Asian Football Confederation
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Abbreviation | AFC |
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Formation | 7 May 1954 |
Founded at | Manila, Philippines |
Type | Sports organisation |
Headquarters | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Region served | Asia & Australia (AFC) |
Membership | 47 member associations |
Official language | English, Arabic[1] |
Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa | |
Vice Presidents | show
See list |
General Secretary | Dato' Windsor John[2][3] |
Parent organization | FIFA |
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Website | www |
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC; Arabic: الاتحاد الآسيوي لكرة القدم, Al-Ittiḥād Al-Assiyawī Likurat Al-Qadam) is one of the six confederations within FIFA and is the governing body of football in Asia and Australia. It has 47 member countries, most of which are located in Asia. Australia, formerly in the OFC, joined the Asian Football Confederation 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, although not independent countries (both are Special Administrative Regions of China), are also members of the AFC.
The AFC was officially formed on 7 May 1954 in Manila, Philippines. The main headquarters are located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The current president is Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa of Bahrain.
History[]
The Asian Football Confederation was founded on 7 May 1954 in Manila, Philippines.[4] Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), Republic of China (Chinese Taipei), 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 the AFC who manage women's football in Asia. The group was independently founded in April 1968 in a meeting involving Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. In 1986 the ALFC merged with the AFC.[8] The Asian Ladies Football Confederation helped organize the AFC Women's Asian Cup, first held in 1975, as well as the AFC's AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup and the AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup.[citation needed]
AFC Executive Committee[]
AFC President and FIFA Senior Vice President[9] |
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FIFA Council Members[9] |
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AFC Vice Presidents[9] |
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AFC Executive Committee Members[9] |
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General Secretary |
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Member associations[]
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The AFC has 47 member associations split into five regions. Several nations proposed a South West Asian Federation that would not interfere with AFC zones.[10][11][12]
Current members[]
Code | Association | National teams | Founded | FIFA affiliation |
AFC affiliation |
IOC member |
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West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) (12) | ||||||
BHR | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1957 | 1968 | 1969 | Yes |
IRQ | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1948 | 1950 | 1970 | Yes |
JOR | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1949 | 1956 | 1970 | Yes |
KUW | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1952 | 1964 | 1964 | Yes |
LBN | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1933 | 1936 | 1964 | Yes |
OMA | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1978 | 1980 | 1980 | Yes |
PLE | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1928 | 1995 | 1995 | Yes |
QAT | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1960 | 1972 | 1974 | Yes |
KSA | ![]() |
(M) | 1956 | 1956 | 1972 | Yes |
SYR | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1936 | 1937 | 1970 | Yes |
UAE | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1971 | 1974 | 1974 | Yes |
YEM | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1962 | 1980 | 1980 | Yes |
Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) (6) | ||||||
AFG | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1933 | 1948 | 1954 | Yes |
IRN | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1920 | 1948 | 1954 | Yes |
KGZ | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1992 | 1994 | 1993 | Yes |
TJK | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1936 | 1994 | 1993 | Yes |
TKM | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1992 | 1994 | 1993 | Yes |
UZB | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1946 | 1994 | 1993 | Yes |
South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) (7) | ||||||
BAN | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1972 | 1976 | 1974 | Yes |
BHU | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1983 | 2000 | 1993 | Yes |
IND | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1937 | 1948 | 1954 | Yes |
MDV | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1982 | 1986 | 1984 | Yes |
NEP | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1951 | 1972 | 1954 | Yes |
PAK | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1947 | 1948 | 1954 | Yes |
SRI | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1939 | 1952 | 1954 | Yes |
ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) (12) | ||||||
AUS | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1961 | 1963 | 2006 | Yes[m 2] |
BRU | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1952 | 1972 | 1969 | Yes |
CAM | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1933 | 1954 | 1954 | Yes |
IDN | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1930 | 1952 | 1954 | Yes |
LAO | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1951 | 1952 | 1968 | Yes |
MAS | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1933 | 1954 | 1954 | Yes |
MYA | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1947 | 1948 | 1954 | Yes |
PHI | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1907 | 1930 | 1954 | Yes |
SIN | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1892 | 1952 | 1954 | Yes |
THA | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1916 | 1925 | 1954 | Yes |
TLS | ![]() |
(M, W) | 2002 | 2005 | 2002 | Yes |
VIE | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1960 | 1952 | 1954 | Yes |
East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) (10) | ||||||
CHN | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1924 | 1931 | 1974 | Yes |
TPE | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1936 | 1954 | 1954 | Yes |
GUM | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1975 | 1996 | 1991 | Yes[m 2] |
HKG | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1914 | 1954 | 1954 | Yes |
JPN | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1921 | 1921 | 1954 | Yes |
PRK | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1945 | 1958 | 1974 | Yes |
KOR | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1928 | 1948 | 1954 | Yes |
MAC | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1939 | 1978 | 1978 | No[m 4] |
MNG | ![]() |
(M, W) | 1959 | 1998 | 1993 | Yes |
NMI | ![]() |
(M, W) | 2005 | N/A | 2020 | No[m 5] |
Notes[]
- ^ Former member of the Oceania Football Confederation (1966–1972, 1978–2006), joined AFC.
