The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) is an organisation within the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and is an international governing body of association football, futsal, and beach soccer in Southeast Asia and Australia. It consists of the federations of Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The AFF was founded by the member states of, and is officially associated with, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), even though it also includes Australia, a non-ASEAN member state, after it left the Oceania Football Confederation in 2006, as well as Timor-Leste, who did not become a full ASEAN member until late 2025.
History The AFF was established in Jakarta on 31 January 1984 during an informal meeting of representatives of six ASEAN member states; Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Thailand. 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 Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (all in 1996), East Timor in 2004, and Australia in 2013.
President Year Name1984–1994 Haji Kardono1994–1996 Vijit Ketkaew1996–2007 Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen2007–2019 Sultan Ahmad Shah2019– Khiev Sameth
Members ASEAN has 12 member associations, all of whom are members of the Asian Football Confederation.
Association Joined in National team National leagueAUS Australia 2013 Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS
Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F
(Men, Women)BRU Brunei Darussalam*1984 (Men)CAM Cambodia 1996 (Men, Women) TLS East Timor 2004 (Men, Women)IDN Indonesia*1984 (Men, Women)LAO Laos 1996 (Men, Women)MAS Malaysia* 1984 (Men, Women)MYA Myanmar 1996 (Men, Women)PHI Philippines* 1984 (Men, Women)SGP Singapore* 1984 (Men, Women)THA Thailand* 1984 (Men, Women)VIE Vietnam 1996 (Men, Women) Notes (*) Founding member
Tournaments
National competitions Men's FIFA ASEAN Cup ASEAN Championship SEA Games Men's Football Tournament ASEAN U-23 Championship ASEAN U-19 Boys' Championship ASEAN U-17 Boys' Championship Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy ASEAN Futsal Championship Sea Games Men's Futsal Tournament ASEAN U-19 Futsal Championship ASEAN U-16 Futsal Championship ASEAN Beach Soccer Championship Women's ASEAN Women's Championship SEA Games Women's Football Tournament ASEAN Women's Cup ASEAN U-19 Women's Championship ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship ASEAN Women's Futsal Championship Sea Games Women's Futsal Tournament ASEAN U-19 Women's Futsal Championship ASEAN U-16 Women's Futsal Championship
Club competitions Men's ASEAN Club Championship ASEAN Futsal Club Championship Women's ASEAN Women's Futsal Club Championship Defunct ASEAN Champions' Cup Mekong Club Championship
Title holders
Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Next editionMen's national teams FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026 (Final)1st 2030 (Final) ASEAN Championship 2026 (Final) 4th 2028 (Final) ASEAN U-23 Championship 2025 3rd 2027 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship 2026 6th 2028 ASEAN U-17 Boys' Championship 2026 4th 2028 SEA Games Men's Football Tournament 2025 (Final) 4th 2027 (Final) Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy 2018 1st TBD ASEAN Futsal Championship 2026 17th 2028 ASEAN U-19 Boys' Futsal Championship 2025 1st 2027 ASEAN U-16 Boys' Futsal Championship 2025 1st 2027 SEA Games Men's Futsal Tournament 2025 1st 2027 ASEAN Beach Soccer Championship 2022 2nd 2026Women's national teams ASEAN Women's Championship 2025 (Final) 1st 2027 AFF Women's Cup 2026 2nd 2028 U-19 Women's Championship 2025 3rd 2027 U-16 Women's Championship 2025 2nd 2027 SEA Games Women's Football Tournament 2025 (Final) 1st 2027 (Final) ASEAN Women's Futsal Championship 2026 1st 2028 ASEAN U-19 Girls' Futsal Championship 2026 ASEAN U-16 Girls' Futsal Championship 2026 SEA Games Women's Futsal Tournament 2025 1st 2027Men's club teams ASEAN Club Championship Buriram United 2nd Selangor FC 2026–27 Futsal Club Championship 2023 (Final) Black Steel Papua 1st Hongyen Thakam 2026Women's club teams Women's Futsal Club Championship 2016 (Final) Jaya Kencana Angels 1st Khon Kaen TBD
Titles by nation As of 22 July 2026 NationNational teamNational team (women)ClubTotalFIFAChSEAU23U19U16HBTFutsSeaFF19F16BSChCuSEAU19U16FutsSeaFF19F16ACCFutsMFutsW 7 16 1 5 3 217 5 1 2 4 5 3 3 1 5 2 6 88 44 3 1 4 1 3 8 1 1 2321 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 3 120 6 3 1 1 2 13 1 6 2 2 1 12 5 2 2 1 2 12 4 1 5* 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1* 1 1* 1 1 0 0Total1 16 34 5 19 17 6 19 6 1 1 4 12 2 14 4 5 2 6 3 9 3 Notes (*) Champion as an invited team.
