ASEAN Football Federation

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]

ASEAN Football Federation
AbbreviationAFF
Formation31 January 1984; 40 years ago (1984-01-31)[1]
Founded atJakarta, Indonesia
TypeFootball organisation
HeadquartersPutrajaya, Malaysia
Region served
Southeast Asia & Australia
Membership
12 associations
Official language
English
Cambodia Khiev Sameth
Parent organization
AFC
Websiteaseanfootball.org

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

History edit

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 edit

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

Members edit

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)
CAM   Cambodia 1996 (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)
TLS   Timor-Leste 2004 (Men, Women)
VIE   Vietnam 1996 (Men, Women)
Notes

(*) Founding member

Tournaments edit

National competitions edit

Men's

Women's

Club competitions edit

Men's

Women's


Current title holders edit

Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Next edition[6]
Men's national teams
ASEAN Championship 2022 (Final)   Thailand 7th   Vietnam 2024 (Final)
U-23 Championship 2023   Vietnam 2nd   Indonesia TBD
U-19 Championship 2022   Malaysia 2nd   Laos 2024
U-16 Championship 2022   Indonesia 2nd   Vietnam 2024
SEA Games Men's Football Tournament 2023 (Final)   Indonesia 3rd   Thailand 2025 (Final)
AFF Futsal Championship 2022   Thailand 16th   Indonesia 2024
SEA Games Men's Futsal Tournament 2021   Thailand 5th   Indonesia TBD
Beach Soccer Championship 2022   Thailand 2nd   Malaysia 2024
Women's national teams
AFF Women's Championship 2022 (Final)   Philippines 1st   Thailand TBD (Final)
U-19 Women's Championship 2023   Thailand 2nd   Vietnam TBD
U-16 Women's Championship 2019   Thailand 3rd   Laos TBD
SEA Games Women's Football Tournament 2023 (Final)   Vietnam 8th   Myanmar 2025 (Final)
SEA Games Women's Futsal Tournament 2021   Thailand 5th   Vietnam TBD
Men's club teams
ASEAN Club Championship 2005 (Finals)   Tampines Rovers 1st   Pahang FA 2024–25
Futsal Club Championship 2023 (Final)   Black Steel Papua 1st   Hongyen Thakam 2024
Women's club teams
Women's Futsal Club Championship 2016 (Final)   Jaya Kencana Angels 1st   Khon Kaen TBD

Titles by nation edit

Nation National team National team (women) Club Total
AFF U23 U19 U16 Futs BS AFF U19 U16 ACC FutsM FutsW
  Thailand 7 1 5 3 16 2 4 2 3 6 49
  Vietnam 2 2 1 3 1 3 2 14
  Australia 5 2 1 1 1 10
  Indonesia 1 1 2 1 3 1 9
  Malaysia 1 2 2 1 6
  Myanmar 2 2 2 6
  Singapore 4 1 5
  Japan* 1 1 1 3
  Philippines 1 1
  India* 1 1
  Iran* 1 1
  Brunei 0
  Cambodia 0
  Laos 0
  East Timor 0
Total 14 4 18 15 17 4 12 3 5 2 7 2
Notes

(*) Champion as an invited team.

Tournament record edit

FIFA World Cup edit

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
  Indonesia[a] × × R1 × × × × × × 1
  1. ^ Indonesia competed as the Dutch East Indies in 1938.

FIFA Women's World Cup edit

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
TBD
(32)
Years
  Thailand R1 R1 2
  Philippines R1 1
  Vietnam × × × R1 1

Olympic Games men's football tournament edit

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

AFC Asian Cup edit

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
  Vietnam 4th 4th QF QF GS 5
  Indonesia GS GS GS GS R16 5
  Malaysia GS GS GS GS 4
  Cambodia 4th 1
  Myanmar 2nd 1
  Philippines GS 1
  Singapore GS 1

AFC U-23 Asian Cup edit

Teams  
2013
 
2016
 
2018
 
2020
 
2022
 
2024
 
2026
Total
  Vietnam GS 2nd GS QF QF 5
  Thailand GS GS QF GS GS 5
  Malaysia QF GS GS 3
  Indonesia SF 1
  Myanmar GS 1

Asian Games men's football tournament edit

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
  Brunei DQ DQ 0
  Cambodia 7th 19th 2
  Indonesia 6th 4th 3rd 5th 5th 5th 4th DQ DQ 27th 11th 10th 11th 10
  Laos 21st 27th 23rd 3
  Malaysia 13th 3rd 10th 10th 3rd 7th 14th 15th 12th 12th 17th 23rd 16th 19th 12th 15
  Myanmar (  Burma) 5th 3rd 11th DQ 1st 1st 7th 12th 13th 16th DQ 19th 10th 10
  Philippines 11th 8th 8th 15th 4
  Singapore 9th 10th 4th 11th 26th 19th 17th 7
  Thailand 7th 6th 6th 12th 6th 10th 11th 4th 15th 4th 4th 7th 7th 4th 18th 14th 15
  East Timor 28th 24th 2
  Vietnam (  South Vietnam) 7th 7th 4th 7th 9th 17th 19th 15th 14th 12th 4th 17th 11

