Asian Football Confederation

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in most countries and territories in Asia.[lower-alpha 1] 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]

Asian Football Confederation
AbbreviationAFC
Formation7 May 1954 (1954-05-07)
Founded atManila, Philippines[1]
TypeSports organisation
HeadquartersKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Region served
Asia[lower-alpha 1]
Membership
47 member associations
Official language
Arabic
English[2]
Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa
Vice Presidents
See list
General Secretary
Windsor John[3][4]
Parent organization
FIFA
Subsidiaries
  • AFF (Southeast Asia)
  • CAFA (Central Asia)
  • EAFF (East Asia)
  • SAFF (South Asia)
  • WAFF (Western Asia)
Websitethe-afc.com

Executive Committee

Members

AFC President and FIFA Senior Vice President[6]
FIFA Council Members[6]
AFC Vice Presidents[6]
AFC Executive Committee Members[6]
AFC Female Executive Committee Members[6]
General Secretary

Notes

  1. Also including some countries/territories in Oceania such as Australia, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
  2. also a FIFA Council Member

Member associations

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

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

CodeNameNational teamsFoundedFIFA
affiliation
AFC
affiliation
IOC
member
ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) (12)
AUS Australia[m 1] 196119632006Yes[m 2]
BRU Brunei 195219721969Yes
CAM Cambodia 193319541954Yes
TLS East Timor
200220052002Yes
IDN Indonesia 193019521954Yes
LAO Laos 195119521968Yes
MAS Malaysia 193319541954Yes
MYA Myanmar 194719481954Yes
PHI Philippines 190719301954Yes
SGP Singapore 189219521954Yes
THA Thailand 191619251954Yes
VIE Vietnam 196019521954Yes
Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) (6)
AFG Afghanistan 193319481954Yes
IRN Islamic Republic of Iran 192019481958Yes
KGZ Kyrgyz Republic
199219941993Yes
TJK Tajikistan 193619941993Yes
TKM Turkmenistan 199219941993Yes
UZB Uzbekistan 194619941993Yes
East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) (10)
CHN China 192419311974Yes
TPE Chinese Taipei[m 3] 193619541954Yes
PRK DPR Korea 194519581974Yes
GUM Guam 197519961991Yes[m 2]
HKG Hong Kong, China
  • Men's
    • U23
    • U20
    • U17
    • U15
    • F
    • BS
  • Women's
    • W U23
    • W U20
    • W U17
    191419541954Yes
    JPN Japan 192119211954Yes
    KOR Korea Republic 192819481954Yes
    MAC Macau 193919781978No[m 4]
    MNG Mongolia 195919981993Yes
    NMI Northern Mariana Islands 2005N/A2020 No[m 5]
    South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) (7)
    BAN Bangladesh 197219761974Yes
    BHU Bhutan 198320001993Yes
    IND India 193719481954Yes
    MDV Maldives 198219861984Yes
    NEP   Nepal 195119721954Yes
    PAK Pakistan 194719481954Yes
    SRI Sri Lanka 193919521954Yes
    West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) (12)
    BHR Bahrain 195719681969Yes
    IRQ Iraq 194819501970Yes
    JOR Jordan 194919561970Yes
    KUW Kuwait 195219641964Yes
    LBN Lebanon 193319361964Yes
    OMA Oman 197819801980Yes
    PLE Palestine 199819981998Yes
    QAT Qatar 196019721974Yes
    KSA Saudi Arabia 195619561972Yes
    SYR Syria 193619371970Yes
    UAE United Arab Emirates 197119741974Yes
    YEM Yemen 196219801980Yes

    Notes

    1. Former member of the Oceania Football Confederation (1966–1972, 1978–2006), joined AFC.
    2. Oceania country or territory is a member of the Oceania National Olympic Committees rather than the Olympic Council of Asia.
    3. Former member of the Oceania Football Confederation (1976–1982), joined AFC.
    4. Macau's Olympic Committee is an OCA member and not an IOC member.
    5. Part of the United States Olympic Committee.