Tournament record FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record Team1930(13)1934(16)1938(15)1950(13)1954(16)1958(16)1962(16)1966(16)1970(16)1974(16)1978(16)1982(24)1986(24)1990(24)1994(24)1998(32)2002(32)2006(32)2010(32)2014(32)2018(32)2022(32)2026(48)2030 (48)2034 (48)Years Australia×××××××××GS×××××××R16GSGSGSR16R327 × × R1 × × • × × × • • • • • • • • • • • × • • 1
World Cup qualifier final round Team2002201820222026Years 5th/5 6th/6 • • 2 • × • 4th/6 1 • • 6th/6 • 1
FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record Team 1991(12) 1995(12) 1999(16) 2003(16) 2007(16) 2011(16) 2015 (24) 2019(24) 2023 (32) 2027(32) Years Australia×GSGSGSQFQFQFR16 4th Q9 • × × • • • GS GS • • 2 × • • • • × • • GS Q 2 × × × • • • • • GS • 1
Olympic Games men's football tournament
Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record Team 1900(3) 1904(3) 1908(6) 1912(11) 1920(14) 1924(22) 1928(17) 1936(16) 1948(18) 1952(25) 1956(11) 1960(16) 1964(14) 1968(16) 1972(16) 1976(13) 1980(16) 1984(16) 1988(16) 1992(16) 1996(16) 2000(16) 2004(16) 2008(16) 2012(16) 2016(16) 2021(16) 2024(16) Years × × × × × × × × × × × GS • • GS • × × • • • • • • • • • • • 2 × × × × × × × × × × × × × • • GS • × • • • • • • • • • • • 1 × × × × × × × × × × × • • • • GS • • • • × × • • • • • • • 1 × × × × × × × × × × × QF • × • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1
Olympic Games women's football tournament
AFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup record Team1956(4) 1960(4) 1964(4) 1968(5) 1972(6) 1976(6) 1980(10) 1984(10) 1988(10) 1992(8) 1996(12) 2000(12) 2004(16) 2007(16) 2011(16) 2015(16) 2019(24) 2023(24) 2027 (24) 2031 (24) Years×ו•3rd•••• GS GS GS GS GS•• R16 R16 Q9××ו•••••• GS GS GS GS••× R16 Q6 4th 4th••×•×××ו••QF•• QF GS Q6••••• GS GS••••••GS ••• GS•4ווו•GSו••••••••Q2•×ו 4th×××××ו×ו••••1×××2nd×××××ו••××ו••1••×•×ו•×ו•× ו• GS••1
AFC U-23 Asian Cup Teams 2013 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Years • GS 2nd GS QF QF 3rd 6 • GS GS QF GS GS GS 6 • • QF • GS GS 3 • • • • • 4th 1 GS • • • • • 1
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. Nation 1951(6) 1954(12) 1958(14) 1962(8) 1966(11) 1970(10) 1974(15) 1978(14) 1982(16) 1986(18) 1990(14) 1994(19) 1998(23) 2002(24) 2006(28) 2010(24) 2014(29) 2018(25) 2022(23) Years 7th 6th 6th 12th 6th 10th 11th 4th 15th 4th 4th 7th 7th 4th 18th 14th 15 13th 3rd 10th 10th 3rd 7th 14th 15th 12th 12th 17th 23rd 16th 19th 12th 15 () 7th 7th 4th 7th 9th 17th 19th 15th 14th 12th 4th 17th 11 6th 4th 3rd 5th 5th 5th 4th DQ DQ 27th 11th 10th 11th 10 () 5th 3rd 11th DQ 1st 1st 7th 12th 13th 16th DQ 19th 10th 10 9th 10th 4th 11th 26th 19th 17th 7 11th 8th 8th 15th 4 21st 27th 23rd 3 28th 24th 2 7th 19th 2 DQ DQ 0
FIFA U-20 World Cup
FIFA U-20 World Cup recordTeam1977(16)1979(16)1981(16)1983(16)1985(16)1987(16)1989(16)1991(16)1993(16)1995(16)1997(24)1999(24)2001(24)2003(24)2005(24)2007(24)2009(24)2011(24)2013(24)2015(24)2017(24)2019(24)2023(24)2025(24)Years • GS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • GS • • • 1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • GS • • • • 1 • • • • • • • • • •GS • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1
FIFA U-17 World Cup
FIFA U-17 World Cup recordTeam1985(16)1987(16)1989(16)1991(16)1993(16)1995(16)1997(16)1999(16)2001(16)2003(16)2005(16)2007(24)2009(24)2011(24)2013(24)2015(24)2017(24)2019(24)2023(24)2025(48) Years • • • • • • GS GS • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •GS GS 2
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
FIFA Futsal World Cup
FIFA Futsal World Cup recordTeam 1989(16) 1992(16) 1996(16) 2000(16) 2004(16) 2008(20) 2012(24) 2016(24) 2021(24) 2024(24) Years R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 R2 7 R2 R2 2 R1 1
FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup
FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup recordTeam 2025(16) Years GS 1 GS 1
Rankings
National football team AFF Men's National Football Team Ranking By FIFA Update: 1 April 2026. Next update: 9 July 2026.
