Asian Football Confederation

International governing body for association football in Asia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

AbbreviationAFC
Formation7 May 1954; 71 years ago (1954-05-07)
Founded atManila, Philippines[1]
TypeSports organisation
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Asian Football Confederation
AbbreviationAFC
Formation7 May 1954; 71 years ago (1954-05-07)
Founded atManila, Philippines[1]
TypeSports organisation
HeadquartersKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Region served
Asia[a]
Membership47 member associations
Official language
Persian, Arabic, English[2]
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)
Websitethe-afc.com
Anthem: "AFC Anthem"
Motto: "The Future is Asia"
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Executive Committee

Members

More information AFC President and FIFA Senior Vice President, FIFA Council 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
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Member associations

AFC regional federations

The AFC has 47 member associations split into five subregions: Central (four former 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 (eleven ASEAN countries plus Australia), 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]

More information Code, Name ...
CodeNameNational teamsFoundedFIFA
affiliation
AFC
affiliation
IOC
member
ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) (12)
AUS Australia[c] 196119632006Yes[d]
BRU Brunei 195219721969Yes
CAM Cambodia 193319541954Yes
TLS Timor-Leste
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 Iran 192019481958Yes
KGZ Kyrgyzstan
199219941993Yes
TJK Tajikistan
193619941993Yes
TKM Turkmenistan 199219941993Yes
UZB Uzbekistan 194619941993Yes
East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) (10)
CHN China 192419311974Yes
TPE Chinese Taipei 193619541954Yes
PRK North Korea 194519581974Yes
GUM Guam 197519961991Yes[d]
HKG Hong Kong, China 191419541954Yes
JPN Japan 192119211954Yes
KOR South Korea 192819481954Yes
MAC Macau 193919781978No[e]
MNG Mongolia 195919981993Yes
NMI Northern Mariana Islands 2005N/A2020 No[f]
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
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Former members

More information Code, Association ...
Code Association Year Note
ISR  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.
NZL  New Zealand 1964[11] Founding member of the OFC in 1966.
VSO  South Vietnam 1954-1975 Unified with North Vietnam as Vietnam.
YMD  South Yemen 1972–1990[12] Unified with North Yemen as Yemen.
KAZ  Kazakhstan 1993–2002 Joined UEFA in 2002.[13][14]
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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.[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

More information Tournament, Most recent ...
Tournament Most recent Champions Details Runners-up Next[20][21]
Men's national teams
AFC Asian Cup (qualification) 2023 (qual.) Qatar  Final  Jordan 2027 (qual.)
AFC Nations League TBD
AFC U-23 Asian Cup 2026 (qual.) Japan  Final  China 2028 (qual.)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2025 (qual.) Australia  Final  Saudi Arabia 2027 (qual.)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2025 (qual.) Uzbekistan  Final  Saudi Arabia 2026 (qual.)
Men's Asian Games Football Tournament 2022 South Korea  Final  Japan 2026
Boys' Asian Youth Games Football Tournament 2013 South Korea  Final  Iran 2029
AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2026 (qual.) Iran  Final  Indonesia 2028 (qual.)
AFC U-20 Futsal Asian Cup 2019 (qual.) Japan  Final  Afghanistan 2029 (qual.)
Men's Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Futsal Tournament 2017 Iran  Final  Uzbekistan 2029
AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup 2025 Iran  Final  Oman 2027
Men's Asian Beach Games Beach Soccer Tournament 2016 Japan  Final  Oman 2028
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 2025 Japan  Final  Thailand 2029
Women's Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Futsal Tournament 2017 Thailand  Final  Japan 2029
Men's club teams
AFC Champions League Elite 2024–25 (qual.) Al Ahli Saudi Arabia Final Japan Kawasaki Frontale 2025–26 (qual.)
AFC Champions League Two 2024–25 Sharjah United Arab Emirates Final Singapore Lion City Sailors 2025–26 (qual.)
AFC Challenge League 2024–25 Arkadag Turkmenistan Final Cambodia Svay Rieng 2025–26 (qual.)
AFC Futsal Club Championship 2019 Nagoya Oceans Japan Final Iran Mes Sungun 2027
Women's club teams
AFC Women's Champions League 2024–25 Wuhan Jiangda China Final Australia Melbourne City 2025–26 (qual.)
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Esports