FIFA U-20 World Cup edit

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 edit

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)
Years
  Thailand GS GS 2
  Indonesia GS 1

FIFA U-20 Womens World Cup edit

FIFA U-17 Womans World Cup edit

FIFA Futsal World Cup edit

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 6
  Vietnam R2 R2 2
  Malaysia R1 1

Rankings edit

National football team edit

AFF Men's National Football Team Ranking by FIFA
Update: 4 April 2024

Women's national football team edit

AFF Women's National Football Team Ranking by FIFA
Update: 15 March 2024

National futsal team edit

AFF Men's National Futsal Team Ranking by Futsal World Ranking
Update: August 2023

AFF FIFA Country Points
1 25   Thailand 1244
2 36   Australia 1121
3 37   Indonesia 1112
4 39   Vietnam 1107
5 79   Malaysia 856
6 84   Myanmar 842
7 119   Singapore 614
8 120   Laos 596
9 122   Cambodia 576
10 123   East Timor 571
11 128   Philippines 540
12 131   Brunei 524

Women's national futsal team edit

AFF Women's National Futsal Team Ranking by The Roon Ba
Update: January 2022

AFF AFC World Country Points
1 3 11   Thailand 5598
2 4 23   Vietnam 5300
3 8 32   Indonesia 5154
4 9 33   Australia 5152
5 11 39   Malaysia 4988
6 13 44   Myanmar 4883
7 17 50   Philippines 4724
8 20 61   Laos 4369
* * *   Brunei
* * *   Cambodia
* * *   Singapore
* * *   East Timor
  • Note: (*) Inactive

National beach soccer team edit

AFF Men's National Beach Soccer Team Ranking by BSWW
Update: 8 May 2023

AFF Country Points
1   Thailand 201
2   Malaysia 67
3   Indonesia 67
*   Australia
*   Brunei
*   Cambodia
*   Laos
*   Myanmar
*   Philippines
*   Singapore
*   East Timor
*   Vietnam

Women's national beach soccer team edit

AFF Women's National Beach Soccer Team Ranking by BSWW
Update: 2 December 2022

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

National football league edit

AFF Men's National Football League Ranking by AFC

AFC Club Competitions Ranking 2024 footyrankings/

Update: 15 December 2023

AFF League Points
1   Thai League 1 49.212
2   Malaysia Super League 31.118
3   A-League Men 30.888
4   V.League 1 28.524
5   Singapore Premier League 17.310
6   Philippines Football League 16.186
7   Liga 1 Indonesia 14.589
8   Cambodian Premier League 10.055
9   Myanmar National League 7.474
10   Lao Premier League 1.198
11   Brunei Super League 0.100
12   Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisão 0.000

Awards edit

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 edit

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

AFF Life Service Award edit

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

AFF Association of the Year edit

Year Association
2013   Myanmar
2015   Myanmar
2017   Vietnam
2019   Indonesia

AFF National Team of the Year edit

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

AFF Player of the Year (men's) edit

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) edit

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) edit

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 edit

Year Men
2013   Thailand
2015   Thailand
2017   Thailand
2019   Thailand

AFF Futsal Player of the Year (men's) edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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   Andik Vermansah   Selangor Group A Singapore vs Indonesia, 25 November 2016.
2018   Syahmi Safari   Selangor Semi Final (2nd leg) Thailand vs Malaysia, 5 December 2018.

AFF Best XI edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "AFF – The Official Website Of The ASEAN Football Federation". About AFF. 20 March 2015. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  2. ^ "ENTITIES ASSOCIATED WITH ASEAN" (PDF). ASEAN. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  3. ^ "About AFF – AFF – the Official Website of the Asean Football Federation". 14 October 2010. Archived from the original on 19 May 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Australia Officially in AFF". ASEAN Football Federation. 27 August 2013. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  5. ^ "AFF – Southeast Asian Football Federation Official Website – 12 Football Associations". Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Calendar". www.aseanfootball.org. ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). 24 June 2018. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  7. ^ "INAUGRAL [sic] AFF AWARDS 2013 TO HONOUR ASEAN FOOTBALL HEROES". 27 March 2013. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  8. ^ Bhas Kunju (3 April 2013). "Singapore win big at AFF Awards 2013". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.

External links edit