The List of top-division football clubs in Asian Football Confederation (AFC) countries. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) includes all countries within the Asian territory as members, except Armenia, Azerbaijan, Chagos Islands, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkey, as most of them are affiliated with another confederation, or none at all. The AFC also includes as members the Oceanian countries of Australia, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Each of the AFC member countries has their own football league systems. The clubs playing in top-level league compete for the title as the country' champions, and also for places in next season's AFC club competitions: the AFC Champions League Elite, the AFC Champions League Two and the AFC Challenge League. Due to promotion and relegation, the clubs playing in the top-level league are usually different every season.
The champions of the previous season in each country are listed in bold.
Some clubs play in a national football league other than their own country's. In particular, the Australian A-League includes a team from New Zealand, whose national federation is a member of the Oceania Football Confederation.
For clubs playing at lower divisions, see List of second division football clubs in AFC countries.
For clubs belonging to any of the other five continental football confederations of the world, see List of association football clubs.
Club nameClub finished the previous season as league champions.
League ranking
League rankings are calculated based on the points earned by clubs while playing in Asian club competitions and are used to determine the country's quota in Asian club competitions.
Afghanistan
Football association: Afghanistan Football Federation
Top-level league: Afghanistan Champions League
2026 AFC ranking: 40th
As of 2026 season:
Club Location1 Abu Muslim Farah FCFarah2Aino Mina FCKandahar3Arman FCKabul4Ettifaq Khanzadah ClubKandahar5Istiqlal Kabul FCKabul6Jawanan PeroziKabul7Khurasan FCFaryab8Sarrafan FCHerat9Sarsabz Yashlar FCFaryab10Sorkh PoshanHerat
Australia
Football association: Football Australia Top-level league: A-League Men A-League Women 2026 AFC ranking: 9th
A-League Men As of 2025–26 A-League Men season:
Club Location 01 Adelaide United Adelaide 02 Auckland FC Auckland 03 Brisbane Roar Brisbane 04 Central Coast Mariners Gosford 05 Macarthur FC Sydney 06 Melbourne City Melbourne 07 Melbourne Victory Melbourne 08 Newcastle Jets Newcastle 09 Perth Glory Perth 10 Sydney FC Sydney 11 Wellington Phoenix Wellington 12 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
A-League Women As of 2024–25 A-League Women season: Club Location 1Adelaide United Adelaide 2Brisbane RoarBrisbane 3Canberra UnitedCanberra 4Central Coast MarinersGosford 5Melbourne CityMelbourne 6 Melbourne Victory Melbourne 7Newcastle JetsNewcastle 8Perth GloryPerth 9 Sydney FCSydney 10 Wellington PhoenixWellington and Wollongong 11Western Sydney WanderersSydney 12Western UnitedSydney
Bahrain
Football association: Bahrain Football Association (Al-Ittiḥād Al-Baḥraynī Likurat Al-Qadam) Top-level league: Bahraini Premier League (Ad-Dawrī Al-Baḥraynī Al-Mumtāz) 2026 AFC ranking: 16th
As of 2025–26 season:
Club Location01A'AliA'ali02Al-AhliManama03Al-HalaMuharraq04Al-HiddHidd05Al-Khaldiya SCHamad06Al-Muharraq SCMuharraq07Al-NajmaManama08Al-Riffa SCRiffa09Al-ShababManama10Bahrain SCMuharraq11BudaiyaBudaiya12MalkiyaMalkiya13Sitra ClubSitra
Bangladesh
Football association: Bangladesh Football Federation (Bānlādēśa Phuṭabala Phēḍārēśana) Top-level league: Bangladesh Premier League (Bānlādēśa Primiẏāra Liga) 2026 AFC ranking: 28th
As of 2025–26 season:
Club Location01Dhaka AbahaniCumilla02Arambagh KSManikganj03Bangladesh Police FCMymensingh04Bashundhara KingsDhaka05Brothers UnionMunshiganj06Fakirerpool YMC Gazipur07Fortis FCDhaka08 Mohammedan SCCumilla09Rahmatganj MFSMunshiganj10PWD Sports ClubGazipur
Bhutan
