Sub-continental football championships in Asia

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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[edit]

Region Sub-Confederation Championship Founded Teams Most titles
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
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 U23
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 TBD  Iran
2024 TBD

Women's national team championships[edit]

Continent Confederation Championship Founded Teams Most titles
East Asia EAFF EAFF Women's Championship 2005 10  Japan (4)
South East Asia AFF AFF Women's Championship 2004 10  Thailand (4)
South Asia SAFF SAFF Women's Championship 2010 7  India (5)
West Asia WAFF WAFF Women's Championship 2005 5–8  Jordan (5)
Central Asia CAFA CAFA Women's Championship 2018 6  Uzbekistan (2)
List of sub-continental champions
Year AFF EAFF WAFF SAFF CAFA
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 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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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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