Asian Football Confederation

Asian Football Confederation
AbbreviationAFC
Formation7 May 1954; 69 years ago (1954-05-07)
Founded atManila, Philippines[1]
TypeSports organisation
HeadquartersKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Region served
Asia[a]
Membership
47 member associations
Official language
Arabic
English[2]
Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa
Vice Presidents
See list
General Secretary
Windsor John[3][4]
Parent organization
FIFA
Subsidiaries
Websitethe-afc.com

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in most countries/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, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. In 1986, ALFC merged with AFC.[5]

NOTE - according to the Coaches Across Continents (CAC) annual report for 2021,[6] the AFC is a partner of CAC. CAC is a worldwide partnership of over 100 organsiations that seeks to create active citizens and achieve social impact through sport.

Executive Committee

AFC President and FIFA Senior Vice President[7]
FIFA Council Members[7]
AFC Vice Presidents[7]
AFC Executive Committee Members[7]
AFC Female Executive Committee Members[7]
General Secretary

Notes

Member associations

AFC regional federations

The AFC has 47 member associations split into 5 regions (West, Central, South, East, and South-east (ASEAN nations)). Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), Republic of China, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam were the founding members.[8][9]

Some nations have proposed splitting the confederation, forming a separate South West Asian Federation.[10][11][12]

CodeNameNational teamsFoundedFIFA
affiliation
AFC
affiliation
IOC
member
ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) (12)
AUS Australia[m 1]196119632006Yes[m 2]
BRU Brunei
195219721969Yes
CAM Cambodia
193319541954Yes
IDN Indonesia193019521954Yes
LAO Laos
195119521968Yes
MAS Malaysia193319541954Yes
MYA Myanmar194719481954Yes
PHI Philippines190719301954Yes
SGP Singapore
189219521954Yes
THA Thailand191619251954Yes
TLS East Timor
200220052002Yes
VIE Vietnam196019521954Yes
Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) (6)
AFG Afghanistan193319481954Yes
IRN Islamic Republic of Iran192019481958Yes
KGZ Kyrgyz Republic
199219941993Yes
TJK Tajikistan
193619941993Yes
TKM Turkmenistan
199219941993Yes
UZB Uzbekistan194619941993Yes
East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) (10)
CHN China192419311974Yes
TPE Chinese Taipei[m 3]
193619541954Yes
PRK DPR Korea194519581974Yes
GUM Guam197519961991Yes[m 2]
HKG Hong Kong, China
  • Men's
    • U23
    • U20
    • U17
    • U15
    • F
    • BS
  • Women's
    • W U23
    • W U20
    • W U17
    191419541954Yes
    JPN Japan192119211954Yes
    KOR Korea Republic192819481954Yes
    MAC Macau
    193919781978No[m 4]
    MNG Mongolia
    195919981993Yes
    NMI Northern Mariana Islands
    2005N/A2020No[m 5]
    South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) (7)
    BAN Bangladesh197219761974Yes
    BHU Bhutan198320001993Yes
    IND India193719481954Yes
    MDV Maldives198219861984Yes
    NEP   Nepal195119721954Yes
    PAK Pakistan194719481954Yes
    SRI Sri Lanka193919521954Yes
    West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) (12)
    BHR Bahrain
    195719681969Yes
    IRQ Iraq194819501970Yes
    JOR Jordan194919561970Yes
    KUW Kuwait195219641964Yes
    LBN Lebanon193319361964Yes
    OMA Oman197819801980Yes
    PLE Palestine199819981998Yes
    QAT Qatar
    196019721974Yes
    KSA Saudi Arabia195619561972Yes
    SYR Syria193619371970Yes
    UAE United Arab Emirates197119741974Yes
    YEM Yemen
    196219801980Yes

    Notes

    Former members

    AssociationYearNote
     Israel1954–1974Expelled from AFC competitions in 1974, as a result of a proposal by Kuwait (as other Muslim and Arab countries refused to play against Israel), that was adopted by a vote of 17 to 13 with 6 abstentions.[13][14] Later became a full UEFA member in 1994.
     New Zealand1964[15]Founding member of OFC in 1966.
     South Yemen1972–1990[16]Joined North Yemen as Yemen.
     Kazakhstan1993–2002Joined UEFA in 2002.[17][18]

    Competitions

    AFC competitions

    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 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.[21]

    A second, lower-ranked tournament is the AFC Cup which was launched by AFC in 2004. A third tournament, the AFC President's Cup which had started in 2005 was absorbed into the AFC Cup in 2015.[22]

    AFC runs an annual Asian futsal club tournament, the AFC Futsal Club Championship for futsal club competition.[23]

