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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]]. |
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]]. |
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In addition to the AFC run international tournaments, each AFC regional federation organises its own tournament for national teams championship as [[AFF Championship]], [[CAFA Championship]], [[EAFF Championship]], [[SAFF Championship]], [[WAFF Championship]], women's association football, futsal, beach soccer, youth and club tournament. |
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AFC runs an annual Asian [[futsal]] club tournament, the [[AFC Futsal Club Championship]] for futsal club competition.<ref>[https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_futsal_club_championship.html AFC Futsal Club Championship] the-afc.com</ref> |
AFC runs an annual Asian [[futsal]] club tournament, the [[AFC Futsal Club Championship]] for futsal club competition.<ref>[https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_futsal_club_championship.html AFC Futsal Club Championship] the-afc.com</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:08, 15 February 2022
Abbreviation | AFC |
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Formation | 7 May 1954 |
Founded at | Manila, Philippines |
Type | Sports organisation |
Headquarters | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Region served | Asia and Australia (AFC) |
Membership | 47 member associations |
Official language | English, Arabic[1] |
Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa | |
Vice Presidents | See list
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General Secretary | Dato' Windsor John[2][3] |
Parent organization | FIFA |
Subsidiaries | |
Website | the-afc |
FIFA confederations |
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AFC, CAF, CONCACAF |
CONMEBOL, OFC, UEFA |
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC; Arabic: الاتحاد الآسيوي لكرة القدم, romanized: Al-Ittiḥād Al-Assiyawī Likurat Al-Qadam) is one of the six confederations within FIFA and is a governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in Asia and some countries/territories in Oceania (Australia, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands).
It has 47 member countries most of which are located in Asia. Australia, formerly in OFC, joined AFC in 2006. Guam, a territory of the United States, and the Northern Mariana Islands, one of the two commonwealths of the United States are also AFC members that are geographically in Oceania. Hong Kong and Macau, while not independent countries (both are Special Administrative Regions of China), are members of AFC.
It was officially formed on 7 May 1954 in Manila, Philippines. The main headquarters are located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
History
It was founded on 7 May 1954 in Manila, Philippines.[4] Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), Republic of China, Hong Kong, Iran, India, Israel, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore and South Vietnam were founding members.[5][6]
The AFC Asian Cup is the second-oldest continental football competition in the world, with four teams taking part in the first edition in the then-British Hong Kong in 1956.[7]
The Asian Ladies Football Confederation (ALFC) is the section of AFC who manage 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.[8]
Executive Committee
AFC President and FIFA Senior Vice President[9] |
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FIFA Council Members[9] |
AFC Vice Presidents[9] |
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AFC Executive Committee Members[9] |
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General Secretary |
Member associations
It has 47 member associations split into 5 regions. Some nations proposed a South West Asian Federation that would not interfere with AFC zones.[10][11][12]
Code | Association | National teams | Founded | FIFA affiliation |
AFC affiliation |
IOC member |