More information Competition, Current ...
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
AFC eChampions League Elite 2025 eFootball 2025 Al Nassr Final Persepolis 2026
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Defunct tournaments

Titles by nation

More information Nation, Men ...
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 14512 32 314 1  Iran 48
 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
 Uzbekistan 1112 1 1  Uzbekistan 6
 Kuwait 1 4  Kuwait 5
 Tajikistan 1 4  Tajikistan 5
 United Arab Emirates 1 21 1  United Arab Emirates 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 3  Turkmenistan 3
 Lebanon 1  Lebanon 1
 Malaysia 1  Malaysia 1
   Nepal 1    Nepal 1
 New Zealand 1  New Zealand 1
 Palestine 1  Palestine 1
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Rankings

FIFA World Rankings

More information AFC*, FIFA ...
FIFA Men's World Ranking (as of 19 January 2026)[22]
AFC* FIFA +/- National Team Points
1 19Decrease 1  Japan1650.12
2 20Steady  Iran1617.02
3 22Steady  South Korea1599.45
4 27Decrease 1  Australia1574.01
5 52Decrease 2  Uzbekistan1462.03
6 56Decrease 2  Qatar1454.96
7 58Steady  Iraq1436.94
8 61Decrease 1  Saudi Arabia1429.48
9 64Steady  Jordan1388.93
10 68Steady  United Arab Emirates1370.47
11 78Increase 1  Oman1313.46
12 84Increase 2  Syria1282.62
13 90Steady  Bahrain1258.53
14 93Steady  China1249.06
15 95Steady  Palestine1244.73
16 96Steady  Thailand1243.27
17 100Increase 1  Tajikistan1224.93
18 103Increase 1  Kyrgyzstan1201.22
19 108Decrease 1  Vietnam1189.51
20 109Decrease 1  Lebanon1187.96
21 119Steady  North Korea1151.05
22 121Steady  Malaysia1145.89
23 122Steady  Indonesia1144.73
24 135Steady  Kuwait1105.1
25 136Steady  Philippines1090.95
26 137Steady  Turkmenistan1087.52
27 141Increase 1  India1079.52
28 148Steady  Singapore1050.35
29 149Steady  Yemen1049.49
30 153Steady  Hong Kong1038.14
31 162Steady  Afghanistan991.19
32 163Steady  Myanmar990.81
33 173Steady  Maldives945.02
34 174Steady  Chinese Taipei938.21
35 179Steady  Cambodia911.54
36 180Steady  Bangladesh911.1
37 182Steady    Nepal902.52
38 185Steady  Mongolia879.75
39 188Steady  Brunei875.78
40 190Steady  Laos871.16
41 192Steady  Bhutan867.86
42 193Steady  Macau865.29
43 194Steady  Sri Lanka857.4
44 198Steady  Timor-Leste835.55
45 199Steady  Pakistan833.16
46 201Steady  Guam823.08
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points
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FIFA Women's World Ranking (as of 11 December 2025)[23]
AFC* FIFA +/- National Team Points
1 8Steady  Japan1977.34
2 9Increase 1  North Korea1944.22
3 15Steady  Australia1840.1
4 17Decrease 1  China1798.46
5 21Steady  South Korea1773.34
6 36Increase 1  Vietnam1621.19
7 40Increase 2  Chinese Taipei1542.11
8 41Decrease 2  Philippines1537.96
9 49Increase 3  Uzbekistan1494.56
10 53Steady  Thailand1479.54
11 54Increase 2  Myanmar1470.79
12 67Decrease 4  India1389.34
13 68Increase 2  Iran1382.11
14 76Steady  Jordan1297.82
15 82Increase 1  Hong Kong1277.35
16 89Steady  Nepal1244.92
17 91Increase 1  Malaysia1222.17
18 97Increase 1  Guam1201.91
19 105Increase 1  Indonesia1177.82
20 110Increase 1  Bahrain1169.3
21 112Decrease 8  Bangladesh1167.61
22 114Decrease 1  Laos1164.92
23 117Increase 1  Cambodia1146.28
24 120Decrease 3  United Arab Emirates1132.15
25 126Increase 3  Palestine1102.89
26 130Decrease 5  Lebanon1100.95
27 141Decrease 3  Turkmenistan1063.88
28 142Decrease 3  Kyrgyzstan1062.41
29 149Decrease 1  Mongolia1035.68
30 152Decrease 3  Singapore1018.52
31 154Steady  Pakistan1007.24
32 157Steady  Timor-Leste965.35
33 158Steady  Tajikistan950.2
34 161Increase 3  Saudi Arabia934.25
35 162Decrease 2  Syria931.42
36 163Decrease 2  Sri Lanka930.2
37 165Decrease 2  Bhutan920.15
38 166Steady  Iraq910.49
39 167Decrease 2  Maldives908.71
40 175Steady  Macau850.91
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points
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Historical leaders

