AFC Futsal Asian Cup

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 between 2000 to 2028 (a standalone qualifier for the FIFA Futsal World Cup will be held starting from the 2032 edition onwards). There are 47 countries and territories that are permitted to compete for qualification into the tournament.

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

Organising body	AFC
Founded	1999; 26 years ago (1999)
Region	Asia
Number of teams	16
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

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 Details	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.

• 2026: 16-24 September 2025 Qualification / 14–31 May 2026 Final
• 2028: 7-15 September 2027 Qualification / 25 Jan-5 Feb 2026 Final

Performance

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

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

Comprehensive team results by tournament

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

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

#	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

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

Most Valuable Players Year Player 1999 Not awarded 2000 Not awarded 2001 Not awarded 2002 Anucha Munjarern 2003 Vahid Shamsaei 2004 Mohammad Reza Heidarian 2005 Kenichiro Kogure 2006 Kenichiro Kogure 2007 Vahid Shamsaei 2008 Vahid Shamsaei 2010 Mohammad Taheri 2012 Rafael Henmi 2014 Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh 2016 Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh 2018 Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh 2022 Moslem Oladghobad 2024 Saeid Ahmadabbasi

Top Scorers Year Player Goals 1999 Mohammadi, Rezaei 18 2000 Therdsak Chaiman 11 2001 Vahid Shamsaei 31 2002 Vahid Shamsaei 26 2003 Vahid Shamsaei 24 2004 Vahid Shamsaei 33 2005 Vahid Shamsaei 23 2006 Vahid Shamsaei 16 2007 Kenichiro Kogure 12 2008 Vahid Shamsaei 13 2010 Mohammad Taheri 13 2012 Vahid Shamsaei 7 2014 Hossein Tayyebi 15 2016 Suphawut Thueanklang 14 2018 Hossein Tayyebi 14 2022 Hossein Tayyebi 10 2024 Saeid Ahmadabbasi 8

Best Goalkeeper Year Player 1999 Not awarded 2000 Not awarded 2001 Not awarded 2002 Not awarded 2003 Not awarded 2004 Not awarded 2005 Not awarded 2006 Not awarded 2007 Not awarded 2008 Not awarded 2010 Not awarded 2012 Not awarded 2014 Not awarded 2016 Not awarded 2018 Not awarded 2022 Guilherme Kuromoto 2024 Bagher Mohammadi

Fair Play Award Year Team 1999 Not awarded 2000 Not awarded 2001 Not awarded 2002  Thailand 2003  Iran 2004  Iran 2005 Not awarded 2006  Uzbekistan 2007  Iran 2008  Japan 2010  Iran 2012  Iran 2014  Japan 2016  Iran 2018  Iraq 2022  Uzbekistan 2024  Thailand

Total Awards (1999-2024)

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

Best Wins

All Rounds (Wins with 10 and +10 GD)

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

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

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

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

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

AET Matches

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

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

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

See also

• FIFA Futsal World Cup
• AFC U-20 Futsal Asian Cup
• AFC Futsal Club Championship
• AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup