AFC Futsal Asian Cup

The AFC Futsal Asian Cup, previously the AFC Futsal Championship, is the premier international futsal competition for the Asian Football Confederation national teams. It was first held in 1999 and was played annually until 2008; since then it has been played biennially. From 2021, the tournament was rebranded from the AFC Futsal Championship to the AFC Futsal Asian Cup.[1] It is also the qualification for the FIFA Futsal World Cup. There are 47 countries and territories that are permitted to compete for qualification into the tournament.

AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Organising bodyAFC
Founded1999 (1999)
RegionAsia
Number of teams16
Current champions Japan (4th title)
Most successful team(s) Iran (12 titles)
2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup

Iran and Japan are the dominant nations being the only two nations to have won the tournament and Iran is the only nation to have never finished outside the top four. Iran, champions of 12 of the 16 editions of the competition, won 7 straight editions before their streak was broken by Japan. Japan are current champions, winning the tournament in 2022.

Results
Tournament Names
  • 1999 – 2020: AFC Futsal Championship
  • 2022 – Ongoing: AFC Futsal Asian Cup
# Year Hosts Final 3rd-place match Teams
Winners Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
1 1999
Details		 Malaysia
Malaysia
Iran		 9–1
South Korea
Kazakhstan		 2–2 aet
(4–3) pen
Japan		 9
2 2000
Details		 Thailand
Thailand
Iran		 4–1
Kazakhstan
Thailand		 8–6
Japan		 9
3 2001
Details		 Iran
Iran
Iran		 9–0
Uzbekistan
South Korea		 2–1
Japan		 14
4 2002
Details		 Indonesia
Indonesia
Iran		 6–0
Japan
Thailand		 4–2
South Korea		 14
5 2003
Details		 Iran
Iran
Iran		 6–4
Japan
Thailand		 8–2
Kuwait		 16
6 2004
Details		 Macau
Macau
Iran		 5–3
Japan
Thailand		 3–1
Uzbekistan		 18
7 2005
Details		 Vietnam
Vietnam
Iran		 2–0
Japan
Uzbekistan		 by points[lower-alpha 1]
Kyrgyzstan		 24
8 2006
Details		 Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Japan		 5–1
Uzbekistan
Iran		 5–3
Kyrgyzstan		 16
9 2007
Details		 Japan
Japan
Iran		 4–1
Japan
Uzbekistan		 5–3
Kyrgyzstan		 16
10 2008
Details		 Thailand
Thailand
Iran		 4–0
Thailand
Japan		 5–3
China		 16
11 2010
Details		 Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Iran		 8–3
Uzbekistan
Japan		 6–1
China		 16
12 2012
Details		 United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Japan		 6–1
Thailand
Iran		 4–0
Australia		 16
13 2014
Details		 Vietnam
Vietnam
Japan		 2–2 aet
(3–0) pen
Iran
Uzbekistan		 2–1
Kuwait		 16
14 2016
Details		 Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Iran		 2–1
Uzbekistan
Thailand		 8–0
Vietnam		 16
15 2018
Details		 Taiwan
Taiwan
Iran		 4–0
Japan
Uzbekistan		 4–4
(2–1) pen
Iraq		 16
16 2022
Details		 Kuwait
Kuwait
Japan		 3–2
Iran
Uzbekistan		 8–2
Thailand		 16
17 2024
Details		 Thailand
Thailand		 16
  1. Uzbekistan was Third in 2005 by total performance in all matches with 6 Win, 1 Lose but Kyrgyzstan with 5 Win, 2 Lose.

2020 AFC Futsal Championship in Turkmenistan Turkmenistan.{{efn|Turkmenistan was chosen to be the original host of the 2020 tournament. However due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it had been postponed. After that AFC announced that the tournament would instead be held in Kuwait, but it was also cancelled in the end.[2]Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Asia.

Performance
Team Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Total
 Iran 12 (1999, 2000, 2001*, 2002, 2003*, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018) 2 (2014, 2022) 2 (2006, 2012) 16
 Japan 4 (2006, 2012, 2014, 2022) 6 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007*, 2018) 2 (2008, 2010) 3 (1999, 2000, 2001) 15
 Uzbekistan 4 (2001, 2006*, 2010*, 2016*) 5 (2005, 2007, 2014, 2018, 2022) 1 (2004) 10
 Thailand 2 (2008*, 2012) 5 (2000*, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2016) 1 (2022) 8
 South Korea 1 (1999) 1 (2001) 1 (2002) 3
 Kazakhstan[lower-alpha 1] 1 (2000) 1 (1999) 2
 Kyrgyzstan 3 (2005, 2006, 2007) 3
 China 2 (2008, 2010) 2
 Kuwait 2 (2003, 2014) 2
 Australia 1 (2012) 1
 Vietnam 1 (2016) 1
 Iraq 1 (2018) 1
* = Hosts

