Asian Football Confederation

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Asian Football Confederation
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]

NOTE - according to the Coaches Across Continents (CAC) annual report for 2021,[6] the AFC is a partner of CAC. CAC is a worldwide partnership of over 100 organsiations that seeks to create active citizens and achieve social impact through sport.

Executive Committee

AFC President and FIFA Senior Vice President[7]
FIFA Council Members[7]
AFC Vice Presidents[7]
AFC Executive Committee Members[7]
AFC Female Executive Committee Members[7]
  • State of Palestine Susan Riyad Abdelrahim Al Shalabi
  • Mahfuza Akhter Kiron
  • Laos Kanya Keomany[b]
  • North Korea Han Un-gyong
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

AFC regional federations

The AFC has 47 member associations split into 5 regions (West, Central, South, East, and South-east (

Hong Kong, India, Israel, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam were the founding members.[8][9]

Some nations have proposed splitting the confederation, forming a separate South West Asian Federation.[10][11][12]

Code
Name National teams Founded FIFA
affiliation
AFC
affiliation
IOC
member
ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) (12)
AUS  Australia[m 1]
  • W U17
    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
                        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

                                                  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

                                                  Association Year Note
                                                   Israel 1954–1974 Expelled from AFC competitions in 1974, as a result of a proposal by
                                                  Arab countries refused to play against Israel), that was adopted by a vote of 17 to 13 with 6 abstentions.[13][14] Later became a full UEFA
                                                  member in 1994.
                                                   New Zealand 1964[15] Founding member of OFC in 1966.
                                                   South Yemen 1972–1990[16] Joined North Yemen as Yemen.
                                                   Kazakhstan 1993–2002 Joined UEFA in 2002.[17][18]

                                                  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 association football clubs is 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.[21]

                                                  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.[22]

                                                  AFC runs an annual Asian futsal club tournament, the AFC Futsal Club Championship for futsal club competition.[23]

                                                  Current title holders

                                                  Tournament Most recent Champions Details Runners-up Next[24][25]
                                                  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
                                                  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

                                                  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

                                                  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

                                                  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

                                                  FIFA World Rankings

                                                  FIFA Men's Rankings (as of 4 April 2024)[26]
                                                  AFC* FIFA +/- National Team Points
                                                  1 18 Steady  Japan 1621.88
                                                  2 20 Steady  Iran 1613.96
                                                  3 23 Decrease 1  South Korea 1563.99
                                                  4 24 Decrease 1  Australia 1563.93
                                                  5 34 Increase 3  Qatar 1507.94
                                                  6 53 Steady  Saudi Arabia 1443.53
                                                  7 58 Increase 1  Iraq 1420.47
                                                  8 64 Increase 2  Uzbekistan 1386.58
                                                  9 67 Increase 2  United Arab Emirates 1366.45
                                                  10 71 Decrease 1  Jordan 1350.21
                                                  11 77 Increase 3  Oman 1323.23
                                                  12 80 Increase 2  Bahrain 1307.53
                                                  13 88 Steady  China 1275.22
                                                  14 89 Steady  Syria 1266.52
                                                  15 93 Increase 4  Palestine 1238.66
                                                  16 99 Steady  Tajikistan 1216.76
                                                  17 100 Increase 4  Kyrgyzstan 1213.6
                                                  18 101 Steady  Thailand 1208.93
                                                  19 115 Decrease 10  Vietnam 1164.54
                                                  20 118 Decrease 4  North Korea 1160.57
                                                  21 120 Decrease 5  Lebanon 1158.96
                                                  22 121 Decrease 4  India 1145.94
                                                  23 134 Increase 8  Indonesia 1102.7
                                                  24 138 Decrease 6  Malaysia 1094.54
                                                  25 139 Decrease 2  Kuwait 1085.46
                                                  26 141 Decrease 2  Philippines 1075.14
                                                  27 143 Decrease 2  Turkmenistan 1072.52
                                                  28 151 Increase 7  Afghanistan 1036.92
                                                  29 155 Increase 1  Singapore 1019.06
                                                  30 156 Decrease 5  Yemen 1017.05
                                                  31 157 Decrease 3  Hong Kong 1012.83
                                                  32 159 Decrease 6  Chinese Taipei 1007.3
                                                  33 161 Steady  Maldives 1003.48
                                                  34 163 Decrease 1  Myanmar 999.46
                                                  35 178 Decrease 3    Nepal 937.84
                                                  36 179 Steady  Cambodia 925.4
                                                  37 184 Decrease 1  Bangladesh 905.3
                                                  38 185 Decrease 1  Bhutan 904.1
                                                  39 186 Increase 1  Macau 896.62
                                                  40 190 Decrease 1  Laos 889.62
                                                  41 191 Decrease 1  Mongolia 884.04
                                                  42 194 Steady  Brunei 872.65
                                                  43 195 Steady  Pakistan 849.94
                                                  44 198 Increase 2  
                                                  East Timor
                                                  843.4
                                                  45 204 Steady  Sri Lanka 829.41
                                                  46 205 Steady  Guam 821.91
                                                  *Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points
                                                  FIFA Women's Rankings (as of 15 March 2024)[27]
                                                  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