- ^ Jump up to: 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, but not an IOC member.
- ^ Part of the United States Olympic Committee.
Former members[]
Association | Year | Note |
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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. |
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1964[14] | Founding member of OFC in 1966. |
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1972–1990[15] | Joined North Yemen as Yemen. |
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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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Sovereign states | |
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UEFA |
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UEFA |
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CAF |
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UEFA |
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UEFA |
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UEFA |
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UEFA |
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UEFA |
Unrecognized states | |
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CONIFA |
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CONIFA |
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CONIFA |
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Dependencies | |
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CONIFA |
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Competitions[]
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 boy's 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
Clubs[]
Men's
- AFC Champions League
- AFC Cup
- AFC Futsal Club Championship
Women's
Former tournaments[]
National teams
- AFC Challenge Cup
- Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
- AFC–OFC Challenge Cup
Clubs
- Asian Cup Winners' Cup
- Asian Super Cup
- AFC President's Cup
- Afro-Asian Club Championship
National[]
The AFC runs the AFC Asian Cup and AFC Women's Asian Cup, which determine the Champions of Asia, as well as the AFC Solidarity Cup. All three competitions are held every four years. The AFC also organises the AFC Futsal Asian Cup, AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup, AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup, various age-level international youth football tournaments and the Asian qualifying tournament for the FIFA World Cup and for football at the Summer Olympics.
In addition to the AFC run international tournaments, each AFC regional federation organises its own tournament for national teams: AFF Championship, CAFA Championship, EAFF Championship, SAFF Championship and WAFF Championship.
Club[]
The top-ranked AFC competition 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 competition only gathered teams from top country. And AFC Women's Club Championship for women football club competition.
A second, lower-ranked competition is the AFC Cup. This competition was launched by AFC in 2004. A third competition, the AFC President's Cup, which had started in 2005, was absorbed into the AFC Cup in 2015.[16]
The AFC also runs an annual Asian futsal club competition, the AFC Futsal Club Championship for men futsal club competition.