    Current title holders

    TournamentMost recentChampionsDetailsRunners-upNext[24][25]
    National teams
    AFC Asian Cup (qualification)2023 (qual.)Qatar Final Jordan2027 (qual.)
    AFC U-23 Asian Cup2022 (qual.)Saudi Arabia Final Uzbekistan2024 (qual.)
    AFC U-20 Asian Cup2023 (qual.)Uzbekistan Final Iraq2025 (qual.)
    AFC U-17 Asian Cup2023 (qual.)Japan Final South Korea2025 (qual.)
    Men's Asian Games Football Tournament (U-23)2022South Korea Final Japan2026
    Boys' Asian Youth Games Football Tournament2013South Korea Final Iran2025
    AFC Futsal Asian Cup2022 (qual.)Japan Final Iran2024 (qual.)
    AFC U-20 Futsal Asian Cup2019 (qual.)Japan Final Afghanistan2023 (qual.)
    Men's Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
    Futsal Tournament
    2017Iran Final Uzbekistan2023
    AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup2023Iran Final Japan2025
    Men's Asian Beach Games Beach Soccer
    Tournament
    2016Japan Final Oman2023
    Women's national teams
    AFC Women's Asian Cup (qualification)2022 (qual.)China Final South Korea2026 (qual.)
    AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup2024 (qual.)North Korea Final Japan2026 (qual.)
    AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup2019 (qual.)Japan Final North Korea2024 (qual.)
    Women's Asian Games Football Tournament2022Japan Final North Korea2026
    AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament2024Australia 
    Japan 
    Play-off Uzbekistan
     North Korea
    2028
    AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup2018Iran Final Japan2022
    Women's Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
    Futsal Tournament
    2017Thailand Final Japan2023
    Club teams
    AFC Champions League2022 (qual.)Urawa Red Diamonds JapanFinalSaudi Arabia Al-Hilal2023–24 (qual.)
    AFC Cup2022 (qual.)Al-Seeb OmanFinalMalaysia Kuala Lumpur City2023–24 (qual.)
    AFC Futsal Club Championship2019Nagoya Oceans JapanFinalIran Mes Sungun2024
    Women's club teams
    AFC Women's Club Championship/
    AFC Women's Champions League
    2023TBDFinalTBD2024–25

    Esports

    CompetitionCurrentWinner
    (Player/Gamer ID)
    DetailsRunner-up
    (Player/Gamer ID)
    Next
    AFC eAsian Cup2023Indonesia IndonesiaFinalJapan JapanTBD

    Defunct tournaments

    CompetitionLast heldChampionsTitleRunners-up
    National teams
    Afro-Asian Cup of Nations2007Japan 2nd Egypt
    AFC-OFC Challenge Cup2003Iran 1st New Zealand
    AFC Solidarity Cup2016Nepal   1st Macau
    AFC Challenge Cup2014Palestine 1st Philippines
    AFC U-14 Championship2014Iraq 1st North Korea
    Club teams
    Afro-Asian Club Championship1998Raja Casablanca Morocco1stSouth Korea Pohang Steelers
    Asian Cup Winners' Cup2001–02Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia2ndSouth Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
    President's Cup2014HTTU Asgabat Turkmenistan1stNorth Korea Rimyongsu
    Asian Super Cup2002Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea2ndSaudi Arabia Al-Hilal

    Titles by nation

    NationMenWomenFutsalBeach SoccerClubInter Conf.EsportsNationTotal
    AsiaSolChaAsiadU23U20U17U14AYGAsiaAsiadU20U17MenAIMmU20WmnAIMwBSABGACLACCAPCAWCASCWCCFCCAANAOAACeAsia
     Japan411142364413318521421 Japan61
     Iran344112512323141 Iran46
     South Korea26112222112312 South Korea46
     Saudi Arabia3132663 Saudi Arabia24
     China129313 China19
     North Korea21323313 North Korea18
     Iraq1115113 Iraq13
     Israel163 Israel10
     Myanmar271 Myanmar10
     Thailand2111221 Thailand10
     Qatar21112 Qatar7
     Chinese Taipei231 Chinese Taipei6
     Kuwait14 Kuwait5
     Tajikistan14 Tajikistan5
     United Arab Emirates1211 United Arab Emirates5
     Uzbekistan11111 Uzbekistan5
     India121 India4
     Jordan31 Jordan4
     Oman211 Oman4
     Australia111 Australia3
     Bahrain12 Bahrain3
     Syria12 Syria3
     Indonesia11 Indonesia2
     Kyrgyzstan2 Kyrgyzstan2
     Turkmenistan2 Turkmenistan2
     Lebanon1 Lebanon1
     Malaysia1 Malaysia1
       Nepal1   Nepal1
     New Zealand1 New Zealand1
     Palestine1 Palestine1