Men's
Japan national football teamIran national football teamJapan national football teamIran national football teamAustralia men's national soccer teamIran national football teamJapan national football teamIran national football teamJapan national football teamIran national football teamJapan national football teamAustralia men's national soccer teamJapan national football teamAustralia men's national soccer teamJapan national football teamAustralia men's national soccer teamJapan national football teamIran national football teamAustralia men's national soccer 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

Men
More information Year, First ...
Teams ranking in the top four – Men's[22]
Year First Second Third Fourth
2024  Japan  Iran  South Korea  Australia
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
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Performances by countries
More information Team, First place ...
TeamFirst placeSecond placeThird place
 Japan 13 (1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024) 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) 10 (1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024) 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) 17 (1996, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
 Australia 3 (2008, 2009, 2010) 3 (2011, 2017, 2017) 1 (2012)
 Uzbekistan 0 0 1 (2006)
 Kuwait 0 0 1 (1998)
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Women
Performances by countries

Men's elo rankings

World Football Elo Ratings for AFC members:[24]

More information AFC, Elo ...
AFC Elo Country Elo ratings 1 year change
1 17  Japan 1,870 Decrease 2
2 27  Australia 1,792 Increase 9
3 30  South Korea 1,773 Decrease 2
4 32  Iran 1,763 Decrease 13
5 40  Uzbekistan 1,713 Increase 7
6 58  Jordan 1,615 Decrease 2
7 67  Saudi Arabia 1,585 Increase 2
8 68  Iraq 1,579 Decrease 15
9 73  United Arab Emirates 1,547 Increase 6
10 81  Qatar 1,503 Decrease 13
11 82  Oman 1,500 Steady
12 90  Palestine 1,446 Increase 16
13 91  Bahrain 1,445 Decrease 6
14 93  Syria 1,442 Increase 3
15 105  China 1,400 Increase 4
16 109  North Korea 1,373 Decrease 2
17 115  Thailand 1,359 Decrease 23
18 118  Lebanon 1,349 Increase 16
18 118  Indonesia 1,339 Decrease 7
20 131  Vietnam 1,324 Increase 21
21 135  Malaysia 1,310 Increase 6
21 135  Kyrgyzstan 1,310 Increase 6
23 141  Kuwait 1,294 Decrease 18
24 142  Tajikistan 1,293 Decrease 4
25 156  Turkmenistan 1,211 Increase 4
26 162  Hong Kong 1,172 Increase 9
27 164  India 1,149 Decrease 1
28 167  Philippines 1,139 Increase 9
29 169  Yemen 1,1131 Increase 4
30 174  Singapore 1,103 Decrease 4
31 183  Afghanistan 1,031 Decrease 16
32 191  Myanmar 942 Increase 6
33 196  Bangladesh 913 Increase 1
34 197    Nepal 912 Increase 3
35 202  Chinese Taipei 869 Steady
36 203  Maldives 853 Steady
37 206  Cambodia 835 Increase 1
38 208  Pakistan 832 Steady
39 212  Sri Lanka 782 Increase 5
40 215  Mongolia 729 Decrease 2
41 218  Guam 712 Increase 3
42 219  Laos 709 Increase 5
43 223  Timor-Leste 682 Steady
44 226  Brunei 655 Decrease 1
45 230  Bhutan 618 Increase 1
46 233  Macau 594 Decrease 1
47 241  Northern Mariana Islands 432 Decrease 1
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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.

