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.^[a] 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

Founded at	Manila, Philippines[1]
Type	Sports organisation
Headquarters	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Region served	Asia[a]
Membership	47 member associations
Official language	Arabic English[2]
President	Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa
Vice presidents	Ugen Tsechup (SAFF) Ganbaatar Amgalanbaatar (EAFF) Mehdi Taj (CAFA) Hachem Haidar (WAFF) Zaw Zaw (AFF)
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)
Website	the-afc.com
Anthem: "AFC Anthem" Motto: "The Future is Asia"

Executive Committee

Members

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

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

AFC regional federations

The AFC has 47 member associations split into five subregions: Central (four Soviet Central Asian countries plus Afghanistan and Iran), East (eight East Asian nations and two Micronesian territories: Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands), South (five countries on the Indian Subcontinent plus Maldives and Sri Lanka), South East (ten ASEAN countries plus Australia and East Timor), and West (twelve Arab countries). Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), the Republic of China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam were the founding members.^[7][8]

Code	Name	National teams	Founded	FIFA affiliation	AFC affiliation	IOC member
ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) (12)
AUS	Australia[m 1]	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1961	1963	2006	Yes[m 2]
BRU	Brunei	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1952	1972	1969	Yes
CAM	Cambodia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1933	1954	1954	Yes
TLS	Timor-Leste	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	2002	2005	2002	Yes
IDN	Indonesia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1930	1952	1954	Yes
LAO	Laos	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1951	1952	1968	Yes
MAS	Malaysia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1933	1954	1954	Yes
MYA	Myanmar	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1947	1948	1954	Yes
PHI	Philippines	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1907	1930	1954	Yes
SGP	Singapore	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1892	1952	1954	Yes
THA	Thailand	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1916	1925	1954	Yes
VIE	Vietnam	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1960	1952	1954	Yes
Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) (6)
AFG	Afghanistan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1933	1948	1954	Yes
IRN	Islamic Republic of Iran	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1920	1948	1958	Yes
KGZ	Kyrgyz Republic	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1992	1994	1993	Yes
TJK	Tajikistan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1936	1994	1993	Yes
TKM	Turkmenistan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1992	1994	1993	Yes
UZB	Uzbekistan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1946	1994	1993	Yes
East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) (10)
CHN	China	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1924	1931	1974	Yes
TPE	Chinese Taipei[m 3]	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1936	1954	1954	Yes
PRK	DPR Korea	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1945	1958	1974	Yes
GUM	Guam	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1975	1996	1991	Yes[m 2]
HKG	Hong Kong, China	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1914	1954	1954	Yes
JPN	Japan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1921	1921	1954	Yes
KOR	Korea Republic	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1928	1948	1954	Yes
MAC	Macau	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1939	1978	1978	No[m 4]
MNG	Mongolia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1959	1998	1993	Yes
NMI	Northern Mariana Islands	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	2005	N/A	2020	No[m 5]
South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) (7)
BAN	Bangladesh	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1972	1976	1974	Yes
BHU	Bhutan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1983	2000	1993	Yes
IND	India	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1937	1948	1954	Yes
MDV	Maldives	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1982	1986	1984	Yes
NEP	Nepal	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1951	1972	1954	Yes
PAK	Pakistan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1947	1948	1954	Yes
SRI	Sri Lanka	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1939	1952	1954	Yes
West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) (12)
BHR	Bahrain	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1957	1968	1969	Yes
IRQ	Iraq	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1948	1950	1970	Yes
JOR	Jordan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1949	1956	1970	Yes
KUW	Kuwait	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1952	1964	1964	Yes
LBN	Lebanon	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1933	1936	1964	Yes
OMA	Oman	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1978	1980	1980	Yes
PLE	Palestine	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1998	1998	1998	Yes
QAT	Qatar	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1960	1972	1974	Yes
KSA	Saudi Arabia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1956	1956	1972	Yes
SYR	Syria	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1936	1937	1970	Yes
UAE	United Arab Emirates	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1971	1974	1974	Yes
YEM	Yemen	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1962	1980	1980	Yes

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 but not an IOC member.
5. Part of the United States Olympic Committee.

