2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup

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2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Piala Asia Futsal AFC 2026
AFC Futsal Asian Cup Indonesia 2026 logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryIndonesia
Dates27 January – 7 February [1]
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Iran.svg  Iran (14th title)
Runners-upFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored166 (5.35 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Thailand.svg Muhammad Osamanmusa
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Shimizu
Flag of Iran.svg Hossein Tayebi
(6 goals each)
Best player Flag of Iran.svg Saeid Ahmadabbasi
Best goalkeeper Flag of Indonesia.svg Ahmad Habiebie
Fair play awardFlag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
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The 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup was the 18th edition of the AFC Futsal Asian Cup, the biennial international futsal championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's national teams of Asia. Indonesia hosted the tournament for the second time after first hosting the tournament back in 2002.

Contents

Iran were the defending champions, having won its record 13th title in 2024. They successfully retained the title.

Host selection

Initially, Pakistan and Indonesia expressed interest to host the tournament. [2] Later, Indonesia was selected as hosts by the AFC Futsal Committee on 8 November 2024. [3]

Teams

The draw for the qualifiers was held on 26 June 2025. [4] The host Indonesia qualified directly for the final tournament, while the other teams competed in the qualifying stage for the remaining 15 spots. The qualifiers were played between 20 September and 22 October 2025.

Qualified teams

TeamQualification methodDate of qualificationAppearance(s)Previous best performance [a]
TotalFirstLast
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Hosts8 October 2024
11th
Quarter-finals (2022)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Group A winners24 September 2025
9th
Fourth place (2012)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Group B winners
18th
Runners-up (2008, 2012, 2024)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Group C winners
18th
Champions (2006, 2012, 2014, 2022)
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Group D winners22 October 2025
14th
Fourth place (2018)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Group E winners24 September 2025
8th
Fourth place (2016)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Group F winners
17th
Fourth place (2005, 2006, 2007)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Group G winners
18th
Champions (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2024)
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Group H winners
2nd
Quarter-finals (2024)
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Best runners-up 22 October 2025
14th
Fourth place (2003, 2014)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2nd best runners-up
15th
Runners-up (1999)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 3rd best runners-up
18th
Runners-up (2001, 2006, 2010, 2016)
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 4th best runners-up
13th
Fourth place (2024)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 5th best runners-up
4th
Group stage (2016, 2022, 2024)
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 6th best runners-up
13th
Quarter-finals (2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 7th best runners-up
13th
Group stage (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2018)

Draw

The draw took place in Jakarta on 5 November 2025 at 14:00 local time (UTC+7). [5]

The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. This is the first time seeding based on FIFA Futsal World Ranking instead of teams' performance at the qualification and the final of the previous edition. The host Indonesia were automatically placed in the first seed of Group A.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia (23) (hosts)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran (5)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (11)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (13)		Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan (19)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam (26)
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan (33)
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq (41)		Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait (43)
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan (46)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (48)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan (49)		Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (53)
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon (54)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (73)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (81)

Venues

The tournament will be held at two venues in Jakarta.

Jakarta
Indonesia location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Jakarta
2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup (Indonesia)
Indonesia Arena Jakarta International Velodrome
Capacity: 16,500Capacity: 8,500
Indonesia Arena exterior 3 September 2023.jpg Jakarta International Velodrome, October 2021.jpg

Referees

The AFC selected 10 referee pairs to officiate the tournament.

Pair
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Best
Flag of Japan.svg Oya Tsubasa
Flag of Bahrain.svg Abdulrahman Al-Doseri
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Timur Ramazanow
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Jianqiao
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Leung Chung Yin
Flag of Indonesia.svg Wahyu Wicaksono
Flag of Iraq.svg Hawkar Ahmed
Flag of Iran.svg Ebrahim Mehrabi
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yahya Al-Athwani
Pair
Flag of Kuwait.svg Abdulaziz Al-Sarraf
Flag of Lebanon.svg Elias Al-Hakim
Flag of Malaysia.svg Helday Idan
Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg Lee Po-fu
Flag of Oman.svg Majid Al Hatmi
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Fahad Al-Hosani
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Sukhrob Sattorov
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Anatoliy Rubakov
Flag of Thailand.svg Grairod Pornnarong
Flag of Vietnam.svg Trương Quốc Dũng

Squads

Each team was required to registered a squad with a minimum of 14 players and a maximum of 25 players, at least two of whom had to be goalkeepers (Regulations Article 23).

Group stage

Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 7.3):

