Asian Football Confederation Explained

Asian Football Confederation
Map:	AFC.svg
Abbreviation:	AFC
Founding Location:	Manila, Philippines^[1]
Type:	Sports organisation
Headquarters:	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Region Served:	Asia
Membership:	47 member associations
Language:	Arabic English^[2]
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa
Leader Title2:	Vice Presidents
Leader Title3:	General Secretary
Leader Name3:	Windsor John^[3] ^[4]
Subsidiaries:	AFF (Southeast Asia) CAFA (Central Asia) EAFF (East Asia) SAFF (South Asia) WAFF (Western Asia)
Parent Organization:	FIFA

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in most countries and territories in Asia. The AFC was formed in 1954. It has 47 members. The Asian Ladies Football Confederation (ALFC) was the section of AFC that managed women's association football in Asia. The group was independently founded in April 1968 in a meeting involving Taiwan, British Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. In 1986, ALFC merged with AFC.^[5]

Executive Committee

Members

AFC President and FIFA Senior Vice President^[6]
Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa
FIFA Council Members
Kohzo Tashima Hamidin Mohd Amin Kanya Keomany Mariano Araneta Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Yasser Al Misehal
AFC Vice Presidents
Hachem Haidar Mehdi Taj Ugen Tsechup Zaw Zaw Ganbaatar Amgalanbaatar
AFC Executive Committee Members
Abdullah Ahmed Alshaheen Alrabeea Abdullah Nasser Aljneibi Bassam Adeel Jaleel Pankaj Bikram Nembang Chris Nikou Somyot Poompanmoung Ravshan Irmatov Eric Fok Kai Shan Shaji Prabhakaran
AFC Female Executive Committee Members
Susan Riyad Abdelrahim Al Shalabi Mahfuza Akhter Kiron Kanya Keomany Han Un-gyong
General Secretary
Windsor John

Notes

Member associations

The AFC has 47 member associations split into 5 regions (West, Central, South, East (East Asia nations and few Oceanic nations: Guam and the Northern Marian Islands), and South-east (ASEAN nations and Australia)). Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), Republic of China, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam were the founding members.^{[7] [8]}

Some nations have proposed splitting the confederation, forming a separate South West Asian Federation.^{[9] [10] [11]}

	Name	National teams	Founded	FIFA affiliation	AFC affiliation	IOC member
ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) (12)
AUS	^[12]	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1961	1963	2006
BRU			1952	1972	1969
CAM			1933	1954	1954
TLS			2002	2005	2002
IDN			1930	1952	1954
LAO			1951	1952	1968
MAS			1933	1954	1954
MYA			1947	1948	1954
PHI			1907	1930	1954
SGP			1892	1952	1954
THA			1916	1925	1954
VIE			1960	1952	1954
Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) (6)
AFG			1933	1948	1954
IRN			1920	1948	1958
KGZ			1992	1994	1993
TJK			1936	1994	1993
TKM			1992	1994	1993
UZB			1946	1994	1993
East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) (10)
CHN			1924	1931	1974
TPE	^[13]		1936	1954	1954
PRK			1945	1958	1974
GUM			1975	1996	1991	^[14]
HKG			1914	1954	1954
JPN			1921	1921	1954
KOR			1928	1948	1954
MAC			1939	1978	1978	^[15]
MNG			1959	1998	1993
NMI			2005	N/A	2020	^[16]
South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) (7)
BAN			1972	1976	1974
BHU			1983	2000	1993
IND			1937	1948	1954
MDV			1982	1986	1984
NEP			1951	1972	1954
PAK			1947	1948	1954
SRI			1939	1952	1954
West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) (12)
BHR			1957	1968	1969
IRQ			1948	1950	1970
JOR			1949	1956	1970
KUW			1952	1964	1964
LBN			1933	1936	1964
OMA			1978	1980	1980
PLE			1998	1998	1998
QAT			1960	1972	1974
KSA			1956	1956	1972
SYR			1936	1937	1970
UAE			1971	1974	1974
YEM			1962	1980	1980

Former members

Association	Year	Note
	1954–1974	Expelled 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.^[17] ^[18] Later became a full UEFA member in 1994.
	1964^[19]	Founding member of OFC in 1966.
		Joined North Yemen as Yemen.
	1993–2002	Joined UEFA in 2002.^[20] ^[21]

Competitions

See also: List of association football competitions and FIFA International Match Calendar.