Football association: Bhutan Football Federation
Top-level league: Bhutan Premier League 2026 AFC ranking: 35th
As of 2026 season:
Club Location1BFF AcademyThimphu2Drukpa FCThimphu3Paro FCParo4Phuntsholing HeroesPhuntsholing5Royal Thimphu CollegeThimphu6TensungThimphu7Thimphu CityThimphu8Transport UnitedThimphu9TsirangDamphu10Ugyen AcademyPunakha
Brunei Darussalam
Football association: Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (Persatuan Bolasepak Brunei Darussalam) Top-level league: Brunei Super League (Liga Super Brunei) 2026 AFC ranking: 41st
As of 2025–26 season:
Club Location01 BSRC FC Panaga02 Hawa FC Belait03 Indera SC Bandar Seri Begawan04 Jerudong FC Jerudong05Kasuka FC Bandar Seri Begawan06 Kuala Belait Kuala Belait07 Kota Ranger Bandar Seri Begawan08 Lun Bawang Batu Apoi09 MS ABDB Bandar Seri Begawan10 MS PPDB Tungku11 Rimba StarBandar Seri Begawan12 Wijaya FC Bandar Seri Begawan
Cambodia
Football association: Football Federation of Cambodia () Top-level league: Cambodian Premier League (Li K Kampoul Kămpŭchéa) 2026 AFC ranking: 22nd
As of 2025–26 season:
Club Location 1 Angkor Tiger Siem Reap 2 Boeung Ket Phnom Penh 3 ISI Dangkor Senchey Phnom Penh 4 Kirivong Sok Sen Chey Takéo Province 5 Life Sihanoukville Sihanoukville 6 MOI Kompong Dewa FA Phnom Penh 7 Nagaworld Kampong Speu Province 8 Phnom Penh Crown Phnom Penh9Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Svay Rieng Province10 Tiffy Army Phnom Penh11 Visakha Phnom Penh
China, People's Republic of
Football association: Chinese Football Association (Zhōngguó Zúqiú Xiéhuì) Top-level league: Chinese Super League (Zhōngchāo Liánsài) 2026 AFC ranking: 8th
As of 2026 season:
Club Location01 Beijing Guoan Beijing02 Chengdu Rongcheng Chengdu03 Chongqing Tonglianglong Chongqing04 Dalian Yingbo Dalian05 Henan Zhengzhou06 Liaoning Tieren Shenyang07 Qingdao Hainiu Qingdao08 Qingdao West Coast Qingdao09 Shandong Taishan Jinan10Shanghai Port Shanghai11 Shanghai Shenhua Shanghai12 Shenzhen Peng City Shenzhen13 Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Tianjin14 Wuhan Three Towns Wuhan15 Yunnan Yukun Yuxi16 Zhejiang Hangzhou
Taiwan
See Chinese Taipei for the naming issue.
Football association: Chinese Taipei Football Association (Zhōnghuá Mínguó Zúqiú Xiéhuì) Top-level league: Taiwan Football Premier League (Táiwān Qǐyè Jiǎ Jí Zúqiú Liánsài) 2026 AFC ranking: 29th
As of 2025–26 season:
Club Location1 AC Taipei (AC台北) Taipei2 Hang Yuen (航源) New Taipei3 Ming Chuan University (銘傳大學) Taoyuan4 Taichung FUTURO (台中 FUTURO) Taichung5Taichung Rock (台中磐石)Taichung6 Tainan City (台灣鋼鐵) Tainan7 Taipower FC (高市台電) Kaohsiung8 Tatung (大同) Taipei
Democratic People Republic of Korea
Football association: DPR Korea Football Association (Joseon Minjujuui Inmin Gonghwaguk Chukgu Hyeophoe) Top-level league: DPR Korea Premier Football League (Joseon Minjujuui Inmin Gonghwaguk Hana Bulyuchug Gulyeon Maengjeon) 2026 AFC ranking: 33rd
As of 2025–26 season:
Club Location01 Amrokkang SC Pyongyang02April 25 SC Pyongyang03 Hwaebul SC Pochon04 Jebi SC Pyongyang05 Kigwancha SC Pyongyang06 Kyonggongopsong SC Pyongyang07 Pyongyang SC Pyongyang08 Rimyongsu SC Sariwon09 Ryomyong SC Pyongyang10 Sobaeksu SC Pyongyang11 Sonbong SC Rason12 Wolmido SC Kimchaek
Guam
Football association: Guam Football Association Top-level league: Guam Soccer League 2026 AFC ranking: 46th
As of 2026 season:
Club Location1Bank of Guam StrykersDededo2Quality DistributorsHagatna3 Rovers FC Hagatna4Sidekick SCDededo5Southern Heat Omega6Southern Cobras SC7Wings FCDededo
Hong Kong
Football association: The Football Association of Hong Kong, China (Jūng Gwok Hēung Góng Jūk Kàuh Júng Wúih) Top-level league: Hong Kong Premier League (men) (Hēung Góng Chīu Kāp Lyùhn Choi) Hong Kong Women's League (1st Division) (women) (Hēung Góng Néuih Jí Lyùhn Choi (Gaap Jóu)) 2026 AFC ranking: 20th
Hong Kong Premier League As of 2025–26 season:
