The AFC Futsal Asian Cup, previously the AFC Futsal Championship, is the premier international futsal competition for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) 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; 25 years ago (1999)
RegionAsia
Number of teams16
Current champions Iran (13th title)
Most successful team(s) Iran (13 titles)
2026 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 13 of the 17 editions of the competition, won 7 straight editions before their streak was broken by Japan. Iran are the current reigning champions, having won the tournament in 2024.

Results

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Tournament names
  • 1999–2020: AFC Futsal Championship
  • 2022–present: AFC Futsal Asian Cup
# Year Hosts Final Third place match Number of teams
Winners Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
1 1999
Details
 
Malaysia
 
Iran
9–1  
South Korea
 
Kazakhstan
2–2 aet
(4–3) pen
 
Japan
9
2 2000
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Thailand
 
Iran
4–1  
Kazakhstan
 
Thailand
8–6  
Japan
9
3 2001
Details
 
Iran
 
Iran
9–0  
Uzbekistan
 
South Korea
2–1  
Japan
14
4 2002
Details
 
Indonesia
 
Iran
6–0  
Japan
 
Thailand
4–2  
South Korea
14
5 2003
Details
 
Iran
 
Iran
6–4  
Japan
 
Thailand
8–2  
Kuwait
16
6 2004
Details
 
Macau
 
Iran
5–3  
Japan
 
Thailand
3–1  
Uzbekistan
18
7 2005
Details
 
Vietnam
 
Iran
2–0  
Japan
 
Uzbekistan
by points[a]  
Kyrgyzstan
24
8 2006
Details
 
Uzbekistan
 
Japan
5–1  
Uzbekistan
 
Iran
5–3  
Kyrgyzstan
16
9 2007
Details
 
Japan
 
Iran
4–1  
Japan
 
Uzbekistan
5–3  
Kyrgyzstan
16
10 2008
Details
 
Thailand
 
Iran
4–0  
Thailand
 
Japan
5–3  
China
16
11 2010
Details
 
Uzbekistan
 
Iran
8–3  
Uzbekistan
 
Japan
6–1  
China
16
12 2012
Details
 
United Arab Emirates
 
Japan
6–1  
Thailand
 
Iran
4–0  
Australia
16
13 2014
Details
 
Vietnam
 
Japan
2–2 aet
(3–0) pen
 
Iran
 
Uzbekistan
2–1  
Kuwait
16
14 2016
Details
 
Uzbekistan
 
Iran
2–1  
Uzbekistan
 
Thailand
8–0  
Vietnam
16
15 2018
Details
 
Taiwan
 
Iran
4–0  
Japan
 
Uzbekistan
4–4
(2–1) pen
 
Iraq
16
2020
Details
 
Turkmenistan
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 16
16 2022
Details
 
Kuwait
 
Japan
3–2  
Iran
 
Uzbekistan
8–2  
Thailand
16
17 2024
Details
 
Thailand
 
Iran
4–1  
Thailand
 
Uzbekistan
5–5
(3–1) pen
 
Tajikistan
16
18 2026
Details
 
Indonesia
16
  1. ^ Uzbekistan came third in 2005 via a tie-breaker. Uzbekistan had 6 wins and 1 loss in the entire tournament while Kyrgyzstan had 5 wins and 2 losses.

Performance

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Team Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Total
  Iran 13 (1999, 2000, 2001*, 2002, 2003*, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2024) 2 (2014, 2022) 2 (2006, 2012) 17
  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*) 6 (2005, 2007, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2024) 1 (2004) 11
  Thailand 3 (2008*, 2012, 2024*) 5 (2000*, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2016) 1 (2022) 9
  South Korea 1 (1999) 1 (2001) 1 (2002) 3
  Kazakhstan[a] 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
  Tajikistan 1 (2024) 1
* = Hosts