Former members

Association	Year	Note
Israel	1954–1974	Joined UEFA after international matches against national teams representing Arab countries boycotted by the West Asian Football Federation.[9][10] Later became a full UEFA member in 1994.
New Zealand	1964[11]	Founding member of the OFC in 1966.
South Yemen	1972–1990[12]	Merged with North Yemen as Yemen.
Kazakhstan	1993–2002	Joined UEFA in 2002.[13][14]

Competitions

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

AFC competitions

National teams: Men AFC Asian Cup AFC U-23 Asian Cup AFC U-20 Asian Cup AFC U-17 Asian Cup Asian Games Men's football Asian Youth Games boys' football AFC Futsal Asian Cup AFC U-20 Futsal Asian Cup Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games men's futsal AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup Asian Beach Games men's beach soccer Women AFC Women's Asian Cup AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Asian Games women's football AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games women's futsal Esports AFC eAsian Cup

Clubs: Men AFC Champions League Elite AFC Champions League Two AFC Challenge League AFC Futsal Club Championship Women AFC Women's Champions League

Defunct See also: Category:Defunct association football competitions National teams: Men AFC Solidarity Cup AFC Challenge Cup Afro-Asian Cup of Nations AFC–OFC Challenge Cup AFC U-14 Championship[15] Women AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship[16] Clubs: Men Asian Cup Winners' Cup Asian Super Cup Afro-Asian Club Championship Women AFC Women's Club Championship

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

The top-ranked AFC tournament for men's association football clubs is the AFC Champions League Elite. The competition is an amalgamation of the Asian Club Championship, the Asian Cup Winners' Cup and the Asian Super Cup and gathers the top teams from the highest-ranked nations in Asia (the number of teams depend on that country's ranking and can be upgraded or downgraded). The top-ranked AFC tournament for women's association football clubs is the AFC Women's Champions League which was launched in the 2024–25 season.^[17]

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.^[18]

AFC runs an annual Asian futsal club tournament, the AFC Futsal Club Championship for futsal club competition.^[19]

Current title holders

See also: Portal:Current events/Sports, 2025 in association football, 2025 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

Tournament		Most recent	Champions	Details	Runners-up		Next[20][21]
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

See also: Portal:Current events/Sports and 2025 in sports

Competition		Current	Game	Winner (Player/Gamer ID)	Details	Runner-up (Player/Gamer ID)		Next
AFC eAsian Cup		2023	eFootball 2024	Indonesia (Mohamad Akbar Paudie) (Elga Cahya Putra) (Rizky Faidan)	Final	Japan (Satake Shinichi) (Aihara Tsubasa) (Hashiki Shumpei)		TBD

Defunct tournaments

See also: Category:Defunct association football competitions

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	4			1	2	1	4			2	3	6	4	4		1		3	3	1	8			5	2	2	4	2	1			Japan	63
Iran	3			4		4	1							13	5	1	2		3	2	3			1			4		1			Iran	47
South Korea	2			6	1	12	2		2			2	1								12				3			1		2		South Korea	46
Saudi Arabia	3				1	3	2														6			6	3							Saudi Arabia	24
China						1	2			9	3	1									3											China	19
North Korea			2	1		3	2			3	3	1	4																			North Korea	19
Iraq	1			1	1	5	1	1														3										Iraq	13
Israel	1					6															3											Israel	10
Myanmar				2		7																	1									Myanmar	10
Thailand						2	1			1								1			2						2			1		Thailand	10
Qatar	2			1		1	1														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													2	1	1											United Arab Emirates	5
Uzbekistan				1	1		1											1				1										Uzbekistan	5
India			1	2		1																										India	4
Jordan																						3				1						Jordan	4
Oman							2												1	1												Oman	4
Australia	1									1											1	1										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 19 December 2024)^[22]