Current title holders[]
Competition | Year | Host | Champions | Title | Runners-up | Most successful | Next edition | Host | |||
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National teams (Men's) | |||||||||||
Asian Cup | 2019 | United Arab Emirates | ![]() |
1st | ![]() |
Japan |
2023 | China | |||
Solidarity Cup | 2016 | Malaysia | ![]() |
1st | ![]() |
Nepal |
TBA | ||||
Asian Games Men's Football Tournament | 2018 | indonesia | ![]() |
5th | ![]() |
South Korea |
China | ||||
U-23 Asian Cup | 2020 | Thailand | ![]() |
1st | ![]() |
Iraq Japan South Korea Uzbekistan |
2022 | Uzbekistan | |||
U-20 Asian Cup | 2018 | indonesia | ![]() |
3rd | ![]() |
South Korea |
2023 | Uzbekistan | |||
U-17 Asian Cup | 2018 | Malaysia | ![]() |
3rd | ![]() |
Japan |
2023 | Bahrain | |||
Asian Youth Games Boy's Football Tournament | 2013 | China | ![]() |
2nd | ![]() |
South Korea |
China | ||||
Futsal Asian Cup | 2018 | Chinese Taipei | ![]() |
12th | ![]() |
Iran |
2022 | Kuwait | |||
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Men's Futsal Tournament | 2017 | Turkmenistan | ![]() |
5th | ![]() |
Iran |
2021 | Thailand | |||
U-20 Futsal Asian Cup | 2019 | Iran | ![]() |
1st | ![]() |
Japan |
TBD | ||||
Beach Soccer Asian Cup | 2019 | Thailand | ![]() |
3rd | ![]() |
Japan |
Thailand | ||||
Asian Beach Games Men's Beach Soccer tournament | 2016 | Vietnam | ![]() |
1st | ![]() |
Iran |
2021 | China | |||
National teams (Women's) | |||||||||||
Women's Asian Cup | 2018 | Jordan | ![]() |
2nd | ![]() |
China |
2022 | India | |||
Asian Games Women's Football Tournament | 2018 | Indonesia | ![]() |
2nd | ![]() |
China North Korea |
China | ||||
U-20 Women's Asian Cup | 2019 | Thailand | ![]() |
6th | ![]() |
Japan |
Uzbekistan | ||||
U-17 Women's Asian Cup | 2019 | Thailand | ![]() |
4th | ![]() |
Japan |
India | ||||
Women's Futsal Asian Cup | 2018 | Thailand | ![]() |
2nd | ![]() |
Iran |
Kuwait | ||||
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Women's Futsal Tournament | 2017 | Turkmenistan | ![]() |
1st | ![]() |
Japan |
2021 | Thailand | |||
Club teams (Men's) | |||||||||||
Champions League | 2020 | - | ![]() |
2nd | ![]() |
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2021 | - | |||
AFC Cup | 2019 | - | ![]() |
1st | ![]() |
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2021 | - | |||
Futsal Club Championship | 2019 | Thailand | ![]() |
4th | ![]() |
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2022 | United Arab Emirates | |||
Club teams (Women's) | |||||||||||
Women's Club Championship | 2019 | South Korea | ![]() |
1st | ![]() |
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2021 | Jordan |
Former competitions[]
Competition | Year | Host | Champions | Title | Runners-up | Most successful | Next edition | |||
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National teams (Men's) | ||||||||||
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations | 2007 | Japan | ![]() |
2nd | ![]() |
Japan |
Defunct | |||
AFC-OFC Challenge Cup | 2003 | Iran | ![]() |
1st | ![]() |
Iran Japan |
Defunct | |||
Challenge Cup | 2014 | Maldives | ![]() |
1st | ![]() |
North Korea |
Defunct | |||
Club teams (Men's) | ||||||||||
Afro-Asian Club Championship | ![]() |
1st | ![]() |
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Defunct | |||||
Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 2001-02 | ![]() |
2nd | ![]() |
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Defunct | ||||
President's Cup | 2014 | Sri Lanka (final stage) Mongolia, Philippines, Sri Lanka (group stage) |
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1st | ![]() |
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Defunct | |||
Asian Super Cup | 2002 | - | ![]() |
2nd | ![]() |
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Defunct |