Summary
RankTeamPartMWDLGFGAGDPoints
1 Iran16999324938141+797281
2 Japan169873619469191+278225
3 Uzbekistan168556623359213+146174
4 Thailand168154621459231+228168
5 Kyrgyzstan1566281028207242–3594
6 Lebanon124919921182200–1866
7 South Korea145720631238273–3566
8 Kuwait125218628195214–1960
9 Iraq124818426170177–758
10 China124716229185213–2850
11 Australia7311611487105–1849
12 Tajikistan113913224132211–7941
13 Vietnam6271121476105–2935
14 Chinese Taipei134410331128218–9033
15 Indonesia103610224118187–6932
16 Kazakhstan3158437742+3528
17 Palestine31590610170+3127
18 Malaysia12408230112236–12426
19 Hong Kong520711258100–4222
20 Turkmenistan724611768141–7319
21 Qatar3123094770–239
22 Bahrain3112363250–189
23 Saudi Arabia262131415–17
24 Philippines31312102185–645
25 Macau417111523167–1444
26 United Arab Emirates1310268–23
27 Cambodia141031246–343
28 Oman13003318–150
29 Myanmar13003522–170
30 Jordan26006725–180
31 Brunei14004753–460
32 Bhutan160061373–600
33 Maldives2900910128–1180
34 Guam290098142–1340
35 Singapore311001115170–1550

Participating

Comprehensive team results by tournament
Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • SF – Semifinals
  • 5th - Fifth place
  • 6th - Sixth place
  • 7th - Seventh place
  • 8th - Eighth place
  • QF – Quarterfinals
  • R2 – Round 2
  • R1 – Round 1
  • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •   ••   – Qualified but withdrew
  •   •   – Did not qualify
  •   ×   – Did not enter
  •   ×   – Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA
  •      – To be determined
  •      – Hosts
  •    – Not an AFC member

Qualified teams

Team Malaysia
1999		Thailand
2000		Iran
2001		Indonesia
2002		Iran
2003		Macau
2004		Vietnam
2005		Uzbekistan
2006		Japan
2007		Thailand
2008		Uzbekistan
2010		United Arab Emirates
2012		Vietnam
2014		Uzbekistan
2016		Taiwan
2018		Kuwait
2022		Thailand
2024		Years
 Afghanistan ×××××××××ו×ו••Q1
 Australia R1QFQFQF4thQF5thוQ8
 Bahrain ×××R1×××××ו•×•QFR1Q4
 Bhutan ××××××R1×××××××××x1
 Brunei ×××R1••×××ו×ו••×•1
 Cambodia ×××××R1ו×ו•××ו•1
 China ×××R1R1QFR2R1R14th4thR1R1R1R1×Q 13
 Chinese Taipei ××R1R1QFR1R1R1•R1R1R1R1R1R1R1•13
 Guam ×××××R1R1וו×××××x2
 Hong Kong ××××R1R1R1R1R1ו••••••5
 Indonesia ×××R1R1R1R1R1•R1R1R1R1וQF•10
 Iran 1st1st1st1st1st1st1st3rd1st1st1st3rd2nd1st1st2ndQ17
 Iraq ××R1QFR1×R1R1R1R1R1•R18th4thR1Q13
 Japan 4th4th4th2nd2nd2nd2nd1st2nd3rd3rd1st1st7th2nd1stQ17
 Jordan ×××××××××ו××R1R1×x2
 Kazakhstan 3rd2ndQF3
 Kuwait ××QFQF4thQFR2R1R1R1R1QF4th××QFQ13
 Kyrgyzstan R1R1R1QFQFR14th4th4thQFQFQFR16thR1•Q16
 Lebanon ××××R1QFR1R1QFQFQFQFQFR1QFR1•12
 Macau ×R1××R1R1R1•×••••×•••4
 Malaysia R1×R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1••R1R1R1••12
 Maldives ×××××R1R1•••×××××ו2
 Myanmar ×××××××××ו•••R1•Q2
 Oman ×××××××××××××××R1x1
 Palestine ××QF×R1×R1×××ו××ו•3
 Philippines ×××××R1R1×R1ו•••××x3
 Qatar ××××××R1×ו•R1•R1••x3
 Saudi Arabia ××××××××××ו•R1•R1Q3
 Singapore R1R1R1×××××××××ו××x3
 South Korea 2ndR13rd4thQFQFR1•R1R1R1R1R1•R1R1Q15
 Tajikistan ××R1×××R2R1QFR1R1R1R1R1R1QFQ12
 Thailand R13rdQF3rd3rd3rdR2R1QF2ndQF2ndQF3rdQF4thQ17
 Turkmenistan ××ו•••×R1R1R1R1R1R1•••R1×7
 United Arab Emirates ×××××××××××R1ו••x1
 Uzbekistan R1R12ndQFQF4th3rd2nd3rdQF2ndQF3rd2nd3rd3rdQ17
 Vietnam ××××××R1•×•R1•QF4thQFQFQ7
Total99141416182416161616161616161616

Teams not yet to qualify for finals

The following thirteen teams which are current AFC members have never qualified for the AFC Futsal Asian Cup.

