There are five association football sub-continental championships for national team from each sub-continental federation contested every two, three or four years. The governing bodies of five sub-continental confederations are all members of AFC and ultimately part of FIFA, the international association of football governing body.

Men's national team championships RegionSub-Confederation Championship Founded Teams Most titles East Asia EAFF EAFF Championship 2003 10 (5) Southeast Asia AFF ASEAN Championship 1996 12 (7) Central Asia CAFA CAFA Nations Cup 2023 6 (1) (1) South Asia SAFF SAFF Championship 1993 7 (9) West Asia WAFF WAFF Championship 2000 12 (4)

+ List of sub-continental champions Year SAFF AFF EAFF WAFF CAFA 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 TBD TBD

Men's club championships RegionSub-Confederation Championship Founded Teams Most titles East Asia EAFF Marianas Club Championship 2023 2 Eleven Tiger (1) Southeast Asia AFF ASEAN Club Championship 2003 12 Buriram United (2) Mekong Club Championship 2014 4 Buriam United (2) South Asia SAFF SAFF Club Championship 2026 8 – Central Asia CAFA CAFA Silk Way Cup 2026 10 – West Asia WAFF WAFF Club Championship proposed – –

Women's national team championships Continent Confederation Championship Founded Teams Most titles East AsiaEAFFEAFF Women's Championship2005 10 (4)South East AsiaAFFASEAN Women's Championship200411 (4)South AsiaSAFFSAFF Women's Championship20107 (5)West AsiaWAFFWAFF Women's Championship200510 (6)Central AsiaCAFACAFA Women's Championship20186 (2) + List of sub-continental champions Year AFF EAFF WAFF SAFF CAFA 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Japan 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Women's club championships RegionSub-Confederation Championship Founded Teams Most titles West Asia WAFF WAFF Women's Clubs Championship 2019 4 Shabab Al-Ordon (1) Safa (1) South Asia SAFF SAFF Club Women's Championship 2025 5 East Bengal (1)

See also Continental football championships Timeline of association football Domestic football champions

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