ASEAN Football Federation

ASEAN Football Federation
AbbreviationAFF
Formation31 January 1984 (1984-01-31)[1]
Founded atJakarta, Indonesia
TypeFootball organisation
HeadquartersKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Region served
Southeast Asia and Australia
Membership12 associations
Official language
English
Khiev Sameth
Parent organization
AFC
Websiteaseanfootball.org

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. It consists of the federations of Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.[1]

The AFF was founded by member states of, and is officially associated with, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).[2]

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.[3] Other nations that have joined the federation since are Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (all in 1996),[1] East Timor in 2004, and Australia in 2013.[4]

President

Year Name
1984–1994 Haji Kardono
1994–1996 Vijit Ketkaew
1996–2007 Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen
2007–2019 Sultan Ahmad Shah
2019– Khiev Sameth

Members

It has 12 member associations,[5] all of whom are members of the Asian Football Confederation.

Code Association Joined in National team National league
AUS Australia 2013
(Men, Women)
BRU Brunei Darussalam* 1984
  • Men's
    • U23
    • U20
    • U17
    • U15
    • F
    • BS
  • Women's
    • W U23
    • W U20
    • W U17
    • F
    		 (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

    See also: List of association football competitions and FIFA International Match Calendar

    National competitions

    Men's

    Women's

    Club competitions

    Men's

    Women's

    Title holders

    See also: Portal:Current events/Sports, 2025 in association football, 2025 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar
    For events postponed or cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, see Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports.
    Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Next edition[6]
    Men's national teams
    ASEAN Championship 2024 (Final)  Vietnam 3rd  Thailand 2026
    ASEAN U-23 Championship 2023  Vietnam 2nd  Indonesia 2025
    ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship 2024  Indonesia 2nd  Thailand 2026
    ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship 2024  Australia 3rd  Thailand 2026
    SEA Games Men's Football Tournament 2023 (Final)  Indonesia 3rd  Thailand 2025 (Final)
    ASEAN Futsal Championship 2024  Indonesia 2nd  Vietnam 2026
    SEA Games Men's Futsal Tournament 2021  Thailand 5th  Indonesia 2025
    ASEAN Beach Soccer Championship 2022  Thailand 2nd  Malaysia 2025
    Women's national teams
    ASEAN Women's Championships 2022 (Final)  Philippines 1st  Thailand 2025
    ASEAN Women's Cup 2024  Indonesia 1st  Cambodia 2026
    U-19 Women's Championship 2025  Thailand 3rd  Vietnam 2027
    U-16 Women's Championship 2019  Thailand 3rd  Laos 2025
    SEA Games Women's Football Tournament 2023 (Final)  Vietnam 8th  Myanmar 2025 (Final)
    ASEAN Women's Futsal Championship 2024  Vietnam 1st  Thailand 2026
    SEA Games Women's Futsal Tournament 2021  Thailand 5th  Vietnam 2025
    Men's club teams
    ASEAN Club Championship 2024–25 (Final) Buriram United 1st Cong An Hanoi FC 2025–26
    Futsal Club Championship 2023 (Final) Black Steel Papua 1st Hongyen Thakam 2026
    Women's club teams
    Women's Futsal Club Championship 2016 (Final) Jaya Kencana Angels 1st Khon Kaen TBD

    Titles by nation

    As of 5 January 2025

    Nation National team National team (women) Club Total
    Ch SEA U23 U19 U16 Futs SeaF BS Ch Cu SEA U19 U16 Futs SeaF ACC FutsM FutsW
     Thailand 7 16 1 5 3 16 5 2 4 5 2 3 5 1 6 80
     Vietnam 3 3 2 1 3 1 3 8 1 2 27
     Indonesia 3 1 2 2 2 1 3 1 15
     Malaysia 1 6 2 2 1 12
     Australia 5 3 1 1 1 11
     Myanmar 5 2 2 2 11
     Singapore 4 1 5
     Japan* 1 1 1 3
     Philippines 1 1
     India* 1 1
     Iran* 1 1
     Brunei 0
     Cambodia 0
     Laos 0
     Timor-Leste 0
    Total 14 33 4 19 16 18 5 4 12 0 13 3 5 1 5 2 9 3
    Notes

    (*) Champion as an invited team.