    Former members

    Association Year Note
     Israel 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.[12][13] Later became a full UEFA member in 1994.
     New Zealand 1964[14] Founding member of OFC in 1966.
     South Yemen 1972–1990[15] Joined North Yemen as Yemen.
     Kazakhstan 1993–2002 Joined UEFA in 2002.[16][17]

    Competitions

    AFC competitions

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

    The top-ranked AFC tournament for 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.[20]

    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.[21]

    AFC runs an annual Asian futsal club tournament, the AFC Futsal Club Championship for futsal club competition.[22]

    Current title holders

    Tournament Most recent Champions Details Runners-up Next[23][24]
    National teams
    AFC Asian Cup (qualification) 2023 (qual.) Qatar  Final  Jordan 2027 (qual.)
    AFC U-23 Asian Cup 2024 (qual.) Japan  Final  Uzbekistan 2026 (qual.)
    AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2023 (qual.) Uzbekistan  Final  Iraq 2025 (qual.)
    AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023 (qual.) Japan  Final  South Korea 2025 (qual.)
    Men's Asian Games Football Tournament 2022 South Korea  Final  Japan 2026
    Boys' Asian Youth Games Football Tournament 2013 South Korea  Final  Iran 2025
    AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2024 (qual.) Iran  Final  Thailand 2026
    AFC U-20 Futsal Asian Cup 2019 (qual.) Japan  Final  Afghanistan 2023 (qual.)
    Men's Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Futsal Tournament 2017 Iran  Final  Uzbekistan 2023
    AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup 2023 Iran  Final  Japan 2025
    Men's Asian Beach Games Beach Soccer Tournament 2016 Japan  Final  Oman 2023
    Women's national teams
    AFC Women's Asian Cup (qualification) 2022 (qual.) China  Final  South Korea 2026 (qual.)
    AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup 2024 (qual.) North Korea  Final  Japan 2026 (qual.)
    AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup 2024 (qual.) North Korea  Final  Japan 2026 (qual.)
    Women's Asian Games Football Tournament 2022 Japan  Final  North Korea 2026
    AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2024 Australia 
    Japan 
    Play-off  Uzbekistan
     North Korea
    2028
    AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup 2018 Iran  Final  Japan 2025
    Women's Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Futsal Tournament 2017 Thailand  Final  Japan 2023
    Club teams
    AFC Champions League Elite 2023–24 (qual.) Al Ain 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.)

    Esports

    Competition Current Winner
    (Player/Gamer ID)
    Details Runner-up
    (Player/Gamer ID)
    Next
    AFC eAsian Cup 2023 Indonesia Final Japan TBD

    Defunct tournaments

    Competition Last held Champions Title Runners-up
    National teams
    Afro-Asian Cup of Nations 2007 Japan  2nd  Egypt
    AFC-OFC Challenge Cup 2003 Iran  1st  New Zealand
    AFC Solidarity Cup 2016 Nepal    1st  Macau
    AFC Challenge Cup 2014 Palestine  1st  Philippines
    AFC U-14 Championship 2014 Iraq 1st  North Korea
    Club teams
    Afro-Asian Club Championship 1998 Raja Casablanca 1st Pohang Steelers
    Asian Cup Winners' Cup 2001–02 Al-Hilal 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
     Japan 41214 2364 413 31 85224 21  Japan 63
     Iran 3441 13512 32 314 1  Iran 47
     South Korea 2611222 21 123 12  South Korea 46
     Saudi Arabia 3132 663  Saudi Arabia 24
     China 12 931 3  China 19
     North Korea 2132 3314  North Korea 19
     Iraq 111511 3  Iraq 13
     Israel 16 3  Israel 10
     Myanmar 27 1  Myanmar 10
     Thailand 21 1 1 22 1  Thailand 10
     Qatar 2111 2  Qatar 7
     Chinese Taipei 2 3 1  Chinese Taipei 6
     Kuwait 1 4  Kuwait 5
     Tajikistan 1 4  Tajikistan 5
     United Arab Emirates 1 21 1  United Arab Emirates 5
     Uzbekistan 111 1 1  Uzbekistan 5
     India 121  India 4
     Jordan 31  Jordan 4
     Oman 2 11  Oman 4
     Australia 1 1 11  Australia 4
     Bahrain 1 2  Bahrain 3
     Syria 1 2  Syria 3
     Indonesia 1 1  Indonesia 2
     Kyrgyzstan 2  Kyrgyzstan 2
     Turkmenistan 2  Turkmenistan 2
     Lebanon 1  Lebanon 1
     Malaysia 1  Malaysia 1
       Nepal 1    Nepal 1
     New Zealand 1  New Zealand 1
     Palestine 1  Palestine 1