Titles by nation[]
Nation | Men | Women | Futsal & Beach Soccer | Club | Total | |||||||||||||
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Asia | Sol | Cha | U23 | U20 | U17 | Asia | U20 | U17 | Men | U20 | Wmn | BS | ACL | ACC | WCC | FCC | ||
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4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 40 | ||||
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3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 32 | ||||||||
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2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 32 | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||||
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2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||
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3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | |||||||||||||
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1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | ||||||||||||
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1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
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2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||
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Sponsors[]
The following are the sponsors of AFC[17]
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Official Regional Partners |
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AFC Champions League Partners |
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Hall of Fame[]
Harry Kewell[18]
Bhaichung Bhutia
Homayoun Behzadi[19]
Ali Daei
Yasuhiko Okudera[20]
Hong Myung-bo
Soh Chin Aun
Sami Al Jaber
Tim Cahill
Sun Wen
Homare Sawa
FIFA World Rankings[]
Overview[]
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Historical leaders[]
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Other rankings[]
Men's elo rankings[]
Here are the World Football Elo Ratings for AFC members.[23]
AFC | Elo Rankings | Country | Elo ratings | 1 year change |
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1 | 27 | ![]() |
1,771 | ![]() |
2 | 30 | ![]() |
1,744 | ![]() |
3 | 32 | ![]() |
1,739 | ![]() |
4 | 40 | ![]() |
1,712 | ![]() |
5 | 46 | ![]() |
1,670 | ![]() |
6 | 56 | ![]() |
1,622 | ![]() |
7 | 64 | ![]() |
1,578 | ![]() |
8 | 68 | ![]() |
1,554 | ![]() |
9 | 73 | ![]() |
1,534 | ![]() |
10 | 82 | ![]() |
1,500 | ![]() |
11 | 86 | ![]() |
1,483 | ![]() |
12 | 87 | ![]() |
1,475 | ![]() |
13 | 90 | ![]() |
1,460 | ![]() |
14 | 94 | ![]() |
1,449 | ![]() |
15 | 101 | ![]() |
1,416 | ![]() |
16 | 104 | ![]() |
1,408 | ![]() |
17 | 106 | ![]() |
1,404 | ![]() |
18 | 110 | ![]() |
1,381 | ![]() |
19 | 113 | ![]() |
1,375 | ![]() |
20 | 116 | ![]() |
1,358 | ![]() |
21 | 138 | ![]() |
1,271 | ![]() |
22 | 142 | ![]() |
1,265 | ![]() |
23 | 148 | ![]() |
1,233 | ![]() |
24 | 156 | ![]() |
1,207 | ![]() |
25 | 157 | ![]() |
1,201 | ![]() |
26 | 160 | ![]() |
1,190 | ![]() |
27 | 166 | ![]() |
1,170 | ![]() |
28 | 170 | ![]() |
1,159 | ![]() |
29 | 172 | ![]() |
1,152 | ![]() |
30 | 177 | ![]() |
1,137 | ![]() |
31 | 179 | ![]() |
1,118 | ![]() |
32 | 185 | ![]() |
1,047 | ![]() |
33 | 194 | ![]() |
947 | ![]() |
34 | 195 | ![]() |
941 | ![]() |
35 | 197 | ![]() |
918 | ![]() |
36 | 204 | ![]() |
873 | ![]() |
37 | 207 | ![]() |
838 | ![]() |
38 | 208 | ![]() |
831 | ![]() |
39 | 214 | ![]() |
734 | ![]() |
40 | 215 | ![]() |
730 | ![]() |
41 | 219 | ![]() |
696 | ![]() |
42 | 221 | ![]() |
690 | ![]() |
43 | 225 | ![]() |
669 | ![]() |
44 | 226 | ![]() |
638 | ![]() |
45 | 228 | ![]() |
619 | ![]() |
46 | 232 | ![]() |
563 | ![]() |
47 | 238 | ![]() |
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.[24] Listed here are the top 30 countries.
