Asian Football Hall of Fame
Asian Football Hall of Fame | |
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Established | 30 November 2014 |
Founder | Asian Football Confederation |
Inductees | 10 |
The Asian Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame for Asian professional footballers maintained by Asian Football Confederation.[1][2] AFC officially created it for 60th anniversary of its foundation on 30 November 2014.[3][4][5][6]
Inductees[]
A total of 10 players were inaugural inductees in 2014.[2]
- Inductees are listed according to the date of their induction and then sorted according to last name alphabetically.
Table headers
- Nationality – The country/countries that the inductee played for are shown.
- Professional Career – The years of the player's first and last appearance for a professional club/national team.
- AFC Individual Achievements – Other individual achievements awarded by Asian Football Confederation.
Key | Position |
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GK | Goalkeeper |
DF | Defender |
MF | Midfielder |
FW | Forward |
- Source:[2]
Year | Inductee | Nationality | Position | Gender | Professional Career | AFC Individual Achievements |
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2014 | Homayoun Behzadi | ![]() |
MF/FW | Male | 1958–1972 | AFC Asian Cup top goalscorer: 1968 |
2014 | Bhaichung Bhutia | ![]() |
FW | Male | 1993–2013 | [7] |
2014 | Ali Daei | ![]() |
FW | Male | 1988–2007 | AFC Asian Footballer of the Year: 1999 AFC Asian Cup all-time top goalscorer & 1996 AFC Asian Cup top goalscorer |
2014 | Myung-bo Hong | ![]() |
DF | Male | 1992–2004 | |
2014 | Sami Jaber | ![]() |
FW | Male | 1988–2008 | |
2014 | Harry Kewell | ![]() |
MF/FW | Male | 1996–2014 | Asia's bests: 2011 |
2014 | Yasuhiko Okudera | ![]() |
MF | Male | 1970–1988 | |
2014 | Homare Sawa | ![]() |
MF | Female | 1991–2015 | AFC Women's Footballer of the Year: 2004, 2009 |
2014 | Soh Chin Aun | ![]() |
DF | Male | 1968–1988 | |
2014 | Sun Wen | ![]() |
FW | Female | 1989–2006 | AFC Women's Footballer of the Year: 1999 |
Source:[8]
Inductees By Country[]
Rank | Nation | Inductees | ||
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Male | Female | Total | ||
1 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 |
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1 | 1 | 2 | |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 |
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0 | 1 | 1 | |
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1 | 0 | 1 | |
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1 | 0 | 1 | |
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1 | 0 | 1 | |
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1 | 0 | 1 |
Ceremony[]
- Source:[3]
# | Date | Location | Inductees |
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1st | 30 November 2014 | ![]() |
10 |
References[]
- ^ "Asian Football Confederation announces Hall of Fame inductees". Boxscorenews. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ a b c Johnston, Patrick (21 November 2014). Peter Rutherford (ed.). "Kewell, Hong, Daei among AFC's first Hall of Fame inductees". Reuters. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ a b Chandra, Shikharr (22 October 2014). "Bhaichung Bhutia inducted in AFC's hall of fame". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "BHAICHUNG RECEIVES AFC 'HALL OF FAME AWARD'". Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Bhaichung Bhutia inducted in Asian Football Confederation's Hall of Fame". Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Asian Football Hall of Fame inductees". Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Bhaichung Bhutia inducted in AFC's hall of fame". Goal.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "Asian Football Confederation announces Hall of Fame inductees". Boxscore World Sportswire. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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- Association football museums and halls of fame
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- Awards established in 2014
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