    Rankings

    FIFA World Rankings

    FIFA Men's Rankings (as of 20 June 2024)[25]
    AFC* FIFA +/- National Team Points
    1 17 1  Japan1628.81
    2 20  Iran1611.16
    3 22 1  South Korea1572.87
    4 23 1  Australia1571.29
    5 35 1  Qatar1504.06
    6 55 3  Iraq1433.07
    7 56 3  Saudi Arabia1431.3
    8 62 2  Uzbekistan1397.41
    9 68 3  Jordan1374.13
    10 69 2  United Arab Emirates1368.84
    11 76 1  Oman1326.18
    12 81 1  Bahrain1302.86
    13 88  China1267.51
    14 93 4  Syria1246.68
    15 94 2  Syria1242.96
    16 95 2  Palestine1231.25
    17 100 1  Thailand1218.56
    18 101 1  Kyrgyzstan1213.58
    19 102 3  Tajikistan1212.41
    20 110 8  North Korea1183.96
    21 116 1  Vietnam1168.02
    22 117 3  Lebanon1167.64
    23 124 3  India1139.39
    24 134  Indonesia1108.73
    25 135 3  Malaysia1107.58
    26 137 2  Kuwait1098.42
    27 144 1  Turkmenistan1065.42
    28 147 6  Philippines1053.03
    29 151  Afghanistan1034.37
    30 155 1  Yemen1021.24
    31 157  Hong Kong1011.91
    32 159 4  Singapore1008.26
    33 160 1  Maldives1003.48
    34 163 4  Chinese Taipei991.34
    35 164 1  Myanmar988.98
    36 175 3    Nepal935.93
    37 180 1  Cambodia924.52
    38 183 2  Bhutan904.1
    39 185 1  Bangladesh896.67
    40 186  Macau896.62
    41 189 1  Laos889.62
    42 190 1  Mongolia884.92
    43 191 3  Brunei881.73
    44 196 2  East Timor843.4
    45 197 2  Pakistan842.59
    46 204 1  Guam821.91
    47 205 1  Sri Lanka820.32
    *Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points
    FIFA Women's Rankings (as of 14 June 2024)[26]
    AFC* FIFA +/- National Team Points
    1 7  Japan1975.97
    2 10 1  North Korea1943.66
    3 12  Australia1889.99
    4 19  China1804.37
    5 20  South Korea1794.29
    6 37  Vietnam1611.3
    7 39  Philippines1557.58
    8 41 1  Chinese Taipei1545.46
    9 46 1  Thailand1520.62
    10 47 1  Uzbekistan1516.95
    11 54  Myanmar1481.44
    12 63 2  Iran1398
    13 67 1  India1389.02
    14 74  Jordan1331.17
    15 79  Hong Kong1275.27
    16 91 5  Bahrain1226.16
    17 93  Laos1217.34
    18 96  Malaysia1213.21
    19 98 2  Nepal1208.42
    20 100 1  Guam1206.27
    21 107 2  Indonesia1191
    22 114  United Arab Emirates1158.26
    23 117 2  Cambodia1144.56
    24 128  Mongolia1103.77
    25 131 5  Palestine1100.42
    26 132 2  Kyrgyzstan1099.57
    27 134 2  Lebanon1090.59
    28 138 1  Singapore1077.34
    29 139  Turkmenistan1075.41
    30 140  Bangladesh1068.16
    31 154  Tajikistan991.2
    32 157  Sri Lanka955.21
    33 158  Pakistan949.54
    34 159  East Timor946.01
    35 161  Maldives938.55
    36 162  Syria931.42
    37 172  Iraq862.8
    38 173  Bhutan853.48
    39 174  Macau850.91
    40 175  Saudi Arabia848.57
    *Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