    Tournament record

    FIFA World Cup

    Main article: National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup
    See also: Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup
    FIFA World Cup record
    Team 1930

    (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[a] × × × × × × × × × GS × × × × × × × R16 GS[b] GS GS R16 Q 7
     Indonesia[c] × × R1 × × • × × × • • • • • • • • • • • × • TBD 1
    1. ^ Competed as part of the OFC in 1974 and 2006.
    2. ^ Provisional Member of AFF. Became an official member in 2013.
    3. ^ Indonesia competed as the Dutch East Indies in 1938.

    World Cup qualifier final round

    Team 2002

    		 2018
    		 2022
    		 2026


    		 Years
     Thailand 5th 6th • • 2
     Indonesia • × • In progress 1
     Vietnam • • 6th • 1

    FIFA Women's World Cup

    Main article: FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics
    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[a] × GS GS GS QF QF QF R16 4th 8
     Thailand • × × • • • GS GS • 2
     Philippines × • • • • × • • GS 1
     Vietnam × × × • • • • • GS 1

    Olympic Games men's football tournament

    See also: Football at the Summer Olympics § Participating nations
    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
     Thailand × × × × × × × × × × × GS • • GS • × × • • • • • • • • • • • 2
     Malaysia × × × × × × × × × × × × × • • GS • × • • • • • • • • • • • 1
     Myanmar × × × × × × × × × × × • • • • GS • • • • × × • • • • • • • 1
     Indonesia × × × × × × × × × × × QF • × • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1

    Olympic Games women's football tournament

    AFC Asian Cup

    Main article: AFC Asian Cup records and statistics
    AFC Asian Cup record
    Team 1956

    (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
     Thailand × × • • 3rd • • • • GS GS GS GS GS • • R16 R16 8
     Indonesia × × × • • • • • • • GS GS GS GS • • × R16 Q 6
     Vietnam 4th 4th • • × • × × × × • • • QF • • QF GS 5
     Malaysia • • • • • GS GS • • • • • • GS • • • GS 4
     Cambodia • × × • 4th × × × × × × • × × • • • • • 1
     Myanmar × × × 2nd × × × × × × • • • × × × • • 1
     Philippines • • × • × × • • × × • • × × • • GS • 1
     Singapore × • × • × • • GS × • • • • • • • • • 1

    AFC U-23 Asian Cup

    Teams
    2013
    2016
    2018
    2020
    2022
    2024
    2026    		 Years
     Vietnam • GS 2nd GS QF QF 5
     Thailand • GS GS QF GS GS 5
     Malaysia • • QF • GS GS 3
     Indonesia • • • • • 4th 1
     Myanmar 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
     Thailand 7th 6th 6th 12th 6th 10th 11th 4th 15th 4th 4th 7th 7th 4th 18th 14th 15
     Malaysia 13th 3rd 10th 10th 3rd 7th 14th 15th 12th 12th 17th 23rd 16th 19th 12th 15
     Vietnam ( South Vietnam) 7th 7th 4th 7th 9th 17th 19th 15th 14th 12th 4th 17th 11
     Indonesia 6th 4th 3rd 5th 5th 5th 4th DQ DQ 27th 11th 10th 11th 10
     Myanmar ( Burma) 5th 3rd 11th DQ 1st 1st 7th 12th 13th 16th DQ 19th 10th 10
     Singapore 9th 10th 4th 11th 26th 19th 17th 7
     Philippines 11th 8th 8th 15th 4
     Laos 21st 27th 23rd 3
     Timor-Leste 28th 24th 2
     Cambodia 7th 19th 2
     Brunei DQ DQ 0

    FIFA U-20 World Cup

    Main article: FIFA U-20 World Cup records and statistics
    FIFA U-20 World Cup record
    Team 1977

    (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)     		Years
     Indonesia • GS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1
     Vietnam • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • GS • • 1
     Myanmar • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • GS • • • 1
     Malaysia • • • • • • • • • • GS • • • • • • • • • • • • 1

    FIFA U-17 World Cup

    Main article: FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics
    FIFA U-17 World Cup record
    Team 1985

    (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
     Thailand • • • • • • GS GS • • • • • • • • • • • • 2
     Indonesia • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • GS Q 2

