Asian Football Confederation

Summary

Asian Football Confederation
AbbreviationAFC
Formation7 May 1954; 69 years ago (1954-05-07)
Founded atManila, Philippines[1]
TypeSports organisation
HeadquartersKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Region served
Asia[a]
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

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in most countries/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, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. In 1986 ALFC merged with AFC.[5]

Executive Committee edit

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

Member associations edit

AFC regional federations

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]

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

    Notes edit

    1. ^ Former member of the Oceania Football Confederation (1966–1972, 1978–2006), joined AFC.
    2. ^ a b 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 edit

    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 edit

    AFC competitions edit

    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 association football clubs 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 tournament only gathered teams from top country. And AFC Women's Club Championship for women's association football club competition.[20]

    A second, lower-ranked tournament is the AFC Cup which was launched by AFC in 2004. A third tournament, the AFC President's Cup which had started in 2005 was absorbed into the AFC Cup in 2015.[21]

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

    Current title holders edit

    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 2022 (qual.) Saudi Arabia  Final  Uzbekistan 2024 (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 (U-23) 2022 South Korea  Final  Japan 2026
    Boys' Asian Youth Games Football Tournament 2013 South Korea  Final  Iran 2025
    AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2022 (qual.) Japan  Final  Iran 2024 (qual.)
    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 2019 (qual.) Japan  Final  North Korea 2024 (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 2022
    Women's Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
    Futsal Tournament
    2017 Thailand  Final  Japan 2023
    Club teams
    AFC Champions League 2022 (qual.) Urawa Red Diamonds Japan Final Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 2023–24 (qual.)
    AFC Cup 2022 (qual.) Al-Seeb Oman Final Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City 2023–24 (qual.)
    AFC Futsal Club Championship 2019 Nagoya Oceans Japan Final Iran Mes Sungun 2024
    Women's club teams
    AFC Women's Club Championship/
    AFC Women's Champions League
    2023 TBD Final TBD 2024–25

    Esports edit

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

    Defunct tournaments edit

    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 Morocco 1st South Korea Pohang Steelers
    Asian Cup Winners' Cup 2001–02 Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 2nd South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
    President's Cup 2014 HTTU Asgabat Turkmenistan 1st North Korea Rimyongsu
    Asian Super Cup 2002 Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea 2nd Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal

    Titles by nation edit

    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 ACL ACC APC AWC ASC WCC FCC AAN AO AAC eAsia
     Japan 4 1 1 1 4 2 3 6 4 4 1 3 3 1 8 5 2 1 4 2 1  Japan 61
     Iran 3 4 4 1 12 5 1 2 3 2 3 1 4 1  Iran 46
     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 3  North Korea 18
     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  Australia 3
     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 edit