Summary

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As of 2024
Rank Team Part M W D L GF GA GD Points
1   Iran 17 105 98 3 4 963 150 +813 297
2   Japan 17 101 74 7 20 477 195 +282 229
3   Uzbekistan 17 91 60 8 23 379 226 +153 188
4   Thailand 17 87 58 7 22 476 242 +234 181
5   Kyrgyzstan 16 72 30 12 30 224 264 –40 102
6   South Korea 15 60 20 7 33 243 285 –42 67
7   Lebanon 12 49 19 9 21 182 200 –18 66
8   Iraq 13 53 20 4 29 187 192 –5 64
9   Kuwait 13 55 19 7 29 200 222 –22 64
10   Tajikistan 12 45 15 6 24 147 223 –76 51
11   China 13 50 16 2 32 187 220 –33 50
12   Australia 8 34 16 1 17 93 118 –25 49
13   Vietnam 7 32 12 3 17 82 113 –31 39
14   Chinese Taipei 13 44 10 3 31 128 218 –90 33
15   Indonesia 10 36 10 2 24 118 187 –69 32
16   Kazakhstan 3 15 8 4 3 77 42 +35 28
17   Palestine 3 15 9 0 6 101 70 +31 27
18   Malaysia 12 40 8 2 30 112 236 –124 26
19   Hong Kong 5 20 7 1 12 58 100 –42 22
20   Turkmenistan 7 24 6 1 17 68 141 –73 19
21   Afghanistan 1 6 3 1 2 18 16 +2 10
22   Saudi Arabia 3 9 3 1 5 20 25 –5 10
23   Bahrain 4 14 2 3 9 38 60 –22 9
24   Qatar 3 12 3 0 9 47 70 –23 9
25   Philippines 3 13 1 2 10 21 85 –64 5
26   Myanmar 2 6 1 1 4 9 29 –20 4
27   Macau 4 17 1 1 15 23 167 –144 4
28   United Arab Emirates 1 3 1 0 2 6 8 –2 3
29   Cambodia 1 4 1 0 3 12 46 –34 3
30   Oman 1 3 0 0 3 3 18 –15 0
31   Jordan 2 6 0 0 6 7 25 –18 0
32   Brunei 1 4 0 0 4 7 53 –46 0
33   Bhutan 1 6 0 0 6 13 73 –60 0
34   Maldives 2 9 0 0 9 10 128 –118 0
35   Guam 2 9 0 0 9 8 142 –134 0
36   Singapore 3 11 0 0 11 15 170 –155 0

Participating

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Comprehensive team results by tournament

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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  
1999
 
2000
 
2001
 
2002
 
2003
 
2004
 
2005
 
2006
 
2007
 
2008
 
2010
 
2012
 
2014
 
2016
 
2018
 
2022
 
2024
Years
  Afghanistan × × × × × × × × × × × × QF 1
  Australia R1 QF QF QF 4th QF 5th × R1 8
  Bahrain × × × R1 × × × × × × × QF R1 R1 4
  Bhutan × × × × × × R1 × × × × × × × × × × 1
  Brunei × × × R1 •• × × × × × × × 1
  Cambodia × × × × × R1 × × × × × × 1
  China × × × R1 R1 QF R2 R1 R1 4th 4th R1 R1 R1 R1 × R1 13
  Chinese Taipei × × R1 R1 QF R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 13
  Guam × × × × × R1 R1 × × × × × × × × 2
  Hong Kong × × × × R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 × 5
  Indonesia × × × R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 × QF 10
  Iran 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 17
  Iraq × × R1 QF R1 × R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 8th 4th R1 QF 13
  Japan 4th 4th 4th 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 7th 2nd 1st R1 17
  Jordan × × × × × × × × × × × × R1 R1 × × 2
  Kazakhstan 3rd 2nd QF 3
  Kuwait × × QF QF 4th QF R2 R1 R1 R1 R1 QF 4th × × QF R1 13
  Kyrgyzstan R1 R1 R1 QF QF R1 4th 4th 4th QF QF QF R1 6th R1 QF 16
  Lebanon × × × × R1 QF R1 R1 QF QF QF QF QF R1 QF R1 12
  Macau × R1 × × R1 R1 R1 × × 4
  Malaysia R1 × R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 12
  Maldives × × × × × R1 R1 × × × × × × 2
  Myanmar × × × × × × × × × × R1 R1 2
  Oman × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × R1 × 1
  Palestine × × QF × R1 × R1 × × × × × × × 3
  Philippines × × × × × R1 R1 × R1 × × × × 3
  Qatar × × × × × × R1 × × R1 R1 × 3
  Saudi Arabia × × × × × × × × × × × R1 R1 R1 3
  Singapore R1 R1 R1 × × × × × × × × × × × × × 3
  South Korea 2nd R1 3rd 4th QF QF R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 15
  Tajikistan × × R1 × × × R2 R1 QF R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 QF 4th 12
  Thailand R1 3rd QF 3rd 3rd 3rd R2 R1 QF 2nd QF 2nd QF 3rd QF 4th 2nd 17
  Turkmenistan × × × •• •• × R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 × 7
  United Arab Emirates × × × × × × × × × × × R1 × × 1
  Uzbekistan R1 R1 2nd QF QF 4th 3rd 2nd 3rd QF 2nd QF 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 17
  Vietnam × × × × × × R1 × R1 QF 4th QF QF QF 7
Total 9 9 14 14 16 18 24 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

