Sub-continental football championships in Asia
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.[1][2][3][4][5]
Men's national team championships
| Region | Sub-Confederation | Championship | Founded | Teams | Most titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Asia | EAFF | EAFF Championship | 2003 | 10 | South Korea (5) |
| Southeast Asia | AFF | ASEAN Championship | 1996 | 12 | Thailand (7) |
| Central Asia | CAFA | CAFA Nations Cup | 2023 | 6 | Iran (1) Uzbekistan (1) |
| South Asia | SAFF | SAFF Championship | 1993 | 7 | India (9) |
| West Asia | WAFF | WAFF Championship | 2000 | 12 | Iran (4) |
| Year | SAFF | AFF | EAFF | WAFF | CAFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | India | ||||
| 1994 | |||||
| 1995 | Sri Lanka | ||||
| 1996 | Thailand | ||||
| 1997 | India | ||||
| 1998 | Singapore | ||||
| 1999 | India | ||||
| 2000 | Thailand | Iran | |||
| 2001 | |||||
| 2002 | Thailand | Iraq | |||
| 2003 | Bangladesh | South Korea | |||
| 2004 | Singapore | Iran | |||
| 2005 | India | China | |||
| 2006 | |||||
| 2007 | Singapore | Iran | |||
| 2008 | Maldives | Vietnam | South Korea | Iran | |
| 2009 | India | ||||
| 2010 | Malaysia | China | Kuwait | ||
| 2011 | India | ||||
| 2012 | Singapore | Syria | |||
| 2013 | Afghanistan | Japan | |||
| 2014 | Thailand | Qatar | |||
| 2015 | India | South Korea | |||
| 2016 | Thailand | ||||
| 2017 | South Korea | ||||
| 2018 | Maldives | Vietnam | |||
| 2019 | South Korea | Bahrain | |||
| 2020 | Thailand | ||||
| 2021 | India | ||||
| 2022 | Thailand | Japan | |||
| 2023 | India | Iran | |||
| 2024 | Vietnam | ||||
| 2025 | Japan | Uzbekistan | |||
| 2026 | TBD | TBD |
Men's club championships
| Region | Sub-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 | East Bengal (1) Tampines Rovers (1) Buriram United (1) |
| 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 Asia | EAFF | EAFF Women's Championship | 2005 | 10 | Japan (4) |
| South East Asia | AFF | ASEAN Women's Championship | 2004 | 11 | Thailand (4) |
| South Asia | SAFF | SAFF Women's Championship | 2010 | 7 | India (5) |
| West Asia | WAFF | WAFF Women's Championship | 2005 | 10 | Jordan (6) |
| Central Asia | CAFA | CAFA Women's Championship | 2018 | 6 | Uzbekistan (2) |
| Year | AFF | EAFF | WAFF | SAFF | CAFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Myanmar | ||||
| 2005 | South Korea | Jordan | |||
| 2006 | Vietnam | ||||
| 2007 | Myanmar | Jordan | |||
| 2008 | Australia | Japan | |||
| 2009 | |||||
| 2010 | Japan | United Arab Emirates | India | ||
| 2011 | Thailand | United Arab Emirates | |||
| 2012 | Vietnam | India | |||
| 2013 | Japan | North Korea | |||
| 2014 | Jordan | India | |||
| 2015 | Thailand | North Korea | |||
| 2016 | Thailand | India | |||
| 2017 | North Korea | ||||
| 2018 | Thailand | Uzbekistan | |||
| 2019 | Vietnam | Japan | Jordan | India | |
| 2020 | |||||
| 2021 | |||||
| 2022 | Philippines | Japan | Jordan | Bangladesh | Uzbekistan |
| 2023 | |||||
| 2024 | Jordan | Bangladesh | |||
| 2025 | Australia | South Korea |
Women's club championships
| Region | Sub-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 |
See also
References
- ^ "EAFF.com". Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "SAFF.com". Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "WAFF.com". Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "AFF.com". Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "CAFA.com". Retrieved March 2, 2021.