AFC competitions

National teams:

Men

• AFC Asian Cup
• AFC U-23 Asian Cup
• AFC U-20 Asian Cup
• AFC U-17 Asian Cup
• Asian Games Men's football
• Asian Youth Games boys' football
• AFC Futsal Asian Cup
• AFC U-20 Futsal Asian Cup
• Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games men's futsal
• AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup
• Asian Beach Games men's beach soccer

Women

• AFC Women's Asian Cup
• AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
• AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
• Asian Games women's football
• AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup
• Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games women's futsal

Esports

• AFC eAsian Cup

Clubs:

Men

• AFC Champions League Elite
• AFC Champions League Two
• AFC Challenge League
• AFC Futsal Club Championship

Women

• AFC Women's Champions League

Defunct

National teams:

Men

• AFC Solidarity Cup
• AFC Challenge Cup
• Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
• AFC–OFC Challenge Cup
• AFC U-14 Championship^[22]

Women

• AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship^[23]

Clubs:

Men

• Asian Cup Winners' Cup
• Asian Super Cup
• Afro-Asian Club Championship

Women

• AFC Women's Club Championship

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

The top-ranked AFC tournament for men's association football clubs is the AFC Champions League Elite. The competition is an amalgamation of the Asian Club Championship, the Asian Cup Winners' Cup and the Asian Super Cup and gathers the top teams from the highest-ranked nations in Asia (the number of teams depend on that country's ranking and can be upgraded or downgraded). The top-ranked AFC tournament for women's association football clubs is the AFC Women's Champions League which was launched in the 2024–25 season.^[24]

The second-tier men's tournament is the AFC Champions League Two, while the third-tier tournament is the AFC Challenge League, which were both revamped and rebranded in 2024.^[25]

AFC runs an annual Asian futsal club tournament, the AFC Futsal Club Championship for futsal club competition.^[26]

Current title holders

See also: FIFA International Match Calendar.

Tournament		Most recent	Champions	Details	Runners-up		Next^[27] ^[28]
National teams
AFC Asian Cup (qualification)		2023 (qual.)		Final			2027 (qual.)
AFC U-23 Asian Cup	2024 (qual.)		Final		2026 (qual.)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup	2023 (qual.)		Final		2025 (qual.)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup	2023 (qual.)		Final		2025 (qual.)
Men's Asian Games Football Tournament	2022		Final		2026
Boys' Asian Youth Games Football Tournament	2013		Final		2025
AFC Futsal Asian Cup	2024 (qual.)		Final		2026
AFC U-20 Futsal Asian Cup	2019 (qual.)		Final		2023 (qual.)
Men's Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Futsal Tournament	2017		Final		2023
AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup	2023		Final		2025
Men's Asian Beach Games Beach Soccer Tournament	2016		Final		2023
Women's national teams
AFC Women's Asian Cup (qualification)		2022 (qual.)		Final			2026 (qual.)
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup	2024 (qual.)		Final		2026 (qual.)
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup	2024 (qual.)		Final		2026 (qual.)
Women's Asian Games Football Tournament	2022		Final		2026
AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament	2024		Play-off		2028
AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup	2018		Final		2025
Women's Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Futsal Tournament	2017		Final		2023
Club teams
AFC Champions League Elite		2023–24 (qual.)		Final	Yokohama F. Marinos		2024–25 (qual.)
AFC Champions League Two	2023–24	Central Coast Mariners	Final	Al Ahed	2024–25 (qual.)
AFC Challenge League	2014	HTTU Asgabat	Final	Rimyongsu	2024–25 (qual.)
AFC Futsal Club Championship	2019	Nagoya Oceans	Final	Mes Sungun	2024
Women's club teams
AFC Women's Champions League		—	—	—	—		2024–25 (qual.)