                                                  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

                                                  Men

                                                  FIFA Men's World Ranking

                                                  Teams ranking in the top four – Men's[26]
                                                  Year First Second Third Fourth
                                                  2023  Japan  Iran  South Korea  Australia
                                                  2022  Japan  Iran  South Korea  Australia
                                                  2021  Iran  Japan  South Korea  Australia
                                                  2020  Japan  Iran  South Korea  Australia
                                                  2019  Japan  Iran  South Korea  Australia
                                                  2018  Iran  Australia  Japan  South Korea
                                                  2017  Iran  Australia  Japan  South Korea
                                                  2016  Iran  South Korea  Japan  Australia
                                                  2015  Iran  South Korea  Japan  Australia
                                                  2014  Iran  Japan  South Korea  Uzbekistan
                                                  2013  Iran  Japan  South Korea  Australia
                                                  2012  Japan  South Korea  Australia  Iran
                                                  2011  Japan  Australia  South Korea  Iran
                                                  2010  Australia  Japan  South Korea  Iran
                                                  2009  Australia  Japan  South Korea  Bahrain
                                                  2008  Australia  Japan  South Korea  Iran
                                                  2007  Japan  Iran  South Korea  Australia
                                                  2006  Iran  Australia  Uzbekistan  Japan
                                                  2005  Japan  Iran  South Korea  Saudi Arabia
                                                  2004  Japan  Iran  South Korea  Saudi Arabia
                                                  2003  South Korea  Saudi Arabia  Iran  Japan
                                                  2002  South Korea  Japan  Iran  Saudi Arabia
                                                  2001  Iran  Saudi Arabia  Japan  South Korea
                                                  2000  Saudi Arabia  Iran  Japan  South Korea
                                                  1999  Saudi Arabia  Iran  South Korea  United Arab Emirates
                                                  1998  South Korea  Japan  Kuwait  Iran
                                                  1997  Japan  South Korea  Saudi Arabia  Kuwait
                                                  1996  Japan  Saudi Arabia  South Korea  Thailand
                                                  1995  Japan  South Korea  Saudi Arabia  China
                                                  1994  Saudi Arabia  South Korea  Japan  China
                                                  1993  Saudi Arabia  South Korea  Japan  United Arab Emirates
                                                  Performances by countries
                                                  Team First place Second place Third place
                                                   Japan 12 (1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023) 8 (1998, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2021) 8 (1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
                                                   Iran 9 (2000, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021) 9 (1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023) 2 (2002, 2003)
                                                   Saudi Arabia 4 (1993, 1994, 1999, 2000) 3 (1996, 2001, 2003) 2 (1995, 1997)
                                                   South Korea 3 (1998, 2002, 2003) 7 (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2012, 2015, 2016) 16 (1996, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
                                                   Australia 3 (2008, 2009, 2010) 3 (2011, 2017, 2017) 1 (2012)
                                                   Uzbekistan 0 0 1 (2006)
                                                   Kuwait 0 0 1 (1998)
                                                  Women

                                                  FIFA Women's World Ranking

                                                  Teams ranking in the top four – Women's[27]
                                                  Year First Second Third Fourth
                                                  2023  Japan  North Korea  Australia  China
                                                  2022  North Korea  Japan  Australia  China
                                                  2021  North Korea  Australia  Japan  South Korea
                                                  2020  Australia  Japan  China  South Korea
                                                  2019  Australia  Japan  North Korea  China
                                                  2018  Australia  Japan  North Korea  South Korea
                                                  2017  Australia  Japan  North Korea  South Korea
                                                  2016  Australia  Japan  North Korea  China
                                                  2015  Japan  North Korea  Australia  China
                                                  2014  Japan  North Korea  Australia  China
                                                  2013  Japan  Australia  North Korea  South Korea
                                                  2012  Japan  Australia  North Korea  South Korea
                                                  2011  Japan  North Korea  Australia  South Korea
                                                  2010  Japan  North Korea  Australia  China
                                                  2009  North Korea  Japan  China  Australia
                                                  2008  North Korea  Japan  China  Australia
                                                  2007  North Korea  Japan  Australia  China
                                                  2006  North Korea  China  Japan  South Korea
                                                  2005  North Korea  China  Japan  South Korea
                                                  2004  China  North Korea  Japan  Chinese Taipei
                                                  2003  China  North Korea  Japan  Chinese Taipei
                                                  Performances by countries

                                                  Men's elo rankings

                                                  World Football Elo Ratings for AFC members:[28]

                                                  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

                                                  The

                                                  AFC Club Competitions Ranking ranks its member associations by results in the AFC competitions. Rankings are calculated by AFC.[29]
                                                  Listed here are the top 30 countries.

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

                                                  Beach soccer national teams

                                                  Rankings are calculated by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW).[30]

                                                  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

                                                  Per 12 October 2023:[31]

                                                  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

                                                  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

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

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

                                                  FIFA World Cup

                                                  FIFA World Cup record
                                                  Team 1930
                                                  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

                                                  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

                                                  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

                                                  Men's 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)
                                                  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

                                                  Women's tournament

                                                  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

                                                  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.[32]

                                                  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
                                                   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

                                                  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

                                                  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

                                                  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

                                                  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

                                                  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

                                                  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

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