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

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

President

Members

It has 12 member associations, all of whom are members of the Asian Football Confederation. (*) Founding member

Tournaments

National competitions

Men's Women's

Club competitions

Men's Women's

Title holders

Titles by nation

As of 21 November 2024 (*) Champion as an invited team.

Tournament record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games men's football tournament

Olympic Games women's football tournament

AFC Asian Cup

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

Asian Games men's football tournament

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-20 Womens World Cup

FIFA U-17 Womens World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup

Rankings

National football team

AFF Men's National Football Team Ranking By FIFA Update: 28 November 2024 Top Ranked Men's National Football Teams

Women's national football team

AFF Women's National Football Team Ranking by FIFA Update: 16 August 2024

• Inactive for more than 48 months and therefore not ranked. Top Ranked Women's National Football Teams

National futsal team

AFF Men's National Futsal Team Ranking by FIFA Update: 11 October 2024 Note: (*) Inactive

Women's national futsal team

AFF Women's National Futsal Team Ranking by FIFA Update: 11 October 2024 Note: (*) Inactive

National beach soccer team

AFF Men's National Beach Soccer Team Ranking by BSWW Update: 16 September 2024 Note: (*) Inactive

Women's national beach soccer team

AFF Women's National Beach Soccer Team Ranking by BSWW Update: 16 September 2024 Note: (*) Inactive

National football league

AFF Men's National Football League Ranking by AFC AFC Club Competitions Ranking 2025 - footyrankings Update: 26 October 2024

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.

ASEAN Goodwill Award

AFF Life Service Award

AFF Association of the Year

AFF National Team of the Year

AFF Player of the Year (men's)

AFF Player of the Year (women's)

AFF Youth Player of the Year (men's)

AFF Futsal Team of the Year

AFF Futsal Player of the Year (men's)

AFF Coach of the Year

AFF Referee of the Year

AFF Assistant Referee of the Year

Best Goal in the AFF Suzuki Cup

AFF Best XI