AFC | Country | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
100.000 |
2 | ![]() |
97.644 |
3 | ![]() |
93.321 |
4 | ![]() |
88.449 |
5 | ![]() |
85.979 |
6 | ![]() |
81.724 |
7 | ![]() |
61.870 |
8 | ![]() |
51.189 |
9 | ![]() |
48.992 |
10 | ![]() |
45.562 |
11 | ![]() |
40.896 |
12 | ![]() |
33.852 |
13 | ![]() |
32.130 |
14 | ![]() |
30.100 |
15 | ![]() |
29.576 |
16 | ![]() |
28.571 |
17 | ![]() |
28.361 |
18 | ![]() |
26.96 |
19 | ![]() |
26.607 |
20 | ![]() |
26.532 |
21 | ![]() |
24.746 |
22 | ![]() |
22.505 |
23 | ![]() |
19.945 |
24 | ![]() |
17.749 |
25 | ![]() |
14.683 |
26 | ![]() |
13.632 |
27 | ![]() |
12.756 |
28 | ![]() |
12.550 |
29 | ![]() |
8.531 |
30 | ![]() |
7.297 |
Men's futsal[]
Here is the men's futsal rank per 10 February 2021[25]
AFC | FIFA | Country | Points | +/- |
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1 | 6 | ![]() |
1609 | ![]() |
2 | 15 | ![]() |
1368 | ![]() |
3 | 18 | ![]() |
1325 | ![]() |
4 | 29 | ![]() |
1191 | ![]() |
5 | 32 | ![]() |
1177 | ![]() |
6 | 40 | ![]() |
1103 | ![]() |
7 | 42 | ![]() |
1071 | ![]() |
8 | 43 | ![]() |
1066 | ![]() |
9 | 45 | ![]() |
1046 | ![]() |
10 | 50 | ![]() |
1000 | ![]() |
11 | 57 | ![]() |
970 | ![]() |
12 | 62 | ![]() |
921 | ![]() |
13 | 67 | ![]() |
881 | ![]() |
14 | 69 | ![]() |
872 | ![]() |
15 | 70 | ![]() |
857 | ![]() |
16 | 74 | ![]() |
848 | ![]() |
17 | 81 | ![]() |
811 | ![]() |
18 | 82 | ![]() |
807 | ![]() |
19 | 83 | ![]() |
804 | ![]() |
20 | 84 | ![]() |
803 | ![]() |
21 | 85 | ![]() |
793 | ![]() |
22 | 90 | ![]() |
767 | ![]() |
23 | 91 | ![]() |
767 | ![]() |
24 | 93 | ![]() |
738 | ![]() |
25 | 101 | ![]() |
655 | ![]() |
26 | 102 | ![]() |
622 | ![]() |
27 | 103 | ![]() |
609 | ![]() |
28 | 104 | ![]() |
588 | ![]() |
29 | 105 | ![]() |
581 | ![]() |
30 | 108 | ![]() |
535 | ![]() |
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877 | |
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614 | |
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596 | |
– | – | ![]() |
540 | |
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614 | |
– | – | ![]() |
486 | |
– | – | ![]() |
457 | |
– | – | ![]() |
578 | |
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568 | |
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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
Beach soccer national teams[]
Rankings are calculated by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW).[26]
AFC rank | World rank | Country | Points |
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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 |
Major tournament records[]
- 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)
- • — 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.
Senior[]
Men's[]
FIFA World Cup[]
FIFA World Cup record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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Did not exist | × | GS | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | GS | GS | 4th | GS | R16 | GS | GS | 10 | ||||
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× | × | × | × | • | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | R16 | GS | R16 | GS | R16 | 6 | ||
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× | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | GS | × | × | • | • | GS | • | GS | • | GS | GS | 5 | ||
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Did not exist | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | R16 | GS | GS | GS | • | • | GS | 5 | ||||||
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Part of OFC | GS | GS | GS | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Did not exist | × | × | × | × | QF | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | × | × | • | GS | • | • | × | 2 | |||
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× | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 1 | ||
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× | × | 1S | × | × | • | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | 1 | |
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Did not exist | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | ||||
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Did not exist | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | Not a member of AFC | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Did not exist | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |||
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Did not exist | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 1 | ||||||||||
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Did not exist | × | × | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 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 |
TBD | 37 |
AFC Asian Cup[]
AFC Asian Cup record | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | GS | 3rd | QF | 3rd | QF | QF | QF | SF | Q | 15 | |||
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1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | GS | 2nd | QF | 3rd | QF | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | QF | Q | 15 | |||
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3rd | GS | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | QF | 4th | 2nd | GS | GS | QF | QF | Q | 13 | |||||
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GS | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | GS | 4th | QF | GS | GS | GS | 10 | ||||||||
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GS | GS | GS | GS | QF | GS | GS | QF | GS | 1st | Q | 11 | |||||||
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1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | GS | 2nd | GS | GS | R16 | Q | 11 | |||||||
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GS | GS | GS | 4th | 2nd | GS | GS | GS | 3rd | SF | Q | 11 | |||||||
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GS | 4th | QF | QF | QF | 1st | QF | 4th | R16 | Q | 10 | ||||||||
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GS | 1st | QF | 1st | 1st | 4th | 1st | QF | 2nd | Q | 10 | ||||||||
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3rd | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | R16 | 7 | |||||||||||
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GS | GS | QF | QF | 4th | QF | R16 | 7 | |||||||||||
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GS | 4th | GS | GS | GS | R16 | 6 | ||||||||||||
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GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | Q | 7 | |||||||||||
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4th | GS | GS | GS | GS | 5 | |||||||||||||
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Part of OFC | QF | 2nd | 1st | QF | Q | 5 | ||||||||||||
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2nd | GS | GS | GS | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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GS | GS | GS | GS | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | Part of UEFA | 4 | |||||||||||||