    Rankings

    FIFA World Rankings

    FIFA Men's Rankings (as of 4 April 2024)[26]
    AFC*FIFA+/-National TeamPoints
    118Steady Japan1621.88
    220Steady Iran1613.96
    323Decrease 1 South Korea1563.99
    424Decrease 1 Australia1563.93
    534Increase 3 Qatar1507.94
    653Steady Saudi Arabia1443.53
    758Increase 1 Iraq1420.47
    864Increase 2 Uzbekistan1386.58
    967Increase 2 United Arab Emirates1366.45
    1071Decrease 1 Jordan1350.21
    1177Increase 3 Oman1323.23
    1280Increase 2 Bahrain1307.53
    1388Steady China1275.22
    1489Steady Syria1266.52
    1593Increase 4 Palestine1238.66
    1699Steady Tajikistan1216.76
    17100Increase 4 Kyrgyzstan1213.6
    18101Steady Thailand1208.93
    19115Decrease 10 Vietnam1164.54
    20118Decrease 4 North Korea1160.57
    21120Decrease 5 Lebanon1158.96
    22121Decrease 4 India1145.94
    23134Increase 8 Indonesia1102.7
    24138Decrease 6 Malaysia1094.54
    25139Decrease 2 Kuwait1085.46
    26141Decrease 2 Philippines1075.14
    27143Decrease 2 Turkmenistan1072.52
    28151Increase 7 Afghanistan1036.92
    29155Increase 1 Singapore1019.06
    30156Decrease 5 Yemen1017.05
    31157Decrease 3 Hong Kong1012.83
    32159Decrease 6 Chinese Taipei1007.3
    33161Steady Maldives1003.48
    34163Decrease 1 Myanmar999.46
    35178Decrease 3   Nepal937.84
    36179Steady Cambodia925.4
    37184Decrease 1 Bangladesh905.3
    38185Decrease 1 Bhutan904.1
    39186Increase 1 Macau896.62
    40190Decrease 1 Laos889.62
    41191Decrease 1 Mongolia884.04
    42194Steady Brunei872.65
    43195Steady Pakistan849.94
    44198Increase 2 East Timor843.4
    45204Steady Sri Lanka829.41
    46205Steady Guam821.91
    *Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points
    FIFA Women's Rankings (as of 15 March 2024)[27]
    AFC*FIFA+/-National TeamPoints
    17Increase 1 Japan1982.52
    211Decrease 2 North Korea1943.66
    312Steady Australia1888.93
    419Steady China1803.4
    520Steady South Korea1796.68
    637Steady Vietnam1611.3
    739Decrease 1 Philippines1558.3
    840Increase 2 Chinese Taipei1545.1
    947Increase 1 Thailand1518.37
    1048Decrease 1 Uzbekistan1516.95
    1154Steady Myanmar1481.44
    1261Decrease 2 Iran1412.45
    1366Decrease 1 India1389.02
    1474Steady Jordan1331.17
    1579Steady Hong Kong1275.27
    1686Decrease 1 Bahrain1254.12
    1791Decrease 2 Laos1217.34
    1896Steady Malaysia1213.21
    19100Increase 5 Nepal1208.42
    20101Decrease 8 Guam1206.27
    21109Decrease 1 Indonesia1179.93
    22114Steady United Arab Emirates1158.26
    23115Increase 1 Cambodia1144.56
    24128Steady Mongolia1103.77
    25130Steady Kyrgyzstan1099.57
    26132Increase 2 Lebanon1090.59
    27136Steady Palestine1080.47
    28137Steady Singapore1080.39
    29139Steady Turkmenistan1075.41
    30140Steady Bangladesh1068.52
    31154Steady Tajikistan991.2
    32157Steady Sri Lanka955.21
    33158Steady Pakistan949.54
    34159Steady East Timor946.01
    35161Increase 1 Maldives938.55
    36162Decrease 2 Syria931.42
    37172New entry Iraq862.8
    38173Decrease 1 Bhutan853.48
    39174Decrease 1 Macau850.91
    40175Steady Saudi Arabia848.57
    *Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

    Historical leaders

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

    Team of the Year

    Men

    FIFA Men's World Ranking

    Teams ranking in the top four – Men's[26]
    YearFirstSecondThirdFourth
    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
    TeamFirst placeSecond placeThird place
     Japan12 (1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023)8 (1998, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2021)8 (1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
     Iran9 (2000, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021)9 (1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023)2 (2002, 2003)
     Saudi Arabia4 (1993, 1994, 1999, 2000)3 (1996, 2001, 2003)2 (1995, 1997)
     South Korea3 (1998, 2002, 2003)7 (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2012, 2015, 2016)16 (1996, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
     Australia3 (2008, 2009, 2010)3 (2011, 2017, 2017)1 (2012)
     Uzbekistan001 (2006)
     Kuwait001 (1998)
    Women

    FIFA Women's World Ranking

    Teams ranking in the top four – Women's[27]
    YearFirstSecondThirdFourth
    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:[28]