More information AFC, Country ...
AFC Country Points
1  Saudi Arabia 119.957
2  Japan 107.663
3  South Korea 90.982
4  United Arab Emirates 74.466
5  Qatar 69.326
6  Iran 68.907
7  Thailand 54.873
8  China 54.682
9  Uzbekistan 49.821
10  Australia 40.420
11  Malaysia 40.039
12  Iraq 39.280
13  Jordan 36.905
14  Vietnam 35.038
15  Singapore 29.405
16  Bahrain 27.233
17  Oman 26.069
18  India 24.958
19  Hong Kong 24.436
20  Turkmenistan 24.211
21  Kuwait 21.260
22  Lebanon 20.304
23  Cambodia 20.112
24  Tajikistan 20.033
25  Indonesia 18.653
26  Kyrgyzstan 18.378
27  Philippines 16.706
28  Bangladesh 16.428
29  Syria 14.174
30  Myanmar 12.837
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Beach soccer national teams

Rankings are calculated by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW).[26]

More information AFC rank, World rank ...
AFC rank World rank Country Points
1 5  Iran 2508.5
2 8  Japan 1949
3 10  United Arab Emirates 1569
4 12  Oman 1338.5
5 21  Saudi Arabia 758.25
6 38  Thailand 349.5
7 45  Bahrain 271.75
8 49  Lebanon 247.75
9 52  Kuwait 221
10 55  China 207
11 66  Malaysia 130.5
11 66  Indonesia 130.5
13 68  Afghanistan 120.5
14 73  Palestine 89.75
15 74  India 87
15 74  Vietnam 87
15 74  Iraq 87
18 85  Kyrgyzstan 38.5
19 87  Uzbekistan 33.5
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Men's futsal

More information AFC*, FIFA ...
Futsal Rankings (as of 11 December 2025)[27]
AFC* FIFA +/− National Team Points
1 5 Steady  Iran 1484.23
2 11 Steady  Thailand 1319.33
3 13 Steady  Japan 1282.47
4 20 Increase 6  Vietnam 1201.03
5 22 Decrease 3  Uzbekistan 1195.21
6 24 Decrease 1  Indonesia 1190.97
7 28 Increase 5  Afghanistan 1156.46
8 37 Increase 4  Iraq 1113.58
9 40 Increase 3  Kuwait 1084.28
10 43 Increase 6  Kyrgyzstan 1070.12
11 45 Increase 3  Saudi Arabia 1068.91
12 47 Decrease 1  Tajikistan 1064.13
13 51 Increase 2  Australia 1046.91
14 54 Steady  Lebanon 1031.17
15 57 Increase 16  South Korea 1022.89
16 60 Decrease 4  Myanmar 1019.27
17 69 Decrease 1  Turkmenistan 992.35
18 70 Increase 11  Malaysia 988.92
19 74 Decrease 5  Bahrain 977.65
20 81 Increase 1  Jordan 968.31
21 87 Decrease 4  Chinese Taipei 949.47
22 88 Decrease 3  China 946.77
23 89 Steady  Qatar 945.32
24 91 Increase 1  Oman 940.88
25 101 Increase 2  United Arab Emirates 906.64
26 103 Increase 5  Timor-Leste 899.66
27 109 Decrease 3  Maldives 889.11
28 114 Increase 4    Nepal 865.96
29 116 Decrease 6  Mongolia 857.23
30 118 Decrease 3  Macau 851.27
31 121 Increase 2  Hong Kong 847.7
32 122 Decrease 5  Brunei 844.46
33 123 Increase 3  Cambodia 840.67
34 124 Decrease 5  Palestine 838.37
35 133 Increase 2  India 763.04
36 138 Steady  Pakistan 702.78
37 139 Steady  Bangladesh 702.41
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points
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Women's futsal