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West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) (12) | ||||||
BHR | Bahrain | (M, W) | 1957 | 1968 | 1969 | Yes |
IRQ | Iraq | (M, W) | 1948 | 1950 | 1970 | Yes |
JOR | Jordan | (M, W) | 1949 | 1956 | 1970 | Yes |
KUW | Kuwait | (M, W) | 1952 | 1964 | 1964 | Yes |
LBN | Lebanon | (M, W) | 1933 | 1936 | 1964 | Yes |
OMA | Oman | (M, W) | 1978 | 1980 | 1980 | Yes |
PLE | Palestine | (M, W) | 1928 | 1995 | 1995 | Yes |
QAT | Qatar | (M, W) | 1960 | 1972 | 1974 | Yes |
KSA | Saudi Arabia | (M) | 1956 | 1956 | 1972 | Yes |
SYR | Syria | (M, W) | 1936 | 1937 | 1970 | Yes |
UAE | United Arab Emirates | (M, W) | 1971 | 1974 | 1974 | Yes |
YEM | Yemen | (M, W) | 1962 | 1980 | 1980 | Yes |
Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) (6) | ||||||
AFG | Afghanistan | (M, W) | 1933 | 1948 | 1954 | Yes |
IRN | Islamic Republic of Iran | (M, W) | 1947 | 1948 | 1954 | Yes |
KGZ | Kyrgyz Republic | (M, W) | 1992 | 1994 | 1993 | Yes |
TJK | Tajikistan | (M, W) | 1936 | 1994 | 1993 | Yes |
TKM | Turkmenistan | (M, W) | 1992 | 1994 | 1993 | Yes |
UZB | Uzbekistan | (M, W) | 1946 | 1994 | 1993 | Yes |
South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) (7) | ||||||
BAN | Bangladesh | (M, W) | 1972 | 1976 | 1974 | Yes |
BHU | Bhutan | (M, W) | 1983 | 2000 | 1993 | Yes |
IND | India | (M, W) | 1937 | 1948 | 1954 | Yes |
MDV | Maldives | (M, W) | 1982 | 1986 | 1984 | Yes |
NEP | Nepal | (M, W) | 1951 | 1972 | 1954 | Yes |
PAK | Pakistan | (M, W) | 1947 | 1948 | 1954 | Yes |
SRI | Sri Lanka | (M, W) | 1939 | 1952 | 1954 | Yes |
ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) (12) | ||||||
AUS | Australia[m 1] | (M, W) | 1961 | 1963 | 2006 | Yes[m 2] |
BRU | Brunei Darussalam | (M, W) | 1952 | 1972 | 1969 | Yes |
CAM | Cambodia | (M, W) | 1933 | 1954 | 1954 | Yes |
IDN | Indonesia | (M, W) | 1930 | 1952 | 1954 | Yes |
LAO | Laos | (M, W) | 1951 | 1952 | 1968 | Yes |
MAS | Malaysia | (M, W) | 1933 | 1954 | 1954 | Yes |
MYA | Myanmar | (M, W) | 1947 | 1948 | 1954 | Yes |
PHI | Philippines | (M, W) | 1907 | 1930 | 1954 | Yes |
SIN | Singapore | (M, W) | 1892 | 1952 | 1954 | Yes |
THA | Thailand | (M, W) | 1916 | 1925 | 1954 | Yes |
TLS | East Timor | (M, W) | 2002 | 2005 | 2002 | Yes |
VIE | Vietnam | (M, W) | 1960 | 1952 | 1954 | Yes |
East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) (10) | ||||||
CHN | China | (M, W) | 1924 | 1931 | 1974 | Yes |
TPE | Chinese Taipei[m 3] | (M, W) | 1936 | 1954 | 1954 | Yes |
PRK | DPR Korea | (M, W) | 1945 | 1958 | 1974 | Yes |
GUM | Guam | (M, W) | 1975 | 1996 | 1991 | Yes[m 2] |
HKG | Hong Kong | (M, W) | 1914 | 1954 | 1954 | Yes |
JPN | Japan | (M, W) | 1921 | 1921 | 1954 | Yes |
KOR | Korea Republic | (M, W) | 1928 | 1948 | 1954 | Yes |
MAC | Macau | (M, W) | 1939 | 1978 | 1978 | No[m 4] |
MNG | Mongolia | (M, W) | 1959 | 1998 | 1993 | Yes |
NMI | Northern Mariana Islands | (M, W) | 2005 | N/A | 2020 | No[m 5] |
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ Former member of the Oceania Football Confederation (1976–1982), joined AFC.
- ^ Macau's Olympic Committee is an OCA member and not an IOC member.
- ^ Part of the United States Olympic Committee.
Former members
Association | Year | Note |
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Israel | 1954–1974 | Expelled from AFC competitions in 1974, as a result of a proposal by Kuwait which was adopted by a vote of 17 to 13 with 6 abstentions.[13] 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. |
Non-members
Sovereign states, unrecognized states and dependencies with territory in Asia but are members of other federations.
Association | Federation |
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Armenia | UEFA |
Azerbaijan | UEFA |
Cyprus | UEFA |
Egypt | CAF |
Georgia | UEFA |
Israel | UEFA |
Kazakhstan | UEFA |
Turkey | UEFA |
Russia | UEFA |
Unrecognized states | |
Abkhazia | CONIFA |
Artsakh | CONIFA |
Northern Cyprus | CONIFA |
South Ossetia | CONIFA |
Dependencies | |
Chagos Islands | CONIFA |
Christmas Island | – |
Cocos Islands | – |
Tournaments
National teams
Men's
- AFC Asian Cup
- AFC Solidarity Cup
- FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
- Asian Games men's football tournament
- AFC U-23 Asian Cup
- AFC U-20 Asian Cup
- AFC U-17 Asian Cup
- Asian Youth Games boys' football tournament
- AFC Futsal Asian Cup
- Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games men's futsal tournament
- AFC U-20 Futsal Asian Cup
- AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup
- Asian Beach Games men's beach soccer tournament
Women's
- AFC Women's Asian Cup
- Asian Games women's football tournament
- AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
- AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
- AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup
- Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games women's futsal tournament
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
National teams
- AFC Challenge Cup
- Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
- AFC–OFC Challenge Cup
- AFC U-14 Championship[19]
- AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship[20]
Clubs
Title holders
Defunct tournaments
Competition | Year | Host | Champions | Title | Runners-up | Most successful | ||
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Afro-Asian Cup of Nations | 2007 | Japan | Japan | 2nd | Egypt | Japan | ||
AFC-OFC Challenge Cup | 2003 | Iran | Iran | 1st | New Zealand | Iran Japan | ||
Challenge Cup | 2014 | Maldives | Palestine | 1st | Philippines | North Korea | ||
U14 Championship | 2014 | Iran | Iraq | 1st | North Korea | Iraq | ||
Club teams (Men's) | ||||||||
Afro-Asian Club Championship | 1998 | South Korea (1st leg) Morocco (2nd leg) |
Raja Casablanca | 1st | Pohang Steelers | Zamalek | ||
Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 2001–02 | – | Al-Hilal | 2nd | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Al-Hilal Yokohama Marinos | ||
President's Cup | 2014 | Sri Lanka (final stage) Mongolia, Philippines, Sri Lanka (group stage) |
HTTU Asgabat | 1st | Rimyongsu | Regar TadAZ | ||
Asian Super Cup | 2002 | South Korea (1st leg) Saudi Arabia (2nd leg) |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2nd | Al-Hilal | Al-Hilal Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
Titles by nation
- From 47 AFC members, 28 members have won the AFC tournament title (30 members if added with New Zealand and Israel who are former AFC members)
Sponsors
Official Global Partners |
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Continental |
Credit Saison |
Neom |
Yili |
Official Global Supporters |
Kelme |
Konami |
molten |
Hung Thinh Land |
Official Regional Partners |
China Mobile |
KDDI |
Kirin |
TVING |
PhinDeli Café |
AFC Champions League Partners |
Neom |
Konami |
molten |
Hall of Fame
- Harry Kewell[22]
- Bhaichung Bhutia
- Homayoun Behzadi[23]
- Ali Daei
- Yasuhiko Okudera[24]
- Hong Myung-bo
- Soh Chin Aun
- Sami Al Jaber
- Tim Cahill
- Sun Wen
- Homare Sawa
Rankings
FIFA World Rankings
AFC* | FIFA | +/- | National Team | Points |
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1 | 18 | 1 | Japan | 1628.81 |
2 | 20 | Iran | 1611.16 | |
3 | 23 | 1 | South Korea | 1572.87 |
4 | 24 | 1 | Australia | 1571.29 |
5 | 34 | 1 | Qatar | 1504.06 |
6 | 55 | Iraq | 1433.07 | |
7 | 56 | Saudi Arabia | 1431.3 | |
8 | 61 | 1 | Uzbekistan | 1397.41 |
9 | 68 | Jordan | 1374.13 | |
10 | 69 | United Arab Emirates | 1368.84 | |
11 | 76 | Oman | 1326.18 | |
12 | 80 | 1 | Bahrain | 1302.86 |
13 | 87 | 1 | China | 1267.51 |
14 | 93 | Syria | 1246.68 | |
15 | 96 | 1 | Palestine | 1231.25 |
16 | 101 | 1 | Thailand | 1218.56 |
17 | 102 | 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 1213.58 |
18 | 103 | 1 | Tajikistan | 1212.41 |
19 | 110 | North Korea | 1183.96 | |
20 | 115 | 1 | Vietnam | 1168.02 |
21 | 116 | 1 | Lebanon | 1167.64 |
22 | 124 | India | 1139.39 | |
23 | 133 | 1 | Indonesia | 1108.73 |
24 | 134 | 1 | Malaysia | 1107.58 |
25 | 136 | 1 | Kuwait | 1098.42 |
26 | 144 | Turkmenistan | 1065.42 | |
27 | 147 | Philippines | 1053.03 | |
28 | 151 | Afghanistan | 1034.37 | |
29 | 156 | 1 | Yemen | 1021.24 |
30 | 159 | 2 | Hong Kong | 1011.91 |
31 | 161 | 2 | Singapore | 1008.26 |