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams were tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia (H)3210114+77Advance to the knockout stage
2Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 321085+37
3Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 3102811−33
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3003411−70
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg4–2Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Report
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Referee: Lee Po-fu (Chinese Taipei),
Helday Idang (Malaysia)
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg5–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Report
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Attendance: 6,360
Referee: Andrew Best (Australia),
Oya Tsubasa (Japan)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–3Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Report
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Referee: Majid Al-Hatmi (Oman),
Fahad Al-Hosani (United Arab Emirates)
Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg3–5Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Report
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Attendance: 6,501
Referee: Sukhrob Sattorov (Tajikistan),
Anatoliy Rubakov (Uzbekistan)
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg1–1Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Report
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Attendance: 10,076
Referee: Yahya Al-Athwani (Saudi Arabia),
Ebrahim Mehrabiafshar (Iran)
Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg3–2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Report
Jakarta International Velodrome, Jakarta
Referee: Leung Chung Yin (Hong Kong),
Liu Jianqiao (China)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 330091+89Advance to the knockout stage
2Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 320175+26
3Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 31021213−13
4Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 3003211−90
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg2–0Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Report
Jakarta International Velodrome, Jakarta
Referee: Anatoliy Rubakov (Uzbekistan),
Sattorov Sukhrob (Tajikistan)
Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg5–4Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Report
Jakarta International Velodrome, Jakarta
Referee: Liu Jianqiao (China),
Leung Chung Yin (Hong Kong)
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg0–2Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Report
Jakarta International Velodrome, Jakarta
Referee: Helday Idang (Malaysia),
Lee Po-Fu (Chinese Taipei)
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg1–6Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Report
Jakarta International Velodrome, Jakarta
Referee: Oya Tsubasa (Japan),
Andrew Best (Australia)
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg1–0Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Report
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Referee: Fahad Al-Hosani (United Arab Emirates),
Majid Al-Hatmi (Oman)
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg7–2Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Report
Jakarta International Velodrome, Jakarta
Referee: Sukhrob Sattorov (Tajikistan),
Anatoliy Rubakov (Uzbekistan)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3300113+89Advance to the knockout stage
2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 311154+14
3Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 302114−32
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3012511−61
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg6–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Doseri (Bahrain),
Timur Ramazanov (Turkmenistan)
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg0–0Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Report
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Referee: Ebrahim Mehrabiafshar (Iran),
Yahya Al-Athwani (Saudi Arabia)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–4Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Referee: Elias Al-Hakim (Lebanon),
Abdulaziz Al-Sarraf (Kuwait)
Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg0–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Referee: Wahyu Wicaksono (Indonesia),
Hawkar Ahmed (Iraq)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Referee: Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam),
Pornnarong Grairod (Thailand)
Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg1–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report
Jakarta International Velodrome, Jakarta
Referee: Wahyu Wicaksono (Indonesia),
Abdulrahman Al-Doseri (Bahrain)

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 3300113+89Advance to the knockout stage
2Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 3201125+76
3Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 31026603
4Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 3003217−150
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg3–0Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Report
Jakarta International Velodrome, Jakarta
Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Sarraf (Kuwait),
Elias Al-Hakim (Lebanon)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg4–1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Report
Jakarta International Velodrome, Jakarta
Referee: Hawkar Ahmed (Iraq),
Wahyu Wicaksono (Indonesia)
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg0–2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report
Jakarta International Velodrome, Jakarta
Referee: Pornnarong Grairod (Thailand),
Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg0–7Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Report
Jakarta International Velodrome, Jakarta
Referee: Timur Ramazanov (Turkmenistan),
Abdulrahman Al-Doseri (Bahrain)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg5–2Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Report
Jakarta International Velodrome, Jakarta
Referee: Fahad Al-Hosani (United Arab Emirates),
Liu Jianqiao (China)
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg6–1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Report
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Referee: Lee Po-fu (Chinese Taipei),
Leung Chung Yin (Hong Kong)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 15.1).

Bracket

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
3 February – Indonesia Arena
 
 
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 3
 
5 February – Indonesia Arena
 
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 2
 
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia (a.e.t.)5
 
3 February – Jakarta Velodrome
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 6
 
7 February – Indonesia Arena
 
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 0
 
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 5 (4)
 
3 February – Indonesia Arena
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran (p)5 (5)
 
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2
 
5 February – Indonesia Arena
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 4
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 2
 
3 February – Jakarta Velodrome
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 4
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 7
 
 
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 4
 

Quarter-finals

Iran  Flag of Iran.svg7–4Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report
Jakarta International Velodrome, Jakarta
Referee: Wahyu Wicaksono (Indonesia),
Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg2–4Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Report
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Referee: Sukhrob Sattorov (Tajikistan),
Abdulrahman Al-Doseri (Bahrain)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg6–0Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Report
Jakarta International Velodrome, Jakarta
Referee: Ebrahim Mehrabiafshar (Iran), Timur Ramazanov (Turkmenistan)
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg3–2Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Report
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Attendance: 8,411
Referee: Hawkar Ahmed (Iraq),
Pornnarong Grairod (Thailand)

Semi-finals

Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg2–4Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Referee: Liu Jianqiao (China),
Andrew Best (Australia)
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg5–3 (a.e.t.)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Attendance: 10,389
Referee: Fahad Al-Hosani (United Arab Emirates),
Anatoliy Rubakov (Uzbekistan)

Final

This was the first time ever that Indonesia and Iran met together in final. For Indonesia, this was their first appearance in an AFC final at any level since the U-20 team did in 1970 Youth tournament. This was also the first time Iran conceded 5 goals in the final match.

Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg5–5 (a.e.t.)Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report
Penalties
4–5
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Attendance: 10,733
Referee: Liu Jianqiao (China),
Sukhrob Sattorov (Tajikistan)

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Top scorerBest playerBest goalkeeperFair-play award
Flag of Thailand.svg Muhammad Osamanmusa Flag of Iran.svg Saeid Ahmadabbasi Flag of Indonesia.svg Ahmad Habiebie Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq

In situations where several players are tied in the number of goals, they use other criteria such as assists or average minutes per goal.

Goalscorers

There were 166 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 5.35 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. ↑ Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.

References

  1. ↑ "AFC Competitions Calendar (Jul 2025 - Jun 2026)" (PDF). 14 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "India to bid for next year's FIFA Congress and Futsal Asian Cup". The Times of India. 14 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Indonesia to host AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2026". AFC. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "#ACFutsal draw to unveil Indonesia 2026 Qualifiers journey". the-AFC. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "AFC Futsal Asian Cup Indonesia 2026 Match Schedule" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
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