AFFAFCFIFACountryPoints+/−14271580.67214931252.14 3317991225.68 94221221144.885241351094.10 16261381086.22 177281471059.53 18311581011.88 5936177911.54 21038185885.03 51142193863.09 51244200825.64 2
Top Ranked Men's National Football Teams
Women's national football team AFF Women's National Football Team Ranking by FIFAUpdate: 21 April 2026Next Update: 15 June 2026
AFFAFCFIFACountryPoints+/−13151838.1726371593.71 137391566.44 249501469.68 1511551484.97617921218.02 17191061175.97 18221131164.92 19231171146.2810301521019.151132157965.35*** –
* Inactive for more than 48 months and therefore not ranked.
Top Ranked Women's National Football Teams
National futsal team AFF Men's National Futsal Team Ranking by FIFAUpdate: 12 December 2025 AFFFIFACountryPoints1111319.332201201.033241190.974511046.915601019.27670 988.92781971.068103 899.669122844.4610123840.67** -** -** - Note: (*) Inactive
Women's national futsal team AFF Women's National Futsal Team Ranking by FIFAUpdate: 11 December 2025 AFFFIFACountryPoints181185.312111133.863181056.79427987.72538929.53666831.63769811.28**–** –** –** –** – Note: (*) Inactive
National beach soccer team AFF Men's National Beach Soccer Team Ranking by BSWWUpdate: 19 January 2026 AFFCountryPoints1 349.52 130.53 130.54 87* –* –* –* –* –* –* –* – Note: (*) Inactive
Women's national beach soccer team AFF Women's National Beach Soccer Team Ranking by BSWWUpdate: 19 January 2026 AFFCountryPoints* –* –* –* –* –* –* –* –* –* –* –* – Note: (*) Inactive
National football league
AFF Men's National Football League Ranking by AFC
AFC Club Competitions Ranking 2025 - footyrankings
Update: 27 April 2026 AFFLeaguePointsCurrent championsMost championship in the league1 Thai League 158.271Buriram UnitedBuriram United (12)2 A-League Men46.678Melbourne CitySydney (5)3 Malaysia Super League41.434Johor Darul Ta'zimJohor Darul Ta'zim (12)4 Singapore Premier League38.061Lion City SailorsWarriors (9)5 V.League 138.020Thép Xanh Nam ĐịnhViettel, Hà Nội (6)6 Indonesia Super League26.299PersibPersib (5)7 Cambodian Premier League22.850Preah Khan Reach Svay RiengPhnom Penh Crown (8)8 Philippines Football League16.215Kaya–IloiloUnited City (4)9 Myanmar National League 12.612Shan UnitedShan United (7)10 Lao League 1 3.387EzraLao Army (8)11 Brunei Super League 0.580InderaMS ABDB (4)12 Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisão 0.000Karketu DiliKarketu Dili (4)
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’s finest needed to be acknowledged.
The AFF Awards is held every 2 years, starting from 2013.
ASEAN Goodwill Award Year Recipient2013 Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah2015 Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah2017 Zaw Zaw
AFF Life Service Award YearRecipient2013 Tengku Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Ahmad Rithauddeen2015 Dato' Sri Paul Mony Samuel 2017 Haji Kardono
AFF Association of the Year Year Association2013 Myanmar2015 Myanmar2017 Vietnam2019 Indonesia
AFF National Team of the Year YearMenWomen2013201520172019
AFF Player of the Year (men's)