Organising body | AFC |
---|---|
Founded | 1999 |
Region | Asia |
Number of teams | 16 |
Current champions | Iran (13th title) |
Most successful team(s) | Iran (13 titles) |
2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup |
The AFC Futsal Asian Cup, previously the AFC Futsal Championship, is the premier international futsal competition for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) national teams. It was first held in 1999 and was played annually until 2008; since then it has been played biennially. From 2021, the tournament was rebranded from the AFC Futsal Championship to the AFC Futsal Asian Cup. [1] It is also the qualification for the FIFA Futsal World Cup. There are 47 countries and territories that are permitted to compete for qualification into the tournament.
Iran and Japan are the dominant nations being the only two nations to have won the tournament, and Iran is the only nation to have never finished outside the top four. Iran, champions of 13 of the 17 editions of the competition, won 7 straight editions before their streak was broken by Japan. Iran are the current reigning champions, having won the tournament in 2024.
Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Total |
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Iran | 13 (1999, 2000, 2001*, 2002, 2003*, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2024) | 2 (2014, 2022) | 2 (2006, 2012) | 17 | |
Japan | 4 (2006, 2012, 2014, 2022) | 6 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007*, 2018) | 2 (2008, 2010) | 3 (1999, 2000, 2001) | 15 |
Uzbekistan | 4 (2001, 2006*, 2010*, 2016*) | 6 (2005, 2007, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2024) | 1 (2004) | 11 | |
Thailand | 3 (2008*, 2012, 2024*) | 5 (2000*, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2016) | 1 (2022) | 9 | |
South Korea | 1 (1999) | 1 (2001) | 1 (2002) | 3 | |
Kazakhstan [lower-alpha 1] | 1 (2000) | 1 (1999) | 2 | ||
Kyrgyzstan | 3 (2005, 2006, 2007) | 3 | |||
China | 2 (2008, 2010) | 2 | |||
Kuwait | 2 (2003, 2014) | 2 | |||
Australia | 1 (2012) | 1 | |||
Vietnam | 1 (2016) | 1 | |||
Iraq | 1 (2018) | 1 | |||
Tajikistan | 1 (2024) | 1 |
Rank | Team | Part | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | Iran | 17 | 105 | 98 | 3 | 4 | 963 | 150 | +813 | 297 |
2 | Japan | 17 | 101 | 74 | 7 | 20 | 477 | 195 | +282 | 229 |
3 | Uzbekistan | 17 | 91 | 60 | 8 | 23 | 379 | 226 | +153 | 188 |
4 | Thailand | 17 | 87 | 58 | 7 | 22 | 476 | 242 | +234 | 181 |
5 | Kyrgyzstan | 16 | 72 | 30 | 12 | 30 | 224 | 264 | –40 | 102 |
6 | South Korea | 15 | 60 | 20 | 7 | 33 | 243 | 285 | –42 | 67 |
7 | Lebanon | 12 | 49 | 19 | 9 | 21 | 182 | 200 | –18 | 66 |
8 | Iraq | 13 | 53 | 20 | 4 | 29 | 187 | 192 | –5 | 64 |
9 | Kuwait | 13 | 55 | 19 | 7 | 29 | 200 | 222 | –22 | 64 |
10 | Tajikistan | 12 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 24 | 147 | 223 | –76 | 51 |
11 | China | 13 | 50 | 16 | 2 | 32 | 187 | 220 | –33 | 50 |
12 | Australia | 8 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 93 | 118 | –25 | 49 |
13 | Vietnam | 7 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 82 | 113 | –31 | 39 |
14 | Chinese Taipei | 13 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 128 | 218 | –90 | 33 |
15 | Indonesia | 10 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 118 | 187 | –69 | 32 |
16 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 77 | 42 | +35 | 28 |
17 | Palestine | 3 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 101 | 70 | +31 | 27 |
18 | Malaysia | 12 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 112 | 236 | –124 | 26 |
19 | Hong Kong | 5 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 58 | 100 | –42 | 22 |
20 | Turkmenistan | 7 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 68 | 141 | –73 | 19 |
21 | Afghanistan | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 10 |
22 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 25 | –5 | 10 |
23 | Bahrain | 4 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 60 | –22 | 9 |
24 | Qatar | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 47 | 70 | –23 | 9 |
25 | Philippines | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 85 | –64 | 5 |
26 | Myanmar | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 29 | –20 | 4 |
27 | Macau | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 167 | –144 | 4 |
28 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | –2 | 3 |
29 | Cambodia | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 46 | –34 | 3 |
30 | Oman | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | –15 | 0 |
