ASEAN Football Federation

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ASEAN Football Federation
AbbreviationAFF
Formation31 January 1984; 41 years ago (1984-01-31)[1]
Founded atJakarta, Indonesia
TypeFootball organisation
HeadquartersPutrajaya, Malaysia
Region served
Southeast Asia and Australia
Membership12 associations
Official language
English
Cambodia Khiev Sameth
Parent organization
AFC
Websiteaseanfootball.org

The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) is an

The AFF was founded by member states of, and is officially associated with, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).[2]

History

The AFF was established in

East Timor in 2004, and Australia in 2013.[4]

President

Year Name
1984–1994 Indonesia Haji Kardono
1994–1996 Thailand Vijit Ketkaew
1996–2007 Malaysia Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen
2007–2019 Malaysia Sultan Ahmad Shah
2019–2024 Cambodia Khiev Sameth

Members

It has 12 member associations,[5] all of whom are members of the Asian Football Confederation.

Code
Association Joined in National team National league
AUS Australia Australia 2013
(Men, Women)
BRU Brunei Brunei Darussalam* 1984
    (Men)
    CAM Cambodia Cambodia 1996
    • W U17
    • F
      (
      Men
      , Women)
      TLS
      East Timor
      2004 (
      Men
      , Women)
      IDN Indonesia Indonesia* 1984 (Men, Women)
      LAO Laos Laos 1996
      • W U17
      • F
        (
        Men
        , Women)
        MAS Malaysia Malaysia* 1984
        • W U17
        • F
          (Men, Women)
          MYA Myanmar Myanmar 1996
            (Men, Women)
            PHI Philippines Philippines* 1984 (Men, Women)
            SGP Singapore Singapore* 1984
            • W U17
            • F
              (
              Men, Women
              )
              THA Thailand Thailand* 1984
                (Men, Women)
                VIE Vietnam Vietnam 1996 (
                Women
                )
                Notes

                (*) Founding member

                Tournaments

                National competitions

                Men's

                Women's

                Club competitions

                Men's

                Women's

                Title holders

                Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Next edition[6]
                Men's national teams
                ASEAN Championship 2024 (Final)  Vietnam 3rd  Thailand 2026
                ASEAN U-23 Championship
                2023  Vietnam 2nd  Indonesia 2025
                ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship
                2024  Indonesia 2nd  Thailand 2026
                ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship
                2024  Australia 3rd  Thailand 2026
                SEA Games Men's Football Tournament
                2023 (Final)  Indonesia 3rd  Thailand 2025 (Final)
                ASEAN Futsal Championship
                2024
                 Indonesia 2nd  Vietnam 2026
                SEA Games Men's Futsal Tournament
                2021
                 Thailand 5th  Indonesia 2025
                ASEAN Beach Soccer Championship 2022  Thailand 2nd  Malaysia 2025
                Women's national teams
                ASEAN Women's Championships
                2022 (Final)  Philippines 1st  Thailand
                2025
                ASEAN Women's Cup
                2024
                 Indonesia 1st  Cambodia 2026
                U-19 Women's Championship
                2023
                 Thailand 2nd  Vietnam TBD
                U-16 Women's Championship 2019  Thailand 3rd  
                Laos
                2025
                SEA Games Women's Football Tournament
                2023 (Final)  Vietnam 8th  Myanmar 2025 (Final)
                ASEAN Women's Futsal Championship
                2024
                 Vietnam 1st  Thailand 2026
                SEA Games Women's Futsal Tournament
                2021
                 Thailand 5th  Vietnam 2025
                Men's club teams
                ASEAN Club Championship 2005 (Finals) Singapore Tampines Rovers 1st Malaysia Pahang FA
                2024–25
                Futsal Club Championship 2023 (Final) Indonesia Black Steel Papua 1st Thailand Hongyen Thakam 2025
                Women's club teams
                Women's Futsal Club Championship 2016 (Final) Indonesia Jaya Kencana Angels 1st Thailand Khon Kaen TBD

                Titles by nation

                As of 5 January 2025

                Nation National team National team (women) Club Total
                Ch SEA
                U23
                U19
                U16
                Futs SeaF BS Ch
                Cu
                SEA U19 U16 Futs SeaF ACC FutsM FutsW
                 Thailand 7 16 1 5 3 16 5 2 4 5 2 3 5 6 80
                 Vietnam 3 3 2 1 3 1 3 8 1 2 27
                 Indonesia 3 1 2 2 2 1 3 1 15
                 Malaysia 1 6 2 2 1 12
                 Australia 5 3 1 1 1 11
                 Myanmar 5 2 2 2 11
                 Singapore 4 1 5
                 Japan* 1 1 1 3
                 Philippines 1 1
                 India* 1 1
                 Iran* 1 1
                 Brunei 0
                 Cambodia 0
                 Laos 0
                 Timor-Leste 0
                Total 14 33 4 19 16 18 5 4 12 0 13 3 5 1 5 2 9 3
                Notes

                (*) Champion as an invited team.

