Asian Football Confederation

Asian Football Confederation
	Logo used since 2001
	AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abbreviation	AFC
Formation	7 May 1954
Founded at	Manila, Philippines
Type	Sports organisation
Headquarters	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Region served	Asia
Membership	47 member associations
Official language	Arabic ; English
President	Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa
Vice Presidents	See list • Alireza Bageri Susisboxor; (SAFF) ; • Ganbaatar Amgalanbaatar; (EAFF) ; • Mehdi Taj; (CAFA) ; • Saoud Al-Mohannadi; (WAFF) ; • Zaw Zaw; (AFF);
General Secretary	Windsor John
Parent organization	FIFA
Subsidiaries	AFF (Southeast Asia); CAFA (Central Asia); EAFF (East Asia); SAFF (South Asia); WAFF (Western Asia);
Website	the-afc.com

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in most countries/territories in Asia^[a]. The AFC was formed in 1954. It has 47 members. The Asian Ladies Football Confederation (ALFC) was the section of AFC that managed women's association football in Asia. The group was independently founded in April 1968 in a meeting involving Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. In 1986, ALFC merged with AFC.^[5]

NOTE - according to the Coaches Across Continents (CAC) annual report for 2021,^[6] the AFC is a partner of CAC. CAC is a worldwide partnership of over 100 organsiations that seeks to create active citizens and achieve social impact through sport.

^ "All-Asia football association". The Straits Times. 8 May 1954. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2020. The Asian Games (sic) Football Confederation was formed in Manila yesterday.
^ "AFC STATUTES Edition 2017" (PDF). AFC. 8 May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ "AFC GENERAL SECRETARY: DATO' WINDSOR JOHN". Arabian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
^ Kewdiepie (3 December 2015). "Prime choice to lead FIFA". The Star. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
^ "Football (Soccer) − Asian Football Confederation". Asian Sports Net. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
^ [chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://coachesacrosscontinents.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/CAC-2021-Annual-Review-Final.pdf "Annual Report 2021"] (PDF). Retrieved 13 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

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[1] "All-Asia football association". The Straits Times. 8 May 1954. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2020. The Asian Games (sic) Football Confederation was formed in Manila yesterday.

[3] "AFC STATUTES Edition 2017" (PDF). AFC. 8 May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[4] "AFC GENERAL SECRETARY: DATO' WINDSOR JOHN". Arabian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.

[5] Kewdiepie (3 December 2015). "Prime choice to lead FIFA". The Star. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2016.

[6] "Football (Soccer) − Asian Football Confederation". Asian Sports Net. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.

[7] [chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://coachesacrosscontinents.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/CAC-2021-Annual-Review-Final.pdf "Annual Report 2021"] (PDF). Retrieved 13 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

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FIFA confederations

AFC, CAF, CONCACAF
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