32 | 163 | 3 | Maldives | 1003.48 |
33 | 165 | 2 | Chinese Taipei | 991.34 |
34 | 166 | 2 | Myanmar | 988.98 |
35 | 175 | Nepal | 935.93 | |
36 | 180 | Cambodia | 924.52 | |
37 | 182 | 1 | Bhutan | 904.1 |
38 | 184 | 1 | Bangladesh | 896.67 |
39 | 185 | 1 | Macau | 896.62 |
40 | 188 | 1 | Laos | 889.62 |
41 | 189 | 1 | Mongolia | 884.92 |
42 | 190 | 1 | Brunei | 881.73 |
43 | 196 | East Timor | 843.4 | |
44 | 197 | Pakistan | 842.59 | |
45 | 204 | Guam | 821.91 | |
46 | 205 | Sri Lanka | 820.32 | |
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points |
AFC* | FIFA | +/- | National Team | Points |
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1 | 7 | Japan | 1974.34 | |
2 | 9 | 1 | North Korea | 1944.23 |
3 | 15 | 3 | Australia | 1857.15 |
4 | 18 | 1 | China | 1804.37 |
5 | 19 | 1 | South Korea | 1794.29 |
6 | 37 | Vietnam | 1611.3 | |
7 | 39 | Philippines | 1557.58 | |
8 | 41 | Chinese Taipei | 1545.46 | |
9 | 47 | 1 | Thailand | 1520.62 |
10 | 48 | 1 | Uzbekistan | 1516.95 |
11 | 54 | Myanmar | 1481.44 | |
12 | 64 | 1 | Iran | 1398 |
13 | 68 | 1 | India | 1389.02 |
14 | 74 | Jordan | 1331.17 | |
15 | 79 | Hong Kong | 1279.99 | |
16 | 92 | 1 | Laos | 1217.34 |
17 | 94 | 3 | Bahrain | 1216.48 |
18 | 96 | Malaysia | 1213.21 | |
19 | 99 | 1 | Nepal | 1208.42 |
20 | 100 | Guam | 1206.27 | |
21 | 104 | 3 | Indonesia | 1195.96 |
22 | 115 | 1 | United Arab Emirates | 1158.26 |
23 | 119 | 2 | Cambodia | 1144.56 |
24 | 126 | 2 | Mongolia | 1103.77 |
25 | 128 | 3 | Palestine | 1100.42 |
26 | 129 | 3 | Kyrgyzstan | 1099.57 |
27 | 134 | Lebanon | 1090.59 | |
28 | 138 | Singapore | 1077.34 | |
29 | 139 | 1 | Bangladesh | 1076.18 |
30 | 140 | 1 | Turkmenistan | 1075.41 |
31 | 154 | Tajikistan | 991.2 | |
32 | 157 | Sri Lanka | 955.21 | |
33 | 158 | Pakistan | 949.54 | |
34 | 159 | East Timor | 946.01 | |
35 | 161 | Maldives | 938.55 | |
36 | 162 | Syria | 931.42 | |
37 | 172 | Iraq | 862.8 | |
38 | 173 | 1 | Macau | 850.91 |
39 | 174 | 1 | Saudi Arabia | 847.27 |
40 | 175 | 2 | Bhutan | 845.46 |
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points |
Historical leaders
- Men's
- Women's
Team of the Year
Men's elo rankings
Here are the World Football Elo Ratings for AFC members.[27]
AFC | Elo Rankings | Country | Elo ratings | 1 year change |
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1 | 27 | South Korea | 1,771 | 4 |
2 | 30 | Japan | 1,744 | 5 |
3 | 32 | Iran | 1,739 | 13 |
4 | 40 | Australia | 1,712 | 2 |
5 | 46 | Qatar | 1,670 | 28 |
6 | 56 | Iraq | 1,622 | 12 |
7 | 64 | Uzbekistan | 1,578 | 4 |
8 | 68 | Saudi Arabia | 1,554 | 6 |
9 | 73 | Bahrain | 1,534 | 30 |
10 | 82 | Oman | 1,500 | 10 |
11 | 86 | Syria | 1,483 | 28 |
12 | 87 | Jordan | 1,475 | 7 |
13 | 90 | China | 1,460 | 13 |
14 | 94 | United Arab Emirates | 1,449 | 12 |
15 | 101 | Kuwait | 1,416 | 1 |
16 | 104 | Vietnam | 1,408 | 24 |
17 | 106 | Lebanon | 1,404 | 15 |
18 | 110 | Palestine | 1,381 | |
19 | 113 | North Korea | 1,375 | 16 |
20 | 116 | Thailand | 1,358 | 5 |
21 | 138 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,271 | 1 |
22 | 142 | Turkmenistan | 1,265 | 9 |
23 | 148 | Tajikistan | 1,233 | 10 |
24 | 156 | Yemen | 1,207 | 8 |
25 | 157 | Malaysia | 1,201 | 18 |
26 | 160 | India | 1,190 | 4 |
27 | 166 | Hong Kong | 1,170 | 11 |
28 | 170 | Singapore | 1,159 | 11 |
29 | 172 | Philippines | 1,152 | 1 |
30 | 177 | Afghanistan | 1,137 | 7 |
31 | 179 | Indonesia | 1,118 | 16 |
32 | 185 | Myanmar | 1,047 | 1 |
33 | 194 | Maldives | 947 | 2 |
34 | 195 | Chinese Taipei | 941 | 1 |
35 | 197 | Nepal | 918 | 4 |
36 | 204 | Pakistan | 873 | 6 |
37 | 207 | Cambodia | 838 | 1 |
38 | 208 | Bangladesh | 831 | 2 |
39 | 214 | Guam | 734 | 7 |
40 | 215 | Mongolia | 730 | 1 |
41 | 219 | Macau | 696 | 6 |
42 | 221 | Laos | 690 | 1 |
43 | 225 | Sri Lanka | 669 | 8 |
44 | 226 | East Timor | 638 | 1 |
45 | 228 | Brunei | 619 | 1 |
46 | 232 | Bhutan | 563 | 1 |
47 | 238 | Northern Mariana Islands | 409 |
Club Competitions Ranking
The AFC Club Competitions Ranking ranks its member associations by results in the AFC competitions. Rankings are calculated by the AFC.[28] Listed here are the top 30 countries.