                Tournament record

                FIFA World Cup

                FIFA World Cup record
                Team 1930
                Uruguay
                (13)
                1934
                Kingdom of Italy
                (16)
                1938
                French Third Republic
                (15)
                1950
                Fourth Brazilian Republic
                (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
                Spain
                Portugal
                Argentina
                Uruguay
                Paraguay
                (48)
                2034
                Saudi Arabia
                (48)
                Years
                 Indonesia[a] × × R1 × × × × × × 1
                1. ^ Indonesia competed as the Dutch East Indies in 1938.

                World Cup qualifier final round

                Team 2002
                Japan
                South Korea
                2018
                Russia
                2022
                Qatar
                2026
                Canada
                Mexico
                United States
                Years
                 Thailand 5th 6th 2
                 Indonesia × In progress 1
                 Vietnam 6th 1

                FIFA Women's World Cup

                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
                Brazil
                (32)
                Years
                 Thailand × × R1 R1 2
                 Philippines × × R1 1
                 Vietnam × × × R1 1

                Olympic Games men's football tournament

                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)
                2021
                Japan
                (16)
                2024
                France
                (16)
                Years
                 Thailand × × × × × × × × × × × GS GS × × 2
                 Malaysia × × × × × × × × × × × × × GS × 1
                 Myanmar × × × × × × × × × × × GS × × 1
                 Indonesia × × × × × × × × × × × QF × 1

                Olympic Games women's football tournament

                AFC Asian Cup

                AFC Asian Cup record
                Team 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)
                2031
                (24)
                Years
                 Thailand × × 3rd GS GS GS GS GS R16 R16 8
                 Indonesia × × × GS GS GS GS × R16 Q 6
                 Vietnam 4th 4th × × × × × QF QF GS 5
                 Malaysia GS GS GS GS 4
                 Cambodia × × 4th × × × × × × × × 1
                 Myanmar × × × 2nd × × × × × × × × × 1
                 Philippines × × × × × × × GS 1
                 Singapore × × × GS × 1

                AFC U-23 Asian Cup

                Teams
                2013

                2016

                2018

                2020

                2022

                2024

                2026
                Years
                 Vietnam GS 2nd GS QF QF 5
                 Thailand GS GS QF GS GS 5
                 Malaysia QF GS GS 3
                 Indonesia 4th 1
                 
                Myanmar
                GS 1

                Asian Games men's football tournament

                Football at the Asian Games was a senior tournament until 1998.
                Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.
                Nation India
                1951
                (6)
                Philippines
                1954
                (12)
                Japan
                1958
                (14)
                Indonesia
                1962
                (8)
                Thailand
                1966
                (11)
                Thailand
                1970
                (10)
                Iran
                1974
                (15)
                Thailand
                1978
                (14)
                India
                1982
                (16)
                South Korea
                1986
                (18)
                China
                1990
                (14)
                Japan
                1994
                (19)
                Thailand
                1998
                (23)
                South Korea
                2002
                (24)
                Qatar
                2006
                (28)
                China
                2010
                (24)
                South Korea
                2014
                (29)
                Indonesia
                2018
                (25)
                China
                2022
                (23)
                Years
                 Thailand 7th 6th 6th 12th 6th 10th 11th 4th 15th 4th 4th 7th 7th 4th 18th 14th 15
                 Malaysia 13th 3rd 10th 10th 3rd 7th 14th 15th 12th 12th 17th 23rd 16th 19th 12th 15
                 Vietnam ( South Vietnam) 7th 7th 4th 7th 9th 17th 19th 15th 14th 12th 4th 17th 11
                 Indonesia 6th 4th 3rd 5th 5th 5th 4th DQ DQ 27th 11th 10th 11th 10
                 
                Myanmar ( Burma
                )
                5th 3rd 11th DQ 1st 1st 7th 12th 13th 16th DQ 19th 10th 10
                 Singapore 9th 10th 4th 11th 26th 19th 17th 7
                 Philippines 11th 8th 8th 15th 4
                 Laos 21st 27th 23rd 3
                 Timor-Leste 28th 24th 2
                 Cambodia 7th 19th 2
                 Brunei DQ DQ 0