Teams yet to qualify for finals

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

Team  
1999
 
2000
 
2001
 
2002
 
2003
 
2004
 
2005
 
2006
 
2007
 
2008
 
2010
 
2012
 
2014
 
2016
 
2018
 
2022
 
2024
Years
  Bangladesh × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × ×
  Timor-Leste × × × × × × ×
  India × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × ×
  Laos × × × × × × × × × × × × × ×
  Mongolia × × × × × × × × × × × ×
    Nepal × × × × × × × × × × × × × ×
  North Korea × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × ×
  Northern Mariana Islands × × × × × × ×
  Pakistan × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × ×
  Sri Lanka × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × ×
  Syria × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × ×
  Yemen × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × ×
Total 9 9 14 14 16 18 24 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

Qualification

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# Year Games Teams Qualified Teams
1 - 7 1999 - 2005 No Qualification
8 2006 AFC Futsal Championship 2006 Qualification 9 4 + 12
9 2007 AFC Futsal Championship 2007 Qualification 8 4 + 12
10 2008 AFC Futsal Championship 2008 Qualification 9 4 + 12
11 2010 AFC Futsal Championship 2010 Qualification 24 12 + 4
12 2012 AFC Futsal Championship 2012 Qualification 24 12 + 4
13 2014 AFC Futsal Championship 2014 Qualification 24 12 + 4
14 2016 AFC Futsal Championship 2016 Qualification 26 13 + 3
15 2018 AFC Futsal Championship 2018 Qualification 30 15 + 1
Cancelled 2020 AFC Futsal Championship 2020 Qualification 31 15 + 1
16 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2022 Qualification 31 15 + 1
17 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2024 Qualification 30 15 + 1
Total 11 AFC Futsal Asian Cup Qualification Max:31 Max:16

FIFA Futsal World Cup

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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  
1989
 
1992
 
1996
 
2000
 
2004
 
2008
 
2012
 
2016
 
2021
 
2024
Total
  Afghanistan R2 1
  Australia R1 R1 2
  China R1 R1 R1 3
  Chinese Taipei R1 1
  Hong Kong R1 1
  Iran 4th R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 3rd QF R2 9
  Japan R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 5
  Kazakhstan R1 1
  Kuwait R1 1
  Malaysia R1 1
  Saudi Arabia R1 1
  Tajikistan R1 1
  Thailand R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 R2 7
  Uzbekistan R1 R2 R1 3
  Vietnam R2 R2 2

Awards

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Total Awards (1999-2024)

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Rank Team Numbers
1   Iran 32
2   Japan 7
3   Thailand 5
4   Uzbekistan 2
5   Iraq 1

Best Wins

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All Rounds (Wins with 10 and +10 GD)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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AET Matches

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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
6   Tajikistan 2-1   Afghanistan 2024 QF

PSO Matches

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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
9   Thailand 3-3 / 6-5   Tajikistan 2024 SF
10   Iran 3-3 / 5-4   Uzbekistan 2024 SF
11   Uzbekistan 5-5 / 3-1   Tajikistan 2024 TP

Notes

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "AFC rebrands age group championships to AFC Asian Cups". AFC. 2 October 2020.
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