AFC | Country | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | China | 100.000 |
2 | Qatar | 97.644 |
3 | Japan | 93.321 |
4 | Saudi Arabia | 88.449 |
5 | South Korea | 85.979 |
6 | Iran | 81.724 |
7 | United Arab Emirates | 61.870 |
8 | Thailand | 51.189 |
9 | Iraq | 48.992 |
10 | Uzbekistan | 45.562 |
11 | Australia | 40.896 |
12 | Jordan | 33.852 |
13 | Philippines | 32.130 |
14 | North Korea | 30.100 |
15 | India | 29.576 |
16 | Vietnam | 28.571 |
17 | Tajikistan | 28.361 |
18 | Malaysia | 26.96 |
19 | Singapore | 26.607 |
20 | Turkmenistan | 26.532 |
21 | Lebanon | 24.746 |
22 | Syria | 22.505 |
23 | Hong Kong | 19.945 |
24 | Bahrain | 17.749 |
25 | Bangladesh | 14.683 |
26 | Maldives | 13.632 |
27 | Myanmar | 12.756 |
28 | Indonesia | 12.550 |
29 | Oman | 8.531 |
30 | Palestine | 7.297 |
Beach soccer national teams
Rankings are calculated by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW).[29]
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
Here is the men's futsal rank per 10 February 2021[30]
AFC | FIFA | Country | Points | +/- |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | Iran | 1609 | |
2 | 15 | Japan | 1368 | 1 |
3 | 18 | Thailand | 1325 | 1 |
4 | 29 | Uzbekistan | 1191 | 2 |
5 | 32 | Australia | 1177 | 2 |
6 | 40 | Lebanon | 1103 | 1 |
7 | 42 | Kyrgyzstan | 1071 | 1 |
8 | 43 | Kuwait | 1066 | 1 |
9 | 45 | Vietnam | 1046 | 1 |
10 | 50 | Indonesia | 1000 | 1 |
11 | 57 | Iraq | 970 | 2 |
12 | 62 | Tajikistan | 921 | 1 |
13 | 67 | Malaysia | 881 | 1 |
14 | 69 | Turkmenistan | 872 | 2 |
15 | 70 | South Korea | 857 | |
16 | 74 | China | 848 | 1 |
17 | 81 | Saudi Arabia | 811 | 1 |
18 | 82 | Qatar | 807 | 1 |
19 | 83 | Bahrain | 804 | 1 |
20 | 84 | Chinese Taipei | 803 | 1 |
21 | 85 | Myanmar | 793 | 1 |
22 | 90 | Oman | 767 | 1 |
23 | 91 | United Arab Emirates | 767 | 2 |
24 | 93 | Afghanistan | 738 | 1 |
25 | 101 | Palestine | 655 | 1 |
26 | 102 | Hong Kong | 622 | 1 |
27 | 103 | Mongolia | 609 | 1 |
28 | 104 | Cambodia | 588 | 1 |
29 | 105 | East Timor | 581 | 1 |
30 | 108 | Macau | 535 | 1 |
– | – | Jordan** | 877 | |
– | – | Singapore** | 614 | |
– | – | Laos** | 596 | |
– | – | Philippines** | 540 | |
– | – | Brunei** | 614 | |
– | – | Guam** | 486 | |
– | – | Maldives** | 457 | |
– | – | 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
Tournament record
- Legend
- 1st – Champion
- 2nd – Runner-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- QF – Quarterfinals
- R16 – Round of 16 (since 1986: knockout round of 16)
- GS – Group stage (in the 1950, 1974, 1978, and 1982 tournaments, which had two group stages, this refers to the first group stage)
- 1S – First knockout stage (1934–1938 Single-elimination tournament)
- Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
- • — 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) |
Years |
South Korea | Did not exist | × | GS | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | GS | GS | 4th | GS | R16 | GS | GS | Q | 11 | |||
Iran | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | GS | × | × | • | • | GS | • | GS | • | GS | GS | Q | 6 | |
Japan | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | R16 | GS | R16 | GS | R16 | 6 | ||
Saudi Arabia | Did not exist | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | R16 | GS | GS | GS | • | • | GS | 5 | ||||||
Australia | Part of OFC | GS | GS | GS | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
North Korea | Did not exist | × | × | × | × | QF | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | × | × | • | GS | • | • | × | 2 | |||
Qatar | Did not exist | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 1 | ||||||||||
China | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
United Arab Emirates | Did not exist | × | × | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |||||||||||
Iraq | Did not exist | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | ||||
Kuwait | Did not exist | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |||
Indonesia[31] | × | × | 1S | × | × | • | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | 1 | |
Israel | Did not exist | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 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 | 4+1 or 5+1 |
37 |
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) |
Years |
South Korea | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | GS | 2nd | QF | 3rd | QF | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | QF | Q | 15 | |||
Iran | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | GS | 3rd | QF | 3rd | QF | QF | QF | SF | Q | 15 | |||
China | 3rd | GS | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | QF | 4th | 2nd | GS | GS | QF | QF | Q | 13 | |||||
Qatar | GS | GS | GS | GS | QF | GS | GS | QF | GS | 1st | Q | 11 | |||||||
Saudi Arabia | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | GS | 2nd | GS | GS | R16 | Q | 11 | |||||||
United Arab Emirates | GS | GS | GS | 4th | 2nd | GS | GS | GS | 3rd | SF | Q | 11 | |||||||
Kuwait | GS | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | GS | 4th | QF | GS | GS | GS | 10 | ||||||||
Iraq | GS | 4th | QF | QF | QF | 1st | QF | 4th | R16 | Q | 10 | ||||||||
Japan | GS | 1st | QF | 1st | 1st | 4th | 1st | QF | 2nd | Q | 10 | ||||||||
Thailand | 3rd | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | R16 | 7 | |||||||||||
Uzbekistan | GS | GS | QF | QF | 4th | QF | R16 | 7 | |||||||||||
Syria | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | Q | 7 | |||||||||||
Bahrain | GS | 4th | GS | GS | GS | R16 | 6 | ||||||||||||
North Korea | 4th | GS | GS | GS | GS | 5 | |||||||||||||
Australia | Part of OFC | QF | 2nd | 1st | QF | Q | 5 | ||||||||||||
Oman | GS | GS | GS | R16 | Q | 5 | |||||||||||||
Vietnam | 4th | 4th | QF | QF | Q | 5 | |||||||||||||
India | 2nd | GS | GS | GS | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Indonesia | GS | GS | GS | GS | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Israel | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | Part of UEFA | 4 | |||||||||||||