Defunct tournaments

Competition		Last held	Champions	Title	Runners-up
National teams
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations		2007		2nd
AFC-OFC Challenge Cup	2003		1st
AFC Solidarity Cup	2016		1st
AFC Challenge Cup	2014		1st
AFC U-14 Championship	2014		1st
Club teams
Afro-Asian Club Championship		1998	Raja Casablanca	1st	Pohang Steelers
Asian Cup Winners' Cup	2001–02		2nd	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Asian Super Cup	2002	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2nd	Al-Hilal
Women's club teams
AFC Women's Club Championship		2023	Urawa Red Diamonds	1st	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

Titles by nation

Nation	Men									Women				Futsal					Beach Soccer		Club							Inter Conf.			Esports	Nation	Total
	Asia	Sol	Cha	Asiad	U23	U20	U17	U14	AYG	Asia	Asiad	U20	U17	Men	AIMm	U20	Wmn	AIMw	BS	ABG	ACLE	ACL2	ACGL	AWC	ASC	WCC	FCC	AAN	AO	AAC	eAsia
<	--Men-->	4			1	2	1	4			2	3	6	4	4		1		3	3	1	8			5	2	2	4	2	1				63
<	--Men-->	3			4		4	1							13	5	1	2		3	2	3			1			4		1				47
<	--Men-->	2			6	1	12	2		2			2	1								12				3			1		2			46
<	--Men-->	3				1	3	2														6			6	3								24
<	--Men-->						1	2			9	3	1									3												19
<	--Men-->			2	1		3	2			3	3	1	4																				19
<	--Men-->	1			1	1	5	1	1														3											13
<	--Men-->	1					6															3												10
<	--Men-->				2		7																	1										10
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Rankings

FIFA World Rankings

Historical leaders

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Team of the Year

Men

FIFA Men's World Ranking

Teams ranking in the top four – Men's

Year	First	Second	Third	Fourth
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993

=Performances by countries

=

Team	First place	Second place	Third place
	12 (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)
	9 (2000, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021)	9 (1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023)	2 (2002, 2003)
	4 (1993, 1994, 1999, 2000)	3 (1996, 2001, 2003)	2 (1995, 1997)
	3 (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)
	3 (2008, 2009, 2010)	3 (2011, 2017, 2017)	1 (2012)
	0	0	1 (2006)
	0	0	1 (1998)

Women

FIFA Women's World Ranking

Teams ranking in the top four – Women's

Year	First	Second	Third	Fourth
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003

=Performances by countries

=

Men's elo rankings

World Football Elo Ratings for AFC members:^[29]

AFC		Country	Elo ratings	1 year change
1	17		1,851	4
2	20		1,818
3	29		1,768	2
4	37		1,731	13
5	46		1,666	5
6	52		1,647	18
7	53		1,643	2
8	60		1,612	3
9	64		1,599	12
10	73		1,542	7
11	79		1,508	7
12	92		1,460	2
13	96		1,446	3
14	100		1,419	3
15	102		1,416	7
16	105		1,404	12
17	109		1,388	3
18	111		1,366	3
18	122		1,341	24
20	127		1,330	16
21	144		1,281	8
22	148		1,126	43
22	148		1,126	7
24	151		1,264	16
25	160		1,212	1
26	162		1,194	10
27	169		1,118
28	170		1,114	8
29	173		1,094	2
30	180		1,056	1
31	183		1,045
32	196		932	1
33	197		919	1
34	198		906	2
35	201		889
36	202		879	1
37	205		842
38	207		827
39	210		790
40	217		707	5
41	222		680	3
42	225		665
42	225		665
44	229		621	3
45	231		610
46	232		607	3
47	239		452

Club Competitions Ranking

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

AFC	Country	Points
1		93.795
2		91.820
3		88.295
4		75.950
5		72.018
6		64.130
7		57.630
8		49.470
9		45.006
10		36.902
11		34.080
12		30.161
13		29.950
14		29.468
15		27.450
16		23.976
17		23.637
18		20.681
19		20.070
20		19.464
21		18.428
22		17.761
23		17.612
24		16.824
25		16.117
26		15.083
27		14.120
28		12.453
29		9.467
30		8.287