AFC*	FIFA	+/-	National Team	Points
1	15		Japan	1652.79
2	18		Iran	1635.31
3	23		South Korea	1585.45
4	26		Australia	1544.15
5	48		Qatar	1474.6
6	56		Iraq	1442.86
7	58		Uzbekistan	1424.93
8	59		Saudi Arabia	1406.56
9	63		United Arab Emirates	1385.57
10	64		Jordan	1375.91
11	80		Oman	1306.67
12	81		Bahrain	1305.52
13	90		China	1266.38
14	95		Syria	1249.47
15	97		Thailand	1231.17
16	101		Palestine	1215.87
17	104		Tajikistan	1203.08
18	107		Kyrgyzstan	1194.19
19	112		Lebanon	1171.43
20	114	2	Vietnam	1164.79
21	115	1	North Korea	1164.41
22	126	1	India	1133.62
23	127	2	Indonesia	1133.41
24	132		Malaysia	1115.51
25	134		Kuwait	1108.72
26	143		Turkmenistan	1065.42
27	150	1	Philippines	1046.67
28	155	1	Hong Kong	1028.76
29	156	1	Afghanistan	1025
30	158		Yemen	1018.27
31	160	1	Singapore	1011.68
32	162		Maldives	1001.39
33	165		Chinese Taipei	990.56
34	169	2	Myanmar	981.35
35	175		Nepal	939.2
36	180		Cambodia	920
37	182		Bhutan	904.06
38	184		Brunei	899.87
39	185		Bangladesh	898.81
40	186		Laos	890.08
41	188	1	Mongolia	879.75
42	193		Macau	868.79
43	197	1	Timor-Leste	846.8
44	198		Pakistan	842.59
45	200		Sri Lanka	832.8
46	203		Guam	824.65
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

FIFA Women's Rankings (as of 13 December 2024)^[23]

AFC*	FIFA	+/-	National Team	Points
1	8	1	Japan	1976.38
2	9		North Korea	1944.23
3	15		Australia	1856.7
4	17	1	China	1803.92
5	20	1	South Korea	1787.37
6	37		Vietnam	1614.43
7	41	2	Philippines	1546.46
8	42	1	Chinese Taipei	1538.7
9	45	2	Thailand	1511.33
10	51	3	Uzbekistan	1494.48
11	55	1	Myanmar	1484.46
12	67	3	Iran	1393.53
13	69	1	India	1374.66
14	74		Jordan	1327.13
15	80	1	Hong Kong	1276.96
16	93	1	Bahrain	1216.48
17	97	7	Indonesia	1209.7
18	98	2	Guam	1206.27
19	102	6	Malaysia	1199.98
20	103	4	Nepal	1198.27
21	108	16	Laos	1182.48
22	116	1	United Arab Emirates	1158.26
23	118	1	Cambodia	1150.75
24	125	1	Mongolia	1103.77
25	128	1	Kyrgyzstan	1099.57
26	132	7	Bangladesh	1097.55
27	134		Lebanon	1090.59
28	135	7	Palestine	1090.51
29	138		Singapore	1082.25
30	140		Turkmenistan	1075.41
31	154		Tajikistan	991.2
32	157	1	Pakistan	950.27
33	158	1	Sri Lanka	949.45
34	159		Timor-Leste	948.31
35	161	1	Syria	931.42
36	163	2	Maldives	923.33
37	166	8	Saudi Arabia	877.08
38	172	3	Bhutan	866.32
39	173	1	Iraq	862.8
40	175	2	Macau	850.91
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

Historical leaders

Men's

Women's

Team of the Year

Men

FIFA Men's World Ranking

Teams ranking in the top four – Men's^[22]

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

Team	First place	Second place	Third 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^[23]

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

Performances by countries

Men's elo rankings

World Football Elo Ratings for AFC members:^[24]

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	Timor-Leste	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.^[25] 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).^[26]

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)^[27]

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		Timor-Leste	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)^[28]

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

Main article: National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup

See also: Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record
Team	1930 (13)	1934 (16)	1938 (15)	1950 (13)	1954 (16)	1958 (16)	1962 (16)	1966 (16)	1970 (16)	1974 (16)	1978 (16)	1982 (24)	1986 (24)	1990 (24)	1994 (24)	1998 (32)	2002 (32)	2006 (32)	2010 (32)	2014 (32)	2018 (32)	2022 (32)	2026 (48)	2030 (48)	2034 (48)	Years
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[a]	×	×	R1	×	×	•	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•				1
Israel	Did not exist			•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	Not a member of AFC															1
Total (13 teams)	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	8/9			43

* 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

Main article: AFC Asian Cup records and statistics

AFC Asian Cup record
Team (Total 35 teams)	1956 (4)	1960 (4)	1964 (4)	1968 (5)	1972 (6)	1976 (6)	1980 (10)	1984 (10)	1988 (10)	1992 (8)	1996 (12)	2000 (12)	2004 (16)	2007 (16)	2011 (16)	2015 (16)	2019 (24)	2023 (24)	2027 (24)	Years
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