    FIFA U-20 Womens World Cup

    FIFA U-17 Womens World Cup

    FIFA Futsal World Cup

    Main article: FIFA Futsal World Cup
    FIFA Futsal World Cup record
    Team
    1989
    (16)
    1992
    (16)
    1996
    (16)
    2000
    (16)
    2004
    (16)
    2008
    (20)
    2012
    (24)
    2016
    (24)
    2021
    (24)
    2024
    (24)    		 Years
     Thailand R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 R2 7
     Vietnam R2 R2 2
     Malaysia R1 1

    FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup

    Main article: FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup
    FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup record
    Team
    2025
    (16)    		 Years
     Philippines Q 1
     Thailand Q 1

    Rankings

    National football team

    AFF Men's National Football Team Ranking By FIFA
    Update: 3 April 2025.
    Next update: 10 July 2025.

    Women's national football team

    AFF Women's National Football Team Ranking by FIFA
    Update: 6 March 2025
    Next Update: 12 June 2025

    National futsal team

    AFF Men's National Futsal Team Ranking by FIFA
    Update: 11 October 2024

    AFF FIFA Country Points
    1 11  Thailand 1334.76
    2 28  Indonesia 1142.84
    3 34  Vietnam 1117.02
    4 49  Australia 1049.01
    5 55  Myanmar 1024.20
    6 64  Laos 995.28
    7 81  Malaysia 971.06
    8 95  Philippines 943.99
    9 110  Timor-Leste 903.70
    10 116  Brunei 882.51
    11 124  Cambodia 857.22
    * *  Singapore -

    Note: (*) Inactive

    Women's national futsal team

    AFF Women's National Futsal Team Ranking by FIFA
    Update: 4 April 2025

    AFF FIFA Country Points
    1 5  Thailand 1201.61
    2 11  Vietnam 1135.7
    3 17  Indonesia 1064.15
    4 28  Malaysia 987.72
    5 37  Myanmar 929.53
    6 55  Philippines 885.12
    * *  Australia –
    * *  Laos –
    * *  Brunei –
    * *  Cambodia –
    * *  Singapore –
    * *  Timor-Leste –

    Note: (*) Inactive

    National beach soccer team

    AFF Men's National Beach Soccer Team Ranking by BSWW
    Update: 16 September 2024

    AFF Country Points
    1  Thailand 218.25
    2  Malaysia 50.25
    3  Indonesia 50.25
    *  Australia –
    *  Brunei –
    *  Cambodia –
    *  Laos –
    *  Myanmar –
    *  Philippines –
    *  Singapore –
    *  Timor-Leste –
    *  Vietnam –

    Note: (*) Inactive

    Women's national beach soccer team

    AFF Women's National Beach Soccer Team Ranking by BSWW
    Update: 16 September 2024

    AFF Country Points
    *  Australia –
    *  Brunei –
    *  Cambodia –
    *  Indonesia –
    *  Laos –
    *  Malaysia –
    *  Myanmar –
    *  Philippines –
    *  Singapore –
    *  Thailand –
    *  Timor-Leste –
    *  Vietnam –

    Note: (*) Inactive

    National football league

    Main article: AFC Club Competitions Ranking

    AFF Men's National Football League Ranking by AFC

    AFC Club Competitions Ranking 2025 - footyrankings

    Update: 15 June 202

    AFF League Points Current champions Most championship in the league
    1 Thai League 1 46.648 Buriram United Buriram United (10)
    2 A-League Men 32.124 Central Coast Mariners Sydney (5)
    3 Malaysia Super League 31.361 Johor Darul Ta'zim Johor Darul Ta'zim (10)
    4 V.League 1 29.038 Thép Xanh Nam Định Viettel, Hà Nội (6)
    5 Singapore Premier League 19.239 Lion City Sailors Warriors (9)
    6 Philippines Football League 15.372 Kaya–Iloilo United City (4)
    7 Liga 1 Indonesia 13.607 Persib Bandung Persipura Jayapura (5)
    8 Cambodian Premier League 10.762 Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Phnom Penh Crown (8)
    9 Myanmar National League 7.337 Shan United Shan United (6)
    10 Lao Premier League 2.375 Ezra Lao Army (8)
    11 Brunei Super League 0.090 Kasuka MS ABDB (4)
    12 Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisão 0.000 Karketu Dili Karketu Dili (3)

    Awards

    AFF President Sultan of Pahang, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah said that:

    "In recent years, ASEAN football has cultivated some serious talent, and the region is growing as a football powerhouse. We are gaining traction at a global level, and the time is right to honour the men and women who have dedicated their lives to the evolution and honour of the world’s most popular sport."