More information AFC*, FIFA ...
Futsal Women's Rankings (as of 11 December 2025)[28]
AFC* FIFA +/− National Team Points
1 6 Decrease 1  Japan 1214.13
2 8 Decrease 4  Thailand 1185.31
3 10 Decrease 1  Iran 1157.19
4 11 Steady  Vietnam 1133.86
5 15 Steady  China 1077.08
6 16 Increase 2  Chinese Taipei 1063.38
7 18 Increase 1  Indonesia 1056.79
8 25 Steady  Uzbekistan 997.99
9 27 Steady  Malaysia 987.72
10 30 Increase 2  Palestine 959.82
11 32 Increase 1  Hong Kong 957.71
12 35 Increase 1  Bahrain 937.24
13 38 Steady  Myanmar 929.53
14 40 Steady  Lebanon 925.89
15 44 Steady  Bangladesh 920.38
16 46 Increase 1  Saudi Arabia 915.23
17 47 Increase 2  Afghanistan 907.13
18 49 Increase 3  Iraq 894.16
19 51 Increase 2  Turkmenistan 891.8
20 54 Steady  United Arab Emirates 885.35
21 55 Increase 1  Macau 874.71
22 58 Increase 1  Guam 867.51
23 64 Increase 2  Oman 848.46
24 65 Increase 2  Kyrgyzstan 843.94
25 66 Increase 2  Australia 831.63
26 69 Decrease 6  Philippines 811.28
27 70 Increase 1  Tajikistan 810.06
28 78 Steady  Kuwait 775.06
29 86 Increase 1  India 731.51
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points
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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)
  • R3 — Round 3 (2026–present: knockout round of 16)
  • R2 — Round 2 (1974–1978: second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16; 2026–present: knockout round of 32)
  • 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
  •  ••  — Qualified but withdrew
  •    — 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

More information FIFA World Cup record, Team ...
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
 Australia[g] Part of OFC R1 R1 R1 R2 Q 5
 China × × × × × × × × × × R1 1
 Indonesia[h] × × R1 × × × × × × 1
 Iran × × × × × × × × × R1 × × R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 Q 7
 Iraq Did not exist × × × × × × × R1 1
 Israel Did not exist R1 Not a member of AFC 1
 Japan × × × × × × R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R2 Q 8
 Jordan Did not exist × × × × × × × Q 1
 Kuwait Did not exist × × × × × × R1 × 1
 North Korea Did not exist × × × × QF × × × × R1 × 2
 Qatar Did not exist × × R1 Q 2
 Saudi Arabia Did not exist × × × × × R2 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 Q Q 7
 South Korea Did not exist × R1 × × R1 R1 R1 R1 4th R1 R2 R1 R1 R2 Q 12
 United Arab Emirates Did not exist × × R1 1
 Uzbekistan Did not exist Q 1
Total (15 teams)00101001101122244444568/951
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AFC Asian Cup

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

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FIFA Women's World Cup record
Team1991
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
Brazil
(32)
Years
 Australia Part of OFC QF QF QF R2 4th 5
 China QF 4th 2nd QF QF QF R2 R1 8
 Chinese Taipei QF 1
 Japan R1 QF R1 R1 R1 1st 2nd R2 QF 9
 North Korea × R1 R1 QF R1 × × 4
 Philippines R1 1
 South Korea R1 R2 R1 R1 4
 Thailand R1 R1 2
 Vietnam × × × R1 1
Total (9 teams)323443555+1 35
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Olympic Games