Main article: FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Team	1991 (12)	1995 (12)	1999 (16)	2003 (16)	2007 (16)	2011 (16)	2015 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (32)	2027 (32)	Years
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)	3	2	3	4	4	3	5	5	5+1		35

Olympic Games

Men's tournament

See also: Football at the Summer Olympics § Participating nations

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

Women's tournament

See also: Football at the Summer Olympics § Participating nations 2

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

AFC Women's Asian Cup

See also: AFC Women's Asian Cup § Participating nations

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)	2026 (12)	Years
Japan		GS		GS		2nd	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	3rd	4th	2nd	4th	4th	3rd	3rd	1st	1st	SF	Q	18
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	Q	16
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	Q	14
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[a]		9
Malaysia	4th		GS		3rd	GS		GS	GS	GS		GS	GS									9
Australia	3rd		3rd												2nd	4th	1st	2nd	2nd	QF	Q	9
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.^[29]

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Main article: FIFA U-20 World Cup records and statistics

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	17
Japan	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	QF	2nd	GS	QF	R16	R16	•	•	•	•	R16	R16	GS	12
Saudi Arabia	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	•	•	R16	•	•	R16	GS	•	10
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)	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4		69

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

See also: FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup § Comprehensive team results in each 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)	2024 (24)	Years
Japan	QF	•	•	QF	GS	3rd	•	3rd	1st	2nd	2nd	8
North Korea	•	•	1st	2nd	QF	QF	4th	1st	QF	•	1st	8
South Korea	•	GS	•	•	3rd	QF	QF	GS	•	GS	R16	7
China	•	2nd	2nd	GS	•	GS	GS	•	GS	•	•	6
Australia	Part of OFC		GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	3
Thailand	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Chinese Taipei	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Total (7 teams)	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	34

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Main article: FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Team	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (16)	1999 (16)	2001 (16)	2003 (16)	2005 (16)	2007 (24)	2009 (24)	2011 (24)	2013 (24)	2015 (24)	2017 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (24)	2025 (48)	2026 (48)	2027 (48)	2028 (48)	2029 (48)	Years
Qatar	GS	QF	•	4th	GS	GS	•	QF	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	12
Japan	•	•	•	•	QF	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	GS	QF	R16	•	R16	R16	R16						10
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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	5	4	4	5	4	5	4	5	9	9	9	9	9	68

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

See also: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup § Comprehensive team results by tournament

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	QF	2nd	QF	1st	2nd	QF	QF	QF	8
North Korea	1st	4th	2nd	GS	1st	QF	•	1st	7
China	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	GS	•	3
South Korea	QF	1st	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	4
India	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	1
Jordan	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	1
Total (6 teams)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	24

FIFA Futsal World Cup

Main article: 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
Iran		4th	R1	R1	R1	R2	R2	3rd	QF	R2	9
Thailand				R1	R1	R1	R2	R2	R2	R2	7
Japan	R1				R1	R1	R2		R2		5
China		R1	R1			R1					3
Uzbekistan								R1	R2	R1	3
Australia							R1	R1			2
Vietnam								R2	R2		2
Chinese Taipei					R1						1
Hong Kong		R1									1
Kazakhstan				R1							1
Kuwait							R1				1
Malaysia			R1								1
Saudi Arabia	R1										1
Tajikistan										R1	1
Afghanistan										R2	1
Total (15 teams)	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	39

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Main article: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup records and statistics

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record
Team	1995 (8)	1996 (8)	1997 (8)	1998 (10)	1999 (12)	2000 (12)	2001 (12)	2002 (8)	2003 (8)	2004 (12)	2005 (12)	2006 (16)	2007 (16)	2008 (16)	2009 (16)	2011 (16)	2013 (16)	2015 (16)	2017 (16)	2019 (16)	2021 (16)	2024 (16)	2025 (16)	Years
Japan	•	•	GS	•	QF	4th	GS	•	•	•	4th	QF	GS	GS	QF	GS	QF	QF	GS	4th	2nd	QF		16
Iran	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	•	GS	QF	QF	3rd	•	•	3rd		8
United Arab Emirates	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	•	GS	•	GS	GS	GS	QF		8
Oman	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	GS	GS	GS		5
Bahrain	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		2
Thailand	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		2
Malaysia	•	•	•	•	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	4	3	42

FIFA Confederations Cup

Main article: FIFA Confederations Cup records and statistics

See also: Category:Defunct association football competitions

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)	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	13

See also

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

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External links

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