Beach soccer national teams

Rankings are calculated by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW).^[31]

AFC rank	World rank	Country	Points
1	6		1549
2	7		1486
3	14		945
4	21		555
5	40		217
6	47		177
7	55		129
8	56		128
9	65		95
10	70		78
11	71		77
12	74		69
13	79		61
14	82		56
15	85		46
15	85		46
17	94		30
18	108		0
19	111		0
20	112		0
21	113		0
22	115		0
23	115		0
24	115		0

Men's futsal

Futsal Rankings (as of 6 May 2024)^[32]

AFC*	FIFA	+/−	National Team	Points
1	4			1469.33
2	9			1316.27
3	11			1288.96
4	15			1248.99
5	28			1142.84
6	30			1138.02
7	33			1117.02
8	34			1116.37
9	35			1115.99
10	41			1091.36
11	42			1091.27
12	48			1049.97
13	49			1049.01
14	53			1032.42
15	56			1024.20
16	64			995.28
17	66			993.62
18	70			980.88
19	73			978.69
20	79			971.06
21	81			968.31
22	84			966.93
23	85			964.21
24	93			945.32
25	95			943.99
26	96			940.88
27	102			925.95
28	110			905.56
29	111			903.70
30	113			894.41
31	116			882.51
32	117			878.44
33	120			866.16
34	121			865.96
35	122			863.57
36	142			857.22
37	135			756.13
Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

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

Women's futsal

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AFC*	FIFA	+/−	National Team	Points
1	6			1163.97
2	8			1146.96
3	9			1139.54
4	13			1096.34
5	14			1057.12
6	21			1032.95
7	24			1021.38
8	25			1016.45
9	28			987.72
10	29			981.18
11	31			979.02
12	34			974.58
13	37			962.22
14	38			955.52
15	39			945.43
16	44			920.38
17	46			916.20
18	48			907.13
19	51			899.62
20	53			887.88
21	55			885.35
22	60			867.51
23	61			866.38
24	62			863.43
25	66			850.34
26	67			848.46
27	69			828.67
Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

Tournament record

Legend

• – Champion
• – Runner-up
• – Third place
• – 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)
• — 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

See main article: National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup.

See also: Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup.

FIFA World Cup record
Team	1930 (13)	1934 (16)	1938 (15)	1950 (13)	1954 (16)	1958 (16)	1962 (16)	1966 (16)	1970 (16)	1974 (16)	1978 (16)	1982 (24)	1986 (24)	1990 (24)	1994 (24)	1998 (32)	2002 (32)	2006 (32)	2010 (32)	2014 (32)	2018 (32)	2022 (32)	2026 (48)	2030 (48)	2034 (48)	Years
align=left		Did not exist			×	R1	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	R1	R1	4th	R1	R2	R1	R1	R2				11
	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R2				7
	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	R1	×	×	•	•	R1	•	R1	•	R1	R1	R1				6
	Did not exist					×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	R2	R1	R1	R1	•	•	R1	R1			Q	6
	Part of OFC																		R1	R1	R1	R2				4
	Did not exist			×	×	×	×	QF	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	×	×	•	R1	•	•	×				2
	Did not exist										×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1				1
	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•				1
	Did not exist										×	×	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•				1
	Did not exist			×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•				1
	Did not exist			×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•				1
	×	×	R1	×	×	•	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•				1
	Did not exist			•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	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	6	8/9			43

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AFC Asian Cup

See main article: AFC Asian Cup records and statistics.