    Historical leaders

    Men's
    Women's
    Men

    FIFA Men's World Ranking

    Teams ranking in the top four – Men's[25]
    Year First Second Third Fourth
    2023  Japan  Iran  South Korea  Australia
    2022  Japan  Iran  South Korea  Australia
    2021  Iran  Japan  South Korea  Australia
    2020  Japan  Iran  South Korea  Australia
    2019  Japan  Iran  South Korea  Australia
    2018  Iran  Australia  Japan  South Korea
    2017  Iran  Australia  Japan  South Korea
    2016  Iran  South Korea  Japan  Australia
    2015  Iran  South Korea  Japan  Australia
    2014  Iran  Japan  South Korea  Uzbekistan
    2013  Iran  Japan  South Korea  Australia
    2012  Japan  South Korea  Australia  Iran
    2011  Japan  Australia  South Korea  Iran
    2010  Australia  Japan  South Korea  Iran
    2009  Australia  Japan  South Korea  Bahrain
    2008  Australia  Japan  South Korea  Iran
    2007  Japan  Iran  South Korea  Australia
    2006  Iran  Australia  Uzbekistan  Japan
    2005  Japan  Iran  South Korea  Saudi Arabia
    2004  Japan  Iran  South Korea  Saudi Arabia
    2003  South Korea  Saudi Arabia  Iran  Japan
    2002  South Korea  Japan  Iran  Saudi Arabia
    2001  Iran  Saudi Arabia  Japan  South Korea
    2000  Saudi Arabia  Iran  Japan  South Korea
    1999  Saudi Arabia  Iran  South Korea  United Arab Emirates
    1998  South Korea  Japan  Kuwait  Iran
    1997  Japan  South Korea  Saudi Arabia  Kuwait
    1996  Japan  Saudi Arabia  South Korea  Thailand
    1995  Japan  South Korea  Saudi Arabia  China
    1994  Saudi Arabia  South Korea  Japan  China
    1993  Saudi Arabia  South Korea  Japan  United Arab Emirates
    Performances by countries
    TeamFirst placeSecond placeThird place
     Japan 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)
     Iran 9 (2000, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021) 9 (1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023) 2 (2002, 2003)
     Saudi Arabia 4 (1993, 1994, 1999, 2000) 3 (1996, 2001, 2003) 2 (1995, 1997)
     South Korea 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)
     Australia 3 (2008, 2009, 2010) 3 (2011, 2017, 2017) 1 (2012)
     Uzbekistan 0 0 1 (2006)
     Kuwait 0 0 1 (1998)
    Women

    FIFA Women's World Ranking

    Teams ranking in the top four – Women's[26]
    Year First Second Third Fourth
    2023  Japan  North Korea  Australia  China
    2022  North Korea  Japan  Australia  China
    2021  North Korea  Australia  Japan  South Korea
    2020  Australia  Japan  China  South Korea
    2019  Australia  Japan  North Korea  China
    2018  Australia  Japan  North Korea  South Korea
    2017  Australia  Japan  North Korea  South Korea
    2016  Australia  Japan  North Korea  China
    2015  Japan  North Korea  Australia  China
    2014  Japan  North Korea  Australia  China
    2013  Japan  Australia  North Korea  South Korea
    2012  Japan  Australia  North Korea  South Korea
    2011  Japan  North Korea  Australia  South Korea
    2010  Japan  North Korea  Australia  China
    2009  North Korea  Japan  China  Australia
    2008  North Korea  Japan  China  Australia
    2007  North Korea  Japan  Australia  China
    2006  North Korea  China  Japan  South Korea
    2005  North Korea  China  Japan  South Korea
    2004  China  North Korea  Japan  Chinese Taipei
    2003  China  North Korea  Japan  Chinese Taipei

    Men's elo rankings

    World Football Elo Ratings for AFC members:[27]

    AFC Elo Country Elo ratings 1 year change
    1 17  Japan 1,851 4
    2 20  Iran 1,818
    3 29  Australia 1,768 2
    4 37  South Korea 1,731 13
    5 46  Uzbekistan 1,666 5
    6 52  Qatar 1,647 18
    7 53  Iraq 1,643 2
    8 60  Saudi Arabia 1,612 3
    9 64  Jordan 1,599 12
    10 73  Oman 1,542 7
    11 79  United Arab Emirates 1,508 7
    12 92  Bahrain 1,460 2
    13 96  Syria 1,446 3
    14 100  Palestine 1,419 3
    15 102  Thailand 1,416 7
    16 105  China 1,404 12
    17 109  Tajikistan 1,388 3
    18 111  North Korea 1,366 3
    18 122  Indonesia 1,341 24
    20 127  Kuwait 1,330 16
    21 144  Lebanon 1,281 8
    22 148  Vietnam 1,126 43
    22 148  Kyrgyzstan 1,126 7
    24 151  Malaysia 1,264 16
    25 160  Turkmenistan 1,212 1
    26 162  India 1,194 10
    27 169  Singapore 1,118
    28 170  Afghanistan 1,114 8
    29 173  Yemen 1,094 2
    30 180  Hong Kong 1,056 1
    31 183  Philippines 1,045
    32 196  Bangladesh 932 1
    33 197  Myanmar 919 1
    34 198  Chinese Taipei 906 2
    35 201    Nepal 889
    36 202  Maldives 879 1
    37 205  Cambodia 842
    38 207  Pakistan 827
    39 210  Mongolia 790
    40 217  Sri Lanka 707 5
    41 222  Guam 680 3
    42 225  Laos 665
    42 225  Macau 665
    44 229  Brunei 621 3
    45 231  East Timor 610
    46 232  Bhutan 607 3
    47 239  Northern Mariana Islands 452