    FIFA World Rankings edit

    FIFA Men's Rankings (as of 15 February 2024)[25]
    AFC* FIFA +/- National Team Points
    1 18 Decrease 1  Japan 1614.33
    2 20 Increase 1  Iran 1608.23
    3 22 Increase 1  South Korea 1566.21
    4 23 Increase 2  Australia 1554.82
    5 37 Increase 21  Qatar 1499.34
    6 53 Increase 3  Saudi Arabia 1441.4
    7 59 Increase 4  Iraq 1409.44
    8 66 Increase 2  Uzbekistan 1376.5
    9 69 Decrease 5  United Arab Emirates 1355.55
    10 70 Increase 17  Jordan 1343.6
    11 80 Decrease 6  Oman 1307.6
    12 82 Increase 4  Bahrain 1297.32
    13 88 Decrease 9  China 1273.78
    14 89 Increase 2  Syria 1265.51
    15 97 Increase 2  Palestine 1227.2
    16 99 Increase 7  Tajikistan 1218.89
    17 101 Increase 12  Thailand 1206.72
    18 104 Decrease 6  Kyrgyzstan 1196.97
    19 105 Decrease 11  Vietnam 1194.58
    20 114 Increase 2  North Korea 1168.12
    21 115 Decrease 8  Lebanon 1168.07
    22 117 Decrease 15  India 1165.17
    23 132 Decrease 2  Malaysia 1110.17
    24 137 Decrease 1  Kuwait 1094.05
    25 139 Increase 1  Philippines 1086.17
    26 141 Steady  Turkmenistan 1078.25
    27 142 Increase 4  Indonesia 1072.66
    28 151 Increase 1  Yemen 1027.94
    29 153 Increase 1  Chinese Taipei 1023.93
    30 154 Decrease 4  Hong Kong 1022.91
    31 156 Steady  Singapore 1020.5
    32 158 Steady  Afghanistan 1017.68
    33 161 Steady  Maldives 1003.48
    34 162 Steady  Myanmar 1000.46
    35 175 Steady    Nepal 948.05
    36 179 Steady  Cambodia 931.47
    37 183 Steady  Bangladesh 916.75
    38 184 Steady  Bhutan 913.02
    39 187 Steady  Macau 896.62
    40 189 Steady  Laos 889.62
    41 190 Steady  Mongolia 889.16
    42 194 Steady  Brunei 870.63
    43 195 Steady  Pakistan 856.54
    44 200 Steady  East Timor 843.4
    45 204 Steady  Sri Lanka 822.03
    46 205 Steady  Guam 821.91
    *Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points
    FIFA Women's Rankings (as of 15 March 2024)[26]
    AFC* FIFA +/- National Team Points
    1 7 Increase 1  Japan 1982.52
    2 11 Decrease 2  North Korea 1943.66
    3 12 Steady  Australia 1888.93
    4 19 Steady  China 1803.4
    5 20 Steady  South Korea 1796.68
    6 37 Steady  Vietnam 1611.3
    7 39 Decrease 1  Philippines 1558.3
    8 40 Increase 2  Chinese Taipei 1545.1
    9 47 Increase 1  Thailand 1518.37
    10 48 Decrease 1  Uzbekistan 1516.95
    11 54 Steady  Myanmar 1481.44
    12 61 Decrease 2  Iran 1412.45
    13 66 Decrease 1  India 1389.02
    14 74 Steady  Jordan 1331.17
    15 79 Steady  Hong Kong 1275.27
    16 86 Decrease 1  Bahrain 1254.12
    17 91 Decrease 2  Laos 1217.34
    18 96 Steady  Malaysia 1213.21
    19 100 Increase 5  Nepal 1208.42
    20 101 Decrease 8  Guam 1206.27
    21 109 Decrease 1  Indonesia 1179.93
    22 114 Steady  United Arab Emirates 1158.26
    23 115 Increase 1  Cambodia 1144.56
    24 128 Steady  Mongolia 1103.77
    25 130 Steady  Kyrgyzstan 1099.57
    26 132 Increase 2  Lebanon 1090.59
    27 136 Steady  Palestine 1080.47
    28 137 Steady  Singapore 1080.39
    29 139 Steady  Turkmenistan 1075.41
    30 140 Steady  Bangladesh 1068.52
    31 154 Steady  Tajikistan 991.2
    32 157 Steady  Sri Lanka 955.21
    33 158 Steady  Pakistan 949.54
    34 159 Steady  East Timor 946.01
    35 161 Increase 1  Maldives 938.55
    36 162 Decrease 2  Syria 931.42
    37 172 New entry  Iraq 862.8
    38 173 Decrease 1  Bhutan 853.48
    39 174 Decrease 1  Macau 850.91
    40 175 Steady  Saudi Arabia 848.57
    *Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

    Historical leaders edit

    Men's
    Japan national football teamIran national football teamJapan national football teamIran national football teamAustralia national association football teamIran national football teamJapan national football teamIran national football teamJapan national football teamIran national football teamJapan national football teamAustralia national association football teamJapan national football teamAustralia national association football teamJapan national football teamAustralia national association football teamJapan national football teamIran national football teamAustralia national association football teamJapan national football team
    Iran national football teamJapan national football teamIran national football teamJapan national football teamKorea Republic national football teamIran national football teamKorea Republic national football teamJapan national football teamKorea Republic national football teamIran national football teamJapan national football teamSaudi Arabia national football teamIran national football teamKorea Republic national football teamJapan national football teamIran national football teamKorea Republic national football teamIran national football teamKorea Republic national football teamSaudi Arabia national football teamKorea Republic national football teamJapan national football teamKorea Republic national football teamJapan national football teamKorea Republic national football teamJapan national football teamSaudi Arabia national football teamKorea Republic national football team
    Women's
    Japan women's national football teamAustralia women's national football teamNorth Korea women's national football teamAustralia women's national football teamJapan women's national football teamAustralia women's national football teamJapan women's national football teamAustralia women's national football teamJapan women's national football teamNorth Korea women's national football teamChina women's national football team

