The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) is an

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within the

Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in most countries and territories in Asia. The AFC was formed in 1954. It has 47 members. The Asian Ladies Football Confederation ( ...

(AFC) and is an international governing body of

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futsal Futsal is a variant of association football played between two teams of five players each on a court smaller than a football pitch. Its rules are based on the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game of association football, and i ...

, and

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Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...

. It consists of the federations of

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Brunei Brunei, officially Brunei Darussalam, is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo. Apart from its coastline on the South China Sea, it is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak, with ...

Cambodia Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline ...

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Laos Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and ...

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Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

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Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

, and

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

. The AFF was founded by member states of, and is officially associated with, the

Association of Southeast Asian Nations The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly abbreviated as ASEAN, is a regional grouping of 10 Sovereign state, states in Southeast Asia "that aims to promote economic and security cooperation among its ten members." Together, its ...

(ASEAN).

History

The AFF was established in

Jakarta Jakarta (; , Betawi language, Betawi: ''Jakartè''), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (; ''DKI Jakarta'') and formerly known as Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia and ...

on 31 January 1984 during an informal meeting of representatives of six ASEAN member states;

and

. The idea of founding the federation came from the initial meeting of founding the sub-continental football association in Bangkok in 1982 that was attended by Hamzah Abu Samah, Peter Velappan, Hans Pandelaki, Fernando G. Alvarez, Pisit Ngampanich, Teo Chong Tee and Yap Boon Chuan. Other nations that have joined the federation since are

and

(all in 1996),

in 2004, and

in 2013.

President

Members

It has 12 member associations, all of whom are members of the Asian Football Confederation. ;Notes (*) Founding member

Tournaments

National competitions

Men's * ASEAN Championship * ASEAN U-23 Championship * ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship * ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship * ASEAN Futsal Championship * ASEAN Beach Soccer Championship Women's * ASEAN Women's Championship * ASEAN Women's Cup * ASEAN U-19 Women's Championship * ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship * ASEAN Women's Futsal Championship

Club competitions

Men's * ASEAN Club Championship *

Mekong Club Championship The Toyota Mekong Club Championship was an ASEAN Football Federation, ASEAN club competition for men's association football clubs. Five teams entered as respective domestic league winners from ''Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam''. ...

* ASEAN Futsal Club Championship Women's * ASEAN Women's Futsal Club Championship

Title holders

Titles by nation

''As of 5 January 2025'' ;Notes: (*) Champion as an invited team.

Tournament record

FIFA World Cup

World Cup qualifier final round

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games men's football tournament

Olympic Games women's football tournament

AFC Asian Cup

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

Asian Games men's football tournament

:''Football at the Asian Games was a senior tournament until 1998.'' :''Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.''

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-20 Womens World Cup

FIFA U-17 Womens World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup

Rankings

National football team

AFF Men's National Football Team Ranking By FIFA
br> Update: 3 April 2025.
Next update: 10 July 2025. Top Ranked Men's National Football Teams ImageSize = width:150 height:700 PlotArea = left:40 right:0 bottom:5 top:10 DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:08/08/1993 till:03/04/2025 ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:1 start:1994 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical format:yyyy Colors = id:THA value:blue id:AUS value:yellow id:SIN value:white id:VIE value:red id:IDN value:green PlotData= bar:Leaders width:25 mark:(line,black) align:left fontsize:S from:08/08/1993 till:01/07/2005 shift:(20,-3) text:"

" color:THA from:01/07/2005 till:01/09/2005 shift:(20,-12) text:"

" color:IDN from:01/09/2005 till:01/10/2005 shift:(20,-4) text:"

" color:THA from:01/10/2005 till:01/01/2007 shift:(20,-4) text:"

" color:SIN from:01/01/2007 till:21/12/2011 shift:(20,-4) text:"

" color:THA from:21/12/2011 till:08/08/2012 shift:(20,-11) text:"

" color:VIE from:08/08/2012 till:07/11/2012 shift:(20,-11) text:"

" color:THA from:07/11/2012 till:07/07/2013 shift:(20,-11) text:"

" color:VIE from:07/07/2013 till:27/08/2013 shift:(20,-11) text:"

" color:THA from:27/08/2013 till: end shift:(20,-4) text:"

" color:AUS

Women's national football team

AFF Women's National Football Team Ranking by FIFA
br>Update: 6 March 2025
Next Update: 12 June 2025 * Inactive for more than 48 months and therefore not ranked. Top Ranked Women's National Football Teams ImageSize = width:150 height:700 PlotArea = left:40 right:0 bottom:5 top:10 DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:26/12/2003 till:06/03/2025 ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:1 start:2004 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical format:yyyy Colors = id:THA value:blue id:VIE value:red id:AUS value:yellow PlotData= bar:Leaders width:25 mark:(line,black) align:left fontsize:S from:26/12/2003 till:23/12/2005 shift:(20,-5) text:"

" color:THA from:23/12/2005 till:22/06/2007 shift:(20,-5) text:"

" color:VIE from:22/06/2007 till:21/12/2007 shift:(20,-5) text:"

" color:THA from:21/12/2007 till:23/03/2008 shift:(20,-5) text:"

" color:VIE from:23/03/2008 till:22/06/2008 shift:(20,-5) text:"

" color:THA from:22/06/2008 till:22/05/2010 shift:(20,-5) text:"

" color:VIE from:22/05/2010 till:23/09/2011 shift:(20,-5) text:"

" color:THA from:23/09/2011 till:23/03/2012 shift:(20,-5) text:"

" color:VIE from:23/03/2012 till:21/06/2013 shift:(20,-5) text:"

" color:THA from:21/06/2013 till:28/08/2013 shift:(20,-5) text:"

" color:VIE from:28/08/2013 till:end shift:(20,-5) text:"

" color:AUS

National futsal team

AFF Men's National Futsal Team Ranking by FIFA
br>Update: 11 October 2024 Note: (*) Inactive

Women's national futsal team

AFF Women's National Futsal Team Ranking by FIFA
br>Update: 4 April 2025 Note: (*) Inactive

National beach soccer team

AFF Men's National Beach Soccer Team Ranking by BSWW
br>Update: 16 September 2024 Note: (*) Inactive

Women's national beach soccer team

AFF Women's National Beach Soccer Team Ranking by BSWW
br>Update: 16 September 2024 Note: (*) Inactive

National football league

AFF Men's National Football League Ranking by AFCAFC Club Competitions Ranking 2025 - footyrankings
Update: 15 June 202

Awards

AFF President Sultan of Pahang, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah said that: Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, who is also chairman of the Awards Selection Committee, said that as football in the region continued to develop and mature, the commitment demonstrated by

ASEAN The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly abbreviated as ASEAN, is a regional grouping of 10 states in Southeast Asia "that aims to promote economic and security cooperation among its ten members." Together, its member states r ...

’s finest needed to be acknowledged. The AFF Awards is held every 2 years, starting from 2013.

ASEAN Goodwill Award

AFF Life Service Award

AFF Association of the Year

AFF National Team of the Year

AFF Player of the Year (men's)

AFF Player of the Year (women's)

AFF Youth Player of the Year (men's)

AFF Futsal Team of the Year

AFF Futsal Player of the Year (men's)

AFF Coach of the Year

AFF Referee of the Year

AFF Assistant Referee of the Year

Best Goal in the AFF Suzuki Cup

AFF Best XI

References

External links

* {{ASEAN Football Organizations associated with ASEAN Association football in Southeast Asia Sports organizations established in 1984