    AFCElo RankingsCountryElo ratings1 year change
    115 Japan1,854Increase 16
    227 Iran1,801Decrease 2
    329 Australia1,771Increase 14
    432 South Korea1,760Decrease 6
    557 Iraq1,616Increase 10
    661 Uzbekistan1,607Increase 9
    762 Jordan1,598Increase 4
    865 Oman1,574Increase 4
    967 Saudi Arabia1,572Decrease 8
    1077 Qatar1,515Decrease 29
    1179 Bahrain1,501Decrease 1
    1287 China1,478Increase 3
    1391 United Arab Emirates1,453Decrease 10
    1498 Palestine1,433Decrease 5
    15103 Syria1,415Decrease 15
    16107 Vietnam1,400Increase 5
    17109 Kuwait1,391Increase 29
    18113 North Korea1,375Decrease 3
    18113 Thailand1,375Decrease 6
    20127 Tajikistan1,325Increase 9
    21135 Lebanon1,303Decrease 16
    22137 Indonesia1,284Increase 13
    23138 Malaysia1,282Increase 23
    24143 India1,272Increase 10
    25154 Turkmenistan1,235Decrease 5
    26155 Kyrgyzstan1,231Decrease 13
    27169 Singapore1,134Increase 4
    28170 Hong Kong1,121Decrease 1
    29177 Yemen1,092Decrease 2
    30178 Afghanistan1,085Decrease 2
    31185 Philippines1,031Decrease 8
    32194   Nepal930Increase 2
    33195 Chinese Taipei924Increase 2
    34197 Myanmar910Decrease 2
    35198 Bangladesh903Increase 8
    36201 Maldives898Decrease 4
    37204 Cambodia863Increase 1
    38209 Pakistan810Decrease 7
    38209 Mongolia810Steady
    40216 Guam705Steady
    41219 Macau688Decrease 1
    42223 Sri Lanka675Increase 1
    43224 Laos662Decrease 1
    44227 East Timor623Steady
    45230 Brunei601Steady
    46233 Bhutan560Steady
    47238 Northern Mariana Islands404Steady

    Club Competitions Ranking

    The AFC Club Competitions Ranking ranks its member associations by results in the AFC competitions. Rankings are calculated by AFC.[29] Listed here are the top 30 countries.

    AFCCountryPoints
    1 Saudi Arabia93.795
    2 Japan91.820
    3 South Korea88.295
    4 Qatar75.950
    5 Iran72.018
    6 United Arab Emirates64.130
    7 China57.630
    8 Thailand49.470
    9 Uzbekistan45.006
    10 Iraq36.902
    11 Australia34.080
    12 Jordan30.161
    13 Malaysia29.950
    14 Vietnam29.468
    15 Hong Kong27.450
    16 Tajikistan23.976
    17 India23.637
    18 Bahrain20.681
    19 Kuwait20.070
    20 Turkmenistan19.464
    21 Philippines18.428
    22 Lebanon17.761
    23 Syria17.612
    24 Singapore16.824
    25 North Korea16.117
    26 Indonesia15.083
    27 Bangladesh14.120
    28 Oman12.453
    29 Maldives9.467
    30 Myanmar8.287

    Beach soccer national teams

    Rankings are calculated by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW).[30]

    AFC rankWorld rankCountryPoints
    16 Japan1549
    27 Iran1486
    314 United Arab Emirates945
    421 Oman555
    540 Lebanon217
    647 Palestine177
    755 China129
    856 Bahrain128
    965 Malaysia95
    1070 Iraq78
    1171 Thailand77
    1274 Afghanistan69
    1379 Qatar61
    1482 Syria56
    1585 Kuwait46
    1585 Kyrgyzstan46
    1794 Saudi Arabia30
    18108 Australia0
    19111 Yemen0
    20112 Philippines0
    21113 Indonesia0
    22115 Uzbekistan0
    23115 Vietnam0
    24115 Laos0

    Men's futsal

    Per 12 October 2023:[31]

    AFCFIFACountryPoints+/-
    16 Iran1596Steady
    214 Japan1385Decrease 1
    325 Uzbekistan1257Steady
    426 Thailand1230Decrease 2
    536 Australia1122Increase 2
    637 Vietnam1118Increase 3
    740 Indonesia1083Decrease 1
    841 Kuwait1080Increase 4
    945 Iraq1045Increase 5
    1052 Kyrgyzstan963Decrease 7
    1153 Tajikistan959Increase 3
    1258 Afghanistan933Increase 35
    1364 Lebanon904Decrease 20
    1465 Saudi Arabia881Increase 18
    1571 Bahrain881Decrease 4
    1676 Turkmenistan870Decrease 12
    1779 Malaysia856Decrease 6
    1881 China848Decrease 3
    1983 Myanmar846Decrease 7
    2087 South Korea826Decrease 12
    2291 Chinese Taipei809Decrease 2
    2392 Qatar807Decrease 3
    2499 Oman708Decrease 6
    25107 United Arab Emirates708Decrease 10
    25107 Palestine647Increase 1
    27115 Syria651Steady
    28118 Hong Kong621Decrease
    29120 Singapore614Steady
    30121 Laos596Steady
    31121 Mongolia581Increase 1
    32122 Cambodia576Steady
    33123 East Timor571Steady
    34128 Philippines540Steady
    35131 Brunei524Steady
    36136 Maldives454Steady
     India*790
     Yemen*578
       Nepal*553
     Bhutan*543

    a number between brackets is the rank of the previous week.(*)= Provisional ranking (played at least 10 matches).

    Women's futsal

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

    AFCFIFACountryPoints
    17 Iran5721
    210 Japan5636
    311 Thailand5614
    423 Vietnam5317
    525 China5252
    626 Jordan5252
    729 Chinese Taipei5721
    834 Indonesia5127
    935 Australia5167
    1037 Uzbekistan5092
    1140 Malaysia5007
    1242 Syria4991
    1345 Myanmar4901
    1446 Hong Kong4897
    1548 Lebanon4870
    1649 Bahrain4852
    1751 Philippines4745
    1853 Palestine4720
    1961 Iraq4391
    2062 Laos4390
    2164 Kyrgyzstan4314
    2266 Bangladesh4126
    2367 Tajikistan3995
    2468 Macau3991
    2569 United Arab Emirates3987
    2670 Turkmenistan3945
    2772 Saudi Arabia3669
    2873 Qatar3660
    2974 Kuwait3553
    3075 Afghanistan3368

    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)
    • R2 — Round 2 (1974–1978, second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16)
    • 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
    •    — 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
    Team1930
    Uruguay
    (13)
    1934
    Italy
    (16)
    1938
    France
    (15)
    1950
    Brazil
    (13)
    1954
    Switzerland
    (16)
    1958
    Sweden
    (16)
    1962
    Chile
    (16)
    1966
    England
    (16)
    1970
    Mexico
    (16)
    1974
    West Germany
    (16)
    1978
    Argentina
    (16)
    1982
    Spain
    (24)
    1986
    Mexico
    (24)
    1990
    Italy
    (24)
    1994
    United States
    (24)
    1998
    France
    (32)
    2002
    Japan
    South Korea
    (32)
    2006
    Germany
    (32)
    2010
    South Africa
    (32)
    2014
    Brazil
    (32)
    2018
    Russia
    (32)
    2022
    Qatar
    (32)
    2026
    Canada
    Mexico
    United States
    (48)
    2030
    Morocco
    Portugal
    Spain
    (48)
    2034
    Saudi Arabia
    (48)
    Years
     South KoreaDid not exist×R1××R1R1R1R14thR1R2R1R1R211
     Japan××××××R1R2R1R2R1R2R27
     Iran×××××××××R1××R1R1R1R1R16
     Saudi ArabiaDid not exist×××××R2R1R1R1R1R1Q6
     Australia*Part of OFCR1R1R1R24
     North KoreaDid not exist××××QF××××R1×2
     QatarDid not exist××R11
     China××××××××××R11
     United Arab EmiratesDid not exist××R11
     IraqDid not exist×××××××R11
     KuwaitDid not exist××××××R1×1
     Indonesia[a]××R1××××××1
     IsraelDid not existR1Not a member of AFC1
    Total (13 teams)00101001101122244444568/943

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

    AFC Asian Cup

    AFC Asian Cup record
    Team
    (Total 35 teams)
    1956
    Hong Kong
    (4)
    1960
    South Korea
    (4)
    1964
    Israel
    (4)
    1968
    Iran
    (5)
    1972
    Thailand
    (6)
    1976
    Iran
    (6)
    1980
    Kuwait
    (10)
    1984
    Singapore
    (10)
    1988
    Qatar
    (10)
    1992
    Japan
    (8)
    1996
    United Arab Emirates
    (12)
    2000
    Lebanon
    (12)
    2004
    China
    (16)
    2007
    Indonesia
    Malaysia
    Thailand
    Vietnam
    (16)
    2011
    Qatar
    (16)
    2015
    Australia
    (16)
    2019
    United Arab Emirates
    (24)
    2023
    Qatar
    (24)
    2027
    Saudi Arabia
    (24)
    Years
     Iran1st1st1st3rd4th3rdGS3rdQF3rdQFQFQFSFSF15
     South Korea1st1st3rd2nd2ndGS2ndQF3rdQF3rd3rd2ndQFSF15
     China3rdGS2nd4th3rdQF4th2ndGSGSQFQFGS13
     Saudi Arabia1st1st2nd1st2ndGS2ndGSGSR16R16Q11
     QatarGSGSGSGSQFGSGSQFGS1st1st11
     United Arab EmiratesGSGSGS4th2ndGSGSGS3rdSFR1611
     JapanGS1stQF1st1st4th1stQF2ndQF10
     KuwaitGS2nd1st3rdGS4thQFGSGSGS10
     IraqGS4thQFQFQF1stQF4thR16R1610
     Thailand3rdGSGSGSGSGSR16R168
     UzbekistanGSGSQFQF4thQFR16QF8
     SyriaGSGSGSGSGSGSR167
     BahrainGS4thGSGSGSR16R166
     AustraliaPart of OFCQF2nd1stQFQF5
     India2ndGSGSGSGS5
     North Korea4thGSGSGSGS5
     Vietnam4th4thQFQFGS5
     JordanQFQFGSR162nd5
     OmanGSGSGSR16GS5
     IndonesiaGSGSGSGSR165
     Israel2nd2nd1st3rdPart of UEFA4
     Hong Kong3rd4th5thGS4
     MalaysiaGSGSGSGS4
     LebanonGSGSGS3
     PalestineGSGSR163
     Chinese Taipei3rd4th2
     KyrgyzstanR16GS2
     TurkmenistanGSGS2
     YemenGSGS2
     BangladeshGS1
     Cambodia4th1
     Myanmar2nd1
     PhilippinesGS1
     SingaporeGS1
     TajikistanQF1