    Team of the Year edit

    Men edit

    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 edit
    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 edit

    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
    Performances by countries edit

    Men's elo rankings edit

    World Football Elo Ratings for AFC members:[27]

    AFC Elo Rankings Country Elo ratings 1 year change
    1 15  Japan 1,854 Increase 16
    2 27  Iran 1,801 Decrease 2
    3 29  Australia 1,771 Increase 14
    4 32  South Korea 1,760 Decrease 6
    5 57  Iraq 1,616 Increase 10
    6 61  Uzbekistan 1,607 Increase 9
    7 62  Jordan 1,598 Increase 4
    8 65  Oman 1,574 Increase 4
    9 67  Saudi Arabia 1,572 Decrease 8
    10 77  Qatar 1,515 Decrease 29
    11 79  Bahrain 1,501 Decrease 1
    12 87  China 1,478 Increase 3
    13 91  United Arab Emirates 1,453 Decrease 10
    14 98  Palestine 1,433 Decrease 5
    15 103  Syria 1,415 Decrease 15
    16 107  Vietnam 1,400 Increase 5
    17 109  Kuwait 1,391 Increase 29
    18 113  North Korea 1,375 Decrease 3
    18 113  Thailand 1,375 Decrease 6
    20 127  Tajikistan 1,325 Increase 9
    21 135  Lebanon 1,303 Decrease 16
    22 137  Indonesia 1,284 Increase 13
    23 138  Malaysia 1,282 Increase 23
    24 143  India 1,272 Increase 10
    25 154  Turkmenistan 1,235 Decrease 5
    26 155  Kyrgyzstan 1,231 Decrease 13
    27 169  Singapore 1,134 Increase 4
    28 170  Hong Kong 1,121 Decrease 1
    29 177  Yemen 1,092 Decrease 2
    30 178  Afghanistan 1,085 Decrease 2
    31 185  Philippines 1,031 Decrease 8
    32 194    Nepal 930 Increase 2
    33 195  Chinese Taipei 924 Increase 2
    34 197  Myanmar 910 Decrease 2
    35 198  Bangladesh 903 Increase 8
    36 201  Maldives 898 Decrease 4
    37 204  Cambodia 863 Increase 1
    38 209  Pakistan 810 Decrease 7
    38 209  Mongolia 810 Steady
    40 216  Guam 705 Steady
    41 219  Macau 688 Decrease 1
    42 223  Sri Lanka 675 Increase 1
    43 224  Laos 662 Decrease 1
    44 227  East Timor 623 Steady
    45 230  Brunei 601 Steady
    46 233  Bhutan 560 Steady
    47 238  Northern Mariana Islands 404 Steady

    Club Competitions Ranking edit

    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 edit

    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 edit

    Per 12 October 2023:[30]

    AFC FIFA Country Points +/-
    1 6  Iran 1596 Steady
    2 14  Japan 1385 Decrease 1
    3 25  Uzbekistan 1257 Steady
    4 26  Thailand 1230 Decrease 2
    5 36  Australia 1122 Increase 2
    6 37  Vietnam 1118 Increase 3
    7 40  Indonesia 1083 Decrease 1
    8 41  Kuwait 1080 Increase 4
    9 45  Iraq 1045 Increase 5
    10 52  Kyrgyzstan 963 Decrease 7
    11 53  Tajikistan 959 Increase 3
    12 58  Afghanistan 933 Increase 35
    13 64  Lebanon 904 Decrease 20
    14 65  Saudi Arabia 881 Increase 18
    15 71  Bahrain 881 Decrease 4
    16 76  Turkmenistan 870 Decrease 12
    17 79  Malaysia 856 Decrease 6
    18 81  China 848 Decrease 3
    19 83  Myanmar 846 Decrease 7
    20 87  South Korea 826 Decrease 12
    22 91  Chinese Taipei 809 Decrease 2
    23 92  Qatar 807 Decrease 3
    24 99  Oman 708 Decrease 6
    25 107  United Arab Emirates 708 Decrease 10
    25 107  Palestine 647 Increase 1
    27 115  Syria 651 Steady
    28 118  Hong Kong 621 Decrease
    29 120  Singapore 614 Steady
    30 121  Laos 596 Steady
    31 121  Mongolia 581 Increase 1
    32 122  Cambodia 576 Steady
    33 123  East Timor 571 Steady
    34 128  Philippines 540 Steady
    35 131  Brunei 524 Steady
    36 136  Maldives 454 Steady
     India* 790
     Yemen* 578
       Nepal* 553
     Bhutan* 543