31 | Jordan | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 25 | –18 | 0 |
32 | Brunei | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 53 | –46 | 0 |
33 | Bhutan | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 73 | –60 | 0 |
34 | Maldives | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 128 | –118 | 0 |
35 | Guam | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 142 | –134 | 0 |
36 | Singapore | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 170 | –155 | 0 |
Qualified teams
Team | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | 2024 | Years |
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Afghanistan | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | • | • | • | QF | 1 |
Australia | R1 | QF | QF | QF | 4th | QF | 5th | × | • | R1 | 8 | |||||||
Bahrain | × | × | × | R1 | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | × | • | QF | R1 | R1 | 4 |
Bhutan | × | × | × | × | × | × | R1 | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 1 |
Brunei | × | × | × | R1 | •• | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | • | • | • | × | • | 1 |
Cambodia | × | × | × | × | × | R1 | × | • | × | × | • | • | × | × | × | • | • | 1 |
China | × | × | × | R1 | R1 | QF | R2 | R1 | R1 | 4th | 4th | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | × | R1 | 13 |
Chinese Taipei | × | × | R1 | R1 | QF | R1 | R1 | R1 | • | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | • | 13 |
Guam | × | × | × | × | × | R1 | R1 | × | • | × | • | × | × | × | × | × | × | 2 |
Hong Kong | × | × | × | × | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 5 |
Indonesia | × | × | × | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | • | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | × | • | QF | • | 10 |
Iran | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 17 |
Iraq | × | × | R1 | QF | R1 | × | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | • | R1 | 8th | 4th | R1 | QF | 13 |
Japan | 4th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 7th | 2nd | 1st | R1 | 17 |
Jordan | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | R1 | R1 | × | × | 2 |
Kazakhstan | 3rd | 2nd | QF | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Kuwait | × | × | QF | QF | 4th | QF | R2 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | QF | 4th | × | × | QF | R1 | 13 |
Kyrgyzstan | R1 | R1 | R1 | QF | QF | R1 | 4th | 4th | 4th | QF | QF | QF | R1 | 6th | R1 | • | QF | 16 |
Lebanon | × | × | × | × | R1 | QF | R1 | R1 | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | R1 | QF | R1 | • | 12 |
Macau | × | R1 | × | × | R1 | R1 | R1 | • | × | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | 4 |
Malaysia | R1 | × | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | • | • | R1 | R1 | R1 | • | • | 12 |
Maldives | × | × | × | × | × | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | 2 |
Myanmar | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | 2 |
Oman | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | R1 | × | 1 |
Palestine | × | × | QF | × | R1 | × | R1 | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | × | • | • | 3 |
Philippines | × | × | × | × | × | R1 | R1 | × | R1 | × | • | • | • | • | × | × | × | 3 |
Qatar | × | × | × | × | × | × | R1 | × | × | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | • | • | × | 3 |
Saudi Arabia | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | R1 | 3 |
Singapore | R1 | R1 | R1 | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | × | 3 |
South Korea | 2nd | R1 | 3rd | 4th | QF | QF | R1 | • | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | • | R1 | R1 | R1 | 15 |
Tajikistan | × | × | R1 | × | × | × | R2 | R1 | QF | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | QF | 4th | 12 |
Thailand | R1 | 3rd | QF | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | R2 | R1 | QF | 2nd | QF | 2nd | QF | 3rd | QF | 4th | 2nd | 17 |
Turkmenistan | × | × | × | •• | •• | × | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | R1 | × | 7 |
United Arab Emirates | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | R1 | × | • | • | • | × | 1 |
Uzbekistan | R1 | R1 | 2nd | QF | QF | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | QF | 2nd | QF | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 17 |
Vietnam | × | × | × | × | × | × | R1 | • | × | • | R1 | • | QF | 4th | QF | QF | QF | 7 |
Total | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
The following twelve teams which are current AFC members have never qualified for the AFC Futsal Asian Cup.