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QF | QF | GS | R16 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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GS | GS | GS | R16 | Q | 5 | |||||||||||||
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4th | 4th | QF | QF | Q | 5 | |||||||||||||
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3rd | 4th | 5th | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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GS | GS | GS | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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3rd | 4th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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GS | GS | Q | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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GS | GS | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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GS | GS | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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GS | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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4th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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R16 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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2nd | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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GS | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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GS | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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GS | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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GS | 1 |
Women's[]
FIFA Women's World Cup[]
FIFA Women's World Cup record | ||||||||||
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Team | 1991![]() (12) |
1995![]() (12) |
1999![]() (16) |
2003![]() (16) |
2007![]() (16) |
2011![]() (16) |
2015 ![]() (24) |
2019![]() (24) |
2023![]() ![]() (32) |
Years |
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GS | QF | GS | GS | GS | 1st | 2nd | R16 | 8 | |
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QF | 4th | 2nd | QF | QF | • | QF | R16 | 7 | |
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Part of OFC | QF | QF | QF | R16 | Q | 5 | |||
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• | × | GS | GS | QF | GS | × | • | 4 | |
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• | • | • | GS | • | • | R16 | GS | 3 | |
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• | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | 2 | |
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QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
Total (7 teams) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5+1 | 29 |
Olympic Games For Women[]
Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record | |||||||||
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Team | 1996![]() (8) |
2000![]() (8) |
2004![]() (10) |
2008![]() (12) |
2012![]() (12) |
2016![]() (12) |
2021![]() (12) |
2024![]() (12) |
Years |
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2nd | 5th | 9th | 5th | – | 8th | 10th | 6 | |
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7th | – | 7th | 4th | 2nd | – | 8th | 5 | |
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Part of OFC | – | – | 7th | 4th | 2 | |||
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– | – | – | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Team (Total 21 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 |
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GS | GS | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 16 | ||||
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2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 5th | 4th | 16 | ||||
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1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 14 | ||||||
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GS | GS | 4th | 4th | GS | GS | 4th | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 14 | ||||||
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1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | GS | GS | GS | GS | 13 | |||||||
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GS | GS | 4th | GS | GS | 4th | 3rd | GS | GS | GS | 4th | 5th | 12 | ||||||||
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GS | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 10 | ||||||||||
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2nd | 3rd | 2nd | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | Q | 9 | |||||||||||
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4th | GS | 3rd | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 9 | |||||||||||
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GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 6th | 9 | |||||||||||
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GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 6th | GS | 8 | ||||||||||||
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3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 7 | |||||||||||||
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GS | 3rd | GS | 4th | GS | GS | GS | 7 | |||||||||||||
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GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 5 | |||||||||||||||
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GS | GS | GS | GS | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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4th | GS | 4th | GS | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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GS | GS | GS | GS | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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GS | GS | GS | Part of UEFA | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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GS | GS | GS | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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GS | GS | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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1st | 1 |
U-23[]
Men's[]
Olympic Games For Men[]
Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | QF | GS | 3rd | QF | 5th | 11 | ||||||||||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | GS | QF | 3rd | GS | QF | GS | GS | 4th | GS | 4th | 11 | ||||||||||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | not a member of AFC | QF | GS | GS | 4th | GS | 5 | |||||||||||||||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | 4th | GS | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | 15th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | GS | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | GS | GS | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | QF | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Part of OFC | GS | 12th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | QF | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | QF | not a member of AFC | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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• | not a member of AFC | GS | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 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 |