Club Location1EasternMong Kok2Eastern DistrictSiu Sai Wan3HKFCHappy Valley4Hong Kong RangersTsing Yi5KitcheeMong Kok6Kowloon CitySham Shui Po7Lee ManTseung Kwan O8North DistrictSheung Shui9Southern DistrictWong Chuk Hang10Tai PoTai Po
Hong Kong Women's League (1st Division) As of 2024–25 season: Club 1HKFC 2Kitchee 3Shatin 4TSL FC 5Tuen Mun 6United Citizen 7 WSE
India
Football Association: All India Football Federation Top-level league: Indian Super League Indian Women's League (women) 2026 AFC ranking: 24th
Indian Super League As of 2025–26 Indian Super League season :
Club Location01Mohun Bagan SG Kolkata02 Bengaluru FC Bangalore03 Chennaiyin FC Chennai04 SC Delhi New Delhi05 East Bengal Kolkata06 FC Goa Margao07 Inter Kashi Varanasi08 Jamshedpur FC Jamshedpur09 Kerala Blasters Kochi10 Mohammedan SC Kolkata11 Mumbai City Mumbai12 NorthEast United Guwahati13 Odisha FC Bhubaneswar14 Punjab FC Mohali
Indian Women's League As of 2023-24 Indian Women's League season:
Club Location01 East Bengal Kolkata02 Gokulam Kerala Kozhikode03 HOPS New Delhi04 Kickstart Bengaluru05 Nita Cuttack06Odisha Bhubaneswar07 Sethu Madurai08 Sreebhumi Kolkata
Indonesia
Football association: Football Association of Indonesia
Top-level league: Super League (men)
Liga 1 Putri (women)
2026 AFC ranking: 18th
Super League As of 2025−26 season:
Club Location01 Arema Malang02 Bali United Gianyar03 Bhayangkara Presisi Lampung Bandar Lampung04 Borneo Samarinda Samarinda05 Dewa United Banten Serang06 Madura United Pamekasan07 Malut United Ternate08 Persebaya Surabaya09Persib Bandung10 Persija Jakarta11 Persijap Jepara12 Persik Kediri13 Persis Surakarta14 Persita Tangerang15 PSBS Biak Numfor16 PSIM Yogyakarta17 PSM Makassar18 Semen Padang Padang
Iraq
Football association: Iraq Football Association (Al-Ittiḥād Al-ʿIrāqī Likurat Al-Qadam) Top-level league: Iraq Stars League (Dawrī Nujūm Al-ʿIrāq) 2026 AFC ranking: 12th
As of 2025–26 season:
Club Location1Al-GharrafDhi Qar2Al-KahrabaaBaghdad3Al-Karkh4Al-KarmaAnbar5Al-MinaaBasra6Al-MosulMosul7Al-NaftBaghdad8Al-NajafNajaf9Al-QasimBabil10Al-Quwa Al-JawiyaBaghdad11Al-Shorta12Al-Talaba13Al-Zawraa14Amanat Baghdad15DiyalaDiyala16DuhokDuhok17ErbilErbil18Naft MaysanAmarah19NewrozSulaymaniyah20ZakhoZakho
Iran
Football association: Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (Federasiun-e Futbal-e Jimhuri-ye Islâmi-ye Iran) Top-level league: Persian Gulf Pro League (Lig-e Bartar-e Khalij-e Fārs) 2026 AFC ranking: 5th
As of 2025–26 season:
Club Location1Aluminium ArakArak2ChadormalouYazd3Esteghlal FCTehran4Fajr Sepasi ShirazShiraz5Foolad FCAhvaz6Gol Gohar SirjanSirjan7KheybarKhorramabad8Malavan FCBandar-e Anzali9Mes KermanKerman10Mes RafsanjanRafsanjan11Naft Masjed SoleymanMasjed Soleyman12PaykanTehran13Persepolis FCTehran14Sepahan SCIsfahan15Tractor SCTabriz16Zob Ahan EsfahanFooladshahr
Japan
Football association: Japan Football Association (Nihon Sakkā Kyōkai) Top-level league: J1 League (men) (Jē Wan Rīgu) WE League (women) (WE Rīgu) 2026 AFC ranking: 2nd
J1 League As of 2026–27 season:
Club Location1Avispa FukuokaFukuoka2Cerezo OsakaOsaka3Fagiano OkayamaOkayama4FC TokyoTokyo5Gamba OsakaOsaka6JEF United ChibaChiba7Kashima AntlersIbaraki8Kashiwa ReysolChiba9Kawasaki FrontaleKanagawa10Kyoto SangaKyoto11Machida ZelviaTokyo12Mito HollyHockMito13Nagoya GrampusAichi14Sanfrecce HiroshimaHiroshima15Shimizu S-PulseShizuoka16Tokyo VerdyTokyo17Urawa Red DiamondsSaitama18V-Varen NagasakiNagasaki19Vissel KobeHyogo20Yokohama F. MarinosKanagawa
WE League As of 2023–24 season:
Club Location1AC Nagano Parceiro LadiesNagano2Albirex Niigata LadiesNiigata3Cerezo Osaka YanmarOsaka4Chifure AS Elfen SaitamaSaitama5INAC Kobe LeonessaHyogo6JEF United Chiba LadiesChiba7Mynavi Sendai LadiesMiyagi8Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy BelezaTokyo9Nojima Stella Kanagawa SagamiharaKanagawa10Omiya Ardija VentusSaitama11Sanfrecce Hiroshima ReginaHiroshima12Urawa Red Diamonds LadiesSaitama
Jordan
Football association: Jordan Football Association (Al-Ittiḥād Al-Urdunī Likurat Al-Qadam) Top-level league: