AFC Futsal Club Championship explained

Organiser:AFC
Region:Asia
Number Of Teams:16
Current Champions: Nagoya Oceans (4th title)
Most Successful Club: Nagoya Oceans
(4 titles)
Current:2023 AFC Futsal Club Championship
Broadcasters:YouTube (live streaming)
Website:Official website

The AFC Futsal Club Championship is the current highest Asian futsal club competition, hosted by the Asian Football Confederation. It is futsal equivalent to AFC Champions League.

For the inaugural edition, AFC Futsal Committee decided to make it an invitational event, and each member association was asked to nominate their national league champions for the tournament.

History and format

A trial edition, named 2006 Asia Futsal Cup, was run in 2006 with six teams participating. Iranian team Shensa Saveh beat Uzbek Ardus FC 5–1 in the final.[1] The first recognised edition by the AFC was held in 2010 and ran with ten teams, forming two groups of five teams. The top two finishers then proceeded to the semi-finals. Since 2015 the final tournament is played with 12 teams. If more national league champions wish to enter a team, all but the top three finishers of the last tournament and the host nation, have to enter a qualification stage.

Summaries

EditionYearHostFinalThird PlaceNumber of teams
width=15%Winnerwidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Runner-upwidth=15%Third Placewidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Fourth Place
12010[2]
Details

Isfahan
Foolad Mahan 5–2[3] Al-SaddNagoya Oceans 6–6 aet
(6–5) pen
Thai Port10
22011[4]
Details

Doha
Nagoya Oceans 3–2 aet[5] Shahid Mansouri4–4 aet
(4–3) pen
Al-Rayyan8
32012
Details

Kuwait City
2–1[6] Ardus TashkentNagoya Oceans 4–1[7] Al-Rayyan8
42013
Details

Nagoya / Komaki
Chonburi Bluewave 1–1 aet
(4–1) pen[8]
Giti PasandNagoya Oceans 6–4[9] Shenzhen Nanling8
52014
Details

Chengdu[10]
Nagoya Oceans 5–4 aet Chonburi Bluewave5–5 aet
(7–6) pen
Shenzhen Nanling8
62015
Details

Isfahan[11]
5–4[12] Al-Qadsia7–312
72016
Details

Bangkok
Nagoya Oceans 4–4 aet
(6–5) pen[13]
Chonburi Bluewave 6–112
82017
Details

Ho Chi Minh City
Chonburi Bluewave 3–2 Giti Pasand6–1[14] Al Rayyan14
92018
Details

Yogyakarta
Mes Sungun4–2[15] 5-3[16] 16
102019
Details

Bangkok
Nagoya Oceans 2–0 Mes Sungun6–416
(2020–2022)Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[17]
112023
122024

Participating associations by debut

YearNew Entry Team(s)
2010,,,,,,,,,
2011
2012,,,
2013,
2014–2016None
2017
2018
2019None
2020–2022Not held

Records and statistics

See main article: AFC Futsal Club Championship records and statistics.

Winners by club

ClubWinnerRunner-upYears wonYears runner-up
align=left Nagoya Oceans402011, 2014, 2016, 2019
align=left Chonburi Bluewave212013, 20172014
align=left Giti Pasand1220122013, 2017
align=left Mes Sungun1120182019
align=left Foolad Mahan102010
align=left Tasisat Daryaei102015
align=left Al-Sadd012010
align=left Shahid Mansouri012011
align=left 012012
align=left 012015
align=left 012016
align=left 012018

Performance by country

RankCountryWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth placeTotal
144109
2 Japan40307
3 Thailand21115
401304
5 Qatar01034
6 Iraq01023
7 Uzbekistan01012
8 Kuwait01001
9 Lebanon00202
10 China00022
11 United Arab Emirates00011
Total 10 10 10 10 40

Awards

Most Valuable Players

YearFootballerClub
Vahid Shamsaei[18] Foolad Mahan
Mohammad Keshavarz[19] Shahid Mansouri
Mohammad Keshavarz[20] Giti Pasand
Suphawut Thueanklang[21] Chonburi Bluewave
Vahid Shamsaei[22] Tasisat Daryaei
Farhad Tavakoli[23] Naft Al-Wasat
Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh[24] Giti Pasand
Mahdi Javid[25] Bank of Beirut
Tomoki Yoshikawa[26] Nagoya Oceans