AFC Asian Cup record
Team (Total 35 teams)	1956 (4)	1960 (4)	1964 (4)	1968 (5)	1972 (6)	1976 (6)	1980 (10)	1984 (10)	1988 (10)	1992 (8)	1996 (12)	2000 (12)	2004 (16)	2007 (16)	2011 (16)	2015 (16)	2019 (24)	2023 (24)	2027 (24)	Years
				1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	1st	3rd	4th	3rd	GS	3rd	QF	3rd	QF	QF	QF	SF	SF	Q	16
	bgcolor=Gold	1st	1st	3rd		bgcolor=Silver	2nd		bgcolor=Silver	2nd	GS	bgcolor=Silver	2nd		QF	3rd	QF	3rd	3rd	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	QF	SF	Q	16
		3rd	GS	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	4th	3rd	QF	4th	2nd	GS	GS	QF	QF	GS	Q	14
				bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	GS	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	GS	GS	R16	R16	Q	12
			GS	GS	GS	GS		QF	GS	GS	QF	GS	bgcolor=Gold	1st	1st	Q	12
		GS	GS	GS	4th	2nd		GS	GS	GS	3rd	SF	R16	Q	12
							GS	1st	QF	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	4th	bgcolor=Gold	1st	QF	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	QF	Q	11
		GS	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	1st	3rd	GS		4th	QF	GS		GS	GS			Q	11
		GS	4th					QF	QF	QF	bgcolor=Gold	1st	QF	4th	R16	R16	Q	11
		GS	GS	QF	QF	4th	QF	R16	QF	Q	9
						GS				4th	GS	GS	GS	R16	R16	Q	8
			3rd					GS	GS	GS	GS	GS			R16	R16		8
				GS	GS	GS		GS				GS		GS	R16		7
	Part of OFC	QF	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	1st	QF	QF	Q	6
									GS	GS	GS	GS				R16	Q	6
										QF		QF	GS	R16	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	Q	6
			4th			GS					GS	GS	GS		Q	6
							GS	GS		GS	R16	GS	Q	6
			bgcolor=Silver	2nd					GS							GS		GS	GS		5
	4th	4th												QF			QF	GS		5
	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	1st	3rd	Part of UEFA	4
	3rd		4th	5th														GS		4
						GS	GS							GS				GS		4
						GS	GS	R16	Q	4
								R16	GS	Q	3
									GS					GS	GS		3
		3rd		4th													2
				GS				GS			2
						GS										GS				2
		GS													1
					4th															1
		bgcolor=Silver	2nd																1
																	GS			1
								GS												1
									QF		1

FIFA Women's World Cup

See main article: FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics.

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Team	1991 (12)	1995 (12)	1999 (16)	2003 (16)	2007 (16)	2011 (16)	2015 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (32)	2027 (32)	Years
	R1	QF	R1	R1	R1	1st	2nd	R2	QF		9
	QF	4th	2nd	QF	QF	•	QF	R2	R1		8
	Part of OFC				QF	QF	QF	R2	4th		5
	•	•	•	R1	•	•	R2	R1	R1		4
	•	×	R1	R1	QF	R1	×	•	×		4
	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	•		2
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1		1
	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	R1		1
	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
Total (9 teams)	3	2	3	4	4	3	5	5	5+1		35

Olympic Games

Men's tournament

Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
Team	1900 (3)	1904 (3)		1908 (6)	1912 (11)	1920 (14)	1924 (22)	1928 (17)	1936 (16)	1948 (18)	1952 (25)	1956 (11)	1960 (16)	1964 (14)	1968 (16)	1972 (16)	1976 (13)	1980 (16)	1984 (16)	1988 (16)	1992 (16)	1996 (16)	2000 (16)	2004 (16)	2008 (16)	2012 (16)	2016 (16)	2020 (16)	2024 (16)	Years
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF			GS		QF	3rd							GS	QF	GS	GS	4th	GS	4th	QF	12
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		QF				GS						GS	GS	GS	GS	QF	GS	3rd	QF	QF		11
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Not a member of AFC									QF	GS	GS				4th			GS		GS	6
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		GS	GS	4th	GS																	4
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•											GS			GS						GS		3
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS											GS					GS					3
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•										QF			GS		GS							3
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•						GS		GS	QF													3
	Part of OFC																								GS			GS		2
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•											GS		QF									2
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•				GS			GS															2
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		GS			GS																	2
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•							QF		QF	Not a member of AFC												2
	Not a member of AFC																												GS	1
	•	Not a member of AFC																								GS				1
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•										GS												1
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•									QF													1
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•								GS														1
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•								GS														1
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•				QF																		1
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		GS																				1
Total (21 teams)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	63

