There are five association football sub-continental championships for national team from each sub-continental federation contested every two, three or four years. The governing bodies of five sub-continental confederations are all members of AFC and ultimately part of FIFA, the international association of football governing body.[1][2][3][4][5]
Region | Sub-Confederation | Championship | Founded | Teams | Most titles |
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East Asia | EAFF | EAFF Championship | 2003 | 10 | South Korea (5) |
Southeast Asia | AFF | ASEAN Championship | 1996 | 12 | Thailand (7) |
Central Asia | CAFA | CAFA Nations Cup | 2023 | 6 | Iran (1) |
South Asia | SAFF | SAFF Championship | 1993 | 7 | India (9) |
West Asia | WAFF | WAFF Championship | 2000 | 12 | Iran (4) |
Year | SAFF | AFF | EAFF | WAFF | CAFA |
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1993 | India | ||||
1994 | |||||
1995 | Sri Lanka | ||||
1996 | Thailand | ||||
1997 | India | ||||
1998 | Singapore | ||||
1999 | India | ||||
2000 | Thailand | Iran | |||
2001 | |||||
2002 | Thailand | Iraq | |||
2003 | Bangladesh | South Korea | |||
2004 | Singapore | Iran | |||
2005 | India | China | |||
2006 | |||||
2007 | Singapore | Iran | |||
2008 | Maldives | Vietnam | South Korea | Iran | |
2009 | India | ||||
2010 | Malaysia | China | Kuwait | ||
2011 | India | ||||
2012 | Singapore | Syria | |||
2013 | Afghanistan | Japan | |||
2014 | Thailand | Qatar | |||
2015 | India | South Korea | |||
2016 | Thailand | ||||
2017 | South Korea | ||||
2018 | Maldives | Vietnam | |||
2019 | South Korea | Bahrain | |||
2020 | Thailand | ||||
2021 | India | ||||
2022 | Thailand | Japan | |||
2023 | India | Iran | |||
2024 | TBD | ||||
2025 | TBD |
Region | Sub-Confederation | Championship | Founded | Teams | Most titles |
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East Asia | EAFF | Marianas Club Championship | 2023 | 2 | Eleven Tiger (1) |
Southeast Asia | AFF | ASEAN Club Championship | 2003 | 12 | East Bengal (1) Tampines Rovers (1) |
Mekong Club Championship | 2014 | 4 | Buriam United (2) | ||
South Asia | SAFF | SAFF Club Championship | 2025–26 | 8 | – |
West Asia | WAFF | WAFF Club Championship | proposed | – | – |
Continent | Confederation | Championship | Founded | Teams | Most titles |
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East Asia | EAFF | EAFF Women's Championship | 2005 | 10 | Japan (4) |
South East Asia | AFF | AFF Women's Championship | 2004 | 11 | Thailand (4) |
South Asia | SAFF | SAFF Women's Championship | 2010 | 7 | India (5) |
West Asia | WAFF | WAFF Women's Championship | 2005 | 10 | Jordan (6) |
Central Asia | CAFA | CAFA Women's Championship | 2018 | 6 | Uzbekistan (2) |
Year | AFF | EAFF | WAFF | SAFF | CAFA |
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2004 | Myanmar | ||||
2005 | South Korea | Jordan | |||
2006 | Vietnam | ||||
2007 | Myanmar | Jordan | |||
2008 | Australia | Japan | |||
2009 | |||||
2010 | Japan | United Arab Emirates | India | ||
2011 | Thailand | United Arab Emirates | |||
2012 | Vietnam | India | |||
2013 | Japan | North Korea | |||
2014 | Jordan | India | |||
2015 | Thailand | North Korea | |||
2016 | Thailand | India | |||
2017 | North Korea | ||||
2018 | Thailand | Uzbekistan | |||
2019 | Vietnam | Japan | Jordan | India | |
2020 | |||||
2021 | |||||
2022 | Philippines | Japan | Jordan | Bangladesh | Uzbekistan |
2023 | |||||
2024 | Jordan | Bangladesh | |||
2025 | TBD |
Region | Sub-Confederation | Championship | Founded | Teams | Most titles |
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West Asia | WAFF | WAFF Women's Clubs Championship | 2019 | 4 | Shabab Al-Ordon (1) Safa (1) |