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

    Women's futsal edit

    AFC Women's National Futsal Team Ranking by The Roon Ba
    Update: March 2022

    AFC FIFA Country Points
    1 7  Iran 5721
    2 10  Japan 5636
    3 11  Thailand 5614
    4 23  Vietnam 5317
    5 25  China 5252
    6 26  Jordan 5252
    7 29  Chinese Taipei 5721
    8 34  Indonesia 5127
    9 35  Australia 5167
    10 37  Uzbekistan 5092
    11 40  Malaysia 5007
    12 42  Syria 4991
    13 45  Myanmar 4901
    14 46  Hong Kong 4897
    15 48  Lebanon 4870
    16 49  Bahrain 4852
    17 51  Philippines 4745
    18 53  Palestine 4720
    19 61  Iraq 4391
    20 62  Laos 4390
    21 64  Kyrgyzstan 4314
    22 66  Bangladesh 4126
    23 67  Tajikistan 3995
    24 68  Macau 3991
    25 69  United Arab Emirates 3987
    26 70  Turkmenistan 3945
    27 72  Saudi Arabia 3669
    28 73  Qatar 3660
    29 74  Kuwait 3553
    30 75  Afghanistan 3368

    Tournament record edit

    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 edit

    FIFA World Cup record
    Team 1930
    Uruguay
    (13)
    1934
    Italy
    (16)
    1938
    France
    (15)
    1950
    Brazil
    (13)
    1954
    Switzerland
    (16)
    1958
    Sweden
    (16)
    1962
    Chile
    (16)
    1966
    England
    (16)
    1970
    Mexico
    (16)
    1974
    West Germany
    (16)
    1978
    Argentina
    (16)
    1982
    Spain
    (24)
    1986
    Mexico
    (24)
    1990
    Italy
    (24)
    1994
    United States
    (24)
    1998
    France
    (32)
    2002
    Japan
    South Korea
    (32)
    2006
    Germany
    (32)
    2010
    South Africa
    (32)
    2014
    Brazil
    (32)
    2018
    Russia
    (32)
    2022
    Qatar
    (32)
    2026
    Canada
    Mexico
    United States
    (48)
    2030
    Morocco
    Portugal
    Spain
    (48)
    2034
    Saudi Arabia
    (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 edit

    AFC Asian Cup record
    Team
    (Total 35 teams)
    1956
    Hong Kong
    (4)
    1960
    South Korea
    (4)
    1964
    Israel
    (4)
    1968
    Iran
    (5)
    1972
    Thailand
    (6)
    1976
    Iran
    (6)
    1980
    Kuwait
    (10)
    1984
    Singapore
    (10)
    1988
    Qatar
    (10)
    1992
    Japan
    (8)
    1996
    United Arab Emirates
    (12)
    2000
    Lebanon
    (12)
    2004
    China
    (16)
    2007
    Indonesia
    Malaysia
    Thailand
    Vietnam
    (16)
    2011
    Qatar
    (16)
    2015
    Australia
    (16)
    2019
    United Arab Emirates
    (24)
    2023
    Qatar
    (24)
    2027
    Saudi Arabia
    (24)
    Years
     Iran 1st 1st 1st 3rd 4th 3rd GS 3rd QF 3rd QF QF QF SF SF 15
     South Korea 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd GS 2nd QF 3rd QF 3rd 3rd 2nd QF SF 15
     China 3rd GS 2nd 4th 3rd QF 4th 2nd GS GS QF QF GS 13
     Saudi Arabia 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd GS 2nd GS GS R16 R16 Q 11
     Qatar GS GS GS GS QF GS GS QF GS 1st 1st 11
     United Arab Emirates GS GS GS 4th 2nd GS GS GS 3rd SF R16 11
     Japan GS 1st QF 1st 1st 4th 1st QF 2nd QF 10
     Kuwait GS 2nd 1st 3rd GS 4th QF GS GS GS 10
     Iraq GS 4th QF QF QF 1st QF 4th R16 R16 10
     Thailand 3rd GS GS GS GS GS R16 R16 8
     Uzbekistan GS GS QF QF 4th QF R16 QF 8
     Syria GS GS GS GS GS GS R16 7
     Bahrain GS 4th GS GS GS R16 R16 6
     Australia Part of OFC QF 2nd 1st QF QF 5
     India 2nd GS GS GS GS 5
     North Korea 4th GS GS GS GS 5
     Vietnam 4th 4th QF QF GS 5
     Jordan QF QF GS R16 2nd 5
     Oman GS GS GS R16 GS 5
     Indonesia GS GS GS GS R16 5
     Israel 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd Part of UEFA 4
     Hong Kong 3rd 4th 5th GS 4
     Malaysia GS GS GS GS 4
     Lebanon GS GS GS 3
     Palestine GS GS R16 3
     Chinese Taipei 3rd 4th 2
     Kyrgyzstan R16 GS 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 edit