    Club Competitions Ranking

    The AFC Club Competitions Ranking ranks its member associations by results in the AFC competitions. Rankings are calculated by AFC.[28] Listed here are the top 30 countries.

    AFC Country Points
    1  Saudi Arabia 93.795
    2  Japan 91.820
    3  South Korea 88.295
    4  Qatar 75.950
    5  Iran 72.018
    6  United Arab Emirates 64.130
    7  China 57.630
    8  Thailand 49.470
    9  Uzbekistan 45.006
    10  Iraq 36.902
    11  Australia 34.080
    12  Jordan 30.161
    13  Malaysia 29.950
    14  Vietnam 29.468
    15  Hong Kong 27.450
    16  Tajikistan 23.976
    17  India 23.637
    18  Bahrain 20.681
    19  Kuwait 20.070
    20  Turkmenistan 19.464
    21  Philippines 18.428
    22  Lebanon 17.761
    23  Syria 17.612
    24  Singapore 16.824
    25  North Korea 16.117
    26  Indonesia 15.083
    27  Bangladesh 14.120
    28  Oman 12.453
    29  Maldives 9.467
    30  Myanmar 8.287

    Beach soccer national teams

    Rankings are calculated by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW).[29]

    AFC rank World rank Country Points
    1 6  Japan 1549
    2 7  Iran 1486
    3 14  United Arab Emirates 945
    4 21  Oman 555
    5 40  Lebanon 217
    6 47  Palestine 177
    7 55  China 129
    8 56  Bahrain 128
    9 65  Malaysia 95
    10 70  Iraq 78
    11 71  Thailand 77
    12 74  Afghanistan 69
    13 79  Qatar 61
    14 82  Syria 56
    15 85  Kuwait 46
    15 85  Kyrgyzstan 46
    17 94  Saudi Arabia 30
    18 108  Australia 0
    19 111  Yemen 0
    20 112  Philippines 0
    21 113  Indonesia 0
    22 115  Uzbekistan 0
    23 115  Vietnam 0
    24 115  Laos 0

    Men's futsal

    Futsal Rankings (as of 6 May 2024)[30]
    AFC* FIFA +/− National Team Points
    1 4  IR Iran 1469.33
    2 9  Thailand 1316.27
    3 11  Uzbekistan 1288.96
    4 15  Japan 1248.99
    5 28  Indonesia 1142.84
    6 30  Afghanistan 1138.02
    7 33  Vietnam 1117.02
    8 34  Tajikistan 1116.37
    9 35  Kuwait 1115.99
    10 41  Kyrgyz Republic 1091.36
    11 42  Iraq 1091.27
    12 48  Saudi Arabia 1049.97
    13 49  Australia 1049.01
    14 53  Lebanon 1032.42
    15 56  Myanmar 1024.20
    16 64  Laos 995.28
    17 66  Turkmenistan 993.62
    18 70  Korea Republic 980.88
    19 73  Bahrain 978.69
    20 79  Malaysia 971.06
    21 81  Jordan 968.31
    22 84  China PR 966.93
    23 85  Chinese Taipei 964.21
    24 93  Qatar 945.32
    25 95  Philippines 943.99
    26 96  Oman 940.88
    27 102  United Arab Emirates 925.95
    28 110  Maldives 905.56
    29 111  East Timor 903.70
    30 113  Mongolia 894.41
    31 116  Brunei 882.51
    32 117  Macau 878.44
    33 120  Hong Kong, China 866.16
    34 121    Nepal 865.96
    35 122  Palestine 863.57
    36 142  Cambodia 857.22
    37 135  India 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