Jordan | QF | QF | GS | R16 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Hong Kong | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Malaysia | GS | GS | GS | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Lebanon | GS | GS | Q | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Chinese Taipei | 3rd | 4th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Palestine | GS | GS | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Turkmenistan | GS | GS | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Yemen | GS | GS | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Bangladesh | GS | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Cambodia | 4th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Kyrgyzstan | R16 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Myanmar | 2nd | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Philippines | GS | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Singapore | GS | 1 |
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) |
Years |
Japan | GS | QF | GS | GS | GS | 1st | 2nd | R16 | Q | 9 |
China | QF | 4th | 2nd | QF | QF | • | QF | R16 | Q | 8 |
Australia | Part of OFC | QF | QF | QF | R16 | Q | 5 | |||
South Korea | • | • | • | GS | • | • | R16 | GS | Q | 4 |
North Korea | • | × | GS | GS | QF | GS | × | • | × | 4 |
Thailand | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | 2 | |
Philippines | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 1 |
Vietnam | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 1 |
Chinese Taipei | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
Total (9 teams) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5+1 | 35 |
Olympic Games For Women
Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1996 (8) |
2000 (8) |
2004 (10) |
2008 (12) |
2012 (12) |
2016 (12) |
2021 (12) |
2024 (12) |
Years |
China | 2nd | 5th | 9th | 5th | – | 8th | 10th | 6 | |
Japan | 7th | – | 7th | 4th | 2nd | – | 8th | 5 | |
Australia | Part of OFC | – | – | 7th | 4th | 2 | |||
North Korea | – | – | – | 9th | 9th | – | × | 2 | |
Total (4 teams) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
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) |
Years |
Japan | GS | GS | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | SF | 17 | |||
Thailand | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 5th | 4th | QF | 17 | |||
China | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 15 | |||||
Chinese Taipei | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | GS | GS | GS | GS | QF | 14 | ||||||
Hong Kong | GS | GS | 4th | 4th | GS | GS | 4th | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 14 | ||||||
South Korea | GS | GS | 4th | GS | GS | 4th | 3rd | GS | GS | GS | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 13 | |||||||
Philippines | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 6th | SF | 10 | ||||||||||
North Korea | GS | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 10 | ||||||||||
Vietnam | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 6th | GS | QF | 9 | |||||||||||
India | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | WD[a] | 9 | |||||||||||
Malaysia | 4th | GS | 3rd | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 9 | |||||||||||
Australia | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | QF | 8 | ||||||||||||
Singapore | GS | 3rd | GS | 4th | GS | GS | GS | 7 | |||||||||||||
Myanmar | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Indonesia | 4th | GS | 4th | GS | GS | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Uzbekistan | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Guam | GS | GS | GS | GS | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Nepal | GS | GS | GS | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Kazakhstan | GS | GS | GS | Part of UEFA | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Jordan | GS | GS | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Iran | GS | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
New Zealand | 1st | 1 |
Notes:
- ^ 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.[32]
Olympic Games For Men
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) |
2021 (16) |
2024 (16) |
Years | |
South Korea | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | QF | GS | 3rd | QF | 5th | 11 | ||||||||||
Japan | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | GS | QF | 3rd | GS | QF | GS | GS | 4th | GS | 4th | 11 | ||||||||||
Iraq | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | not a member of AFC | QF | GS | GS | 4th | GS | 5 | |||||||||||||||
India | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | 4th | GS | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | 15th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
China | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | GS | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kuwait | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | GS | GS | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Iran | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | QF | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Australia | Part of OFC | GS | 12th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qatar | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | QF | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thailand | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Chinese Taipei | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Israel | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | QF | not a member of AFC | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | • | not a member of AFC | GS | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syria | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
North Korea | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Malaysia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Myanmar | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Afghanistan | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total (20 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 | 60 |
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) |
Years |
South Korea | • | GS | GS | 4th | • | • | • | QF | GS | • | GS | GS | • | R16 | GS | GS | QF | R16 | QF | • | R16 | 2nd | 15 | |
Japan | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | QF | 2nd | GS | QF | R16 | R16 | • | • | • | • | R16 | R16 | 10 | |
Saudi Arabia | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | GS | • | GS | • | • | GS | • | GS | • | • | • | R16 | • | • | R16 | GS | 9 | |