    FIFA Women's World Cup record
    Team 1991
    China
    (12)
    1995
    Sweden
    (12)
    1999
    United States
    (16)
    2003
    United States
    (16)
    2007
    China
    (16)
    2011
    Germany
    (16)
    2015
    Canada
    (24)
    2019
    France
    (24)
    2023
    Australia New Zealand
    (32)
    2027
    TBD
    (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 For Men edit

    Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
    Team 1900
    France
    (3)
    1904
    United States
    (3)
    1908
    United Kingdom
    (6)
    1912
    Sweden
    (11)
    1920
    Belgium
    (14)
    1924
    France
    (22)
    1928
    Netherlands
    (17)
    1936
    Germany
    (16)
    1948
    United Kingdom
    (18)
    1952
    Finland
    (25)
    1956
    Australia
    (11)
    1960
    Italy
    (16)
    1964
    Japan
    (14)
    1968
    Mexico
    (16)
    1972
    West Germany
    (16)
    1976
    Canada
    (13)
    1980
    Soviet Union
    (16)
    1984
    United States
    (16)
    1988
    South Korea
    (16)
    1992
    Spain
    (16)
    1996
    United States
    (16)
    2000
    Australia
    (16)
    2004
    Greece
    (16)
    2008
    China
    (16)
    2012
    United Kingdom
    (16)
    2016
    Brazil
    (16)
    2020
    Japan
    (16)
    2024
    France
    (16)
    Years
     South Korea QF GS GS GS GS GS QF GS 3rd QF 5th 11
     Japan QF GS QF 3rd GS QF GS GS 4th GS 4th 11
     Iraq not a member of AFC QF GS GS 4th GS 5
     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
     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 (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

    Olympic Games For Women edit

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

    AFC Women's Asian Cup edit

    AFC Women's Asian Cup record
    Team
    (Total 22 teams)
    1975
    Hong Kong
    (6)
    1977
    Taiwan
    (6)
    1979
    India
    (6)
    1981
    Hong Kong
    (8)
    1983
    Thailand
    (6)
    1986
    Hong Kong
    (7)
    1989
    Hong Kong
    (8)
    1991
    Japan
    (9)
    1993
    Malaysia
    (8)
    1995
    Malaysia
    (11)
    1997
    China
    (11)
    1999
    Philippines
    (15)
    2001
    Chinese Taipei
    (14)
    2003
    Thailand
    (14)
    2006
    Australia
    (9)
    2008
    Vietnam
    (8)
    2010
    China
    (8)
    2014
    Vietnam
    (8)
    2018
    Jordan
    (8)
    2022
    India
    (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[a] 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.[31]

    FIFA U-20 World Cup edit

    FIFA U-20 World Cup record
    Team 1977
    Tunisia
    (16)
    1979
    Japan
    (16)
    1981
    Australia
    (16)
    1983
    Mexico
    (16)
    1985
    Soviet Union
    (16)
    1987
    Chile
    (16)
    1989
    Saudi Arabia
    (16)
    1991
    Portugal
    (16)
    1993
    Australia
    (16)
    1995
    Qatar
    (16)
    1997
    Malaysia
    (24)
    1999
    Nigeria
    (24)
    2001
    Argentina
    (24)
    2003
    United Arab Emirates
    (24)
    2005
    Netherlands
    (24)
    2007
    Canada
    (24)
    2009
    Egypt
    (24)
    2011
    Colombia
    (24)
    2013
    Turkey
    (24)
    2015
    New Zealand
    (24)
    2017
    South Korea
    (24)
    2019
    Poland
    (24)
    2023
    Argentina
    (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) 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 edit

    FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
    Team 2002
    Canada
    (12)
    2004
    Thailand
    (12)
    2006
    Russia
    (16)
    2008
    Chile
    (16)
    2010
    Germany
    (16)
    2012
    Japan
    (16)
    2014
    Canada
    (16)
    2016
    Papua New Guinea
    (16)
    2018
    France
    (16)
    2022
    Costa Rica
    (16)
    Years
     Japan QF QF GS 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd 7
     North Korea 1st 2nd QF QF 4th 1st QF 7
     South Korea GS 3rd QF QF GS GS 6
     China 2nd 2nd GS GS GS GS 6
     Australia Part of OFC GS GS 2
     Thailand GS 1
     Chinese Taipei GS 1
    Total (7 teams) 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 30

    FIFA U-17 World Cup edit

    FIFA U-17 World Cup record
    Team 1985
    China
    (16)
    1987
    Canada
    (16)
    1989
    Scotland
    (16)
    1991
    Italy
    (16)
    1993
    Japan
    (16)
    1995
    Ecuador
    (16)
    1997
    Egypt
    (16)
    1999
    New Zealand
    (16)
    2001
    Trinidad and Tobago
    (16)
    2003
    Finland
    (16)
    2005
    Peru
    (16)
    2007
    South Korea
    (24)
    2009
    Nigeria
    (24)
    2011
    Mexico
    (24)
    2013
    United Arab Emirates
    (24)
    2015
    Chile
    (24)
    2017
    India
    (24)
    2019
    Brazil
    (24)
    2023
    Indonesia
    (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) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 5 4 4 5 4 5 4 5 63

    FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup edit

    FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
    Team 2008
    New Zealand
    (16)
    2010
    Trinidad and Tobago
    (16)
    2012
    Azerbaijan
    (16)
    2014
    Costa Rica
    (16)
    2016
    Jordan
    (16)
    2018
    Uruguay
    (16)
    2022
    India
    (16)
    Years
     Japan QF 2nd QF 1st 2nd QF QF 7
     North Korea 1st 4th 2nd GS 1st QF 6
     China GS GS GS 3
     South Korea QF 1st GS 3
     India GS 1
     Jordan GS 1
    Total (6 teams) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 21

    FIFA Futsal World Cup edit

    FIFA Futsal World Cup record
    Team Netherlands
    1989
    (16)
    Hong Kong
    1992
    (16)
    Spain
    1996
    (16)
    Guatemala
    2000
    (16)
    Chinese Taipei
    2004
    (16)
    Brazil
    2008
    (20)
    Thailand
    2012
    (24)
    Colombia
    2016
    (24)
    Lithuania
    2021
    (24)
    Uzbekistan
    2024
    (24)
    Years
     Iran 4th R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 3rd QF 8
     Thailand R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 6
     Japan R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 5
     China R1 R1 R1 3
     Uzbekistan R1 R2 Q 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
    Total (13 teams) 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 TBD 34

    FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup edit

    FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record
    Team 1995
    Brazil
    (8)
    1996
    Brazil
    (8)
    1997
    Brazil
    (8)
    1998
    Brazil
    (10)
    1999
    Brazil
    (12)
    2000
    Brazil
    (12)
    2001
    Brazil
    (12)
    2002
    Brazil
    (8)
    2003
    Brazil
    (8)
    2004
    Brazil
    (12)
    2005
    Brazil
    (12)
    2006
    Brazil
    (16)
    2007
    Brazil
    (16)
    2008
    France
    (16)
    2009
    United Arab Emirates
    (16)
    2011
    Italy
    (16)
    2013
    French Polynesia
    (16)
    2015
    Portugal
    (16)
    2017
    The Bahamas
    (16)
    2019
    Paraguay
    (16)
    2021
    Russia
    (16)
    2024
    United Arab Emirates
    (16)
    2025
    Seychelles
    (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 edit

    FIFA Confederations Cup record
    Team 1992
    Saudi Arabia
    (4)
    1995
    Saudi Arabia
    (6)
    1997
    Saudi Arabia
    (8)
    1999
    Mexico
    (8)
    2001
    South Korea
    Japan
    (8)
    2003
    France
    (8)
    2005
    Germany
    (8)
    2009
    South Africa
    (8)
    2013
    Brazil
    (8)
    2017
    Russia
    (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 edit

    References edit

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    External links edit

    • Official website (in English and Arabic)