    Futsal Women's Rankings (as of 6 May 2024)[31]
    AFC* FIFA +/− National Team Points
    1 6  Thailand 1163.97
    2 8  IR Iran 1146.96
    3 9  Japan 1139.54
    4 13  Vietnam 1096.34
    5 14  Indonesia 1057.12
    6 21  Chinese Taipei 1032.95
    7 24  Uzbekistan 1021.38
    8 25  China PR 1016.45
    9 28  Malaysia 987.72
    10 29  Lebanon 981.18
    11 31  Hong Kong, China 979.02
    12 34  Palestine 974.58
    13 37  Bahrain 962.22
    14 38  Myanmar 955.52
    15 39  Turkmenistan 945.43
    16 44  Bangladesh 920.38
    17 46  Macau 916.20
    18 48  Afghanistan 907.13
    19 51  Saudi Arabia 899.62
    20 53  Iraq 887.88
    21 55  United Arab Emirates 885.35
    22 60  Guam 867.51
    23 61  Philippines 866.38
    24 62  Kuwait 863.43
    25 66  Kyrgyz Republic 850.34
    26 67  Oman 848.46
    27 69  Tajikistan 828.67
    *Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

    Tournament record

    Legend
    •  1st  – Champion
    •  2nd  – Runner-up
    •  3rd  – Third place
    •  4th  – Fourth place
    • QF – Quarter-finals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8)
    • R2 — Round 2 (1974–1978, second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16)
    • R1 — Round 1 (1930, 1950–1970 and 1986–present: group stage; 1934–1938: knockout round of 16; 1974–1982: first group stage)
    •  Q  — Qualified for upcoming tournament
    •    — Did not qualify
    •  ×  — Did not enter / withdrawn / banned / disqualified
    •     — Hosts

    For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

    FIFA World Cup

    FIFA World Cup record
    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
     South Korea Did not exist × R1 × × R1 R1 R1 R1 4th R1 R2 R1 R1 R2 11
     Japan × × × × × × R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R2 7
     Iran × × × × × × × × × R1 × × R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 6
     Saudi Arabia Did not exist × × × × × R2 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 Q 6
     Australia* Part of OFC R1 R1 R1 R2 4
     North Korea Did not exist × × × × QF × × × × R1 × 2
     Qatar Did not exist × × R1 1
     China × × × × × × × × × × R1 1
     United Arab Emirates Did not exist × × R1 1
     Iraq Did not exist × × × × × × × R1 1
     Kuwait Did not exist × × × × × × R1 × 1
     Indonesia[lower-alpha 1] × × R1 × × × × × × 1
     Israel Did not exist R1 Not a member of AFC 1
    Total (13 teams)00101001101122244444568/943

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

    1. Indonesia competed as the Dutch East Indies in 1938.

    AFC Asian Cup

    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
     Iran 1st 1st 1st 3rd 4th 3rd GS 3rd QF 3rd QF QF QF SF SF Q 16
     South Korea 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd GS 2nd QF 3rd QF 3rd 3rd 2nd QF SF Q 16
     China 3rd GS 2nd 4th 3rd QF 4th 2nd GS GS QF QF GS Q 14
     Saudi Arabia 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd GS 2nd GS GS R16 R16 Q 12
     Qatar GS GS GS GS QF GS GS QF GS 1st 1st Q 12
     United Arab Emirates GS GS GS 4th 2nd GS GS GS 3rd SF R16 Q 12
     Japan GS 1st QF 1st 1st 4th 1st QF 2nd QF Q 11
     Kuwait GS 2nd 1st 3rd GS 4th QF GS GS GS Q 11
     Iraq GS 4th QF QF QF 1st QF 4th R16 R16 Q 11
     Uzbekistan GS GS QF QF 4th QF R16 QF Q 9
     Bahrain GS 4th GS GS GS R16 R16 Q 8
     Thailand 3rd GS GS GS GS GS R16 R16 8
     Syria GS GS GS GS GS GS R16 7
     Australia Part of OFC QF 2nd 1st QF QF Q 6
     Indonesia GS GS GS GS R16 Q 6
     Jordan QF QF GS R16 2nd Q 6
     North Korea 4th GS GS GS GS Q 6
     Oman GS GS GS R16 GS Q 6
     India 2nd GS GS GS GS 5
     Vietnam 4th 4th QF QF GS 5
     Israel 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd Part of UEFA 4
     Hong Kong 3rd 4th 5th GS 4
     Malaysia GS GS GS GS 4
     Palestine GS GS R16 Q 4
     Kyrgyzstan R16 GS Q 3
     Lebanon GS GS GS 3
     Chinese Taipei 3rd 4th 2
     Turkmenistan GS GS 2
     Yemen GS GS 2
     Bangladesh GS 1
     Cambodia 4th 1
     Myanmar 2nd 1
     Philippines GS 1
     Singapore GS 1
     Tajikistan QF 1

