prime choice to lead FIFA". The Star. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2016.

[6] "Football (Soccer) − Asian Football Confederation". Asian Sports Net. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.

[AFC_Congress_2023-7] (in English) "AFC Executive Committee and Asia's FIFA Council members confirmed".

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

[10] "AFC's 63rd anniversary: Seven events that shaped Asian football". Asian Football 2000Confederation. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024.

[15] "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.

[israel-16] 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.

[17] "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.

[18] "Arabia and Yemen are new members". The Straits Times. 28 July 1972. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

[19] "UEFA delegation visit Kazakhstan". UEFA. 26 June 2002.

[20] "The curious case of Kazakh football". FIFA. 21 October 2022.

[21] "the-afc.com". Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

[22] "the-afc.com". Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

[23] AFC Women's Club Championship Archived 15 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine the-afc.com

[24] Griffiths, Ian. "Clubs sandwiched". FootballAsia.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2005. Retrieved 19 July 2005.

[25] AFC Futsal Club Championship Archived 22 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine the-afc.com

[26] "National Competitions". www.the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

[27] "Club Competitions". www.the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

[FIFA_World_Rankings-28] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-29] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.

[30] "World Football Elo Rankings (men) – AFC Region". Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2025.

[31] "AFC Club Competitions Ranking". Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2025.

[32] "Rankings". Beach Soccer Worldwide. Retrieved 20 October 2025.

[33] "The FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking" (PDF). FIFA. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

[34] "The FIFA Women's Futsal World Ranking" (PDF). FIFA. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

[India-37] "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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