    FIFA Women's World Cup

    FIFA Women's World Cup record
    Team1991
    China
    (12)
    1995
    Sweden
    (12)
    1999
    United States
    (16)
    2003
    United States
    (16)
    2007
    China
    (16)
    2011
    Germany
    (16)
    2015
    Canada
    (24)
    2019
    France
    (24)
    2023
    Australia New Zealand
    (32)
    2027
    TBD
    (32)
    Years
     JapanR1QFR1R1R11st2ndR2QF9
     ChinaQF4th2ndQFQFQFR2R18
     AustraliaPart of OFCQFQFQFR24th5
     South KoreaR1R2R1R14
     North Korea×R1R1QFR1××4
     ThailandR1R12
     PhilippinesR11
     Vietnam×××R11
     Chinese TaipeiQF1
    Total (9 teams)323443555+135

    Olympic Games

    Men's tournament

    Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
    Team1900
    France
    (3)
    1904
    United States
    (3)
    1908
    United Kingdom
    (6)
    1912
    Sweden
    (11)
    1920
    Belgium
    (14)
    1924
    France
    (22)
    1928
    Netherlands
    (17)
    1936
    Germany
    (16)
    1948
    United Kingdom
    (18)
    1952
    Finland
    (25)
    1956
    Australia
    (11)
    1960
    Italy
    (16)
    1964
    Japan
    (14)
    1968
    Mexico
    (16)
    1972
    West Germany
    (16)
    1976
    Canada
    (13)
    1980
    Soviet Union
    (16)
    1984
    United States
    (16)
    1988
    South Korea
    (16)
    1992
    Spain
    (16)
    1996
    United States
    (16)
    2000
    Australia
    (16)
    2004
    Greece
    (16)
    2008
    China
    (16)
    2012
    United Kingdom
    (16)
    2016
    Brazil
    (16)
    2020
    Japan
    (16)
    2024
    France
    (16)
    Years
     South KoreaQFGSGSGSGSGSQFGS3rdQF5th11
     JapanQFGSQF3rdGSQFGSGS4thGS4th11
     Iraqnot a member of AFCQFGSGS4thGS5
     IndiaGSGS4thGS4
     Saudi ArabiaGSGS15th3
     ChinaGSGSGS3
     KuwaitQFGSGS3
     IranGSGSQF3
     AustraliaPart of OFCGS12th2
     QatarGSQF2
     ThailandGSGS2
     Chinese TaipeiGSGS2
     IsraelQFQFnot a member of AFC2
     United Arab Emiratesnot a member of AFCGS1
     SyriaGS1
     North KoreaQF1
     MalaysiaGS1
     MyanmarGS1
     IndonesiaQF1
     AfghanistanGS1
    Total (20 teams)000000002414233333333333433460

    Women's tournament

    Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record
    Team1996
    United States
    (8)
    2000
    Australia
    (8)
    2004
    Greece
    (10)
    2008
    China
    (12)
    2012
    United Kingdom
    (12)
    2016
    Brazil
    (12)
    2020
    Japan
    (12)
    2024
    France
    (12)
    Years
     Japan7th7th4th2nd8thQ6
     China2nd5th9th5th8th10th6
     AustraliaPart of OFC7th4thQ3
     North Korea9th9th×2
    Total (4 teams)2123223217