    FIFA Women's World Cup

    FIFA Women's World Cup record
    Team1991

    (12)
    1995

    (12)
    1999

    (16)
    2003

    (16)
    2007

    (16)
    2011

    (16)
    2015

    (24)
    2019

    (24)
    2023

    (32)
    2027

    (32)
    Years
     Japan R1 QF R1 R1 R1 1st 2nd R2 QF 9
     China QF 4th 2nd QF QF QF R2 R1 8
     Australia Part of OFC QF QF QF R2 4th 5
     South Korea R1 R2 R1 R1 4
     North Korea × R1 R1 QF R1 × × 4
     Thailand R1 R1 2
     Philippines R1 1
     Vietnam × × × R1 1
     Chinese Taipei QF 1
    Total (9 teams)323443555+1 35

    Men's tournament

    Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
    Team1900

    (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
     Japan QF GS QF 3rd GS QF GS GS 4th GS 4th Q 12
     South Korea QF GS GS GS GS GS QF GS 3rd QF 5th 11
     Iraq Not a member of AFC QF GS GS 4th GS Q 6
     India GS GS 4th GS 4
     Saudi Arabia GS GS 15th 3
     China GS GS GS 3
     Kuwait QF GS GS 3
     Iran GS GS QF 3
     Australia Part of OFC GS 12th 2
     Qatar GS QF 2
     Thailand GS GS 2
     Chinese Taipei GS GS 2
     Israel QF QF Not a member of AFC 2
     Uzbekistan Not a member of AFC Q 1
     United Arab Emirates Not a member of AFC GS 1
     Syria GS 1
     North Korea QF 1
     Malaysia GS 1
     Myanmar GS 1
     Indonesia QF 1
     Afghanistan GS 1
    Total (21 teams)0000000024142333333333334334363

    Women's tournament

    Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record
    Team1996

    (8)
    2000

    (8)
    2004

    (10)
    2008

    (12)
    2012

    (12)
    2016

    (12)
    2020

    (12)
    2024

    (12)
    Years
     Japan7th7th4th2nd8thQ 6
     China2nd5th9th5th8th10th 6
     Australia Part of OFC 7th4thQ 3
     North Korea9th9th× 2
    Total (4 teams)2123223217

    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
     Japan GS GS 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 4th 2nd 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 1st 1st SF 17
     Thailand 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 5th 4th QF 17
     China 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 4th 3rd 3rd 1st 15
     Chinese Taipei 1st 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 3rd 4th 2nd GS GS GS GS QF 14
     Hong Kong GS GS 4th 4th GS GS 4th GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 14
     South Korea GS GS 4th GS GS 4th 3rd GS GS GS 4th 5th 2nd 13
     Philippines GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 6th SF 10
     North Korea GS 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 10
     Vietnam GS GS GS GS GS GS 6th GS QF 9
     India 2nd 3rd 2nd GS GS GS GS GS WD[lower-alpha 1] 9
     Malaysia 4th GS 3rd GS GS GS GS GS GS 9
     Australia 3rd 3rd 2nd 4th 1st 2nd 2nd QF 8
     Singapore GS 3rd GS 4th GS GS GS 7
     Myanmar GS GS GS GS GS 5
     Indonesia 4th GS 4th GS GS 5
     Uzbekistan GS GS GS GS GS 5
     Guam GS GS GS GS 4
     Nepal GS GS GS 3
     Kazakhstan GS GS GS Part of UEFA 3
     Jordan GS GS 2
     Iran GS 1
     New Zealand 1st 1

    Notes:

    1. India failed to name the required 13 players and were unable to play their match of the group stage against Chinese Taipei due to them having fewer than 13 players left with the remaining team members testing positive for COVID-19. They were considered to have withdrawn from the tournament, and all previous matches played by them were considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.[32]