Women's tournament

Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record
Team	1996 (8)	2000 (8)	2004 (10)	2008 (12)	2012 (12)	2016 (12)	2020 (12)	2024 (12)	Years
	7th	–	7th	4th	2nd	–	8th	5th	6
	2nd	5th	9th	5th	–	8th	10th	–	6
	Part of OFC			–	–	7th	4th	9th	3
	–	–	–	9th	9th	–	×	–	2
Total (4 teams)	2	1	2	3	2	2	3	2	17

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Team (Total 22 teams)	1975 (6)	1977 (6)	1979 (6)	1981 (8)	1983 (6)	1986 (7)	1989 (8)	1991 (9)	1993 (8)	1995 (11)	1997 (11)	1999 (15)	2001 (14)	2003 (14)	2006 (9)	2008 (8)	2010 (8)	2014 (8)	2018 (8)	2022 (12)	Years
		GS		GS		bgcolor=Silver	2nd	3rd	2nd	3rd	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	3rd	4th	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	4th	4th	3rd	3rd	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	SF	17
	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	bgcolor=Silver	2nd		bgcolor=Silver	2nd	1st	3rd	GS	GS		GS		GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	5th	4th	QF	17
						bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	3rd	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	4th	3rd	3rd	bgcolor=Gold	1st	15
		1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st			bgcolor=Silver	2nd	3rd	4th	3rd	4th	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	GS	GS	GS	GS				QF	14
	GS	GS	4th	4th	GS	GS	4th	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS							14
								GS	GS	4th	GS	GS	4th	3rd	GS	GS	GS	4th	5th	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	13
				GS	GS				GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS					6th	SF	10
							GS	4th	bgcolor=Silver	2nd		bgcolor=Silver	2nd	3rd	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Gold	1st	3rd	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Silver	2nd				10
												GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	6th	GS	QF	9
			2nd	3rd	bgcolor=Silver	2nd					GS	GS	GS	GS	GS						WD	9
	4th		GS		3rd	GS		GS	GS	GS		GS	GS								9
	3rd		3rd		IND bgcolor=Silver	2nd	4th	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	QF	8
	GS	3rd		GS	4th			GS					GS	GS							7
														GS	GS		GS	GS		GS	5
		4th		GS		4th	GS													GS	5
				GS	GS	GS	GS	GS							5
											GS	GS	GS	GS							4
						GS	GS					GS									3
					GS	GS	GS		Part of UEFA	3
																		GS	GS		2
																				GS	1
	bgcolor=Gold	1st		1

Notes:

FIFA U-20 World Cup

See main article: FIFA U-20 World Cup records and statistics.

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
width=200	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
	•	GS	GS	4th	•	•	•	QF	GS	•	GS	GS	•	R16	GS	GS	QF	R16	QF	•	R16	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4th	16
	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	QF	bgcolor=silver	2nd	GS	QF	R16	R16	•	•	•	•	R16	R16	GS	11
	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	•	•	R16	•	•	R16	GS	•	9
	•	•	•	GS	QF	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	R16	•	R16	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	5
	Part of USSR								•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	QF	QF	•	•	R16	5
	GS	•	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	•	GS	5
	•	•	bgcolor=silver	2nd	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	4
	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	QF	•	GS	•	•	•	•	R16	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4
	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	3
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	GS	•	•	•	3
	Part of OFC															•	GS	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	3
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R16	•	•	QF	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	1
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	1
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
	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
	QF	•	•	QF	GS	3rd	•	3rd	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	7
	•	•	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	QF	QF	4th	bgcolor=gold	1st	QF	•	7
	•	GS	•	•	3rd	QF	QF	GS	•	GS	6
	•	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	GS	•	GS	GS	•	GS	•	6
			GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	2
	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Total (7 teams)	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	30

FIFA U-17 World Cup

See main article: FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics.