Men's tournament

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Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
Team1900
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)
2028
United States
(12)
Years
 Afghanistan GS 1
 Australia Part of OFC GS GS 2
 China GS GS GS 3
 Chinese Taipei GS GS 2
 India GS GS 4th GS 4
 Indonesia QF 1
 Iran GS GS QF 3
 Iraq Not a member of AFC QF GS GS 4th GS GS 6
 Israel QF QF Not a member of AFC 2
 Japan QF GS QF 3rd GS QF GS GS 4th GS 4th QF 12
 Kuwait QF GS GS 3
 Malaysia GS 1
 Myanmar GS 1
 North Korea QF 1
 Qatar GS QF 2
 Saudi Arabia GS GS GS 3
 South Korea QF GS GS GS GS GS QF GS 3rd QF QF 11
 Syria GS 1
 Thailand GS GS 2
 United Arab Emirates Not a member of AFC GS 1
 Uzbekistan Not a member of AFC GS 1
Total (21 teams)00000000241423333333333343343 63
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Women's tournament

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Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record
Team1996
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)
2028
United States
(16)
Years
 Australia Part of OFC 7th4th9th 3
 China2nd5th9th5th8th10th 6
 Japan7th7th4th2nd8th5th 6
 North Korea9th9th× 2
Total (4 teams)21232232 17
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AFC Women's Asian Cup

More information AFC Women's Asian Cup record, Team (Total 22 teams) ...
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)
2026
Australia
(12)
2029
Uzbekistan
(12)
Years
 Australia 3rd 3rd 2nd 4th 1st 2nd 2nd QF Q 9
 Bangladesh Q 1
 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 Q 15
 Guam GS GS GS GS 4
 Hong Kong GS GS 4th 4th GS GS 4th GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 14
 India 2nd 3rd 2nd GS GS GS GS GS WD[i] Q 10
 Indonesia 4th GS 4th GS GS 5
 Iran GS Q 2
 Japan GS GS 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 4th 2nd 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 1st 1st SF Q 18
 Jordan GS GS 2
 Kazakhstan GS GS GS Part of UEFA 3
 Malaysia 4th GS 3rd GS GS GS GS GS GS 9
 Myanmar GS GS GS GS GS 5
 Nepal GS GS GS 3
 New Zealand 1st 1
 North Korea GS 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 3rd 1st 2nd Q 11
 Philippines GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 6th SF Q 11
 Singapore GS 3rd GS 4th GS GS GS 7
 South Korea GS GS 4th GS GS 4th 3rd GS GS GS 4th 5th 2nd Q 14
 Thailand 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 5th 4th QF 17
 Uzbekistan GS GS GS GS GS Q 6
 Vietnam GS GS GS GS GS GS 6th GS QF Q 10
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FIFA U-20 World Cup

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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)
2025
Chile
(24)
Years
 Australia Part of OFC R1 R1 R1 R1 4
 Bahrain R1 1
 China R1 QF R1 R2 R2 5
 Indonesia R1 1
 Iran R1 R1 R1 3
 Iraq R1 QF R1 4th R1 5
 Japan R1 QF QF 2nd R1 QF R2 R2 R2 R2 R1 R2 12
 Jordan R1 1
 Kazakhstan Part of USSR R1 Part of UEFA 1
 Malaysia R1 1
 Myanmar R1 1
 North Korea R1 R1 R1 3
 Qatar 2nd R1 R1 R1 4
 Saudi Arabia R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R1 R1 10
 South Korea R1 R1 4th QF R1 R1 R1 R2 R1 R1 QF R2 QF R2 2nd 4th R2 17
 Syria R1 QF R1 R2 4
 United Arab Emirates R2 QF QF 3
 Uzbekistan Part of USSR R1 R1 QF QF R2 5
 Vietnam R1 1
Total (19 teams)232222322354454444445444 82
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FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