China | • | • | • | GS | QF | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | R16 | • | R16 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |
Qatar | • | • | 2nd | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | 4 | |
Uzbekistan | Part of USSR | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | • | QF | QF | • | • | 4 | ||||||||
Iraq | GS | • | • | • | • | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | • | • | • | 4 | |
Syria | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | QF | • | GS | • | • | • | • | R16 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4 | |
Iran | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 3 | |
North Korea | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | • | GS | • | • | 3 | |
Australia | Part of OFC | • | GS | GS | GS | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R16 | • | • | QF | • | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | 3 | |
Indonesia | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 2 |
Vietnam | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 1 | |
Myanmar | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 1 | |
Jordan | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
Malaysia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
Bahrain | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
Kazakhstan | Part of USSR | • | • | • | GS | • | Part of UEFA | 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 | 69 |
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) |
Years |
North Korea | • | • | 1st | 2nd | QF | QF | 4th | 1st | QF | Q | 8 |
Japan | QF | • | • | QF | GS | 3rd | • | 3rd | 1st | Q | 7 |
China | • | 2nd | 2nd | GS | • | GS | GS | • | GS | • | 6 |
South Korea | • | GS | • | • | 3rd | QF | QF | GS | • | Q | 6 |
Australia | Part of OFC | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
Thailand | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Chinese Taipei | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Total (7 teams) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
FIFA U-17 World Cup
FIFA U-17 World Cup record | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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) |
Years |
Japan | • | • | • | • | QF | GS | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | GS | QF | R16 | • | R16 | R16 | 9 | |
Qatar | GS | QF | • | 4th | GS | GS | • | QF | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |
South Korea | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | QF | • | • | R16 | • | QF | 6 | |
China | QF | • | GS | GS | GS | • | • | • | • | GS | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | |
North Korea | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | R16 | • | GS | • | R16 | GS | • | 5 | |
Iran | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | R16 | • | R16 | • | QF | • | 4 | |
Australia | Part of OFC | • | • | R16 | • | R16 | • | R16 | 3 | |||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R16 | • | GS | • | • | • | 3 | |
Oman | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | QF | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 | |
Saudi Arabia | QF | GS | 1st | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 | |
Tajikistan | Part of USSR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R16 | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 2 | ||||
Iraq | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | R16 | • | 2 | |
Syria | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R16 | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 2 | |
Uzbekistan | Part of USSR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | R16 | • | • | • | 2 | ||||
Thailand | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 | |
Bahrain | • | • | 4th | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 | |
India | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 1 | |
Yemen | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
Total (18 teams) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 59 |
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | 2008 (16) |
2010 (16) |
2012 (16) |
2014 (16) |
2016 (16) |
2018 (16) |
2022 (16) |
Years | ||||||||||||
Japan | QF | 2nd | QF | 1st | 2nd | QF | Q | 7 | ||||||||||||
North Korea | 1st | 4th | 2nd | GS | 1st | QF | Q | 7 | ||||||||||||
South Korea | QF | 1st | • | • | • | GS | 3 | |||||||||||||
China | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||||
India | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 1 | ||||||||||||
Jordan | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 1 | |||||||||||||
Total (6 teams) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
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) |
TBD 2024 (24) |
Years |
Iran | 4th | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | 3rd | QF | 8 | ||
Thailand | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | R2 | 6 | ||||
Japan | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | 5 | |||||
China | R1 | R1 | R1 | 3 | |||||||
Australia | R1 | R1 | 2 | ||||||||
Uzbekistan | R1 | R2 | 2 | ||||||||
Vietnam | R2 | R2 | 2 | ||||||||
Chinese Taipei | R1 | 1 | |||||||||
Hong Kong | R1 | 1 | |||||||||
Kazakhstan | R1 | 1 | |||||||||
Kuwait | R1 | 1 | |||||||||
Malaysia | R1 | 1 | |||||||||
Saudi Arabia | R1 | 1 | |||||||||
Total (13 teams) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | TBD | 34 |
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) |
2023 TBD (16) |
Years |
Japan | • | • | GS | • | QF | 4th | GS | • | • | • | 4th | QF | GS | GS | QF | GS | QF | QF | GS | 4th | 2nd | 15 | |
Iran | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | GS | • | GS | QF | QF | 3rd | • | • | 7 | |
United Arab Emirates | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | GS | • | GS | • | GS | GS | GS | 7 | |
Oman | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | • | GS | GS | 4 | |
Bahrain | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 | |
Thailand | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 | |
Malaysia | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
Total (7 teams) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | TBD | 35 |
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 |