    AFC Women's Asian Cup

    AFC Women's Asian Cup record
    Team
    (Total 22 teams)
    1975
    Hong Kong
    (6)
    1977
    Taiwan
    (6)
    1979
    India
    (6)
    1981
    Hong Kong
    (8)
    1983
    Thailand
    (6)
    1986
    Hong Kong
    (7)
    1989
    Hong Kong
    (8)
    1991
    Japan
    (9)
    1993
    Malaysia
    (8)
    1995
    Malaysia
    (11)
    1997
    China
    (11)
    1999
    Philippines
    (15)
    2001
    Chinese Taipei
    (14)
    2003
    Thailand
    (14)
    2006
    Australia
    (9)
    2008
    Vietnam
    (8)
    2010
    China
    (8)
    2014
    Vietnam
    (8)
    2018
    Jordan
    (8)
    2022
    India
    (12)
    Years
     JapanGSGS2nd3rd2nd3rd2nd3rd4th2nd4th4th3rd3rd1st1stSF17
     Thailand2nd2nd2nd1st3rdGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGS5th4thQF17
     China1st1st1st1st1st1st1st3rd2nd1st2nd4th3rd3rd1st15
     Chinese Taipei1st1st1st2nd3rd4th3rd4th2ndGSGSGSGSQF14
     Hong KongGSGS4th4thGSGS4thGSGSGSGSGSGSGS14
     South KoreaGSGS4thGSGS4th3rdGSGSGS4th5th2nd13
     PhilippinesGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGS6thSF10
     North KoreaGS4th2nd2nd3rd1st1st3rd1st2nd10
     VietnamGSGSGSGSGSGS6thGSQF9
     India2nd3rd2ndGSGSGSGSGSWD[a]9
     Malaysia4thGS3rdGSGSGSGSGSGS9
     Australia3rd3rd2nd4th1st2nd2ndQF8
     SingaporeGS3rdGS4thGSGSGS7
     MyanmarGSGSGSGSGS5
     Indonesia4thGS4thGSGS5
     UzbekistanGSGSGSGSGS5
     GuamGSGSGSGS4
     NepalGSGSGS3
     KazakhstanGSGSGSPart of UEFA3
     JordanGSGS2
     IranGS1
     New Zealand1st1

    Notes:

    FIFA U-20 World Cup

    FIFA U-20 World Cup record
    Team1977
    Tunisia
    (16)
    1979
    Japan
    (16)
    1981
    Australia
    (16)
    1983
    Mexico
    (16)
    1985
    Soviet Union
    (16)
    1987
    Chile
    (16)
    1989
    Saudi Arabia
    (16)
    1991
    Portugal
    (16)
    1993
    Australia
    (16)
    1995
    Qatar
    (16)
    1997
    Malaysia
    (24)
    1999
    Nigeria
    (24)
    2001
    Argentina
    (24)
    2003
    United Arab Emirates
    (24)
    2005
    Netherlands
    (24)
    2007
    Canada
    (24)
    2009
    Egypt
    (24)
    2011
    Colombia
    (24)
    2013
    Turkey
    (24)
    2015
    New Zealand
    (24)
    2017
    South Korea
    (24)
    2019
    Poland
    (24)
    2023
    Argentina
    (24)
    Years
     South KoreaGSGS4thQFGSGSGSR16GSGSQFR16QFR162nd4th16
     JapanGSQFQF2ndGSQFR16R16R16R16GS11
     Saudi ArabiaGSGSGSGSGSGSR16R16GS9
     ChinaGSQFGSR16R165
     UzbekistanPart of USSRGSGSQFQFR165
     IraqGSQFGS4thGS5
     Qatar2ndGSGSGS4
     SyriaGSQFGSR164
     IranGSGSGS3
     North KoreaGSGSGS3
     AustraliaPart of OFCGSGSGS3
     United Arab EmiratesR16QFQF3
     IndonesiaGS1
     VietnamGS1
     MyanmarGS1
     JordanGS1
     MalaysiaGS1
     BahrainGS1
     KazakhstanPart of USSRGSPart of UEFA1
    Total (19 teams)232222322354454444445469

    FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

    FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
    Team2002
    Canada
    (12)
    2004
    Thailand
    (12)
    2006
    Russia
    (16)
    2008
    Chile
    (16)
    2010
    Germany
    (16)
    2012
    Japan
    (16)
    2014
    Canada
    (16)
    2016
    Papua New Guinea
    (16)
    2018
    France
    (16)
    2022
    Costa Rica
    (16)
    Years
     JapanQFQFGS3rd3rd1st2nd7
     North Korea1st2ndQFQF4th1stQF7
     South KoreaGS3rdQFQFGSGS6
     China2nd2ndGSGSGSGS6
     AustraliaPart of OFCGSGS2
     ThailandGS1
     Chinese TaipeiGS1
    Total (7 teams)233334333330