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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)
2024
Colombia
(24)
2026
Poland
(24)
Years
 Australia Part of OFCR1R1R1 3
 China 2nd2ndR1R1R1R1 6
 Chinese Taipei R1 1
 Japan QFQFR13rd3rd1st2nd2nd 8
 North Korea 1st2ndQFQF4th1stQF1st 8
 South Korea R13rdQFQFR1R1R2 7
 Thailand R1 1
Total (7 teams)233334333344 38
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FIFA U-17 World Cup

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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)
2025
Qatar
(48)
2026
Qatar
(48)
2027
Qatar
(48)
2028
Qatar
(48)
2029
Qatar
(48)
Years
 Australia Part of OFC R2 R2 R2 3
 Bahrain 4th R1 2
 China QF R1 R1 R1 R1 QF 6
 India R1 1
 Indonesia R1 R1 2
 Iran R1 R2 R2 QF R2 5
 Iraq R1 R2 2
 Japan QF R1 R1 R1 R1 QF R2 R2 R2 R2 QF 11
 North Korea QF R2 R1 R2 R1 R3 6
 Oman 4th QF R1 3
 Qatar R1 QF 4th R1 R1 QF R1 R1 Q Q Q Q 12
 Saudi Arabia QF R1 1st R1 4
 South Korea QF R1 R1 QF R2 QF R1 R2 8
 Syria R2 R1 2
 Tajikistan Part of USSR R2 R1 R1 3
 Thailand R1 R1 2
 United Arab Emirates R1 R2 R1 R1 4
 Uzbekistan Part of USSR QF R2 QF R3 4
 Yemen R1 1
Total (19 teams)333333323335445454599999 81
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FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

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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)
2024
Dominican Republic
(16)
2025
Morocco
(24)
2026
Morocco
(24)
2027
Morocco
(24)
2028
Morocco
(24)
2029
Morocco
(24)
Years
 China R1R1R1R2 4
 India R1 1
 Japan QF2ndQF1st2ndQFQFQFQF 9
 Jordan R1 1
 North Korea 1st4th2ndR11stQF1st1st 8
 South Korea QF1stR1R1R1 5
Total (6 teams)333333334 28
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FIFA Futsal World Cup

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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
 AfghanistanR2 1
 AustraliaR1R1 2
 ChinaR1R1R1 3
 Chinese TaipeiR1 1
 Hong KongR1 1
 Iran4thR1R1R1R2R23rdQFR2 9
 JapanR1R1R1R2R2 5
 KazakhstanR1 1
 KuwaitR1 1
 MalaysiaR1 1
 Saudi ArabiaR1 1
 TajikistanR1 1
 ThailandR1R1R1R2R2R2R2 7
 UzbekistanR1R2R1 3
 VietnamR2R2 2
Total (15 teams)2333445555 39
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FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

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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
 BahrainQFR1 2
 JapanR1QF4thR14thQFR1R1QFR1QFQFR14th2ndQFQF 17
 IranR1R1R1R1QFQF3rd3rdQF 9
 MalaysiaR1 1
 OmanR1R1R1R1R1R1 6
 Thailand4thR1 2
 United Arab EmiratesR1R1R1R1R1R1R1QF 8
Total (7 teams)0010211100233333333334345
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FIFA Confederations Cup

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

Notes

  1. Also including some countries/territories in Oceania such as Australia, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
  2. also a FIFA Council Member
  3. Former member of the Oceania Football Confederation (1966–1972, 1978–2006), joined AFC.
  4. Oceania country or territory is a member of the Oceania National Olympic Committees rather than the Olympic Council of Asia.
  5. Macau's Olympic Committee is an OCA member but not an IOC member.
  6. Part of the United States Olympic Committee.
  7. Australia qualified for FIFA WC for six times, two as OFC member and four as AFC member.
  8. Indonesia competed as the Dutch East Indies in 1938.
  9. 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]

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