Team Malaysia
1999		Thailand
2000		Iran
2001		Indonesia
2002		Iran
2003		Macau
2004		Vietnam
2005		Uzbekistan
2006		Japan
2007		Thailand
2008		Uzbekistan
2010		United Arab Emirates
2012		Vietnam
2014		Uzbekistan
2016		Taiwan
2018		Kuwait
2022		Thailand
2024		Years
 Bangladesh ××××××××××××××××x—
 East Timor ×××××ו•×••—
 India ×××××××××××××××ו—
 Laos ×××××××××××ו••×x—
 Mongolia ××××××××××וו•••—
   Nepal ×××××××××××××ו••—
 North Korea ××××××××××××××××x—
 Northern Mariana Islands ××××××x—
 Pakistan ××××××××××××××××x—
 Sri Lanka ××××××××××××××××x—
 Syria ××××××××××ו××××x—
 Yemen ××××××××××××××××x—
Total991414161824161616161616161616

Qualification
#YearGamesTeamsQualified Teams
1 - 71999 - 2005No Qualification
82006 AFC Futsal Championship2006 Qualification94 + 12
92007 AFC Futsal Championship2007 Qualification84 + 12
102008 AFC Futsal Championship2008 Qualification94 + 12
112010 AFC Futsal Championship2010 Qualification2412 + 4
122012 AFC Futsal Championship2012 Qualification2412 + 4
132014 AFC Futsal Championship2014 Qualification2412 + 4
142016 AFC Futsal Championship2016 Qualification2613 + 3
152018 AFC Futsal Championship2018 Qualification3015 + 1
-2020 AFC Futsal Championship2020 Qualification3115 + 1
162022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup2022 Qualification3115 + 1
172024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup2024 Qualification3015 + 1
Total11AFC Futsal Asian Cup QualificationMax:31Max:16

FIFA Futsal World Cup
Legends
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarterfinals
  • R2 – Round 2 (1989–2008, second group stage, top 8; 2012–present: knockout round of 16)
  • R1 – Round 1
  •      – Hosts
  •    – Not an AFC member
  • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
Team Netherlands
1989		Hong Kong
1992		Spain
1996		Guatemala
2000		Taiwan
2004		Brazil
2008		Thailand
2012		Colombia
2016		Lithuania
2021		Uzbekistan
2024		Total
 AustraliaR1R12
 ChinaR1R1R13
 Chinese TaipeiR11
 Hong KongR11
 Iran4thR1R1R1R2R23rdQF8
 JapanR1R1R1R2R25
 KazakhstanR11
 KuwaitR11
 MalaysiaR11
 Saudi ArabiaR11
 ThailandR1R1R1R2R2R26
 UzbekistanR1R2Q3
 VietnamR2R22

Awards

Total Awards (1999-2022)
Rank Team Numbers
1  Iran 28
2  Japan 6
3  Thailand 4
4  Uzbekistan 1
5  Iraq 1