    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.[7][8]

    ASEAN Goodwill Award

    Year Recipient
    2013 Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah
    2015 Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah
    2017 Zaw Zaw

    AFF Life Service Award

    Year Recipient
    2013 Tengku Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Ahmad Rithauddeen
    2015 Dato' Sri Paul Mony Samuel
    2017 Haji Kardono

    AFF Association of the Year

    Year Association
    2013 Myanmar
    2015 Myanmar
    2017 Vietnam
    2019 Indonesia

    AFF National Team of the Year

    Year Men Women
    2013  Singapore  Vietnam
    2015  Thailand  Thailand
    2017  Thailand  Thailand
    2019  Vietnam  Thailand

    AFF Player of the Year (men's)

    Main article: AFF Player of the Year
    Year Name Club
    2013 Shahril Ishak LionsXII
    2015 Chanathip Songkrasin BEC Tero Sasana
    2017 Chanathip Songkrasin Muangthong United
    2019 Nguyễn Quang Hải Hà Nội

    AFF Player of the Year (women's)

    Main article: AFF Player of the Year
    Year Name Club
    2013 Đặng Thị Kiều Trinh Hồ Chí Minh City I
    2015 Nisa Romyen North Bangkok University
    2017 Waraporn Boonsing BG-Bandit Asia
    2019 Pitsamai Sornsai Chonburi Sports School

    AFF Youth Player of the Year (men's)

    Year Name Club
    2013 Keoviengphet Liththideth Ezra
    2015 Aung Thu Yadanarbon
    2017 Đoàn Văn Hậu Hà Nội
    2019 Suphanat Mueanta Buriram United

    AFF Futsal Team of the Year

    Year Men
    2013  Thailand
    2015  Thailand
    2017  Thailand
    2019  Thailand

    AFF Futsal Player of the Year (men's)

    Year Name Club
    2013 Suphawut Thueanklang Chonburi Bluewave
    2015 Jetsada Chudech Rajnavy
    2017 Jirawat Sornwichian Chonburi Bluewave
    2019 Trần Văn Vũ Thái Sơn Nam

    AFF Coach of the Year

    Year Men Name Women Name
    2013  Singapore Radojko Avramović  Myanmar Kumada Yoshinori
    2015  Thailand Kiatisuk Senamuang  Thailand Nuengrutai Srathongvian
    2017  Thailand Kiatisuk Senamuang  Vietnam Mai Đức Chung
    2019  Vietnam Park Hang-seo  Thailand Nuengrutai Srathongvian

    AFF Referee of the Year

    Year Men Women
    2013 Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir Abirami Apbai Naidu
    2015 Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob Rita Ghani
    2017 Muhammad Taqi Thein Thein Aye
    2019 Sivakorn Pu-Udom Jacewicz Katherine Margaret

    AFF Assistant Referee of the Year

    Year Men Women
    2013 Tang Yew Mun Widiya Habibah Shamsuri
    2015 Azman Ismail Rohaidah Mohd Nasir
    2017 Mohd Yusri Muhamad Truong Thi Le Trinh
    2019 Ronnie Koh Min Kiat Hinthong Supawan

    Best Goal in the AFF Suzuki Cup

    Year Name Club Match
    2012 Teerasil Dangda Muangthong United Semi Final (1st Leg) Malaysia vs Thailand, 9 December 2012.
    2014 Lê Công Vinh Becamex Binh Duong Group A Vietnam vs Indonesia, 22 November 2014.
    2016 Chrerng Polroth Phnom Penh Crown Group B Cambodia vs Vietnam, 25 November 2016.
    2018 Syahmi Safari Selangor Semi Final (2nd leg) Thailand vs Malaysia, 5 December 2018.

    AFF Best XI

    Not to be confused with ASEAN All-Stars.
    2013
    2017
    2019

    See also

    Notes

    1. ^ Competed as part of the OFC between 1991 and 2006.

    References

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