Top scorers

YearFootballerClubGoals
17
10
9
8
5
10
7
Chonburi Bluewave9
12
10

AFC Fair Play Award

YearAFC Fair Play Award
2010 Foolad Mahan
2011 Al-Rayyan
2012 Nagoya Oceans
2013 Shenzhen Nanling
2014 Nagoya Oceans
2015 Thái Sơn Nam
2016 Dibba Al-Hisn
2017 Thái Sơn Nam
2018 Naft Al-Wasat
2019 Mes Sungun

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2006 Asian Futsal Cup results. futsalplanet.com. 5 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20070503102423/http://www.futsalplanet.com/agenda/agenda-01.asp?id=5731. 2007-05-03.
  2. Web site: 2010 edition results . AFC . 5 February 2012 .
  3. https://archive.today/20130104214449/http://www.the-afc.com/en/futsal-club-prev-comps/futsal-club-championship-2010/27652-foolad-mahan-5-2-al-sadd-foolad-champions Foolad Mahan 5-2 Al Sadd: Foolad champions!
  4. Web site: 2011 edition results . AFC . 5 February 2012 .
  5. https://archive.today/20130105005806/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-futsal-club-championship/35542-shahid-mansouri-v-nagoya-oceans Nagoya Oceans crowned champions
  6. https://archive.today/20130105000209/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-futsal-club-championship/39595-Giti-Pasand-win-Club-Futsal Giti Pasand win Club Futsal
  7. https://archive.today/20130204040326/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-futsal-club-championship/39593-Nagoya-Oceans-4-1-Al-Rayyan Nagoya Oceans 4-1 Al Rayyan
  8. http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/futsal/afc-futsal-club-championship/26567-chonburi-bluewave-win-club-futsal-010813.html Chonburi Bluewave win Futsal Club Championship
  9. http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/futsal/afc-futsal-club-championship/26566-nagoya-oceans-6-4-shenzhen-nanling-010913.html Futsal Club C'ship: Nagoya Oceans 6-4 Shenzhen Nanling
  10. http://www.the-afc.com/en/about-afc/afc-departments/technical-division/futsal-beach-soccer-development/28460-futsal-development-takes-centrestage.html Futsal development takes centrestage
  11. Web site: Iran to Host 2015 AFC Futsal Club Championship. persianfootball.com. 1 March 2015.
  12. http://www.the-afc.com/afc-futsal-club-championship-2015/tasisat-daryaei-win-2015-afc-futsal-club-championship Tasisat Daryaei win 2015 AFC Futsal Club Championship
  13. http://www.the-afc.com/afc-futsal-club-championship-2016/nagoya-oceans-beat-nafit-to-win-afc-futsal-club-championship-title NAGOYA OCEANS BEAT NAFIT TO WIN AFC FUTSAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE
  14. http://www.the-afc.com/afc-futsal-club-championship-2017/third-place-cheer-for-thai-son-nam THIRD PLACE CHEER FOR THAI SON NAM
  15. http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-futsal-club-championship/latest/news/title-joy-for-mes-sungun-varzaghan Title joy for Mes Sungun Varzaghan
  16. http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-futsal-club-championship/latest/news/bank-of-beirut-finish-third Bank of Beirut finish third
  17. Web site: AFC Executive Committee announces updates to 2020 competitions calendar. AFC. 10 September 2020.
  18. http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/27656-shamsaee Top honours for evergreen Shamsaee
  19. http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-futsal-club-championship/35544-futsal-club-champ-awards Keshavarz claims MVP award
  20. https://archive.today/20130411220440/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/futsal/afc-futsal-club-championship/967-tournaments/afc-futsal-club-championship/24478-keshavarz-named-mvp.html Keshavarz named MVP
  21. http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/futsal/afc-futsal-club-championship/26569-thaueanklang-scoops-mvp-award-020913.html Thueanklang scoops MVP award
  22. http://www.the-afc.com/afc-futsal-club-championship-2015/hat-trick-for-tasisat-as-shamsaee-scoops-mvp-top-scorer-awards Hat-trick for Tasisat as Shamsaee scoops MVP, Top Scorer awards
  23. http://www.the-afc.com/afc-futsal-club-championship-2016/nafits-farhad-tavakoli-named-most-valuable-player NAFIT'S FARHAD TAVAKOLI NAMED MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
  24. http://www.the-afc.com/afc-futsal-club-championship-2017/chonburi-overcome-late-challenge-to-clinch-title SUPHAWUT STARS AS CHONBURI CLINCH SECOND TITLE
  25. http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-futsal-club-championship/latest/news/bank-of-beirut-s-javid-scoops-top-awards Bank of Beirut’s Javid scoops top awards
  26. Web site: Nagoya Oceans' Yoshikawa wins MVP award | Football | News | 2019.