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Team	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (16)	1999 (16)	2001 (16)	2003 (16)	2005 (16)	2007 (24)	2009 (24)	2011 (24)	2013 (24)	2015 (24)	2017 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (24)	Years
	•	•	•	•	QF	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	GS	QF	R16	•	R16	R16	R16	10
	GS	QF	•	4th	GS	GS	•	QF	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	7
	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	QF	•	•	R16	•	QF	GS	7
	QF	•	GS	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	GS	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	6
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	R16	•	GS	•	R16	GS	•	•	5
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	R16	•	R16	•	QF	•	R16	5
	Part of OFC											•	•	R16	•	R16	•	R16	•	3
	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R16	•	GS	•	•	•	•	3
	•	•	•	•	•	4th	QF	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
	QF	GS	bgcolor=gold	1st	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
	Part of USSR				•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	R16	•	•	•	QF	3
	Part of USSR				•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R16	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	2
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	R16	•	•	2
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R16	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	2
	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
	•	•	4th	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	1
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	1
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Total (19 teams)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	5	4	4	5	4	5	4	5	63

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
Team	2008 (16)	2010 (16)	2012 (16)	2014 (16)	2016 (16)	2018 (16)	2022 (16)	2024 (16)	Years
	QF	bgcolor=silver	2nd	QF	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	QF	QF	Q	8
	bgcolor=gold	1st	4th	bgcolor=silver	2nd	GS	bgcolor=gold	1st	QF	•	Q	7
	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	GS	•	3
	QF	bgcolor=gold	1st	•	•	•	GS	•	Q	4
	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	1
	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	1
Total (6 teams)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	24

FIFA Futsal World Cup

See main article: FIFA Futsal World Cup.

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
width=170	Team	1989 (16)	1992 (16)	1996 (16)	2000 (16)	2004 (16)	2008 (20)	2012 (24)	2016 (24)	2021 (24)	2024 (24)	Years
		4th	R1	R1	R1	R2	R2	3rd	QF	Q	9
				R1	R1	R1	R2	R2	R2	Q	7
	R1				R1	R1	R2		R2		5
		R1	R1			R1					3
	bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray							R1	R2	Q	3
	bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray			R1	R1			2
								R2	R2		2
					R1						1
		R1									1
				R1							1
							R1				1
			R1								1
	R1										1
										Q	1
										Q	1
Total (15 teams)	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	39

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

See main article: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup records and statistics.

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record
Team	1995 (8)	1996 (8)	1997 (8)	1998 (10)	1999 (12)	2000 (12)	2001 (12)	2002 (8)	2003 (8)	2004 (12)	2005 (12)	2006 (16)	2007 (16)	2008 (16)	2009 (16)	2011 (16)	2013 (16)	2015 (16)	2017 (16)	2019 (16)	2021 (16)	2024 (16)	2025 (16)	Years
	•	•	GS	•	QF	4th	GS	•	•	•	4th	QF	GS	GS	QF	GS	QF	QF	GS	4th	bgcolor=silver	2nd	QF		16
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	•	GS	QF	QF	3rd	•	•	3rd		8
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	•	GS	•	GS	GS	GS	QF		8
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	GS	GS	GS		5
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		2
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		2
	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
align=centre	Total (7 teams)	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	42

FIFA Confederations Cup

See main article: article and FIFA Confederations Cup records and statistics.

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
	•	GS	•	•	2nd	GS	GS	•	GS	•	5
	bgcolor=silver style="border:3px solid red"	2nd	GS	GS	4th	•	•	•	•	•	•	4
	Part of OFC							•	•	GS	1
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	1
	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	1
	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Total (6 teams)	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	13

See also

• AFC Annual Awards
• List of presidents of AFC
• International Federation of Association Football (FIFA)
  • Oceania Football Confederation (OFC)
  • Confederation of African Football (CAF)
  • Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF)
  • Confederation of South American Football (CONMEBOL)
  • Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
• List of association football competitions

External links

• Official website

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13. Former member of the Oceania Football Confederation (1976–1982), joined AFC.
14. Oceania country or territory is a member of the Oceania National Olympic Committees rather than the Olympic Council of Asia.
15. Macau's Olympic Committee is an OCA member and not an IOC member.
16. Part of the United States Olympic Committee.
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