Sub-continental football championships in Asia

AFC regional federations

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]

## Men's national team championships

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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)
List of sub-continental champions  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 |  |  Vietnam |  |  |
2025 | TBD |  | TBD | TBD | TBD

## Men's club championships

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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 | – | –

## Women's national team championships

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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)
List of sub-continental champions  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 | TBD |  |  |

## Women's club championships

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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)

## See also

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* Continental football championships
* Domestic football champions
* Timeline of association football

## References

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1. ^ "EAFF.com". Retrieved March 2, 2021.
2. ^ "SAFF.com". Retrieved March 2, 2021.
3. ^ "WAFF.com". Retrieved March 2, 2021.
4. ^ "AFF.com". Retrieved March 2, 2021.
5. ^ "CAFA.com". Retrieved March 2, 2021.

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