Team | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | 2024 | Years |
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Bangladesh | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | — |
East Timor | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | × | • | • | — | ||||||
India | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | — |
Laos | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | × | × | — |
Mongolia | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | — |
Nepal | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | — |
North Korea | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | — |
Northern Mariana Islands | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | — | ||||||||||
Pakistan | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | — |
Sri Lanka | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | — |
Syria | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | × | × | × | — |
Yemen | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | — |
Total | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
# | Year | Games | Teams | Qualified Teams |
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1 - 7 | 1999 - 2005 | No Qualification | ||
8 | 2006 AFC Futsal Championship | 2006 Qualification | 9 | 4 + 12 |
9 | 2007 AFC Futsal Championship | 2007 Qualification | 8 | 4 + 12 |
10 | 2008 AFC Futsal Championship | 2008 Qualification | 9 | 4 + 12 |
11 | 2010 AFC Futsal Championship | 2010 Qualification | 24 | 12 + 4 |
12 | 2012 AFC Futsal Championship | 2012 Qualification | 24 | 12 + 4 |
13 | 2014 AFC Futsal Championship | 2014 Qualification | 24 | 12 + 4 |
14 | 2016 AFC Futsal Championship | 2016 Qualification | 26 | 13 + 3 |
15 | 2018 AFC Futsal Championship | 2018 Qualification | 30 | 15 + 1 |
Cancelled | 2020 AFC Futsal Championship | 2020 Qualification | 31 | 15 + 1 |
16 | 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup | 2022 Qualification | 31 | 15 + 1 |
17 | 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup | 2024 Qualification | 30 | 15 + 1 |
Total | 11 | AFC Futsal Asian Cup Qualification | Max:31 | Max:16 |
Team | 1989 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2021 | 2024 | Total |
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Afghanistan | R2 | 1 | |||||||||
Australia | R1 | R1 | 2 | ||||||||
China | R1 | R1 | R1 | 3 | |||||||
Chinese Taipei | R1 | 1 | |||||||||
Hong Kong | R1 | 1 | |||||||||
Iran | 4th | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | 3rd | QF | R2 | 9 | |
Japan | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | 5 | |||||
Kazakhstan | R1 | 1 | |||||||||
Kuwait | R1 | 1 | |||||||||
Malaysia | R1 | 1 | |||||||||
Saudi Arabia | R1 | 1 | |||||||||
Tajikistan | R1 | 1 | |||||||||
Thailand | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | R2 | R2 | 7 | |||
Uzbekistan | R1 | R2 | R1 | 3 | |||||||
Vietnam | R2 | R2 | 2 |
Most Valuable Players
| Top Scorers
|
Best Goalkeeper
| Fair Play Award
|
Rank | Team | Numbers |
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1 | Iran | 32 |
2 | Japan | 7 |
3 | Thailand | 5 |
4 | Uzbekistan | 2 |
5 | Iraq | 1 |
Rank | Winner | Result | Loser | Year |
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1 | Iran | 18–2 | Kuwait | 2001 |
2 | Iran | 15–4 | Vietnam | 2014 |
3 | Iran | 10–2 | Kyrgyzstan | 2002 |
4 | Iran | 9–1 | Lebanon | 2008 |
5 | Iran | 9–1 | Thailand | 2018 |
Rank | Winner | Result | Loser | Year |
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1 | Iran | 13–1 | Vietnam | 2016 |
2 | Iran | 10–0 | Uzbekistan | 2014 |
3 | Iran | 10–2 | Kuwait | 2003 |
4 | Iran | 8–2 | Thailand | 2000 |
5 | Iran | 8–2 | Japan | 2001 |
Rank | Winner | Result | Loser | Year |
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1 | Thailand | 8–0 | Vietnam | 2016 |
2 | Thailand | 8–2 | Kuwait | 2003 |
3 | Uzbekistan | 8–2 | Thailand | 2022 |
4 | Japan | 6–1 | China | 2010 |
5 | Iran | 4–0 | Australia | 2012 |
Rank | Winner | Result | Loser | Year |
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1 | Iran | 9–0 | Uzbekistan | 2001 |
2 | Iran | 9–1 | South Korea | 1999 |
3 | Iran | 6–0 | Japan | 2002 |
4 | Iran | 8–3 | Uzbekistan | 2010 |
5 | Japan | 6–1 | Thailand | 2012 |
Matches that result defined in overtime (without penalty kicks) = AET
Number | Winner | Result | Loser | Year | Round |
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1 | Uzbekistan | 4-3 | Thailand | 2001 | QF |
2 | Japan | 3-2 | Thailand | 2003 | SF |
3 | Kyrgyzstan | 3-2 | Lebanon | 2007 | QF |
4 | Australia | 3-2 | Kuwait | 2012 | QF |
5 | Thailand | 5-4 | Iran | 2012 | SF |
6 | Tajikistan | 2-1 | Afghanistan | 2024 | QF |
Matches that result defined in penalty kicks = PSO
Number | Winner | Result | Loser | Year | Round |
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1 | Kazakhstan | 2-2 / 4-3 | Japan | 1999 | TP |
2 | Japan | 2-2 / 7-6 | Kazakhstan | 2001 | QF |
3 | Kuwait | 1-1 / 6-5 | South Korea | 2003 | QF |
4 | Japan | 2-2 / 3-0 | Iran | 2014 | F |
5 | Vietnam | 4-4 / 2-1 | Japan | 2016 | QF |
6 | Uzbekistan | 2-2 / 3-1 | Thailand | 2016 | SF |
7 | Iraq | 2-2 / 9-8 | Lebanon | 2018 | QF |
8 | Uzbekistan | 4-4 / 2-1 | Iraq | 2018 | TP |
9 | Thailand | 3-3 / 6-5 | Tajikistan | 2024 | SF |
10 | Iran | 3-3 / 5-4 | Uzbekistan | 2024 | SF |
11 | Uzbekistan | 5-5 / 3-1 | Tajikistan | 2024 | TP |
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