    FIFA U-17 World Cup

    FIFA U-17 World Cup record
    Team1985
    China
    (16)
    1987
    Canada
    (16)
    1989
    Scotland
    (16)
    1991
    Italy
    (16)
    1993
    Japan
    (16)
    1995
    Ecuador
    (16)
    1997
    Egypt
    (16)
    1999
    New Zealand
    (16)
    2001
    Trinidad and Tobago
    (16)
    2003
    Finland
    (16)
    2005
    Peru
    (16)
    2007
    South Korea
    (24)
    2009
    Nigeria
    (24)
    2011
    Mexico
    (24)
    2013
    United Arab Emirates
    (24)
    2015
    Chile
    (24)
    2017
    India
    (24)
    2019
    Brazil
    (24)
    2023
    Indonesia
    (24)
    Years
     JapanQFGSGSGSGSQFR16R16R16R1610
     QatarGSQF4thGSGSQFGS7
     South KoreaQFGSGSQFR16QFGS7
     ChinaQFGSGSGSGSQF6
     North KoreaQFR16GSR16GS5
     IranGSR16R16QFR165
     AustraliaPart of OFCR16R16R163
     United Arab EmiratesGSR16GS3
     Oman4thQFGS3
     Saudi ArabiaQFGS1st3
     UzbekistanPart of USSRQFR16QF3
     TajikistanPart of USSRR16GS2
     IraqGSR162
     SyriaR16GS2
     ThailandGSGS2
     Bahrain4thGS2
     IndiaGS1
     IndonesiaGS1
     YemenGS1
    Total (19 teams)333333323335445454563

    FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

    FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
    Team2008
    New Zealand
    (16)
    2010
    Trinidad and Tobago
    (16)
    2012
    Azerbaijan
    (16)
    2014
    Costa Rica
    (16)
    2016
    Jordan
    (16)
    2018
    Uruguay
    (16)
    2022
    India
    (16)
    Years
     JapanQF2ndQF1st2ndQFQF7
     North Korea1st4th2ndGS1stQF6
     ChinaGSGSGS3
     South KoreaQF1stGS3
     IndiaGS1
     JordanGS1
    Total (6 teams)333333321

    FIFA Futsal World Cup

    FIFA Futsal World Cup record
    TeamNetherlands
    1989
    (16)
    Hong Kong
    1992
    (16)
    Spain
    1996
    (16)
    Guatemala
    2000
    (16)
    Chinese Taipei
    2004
    (16)
    Brazil
    2008
    (20)
    Thailand
    2012
    (24)
    Colombia
    2016
    (24)
    Lithuania
    2021
    (24)
    Uzbekistan
    2024
    (24)
    Years
     Iran4thR1R1R1R2R23rdQF8
     ThailandR1R1R1R2R2R26
     JapanR1R1R1R2R25
     ChinaR1R1R13
     UzbekistanR1R2Q3
     AustraliaR1R12
     VietnamR2R22
     Chinese TaipeiR11
     Hong KongR11
     KazakhstanR11
     KuwaitR11
     MalaysiaR11
     Saudi ArabiaR11
    Total (13 teams)233344555TBD34

    FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

    FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record
    Team1995
    Brazil
    (8)
    1996
    Brazil
    (8)
    1997
    Brazil
    (8)
    1998
    Brazil
    (10)
    1999
    Brazil
    (12)
    2000
    Brazil
    (12)
    2001
    Brazil
    (12)
    2002
    Brazil
    (8)
    2003
    Brazil
    (8)
    2004
    Brazil
    (12)
    2005
    Brazil
    (12)
    2006
    Brazil
    (16)
    2007
    Brazil
    (16)
    2008
    France
    (16)
    2009
    United Arab Emirates
    (16)
    2011
    Italy
    (16)
    2013
    French Polynesia
    (16)
    2015
    Portugal
    (16)
    2017
    The Bahamas
    (16)
    2019
    Paraguay
    (16)
    2021
    Russia
    (16)
    2024
    United Arab Emirates
    (16)
    2025
    Seychelles
    (16)
    Years
     JapanGSQF4thGS4thQFGSGSQFGSQFQFGS4th2ndQF16
     IranGSGSGSGSQFQF3rd3rd8
     United Arab EmiratesGSGSGSGSGSGSGSQF8
     OmanGSGSGSGSGS5
     BahrainQFGS2
     Thailand4thGS2
     MalaysiaGS1
    Total (7 teams)0010211100233333333334342

    FIFA Confederations Cup

    FIFA Confederations Cup record
    Team1992
    Saudi Arabia
    (4)
    1995
    Saudi Arabia
    (6)
    1997
    Saudi Arabia
    (8)
    1999
    Mexico
    (8)
    2001
    South Korea
    Japan
    (8)
    2003
    France
    (8)
    2005
    Germany
    (8)
    2009
    South Africa
    (8)
    2013
    Brazil
    (8)
    2017
    Russia
    (8)
    Years
     JapanGS2ndGSGSGS5
     Saudi Arabia2ndGSGS4th4
     AustraliaPart of OFCGS1
     IraqGS1
     South KoreaGS1
     United Arab EmiratesGS1
    Total (6 teams)122121111113

    See also

    References

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