Japan | • | GS | • | • | 2nd | GS | GS | • | GS | • | 5 |
Saudi Arabia | 2nd | GS | GS | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4 |
Australia | Part of OFC | • | • | GS | 1 | ||||||
Iraq | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 1 |
South Korea | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
United Arab Emirates | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Total (6 teams) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
Controversy
Hakeem al-Araibi
Hakeem al-Araibi, Bahraini footballer turned political refugee in Australia, was arrested by Thai police on his honeymoon to Thailand in November 2018. He faced extradition charges from the Bahraini government on the accusation over his involvement in the Bahraini uprising of 2011 that he instigated the attack on a police station. As Thailand did not sign the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, Thai economic interests with Bahrain, and the ruling president of AFC, Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, is a member of Bahraini Royal family, fear that AFC might set up as culprit for the deportation, triggered international outcry. Australia and FIFA eventually intervened and Thai officials would release Hakeem in February 2019.[33][34]
Israel and Iranian–Saudi rivalry
The AFC Asian Cup is marked with instances of political interference. There was the case of Israel, as the team used to be a member of AFC but following the Arab defeat in the Yom Kippur War, Israel was expelled from the AFC in 1974 and had to compete in OFC until being granted UEFA membership in 1990.[35] Cases also exist in other AFC tournaments like the one between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Following the 2016 attack on the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran, Saudi Arabia has rejected playing with Iran and even threatens to withdraw if AFC refuses to follow, and even extended it to international level.[36]
Blockade of Qatar
In the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, Qatari fans were barred from entering United Arab Emirates as part of the ongoing Qatar diplomatic crisis, and UAE government later announced that it would permit Qatari citizens temporary entry into the country pending approval from UAE authorities.[37] According to a report, Saoud al-Mohannadi, a Qatari national who is the AFC vice-president and chairman of the organizing committee for the Asian Cup, was unable to enter UAE 2 days prior to the tournament's start because UAE authorities had not yet cleared him.[38] The director of the 2019 AFC Organizing Committee denied reports that Al Mohannadi was refused entry and declared that Al Mohannadi has arrived on Friday morning and was preparing for his meetings. The director stated that there was no evidence that shows he was unable to enter and stated that this news has "political purposes". He stated, "We try to keep sports away from politics."[39] In the semi-finals when Qatar faced up host nation, some threw bottles and footwear into the match after Qatari players scored their second goal. A Qatari player, Salem Al Hajri, was struck on the head with a shoe after Qatar scored its third goal. This conduct was preceded by booing the Qatari national anthem. The 2 countries had cut ties due to the ongoing diplomatic crisis.[40] Qatar won 4–0, reaching their first Asian Cup final and would go on to win the tournament for the first time.[41][42][43]
Afterwards, AFC declared that it would conduct an investigation into the proceedings,[42][44] eventually punished UAEFA over the incident, fined $150,000 US dollars for the incident and had to play their first 2022 and 2023 qualification game in closed doors.[45] On 21 September, AFC had lifted the ban weeks before the match has begun.[46]
World Cup qualifiers
Tensions between the 2 Koreas during the 2010 World Cup qualification had led North Korea to withdraw from hosting South Korean team and refusing to display the South Korean flag and play their national anthem. As a result, North Korea's home matches were moved to Shanghai.[47]
During the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, North Korea reluctantly agreed to host the South Korean team in Pyongyang, the first time North Korea hosted South Korea at home in a competitive match. North Korean government banned supporters from entering the stadium. The match ended a goalless draw, and as for the result of controversies, South Korea decided to pull out the bid for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, and accused North Korea of political meddling in sports. AFC was accused of doing little about the case, which led to AFC to decide the final of the 2019 AFC Cup would not be hosted in North Korea.[48]
On 9 March 2020, FIFA announced in a statement that matches between Asian qualifiers for World Cup 2022, which were scheduled for March and June, are postponed to a later time. The decision has been made due to the spread of SARS-CoV-2.[49] On 12 August 2020, FIFA and AFC have jointly decided that the upcoming qualifying matches for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023, originally scheduled to take place during the international match windows in October and November 2020, will be rescheduled to 2021.[50]
AFC Champions League
In 2020 AFC Champions League, the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran received a letter from AFC on 17 January 2020 announcing that teams from Iran would not be allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.[51][52] The 4 AFC Champions League teams from Iran announced on 18 January 2020 that they would withdraw from the tournament if the ban was not reversed.[53][54] AFC announced on 23 January 2020 that any group stage matches which the Iranian teams were supposed to host on matchdays 1, 2 and 3 would be switched with the corresponding away matches to allow time to reassess the security concerns in the country.[55][56][57]
See also
- AFC Annual Awards
- List of presidents of AFC
- Union of Arab Football Association (UAFA)
- Timeline of Football
- List of association football sub-confederations
- List of association football competitions
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External links
- Official website (in English and Arabic)