                FIFA U-20 World Cup

                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
                 Indonesia GS 1
                 Vietnam GS 1
                 Myanmar GS 1
                 
                Malaysia
                GS 1

                FIFA U-17 World Cup

                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)
                Years
                 Thailand GS GS 2
                 Indonesia GS Q 1

                FIFA U-20 Womens World Cup

                FIFA U-17 Womens World Cup

                FIFA Futsal World Cup

                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
                 Thailand R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 R2 7
                 Vietnam R2 R2 2
                 Malaysia R1 1

                FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup

                FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup
                record
                Team Philippines
                2025
                (16)
                Years
                 Philippines Q 1

                Rankings

                National football team

                AFF Men's National Football Team Ranking By FIFA
                Update: 19 December 2024.
                Next update: 3 April 2025.

                Women's national football team

                AFF Women's National Football Team Ranking by FIFA
                Update: 13 December 2024

                National futsal team

                AFF Men's National Futsal Team Ranking by FIFA
                Update: 11 October 2024

                AFF FIFA Country Points
                1 11  Thailand 1334.76
                2 28  Indonesia 1142.84
                3 34  Vietnam 1117.02
                4 49  
                Australia
                1049.01
                5 55  Myanmar 1024.20
                6 64  Laos 995.28
                7 81  Malaysia 971.06
                8 95  Philippines 943.99
                9 110  Timor-Leste 903.70
                10 116  Brunei 882.51
                11 124  Cambodia 857.22
                * *  Singapore -

                Note: (*) Inactive

                Women's national futsal team

                AFF Women's National Futsal Team Ranking by FIFA
                Update: 11 October 2024

                AFF FIFA Country Points
                1 6  Thailand 1162.17
                2 11  Vietnam 1120.38
                3 24  Indonesia 1029.07
                4 28  Malaysia 987.72
                5 37  Myanmar 955.52
                6 59  Philippines 866.38
                * *  Australia
                * *  Laos
                * *  Brunei
                * *  Cambodia
                * *  Singapore
                * *  Timor-Leste

                Note: (*) Inactive

                National beach soccer team

                AFF Men's National Beach Soccer Team Ranking by BSWW
                Update: 16 September 2024

                AFF Country Points
                1  Thailand 218.25
                2  Malaysia 50.25
                3  Indonesia 50.25
                *  
                Australia
                *  
                Brunei
                *  
                Cambodia
                *  Laos
                *  Myanmar
                *  Philippines
                *  
                Singapore
                *  Timor-Leste
                *  Vietnam

                Note: (*) Inactive

                Women's national beach soccer team

                AFF Women's National Beach Soccer Team Ranking by BSWW
                Update: 16 September 2024

                AFF Country Points
                *  Australia
                *  Brunei
                *  Cambodia
                *  Indonesia
                *  Laos
                *  Malaysia
                *  Myanmar
                *  Philippines
                *  Singapore
                *  Thailand
                *  Timor-Leste
                *  Vietnam

                Note: (*) Inactive

                National football league

                AFF Men's National Football League Ranking by AFC

                AFC Club Competitions Ranking 2025 - footyrankings

                Update: 26 October 2024

                AFF League Points Current champions Most championship in the league
                1 Thailand Thai League 1 46.648 Buriram United Buriram United (10)
                2 Australia A-League Men 32.124 Central Coast Mariners Sydney (5)
                3 Malaysia Malaysia Super League 31.361 Johor Darul Ta'zim Johor Darul Ta'zim (10)
                4 Vietnam V.League 1 29.038 Thép Xanh Nam Định
                Hà Nội
                (6)
                5 Singapore Singapore Premier League 19.239
                Albirex Niigata (S)
                Warriors (9)
                6 Philippines Philippines Football League 15.372 Kaya–Iloilo United City (4)
                7 Indonesia Liga 1 Indonesia 13.607 Persib Bandung Persipura Jayapura (5)
                8 Cambodia Cambodian Premier League 10.762 Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Phnom Penh Crown (8)
                9 Myanmar Myanmar National League 7.337 Shan United Yangon United, Shan United (5)
                10
                Lao Premier League
                2.375 Young Elephants Lao Army (8)
                11 Brunei Brunei Super League 0.090 Kasuka MS ABDB (4)
                12 Timor-Leste Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisão 0.000
                Karketu Dili
                Karketu Dili
                (3)

                Awards

                AFF President Sultan of Pahang, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah said that:

                "In recent years,

                ASEAN
                football has cultivated some serious talent, and the region is growing as a football powerhouse. We are gaining traction at a global level, and the time is right to honour the men and women who have dedicated their lives to the evolution and honour of the world’s most popular sport."

                Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, who is also chairman of the Awards Selection Committee, said that as football in the region continued to develop and mature, the commitment demonstrated by ASEAN’s finest needed to be acknowledged.

                The AFF Awards is held every 2 years, starting from 2013.[7][8]

                ASEAN Goodwill Award

                Year Recipient
                2013 Malaysia Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah
                2015 Malaysia Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah
                2017 Myanmar Zaw Zaw

                AFF Life Service Award

                Year Recipient
                2013 Malaysia Tengku Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Ahmad Rithauddeen
                2015 Malaysia Dato' Sri Paul Mony Samuel
                2017 Indonesia Haji Kardono

                AFF Association of the Year

                Year Association
                2013 Myanmar Myanmar
                2015 Myanmar Myanmar
                2017 Vietnam Vietnam
                2019 Indonesia Indonesia

                AFF National Team of the Year

                Year Men Women
                2013  Singapore  Vietnam
                2015  Thailand  Thailand
                2017  Thailand  Thailand
                2019  Vietnam  Thailand

                AFF Player of the Year (men's)

                Year Name Club
                2013 Singapore Shahril Ishak Singapore LionsXII
                2015 Thailand Chanathip Songkrasin
                BEC Tero Sasana
                2017 Thailand Chanathip Songkrasin Thailand Muangthong United
                2019 Vietnam Nguyễn Quang Hải
                Hà Nội

                AFF Player of the Year (women's)

                Year Name Club
                2013 Vietnam Đặng Thị Kiều Trinh Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City I
                2015 Thailand Nisa Romyen Thailand North Bangkok University
                2017 Thailand Waraporn Boonsing Thailand BG-Bandit Asia
                2019 Thailand Pitsamai Sornsai Thailand Chonburi Sports School

                AFF Youth Player of the Year (men's)

                Year Name Club
                2013 Laos Keoviengphet Liththideth Laos Ezra
                2015 Myanmar Aung Thu Myanmar Yadanarbon
                2017 Vietnam Đoàn Văn Hậu
                Hà Nội
                2019 Thailand Suphanat Mueanta
                Buriram United

                AFF Futsal Team of the Year

                Year Men
                2013  Thailand
                2015  Thailand
                2017  Thailand
                2019  Thailand

                AFF Futsal Player of the Year (men's)

                Year Name Club
                2013 Thailand Suphawut Thueanklang Thailand Chonburi Bluewave
                2015 Thailand Jetsada Chudech Thailand Rajnavy
                2017 Thailand Jirawat Sornwichian Thailand Chonburi Bluewave
                2019 Vietnam Trần Văn Vũ
                Thái Sơn Nam

                AFF Coach of the Year

                Year Men Name Women Name
                2013  Singapore Serbia Radojko Avramović  Myanmar Japan Kumada Yoshinori
                2015  Thailand Thailand Kiatisuk Senamuang  Thailand Thailand Nuengrutai Srathongvian
                2017  Thailand Thailand Kiatisuk Senamuang  Vietnam Vietnam Mai Đức Chung
                2019  Vietnam South Korea Park Hang-seo  Thailand Thailand Nuengrutai Srathongvian

                AFF Referee of the Year

                Year Men Women
                2013 Singapore Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir Singapore Abirami Apbai Naidu
                2015
                Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob
                Malaysia Rita Ghani
                2017 Singapore Muhammad Taqi Myanmar Thein Thein Aye
                2019
                Sivakorn Pu-Udom
                Australia Jacewicz Katherine Margaret

                AFF Assistant Referee of the Year

                Year Men Women
                2013 Singapore Tang Yew Mun Malaysia Widiya Habibah Shamsuri
                2015 Malaysia Azman Ismail Singapore Rohaidah Mohd Nasir
                2017 Malaysia Mohd Yusri Muhamad Vietnam Truong Thi Le Trinh
                2019 Singapore Ronnie Koh Min Kiat Thailand Hinthong Supawan

                Best Goal in the AFF Suzuki Cup

                Year Name Club Match
                2012 Thailand Teerasil Dangda
                Muangthong United
                Semi Final (1st Leg)
                Malaysia vs Thailand, 9 December 2012.
                2014 Vietnam Lê Công Vinh
                Becamex Binh Duong
                Group A
                Vietnam vs Indonesia, 22 November 2014.
                2016 Cambodia Chrerng Polroth
                Phnom Penh Crown
                Group B
                Cambodia vs Vietnam, 25 November 2016.
                2018 Malaysia Syahmi Safari
                Selangor
                Semi Final (2nd leg) Thailand vs Malaysia, 5 December 2018.

                AFF Best XI

                See also

                References

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