Best Wins

All Rounds (Wins with 10 and +10 GD)
Rank Winner Result Loser Year
1  Iran 36-0  Singapore 1999
2  Iran 28-0  Singapore 2001
3  China 27-1  Guam 2004
4  Iran 27-2  Bhutan 2005
5  Thailand 25-0  Maldives 2005
6  Iran 24-1  Cambodia 2004
7  Iran 22-0  Macau 2000
8  Thailand 23-2  Turkmenistan 2005
9  Thailand 21-0  Singapore 1999
10  Iran 21-0  Kyrgyzstan 1999
11  Thailand 21-0  Guam 2004
12  China 21-0  Maldives 2005
13  South Korea 23-3  Maldives 2004
14  Kuwait 20-0  Maldives 2004
15  Iraq 20-1  Brunei 2002
16  Iran 20-1  Indonesia 2006
17  Kazakhstan 19-0  Singapore 2000
18  Japan 18-0  Guam 2005
19  Iran 19-2  Tajikistan 2010
20  Iran 17-0  Malaysia 2002
21  Japan 17-0  Macau 2004
22  Iran 18-2  Kuwait 2001
23  Japan 16-0  Philippines 2007
24  Iran 16-1  Chinese Taipei 2002
25  Iran 15-0  Hong Kong 2004
26  Malaysia 15-0  Guam 2004
27  Kuwait 15-1  China 2002
28  China 15-1  Turkmenistan 2005
29  Iran 15-1  Malaysia 2007
30  South Korea 14-0  Singapore 1999
31  Palestine 14-0  Guam 2005
32  Iran 14-0  Turkmenistan 2006
33  Iran 14-0  Tajikistan 2008
34  Iran 14-0  Myanmar 2018
35  Iran 15-2  Lebanon 2003
36  Indonesia 15-2  Guam 2005
37  Thailand 14-1  Brunei 2002
38  Japan 14-1  Macau 2003
39  Iran 14-1  South Korea 2012
40  Iran 16-4  Palestine 2001
41  Lebanon 14-2  Bhutan 2005
42  Uzbekistan 13-1  Cambodia 2004
43  Uzbekistan 13-1  Macau 2005
44  Kuwait 13-1  Bhutan 2005
45  Iran 13-1  Vietnam 2016
46  Japan 12-0  Philippines 2004
47  Japan 12-0  Hong Kong 2006
48  Iran 12-0  Kuwait 2008
49  Iran 12-0  China 2014
50  Japan 12-0  South Korea 2014
51  Iran 15-4  Vietnam 2014
52  Thailand 13-2  Malaysia 2004
53  Iran 13-2  Iraq 2016
54  Uzbekistan 13-2  South Korea 2018
55  Japan 12-1  Macau 2000
56  Kuwait 12-1  Macau 2003
57  Thailand 11-0  Indonesia 2008
58  Thailand 17-7  Kyrgyzstan 1999
59  Palestine 14-4  Philippines 2005
60  Qatar 14-4  Guam 2005
61  Iran 13-3  Indonesia 2004
62  South Korea 13-3  Maldives 2005
63  Kazakhstan 12-2  Tajikistan 2001
64  Iran 12-2  China 2003
65  Japan 11-1  Malaysia 2016
66  Iran 11-1  China 2018
67  Malaysia 10-0  Guam 2005
68  Uzbekistan 10-0  Malaysia 2008
69  Iran 10-0  Uzbekistan 2014

Quarter-final
Rank Winner Result Loser Year
1  Iran 18-2  Kuwait 2001
2  Iran 15-4  Vietnam 2014
3  Iran 10-2  Kyrgyzstan 2002
4  Iran 9-1  Lebanon 2008
5  Iran 9-1  Thailand 2018

Semi-final
Rank Winner Result Loser Year
1  Iran 13-1  Vietnam 2016
2  Iran 10-0  Uzbekistan 2014
3  Iran 10-2  Kuwait 2003
4  Iran 8-2  Thailand 2000
5  Iran 8-2  Japan 2001

Third Place
Rank Winner Result Loser Year
1  Thailand 8-0  Vietnam 2016
2  Thailand 8-2  Kuwait 2003
3  Uzbekistan 8-2  Thailand 2022
4  Japan 6-1  China 2010
5  Iran 4-0  Australia 2012

Final
Rank Winner Result Loser Year
1  Iran 9-0  Uzbekistan 2001
2  Iran 9-1  South Korea 1999
3  Iran 6-0  Japan 2002
4  Iran 8-3  Uzbekistan 2010
5  Japan 6-1  Thailand 2012

+40 Minutes Matches

AET Matches

Matches that result defined in overtime (without penalty kicks) = AET

Number Winner Result Loser Year Round
1  Uzbekistan 4-3  Thailand 2001 QF
2  Japan 3-2  Thailand 2003 SF
3  Kyrgyzstan 3-2  Lebanon 2007 QF
4  Australia 3-2  Kuwait 2012 QF
5  Thailand 5-4  Iran 2012 SF

PSO Matches

Matches that result defined in penalty kicks = PSO

Number Winner Result Loser Year Round
1  Kazakhstan 2-2 / 4-3  Japan 1999 TP
2  Japan 2-2 / 7-6  Kazakhstan 2001 QF
3  Kuwait 1-1 / 6-5  South Korea 2003 QF
4  Japan 2-2 / 3-0  Iran 2014 F
5  Vietnam 4-4 / 2-1  Japan 2016 QF
6  Uzbekistan 2-2 / 3-1  Thailand 2016 SF
7  Iraq 2-2 / 9-8  Lebanon 2018 QF
8  Uzbekistan 4-4 / 2-1  Iraq 2018 TP

Notes
  1. Kazakhstan has no longer competed since 2002 due to switched to UEFA.

See also

References
  1. "AFC rebrands age group championships to AFC Asian Cups". AFC. 2 October 2020.
  2. "Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021". AFC. 25 January 2021.
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