U-20[]
Men's[]
FIFA U-20 World Cup[]
FIFA U-20 World Cup record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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• | GS | GS | 4th | • | • | • | QF | GS | • | GS | GS | • | R16 | GS | GS | QF | R16 | QF | • | R16 | 2nd | 15 | |
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• | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | QF | 2nd | GS | QF | R16 | R16 | • | • | • | • | R16 | R16 | 10 | |
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• | • | • | • | GS | GS | GS | • | GS | • | • | GS | • | GS | • | • | • | R16 | • | • | R16 | GS | 9 | |
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• | • | • | GS | QF | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | R16 | • | R16 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |
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• | • | 2nd | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | 4 | |
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Part of USSR | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | • | QF | QF | • | • | 4 | ||||||||
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GS | • | • | • | • | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | • | • | • | 4 | |
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• | • | • | • | • | • | GS | QF | • | GS | • | • | • | • | R16 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4 | |
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GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 3 | |
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | • | GS | • | • | 3 | |
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Part of OFC | • | GS | GS | GS | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R16 | • | • | QF | • | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | 3 | |
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• | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 2 |
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 1 | |
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 1 | |
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
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• | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
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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 |
Women's[]
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup[]
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record | |||||||||||
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Team | 2002![]() (12) |
2004![]() (12) |
2006![]() (16) |
2008![]() (16) |
2010![]() (16) |
2012![]() (16) |
2014![]() (16) |
2016![]() (16) |
2018![]() (16) |
2022![]() (16) |
Years |
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• | • | 1st | 2nd | QF | QF | 4th | 1st | QF | 7 | |
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QF | • | • | QF | GS | 3rd | • | 3rd | 1st | 6 | |
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• | 2nd | 2nd | GS | • | GS | GS | • | GS | 6 | |
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• | GS | • | • | 3rd | QF | QF | GS | • | 5 | |
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Part of OFC | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | ||
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• | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
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GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
Total (7 teams) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
U-17[]
Men's[]
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 |
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• | • | • | • | QF | GS | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | GS | QF | R16 | • | R16 | R16 | 9 | |
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GS | QF | • | 4th | GS | GS | • | QF | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |
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• | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | QF | • | • | R16 | • | QF | 6 | |
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QF | • | GS | GS | GS | • | • | • | • | GS | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | |
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | R16 | • | GS | • | R16 | GS | • | 5 | |
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | R16 | • | R16 | • | QF | • | 4 | |
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Part of OFC | • | • | R16 | • | R16 | • | R16 | 3 | |||||||||||
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• | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R16 | • | GS | • | • | • | 3 | |
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• | • | • | • | • | 4th | QF | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 | |
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QF | GS | 1st | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 | |
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Part of USSR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R16 | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 2 | ||||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | R16 | • | 2 | |
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R16 | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 2 | |
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Part of USSR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | R16 | • | • | • | 2 | ||||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 | |
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• | • | 4th | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 | |
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 1 | |
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
Total (18 teams) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 59 |
Women's[]
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 | ||||||||||||
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QF | 2nd | QF | 1st | 2nd | QF | 6 | |||||||||||||
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1st | 4th | 2nd | GS | 1st | QF | 6 | |||||||||||||
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QF | 1st | • | • | • | GS | 3 | |||||||||||||
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• | • | GS | GS | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 1 | ||||||||||||
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• | • | • | • | GS | • | 1 | |||||||||||||
Total (6 teams) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
Futsal[]
Men's[]
FIFA Futsal World Cup[]
FIFA Futsal World Cup record | ||||||||||
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Team | ![]() 1989 (16) |
