AFC

AFC
Name	Asian Football Confederation
Founded	8 May 1954
Headquarters	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Members	47 (46 FIFA members)

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the continental governing body for football in Asia and one of FIFA's six continental confederations.

National teams

Ranking

Rank	National team	Points
1	South Korea	475
2	Japan	275
3	Australia	225
4	Iran	175
	Saudi Arabia	175
6	North Korea	125
7	Indonesia	50
	Kuwait	50
9	China	25
	Iraq	25
	Qatar	25
	United Arab Emirates	25

Clubs

Championships

In Asia (AFC), the following championships count points for the FIFA Club Rankings:

1st tier: AFC Champions League Elite (1967–present)

2nd tier: Asian Cup Winners’ Cup (1991–2002); AFC Champions League Two (2004–present)

3rd tier: AFC Challenge League (2005–present)

Super cup: Asian Super Cup (1995–2002)

Ranking

Top 10

Rank	Club	Points
1	Al Hilal	273
2	Al Ain	130
3	Al Ittihad	128
4	Esteghlal	127
5	Jeonbuk	123
6	Persepolis	117
7	Al Sadd	108
8	Seongnam	106
9	Pohang Steelers	105
	Urawa Red Diamonds	105

-> See full ranking at AFC Club Rankings.

Champions

By club

Rank	Club	AFC Champions League Elite	AFC Champions League Two (including other 2nd/3rd tier tournaments)	Asian Super Cup	Total
1	Al Hilal	4 (1991, 2000, 2019, 2021)	2 (1997, 2002)	2 (1997, 2000)	8
2	Pohang Steelers	3 (1997, 1998, 2009)			3
	Urawa Red Diamonds	3 (2007, 2017, 2022)			3
4	Al Ittihad	2 (2004, 2005)	1 (1999)		3
5	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2 (2001, 2002)		2 (2001, 2002)	4
6	Seongnam	2 (1995, 2010)		1 (1996)	3
7	Al Ain	2 (2003, 2024)			2
	Al Sadd	2 (1988, 2011)			2
	Esteghlal	2 (1970, 1990)			2
	Guangzhou	2 (2013, 2015)			2
	Jeonbuk	2 (2006, 2016)			2
	Maccabi Tel Aviv*	2 (1969, 1971)			2
	Thai Farmers Bank	2 (1993, 1994)			2
	Ulsan	2 (2012, 2020)			2
15	Jubilo Iwata	1 (1999)		1 (1999)	2
16	Busan IPark	1 (1985)			1
	Gamba Osaka	1 (2008)			1
	Hapoel Tel Aviv*	1 (1967)			1
	Kashima Antlers	1 (2018)			1
	Liaoning	1 (1989)			1
	Pas Tehran	1 (1992)			1
	Tokyo Verdy	1 (1987)			1
	JEF United Chiba	1 (1986)			1
	Western Sydney Wanderers	1 (2014)			1
25	Al Quwa Al Jawiya		3 (2016, 2017, 2018)		3
	Kuwait SC		3 (2009, 2012, 2013)		3
	Regar Tadaz Tursunzoda		3 (2005, 2008, 2009)		3
28	Al Faisaly		2 (2005, 2006)		2
	Dordoi Bishkek		2 (2006, 2007)		2
	Muharraq		2 (2008, 2021)		2
	Yokohama F-Marinos		2 (1991, 1992)		2
32	Al Nassr		1 (1998)	1 (1998)	2
	Yokohama Flugels		1 (1994)	1 (1995)	2
34	Al Ahed		1 (2019)		1
	Al Ittihad Aleppo		1 (2010)		1
	Al Jaish		1 (2004)		1
	Al Qadsiah		1 (1993)		1
	Al Seeb		1 (2022)		1
	Al Shabab		1 (2001)		1
	Central Coast Mariners		1 (2024)		1
	Istiklol		1 (2012)		1
	Johor		1 (2015)		1
	Nasaf		1 (2011)		1
	Nebitci		1 (2013)		1
	Persepolis		1 (1990)		1
	Qadsia		1 (2014)		1
	Shabab Al Ordon		1 (2007)		1
	Shimizu S-Pulse		1 (2000)		1
	Shonan Bellmare		1 (1995)		1
	Taipower		1 (2011)		1
	Yadanarbon		1 (2010)		1
	Yedigen		1 (2014)		1

*In 1974, Israel was expelled from the AFC and joined UEFA in 1992. As a result, Israeli clubs no longer compete in AFC championships but instead compete in UEFA championships.

By country

Rank	Country	Total
1	Japan	15
	Saudi Arabia	15
	South Korea	15
4	Iran	4
	Kuwait	4
	Tajikistan	4
7	China	3
	Iraq	3
	Israel*	3
	Jordan	3
11	Australia	2
	Bahrain	2
	Kyrgyzstan	2
	Qatar	2
	Syria	2
	Thailand	2
	Turkmenistan	2
	United Arab Emirates	2
19	Chinese Taipei	1
	Lebanon	1
	Malaysia	1
	Myanmar	1
	Oman	1
	Uzbekistan	1

*In 1974, Israel was expelled from the AFC and joined UEFA in 1992. As a result, Israeli clubs no longer compete in AFC championships but instead compete in UEFA championships.

See also

FIFA

CAF

UEFA