    FIFA U-20 World Cup

    FIFA U-20 World Cup record
    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
     South Korea GS GS 4th QF GS GS GS R16 GS GS QF R16 QF R16 2nd 4th 16
     Japan GS QF QF 2nd GS QF R16 R16 R16 R16 GS 11
     Saudi Arabia GS GS GS GS GS GS R16 R16 GS 9
     China GS QF GS R16 R16 5
     Uzbekistan Part of USSR GS GS QF QF R16 5
     Iraq GS QF GS 4th GS 5
     Qatar 2nd GS GS GS 4
     Syria GS QF GS R16 4
     Iran GS GS GS 3
     North Korea GS GS GS 3
     Australia Part of OFC GS GS GS 3
     United Arab Emirates R16 QF QF 3
     Indonesia GS 1
     Vietnam GS 1
     Myanmar GS 1
     Jordan GS 1
     Malaysia GS 1
     Bahrain GS 1
     Kazakhstan Part of USSR GS Part of UEFA 1
    Total (19 teams)2322223223544544444454 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
     Japan QFQFGS3rd3rd1st2nd 7
     North Korea 1st2ndQFQF4th1stQF 7
     South Korea GS3rdQFQFGSGS 6
     China 2nd2ndGSGSGSGS 6
     Australia Part of OFCGSGS 2
     Thailand GS 1
     Chinese Taipei GS 1
    Total (7 teams)2333343333 30

    FIFA U-17 World Cup

    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
     Japan QF GS GS GS GS QF R16 R16 R16 R16 10
     Qatar GS QF 4th GS GS QF GS 7
     South Korea QF GS GS QF R16 QF GS 7
     China QF GS GS GS GS QF 6
     North Korea QF R16 GS R16 GS 5
     Iran GS R16 R16 QF R16 5
     Australia Part of OFC R16 R16 R16 3
     United Arab Emirates GS R16 GS 3
     Oman 4th QF GS 3
     Saudi Arabia QF GS 1st 3
     Uzbekistan Part of USSR QF R16 QF 3
     Tajikistan Part of USSR R16 GS 2
     Iraq GS R16 2
     Syria R16 GS 2
     Thailand GS GS 2
     Bahrain 4th GS 2
     India GS 1
     Indonesia GS 1
     Yemen GS 1
    Total (19 teams)3333333233354454545 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
     Japan QF2ndQF1st2ndQFQFQ 8
     North Korea 1st4th2ndGS1stQFQ 7
     China GSGSGS 3
     South Korea QF1stGSQ 4
     India GS 1
     Jordan GS 1
    Total (6 teams)33333333 24

    FIFA Futsal World Cup

    FIFA Futsal World Cup record
    Team
    1989
    (16)

    1992
    (16)

    1996
    (16)

    2000
    (16)

    2004
    (16)

    2008
    (20)

    2012
    (24)

    2016
    (24)

    2021
    (24)

    2024
    (24)
    Years
     Iran4thR1R1R1R2R23rdQFQ 9
     ThailandR1R1R1R2R2R2Q 7
     JapanR1R1R1R2R2 5
     ChinaR1R1R1 3
     UzbekistanR1R2Q 3
     AustraliaR1R1 2
     VietnamR2R2 2
     Chinese TaipeiR1 1
     Hong KongR1 1
     KazakhstanR1 1
     KuwaitR1 1
     MalaysiaR1 1
     Saudi ArabiaR1 1
     TajikistanQ 1
     AfghanistanQ 1
    Total (15 teams)2333445555 39

    FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

    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
     JapanGSQF4thGS4thQFGSGSQFGSQFQFGS4th2ndQF 16
     IranGSGSGSGSQFQF3rd3rd 8
     United Arab EmiratesGSGSGSGSGSGSGSQF 8
     OmanGSGSGSGSGS 5
     BahrainQFGS 2
     Thailand4thGS 2
     MalaysiaGS 1
    Total (7 teams)0010211100233333333334342

    FIFA Confederations Cup

    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
     Japan GS 2nd GS GS GS 5
     Saudi Arabia 2nd GS GS 4th 4
     Australia Part of OFC GS 1
     Iraq GS 1
     South Korea GS 1
     United Arab Emirates GS 1
    Total (6 teams)122121111113

    See also

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