![]() 1992 (16) |
![]() 1996 (16) |
![]() 2000 (16) |
![]() 2004 (16) |
![]() 2008 (20) |
![]() 2012 (24) |
![]() 2016 (24) |
![]() 2021 (24) |
Years |
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R1 | R1 | 2 | |||||||
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R1 | R1 | R1 | 3 | ||||||
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R1 | 1 | ||||||||
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R1 | 1 | ||||||||
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4th | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | 3rd | Q | 8 | |
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R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | Q | 5 | ||||
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R1 | 1 | ||||||||
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R1 | 1 | ||||||||
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R1 | 1 | ||||||||
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R1 | 1 | ||||||||
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R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | Q | 6 | |||
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R1 | Q | 2 | |||||||
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R2 | Q | 2 | |||||||
Total (13 teams) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 34 |
Beach soccer[]
Men's[]
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup[]
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) |
Years |
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• | • | GS | • | QF | 4th | GS | • | • | • | 4th | QF | GS | GS | QF | GS | QF | QF | GS | 4th | 2nd | 15 |
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | GS | • | GS | QF | QF | 3rd | • | • | 7 |
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | GS | • | GS | • | GS | GS | GS | 7 |
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | • | GS | GS | 4 |
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
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• | • | • | • | 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 | 35 |
Former tournaments[]
Men's[]
FIFA Confederations Cup[]
FIFA Confederations Cup record | |||||||||||
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Team | 1992![]() (4) |
1995![]() (6) |
1997![]() (8) |
1999![]() (8) |
2001![]() ![]() (8) |
2003![]() (8) |
2005![]() (8) |
2009![]() (8) |
2013![]() (8) |
2017![]() (8) |
Years |
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• | GS | • | • | 2nd | GS | GS | • | GS | • | 5 |
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2nd | GS | GS | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4 |
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Part of OFC | • | • | GS | 1 | ||||||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 1 |
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• | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
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• | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Total (6 teams) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
Controversy[]
The AFC has been accused of its political nepotism and corruption within the federation.
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 false 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 the AFC, Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, is a member of Bahraini Royal family, fear that the 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, but this highlighted rampant political corruption in the AFC.[28][29]
Israel[]
The AFC Asian Cup is also marked with numerous instances of political interference. One of these was the case of Israel, as the team used to be a member of the 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.[30] Meanwhile, similar 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 the AFC refuses to follow, and even extended it to international level.[31]
Blockade of Qatar[]
In the 2019 AFC Asian Cup held in the United Arab Emirates, Qatari fans were barred from entering the country as part of the ongoing Qatar diplomatic crisis, despite the earlier slogan "Bringing Asia Together", although the Emirati government later announced that it would permit Qatari citizens temporary entry into the country pending approval from Emirati authorities.[32] 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 the UAE two days prior to the tournament's start because Emirati authorities had not yet cleared him.[33] 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."[34] Since then, the Qatari team faced imminent discrimination from the host nation, and even in the semi-finals when Qatar faced up host nation, UAE supporters threw bottles and footwear into the match after Qatari players scored their second goal, the latter is considered deeply offensive in the Middle East. One of the Qatari players, 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 two countries had had a hostile relationship and had cut ties due to the ongoing diplomatic crisis.[35] Qatar won 4–0 despite the situation, reaching their first Asian Cup final and would go on to win the tournament for the first time.[36][37][38]
Afterwards, the AFC declared that it would conduct an investigation into the proceedings,[37][39] eventually punished the 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.[40] However, on 21 September, AFC had mysteriously lifted the ban just a few weeks before the match has begun.[41]
World Cup qualifiers[]
Tensions between the two 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.[42]
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. Enthusiasm thus ran high due to aspiration of reconciliation between two Koreas, only to be later shattered by the North Korean Government banning supporters from entering the stadium, and aggressive performance by the Northern players to the Southern counterparts. The match ended a goalless draw, but 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. The AFC was accused of doing little about the case, which led to the AFC to decide the final of the 2019 AFC Cup would not be hosted in North Korea.[43]
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.[44] On August 12, 2020, FIFA and the 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.[45]
AFC Champions League[]
In 2020 AFC Champions League, the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran received a letter from the 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.[46][47] The four AFC Champions League teams from Iran announced on 18 January 2020 that they would withdraw from the tournament if the ban was not reversed.[48][49] The 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.[50][51][52]
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)
- Asian Football Confederation
- Association football governing bodies in Asia
- Organisations based in Kuala Lumpur
- FIFA confederations
- 1954 establishments in Asia
- 1954 establishments in the Philippines
- Sports organizations established in 1954
- International organisations based in Malaysia