Asian Football Confederation

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Asian Football Confederation
Motto	"The Future is Asia"
Founded	1954
Head Quarters	Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia
Member Nations	46
FIFA World Cup Wins	None
FIFA World Cup Hosts	1 (Japan / South Korea)

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has 46 members and is the governing body of football in Asia. It excludes Israel and Cyprus, which now are governed by UEFA, and includes Australia, previously of the OFC

Members

There are 46 member nations in the AFC that are divided into regions.

ASEAN Football Federation

• Australia (Invitee)
• Brunei
• Cambodia
• Timor-Leste
• Indonesia
• Laos Laos
• Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Thailand
• Vietnam

East Asian Football Federation

• China PR
• Hong Kong
• Guam
• Japan
• Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)
• Macau
• Mongolia
• Northern Mariana Islands
• North Korea
• South Korea

West Asian Football Federation

• Bahrain
• Iran
• Iraq
• Jordan
• Kuwait
• Lebanon
• Oman
• Palestine
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia
• Syria
• United Arab Emirates
• Yemen

Central and South Asian Football Federation

• Afghanistan
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• India
• Kyrgyzstan
• Maldives
• Nepal
• Pakistan
• Sri Lanka
• Tajikistan
• Turkmenistan
• Uzbekistan

FIFA World Cup Entrants

The AFC has sent 13 Countries into the FIFA World Cup.

7

• Korea Republic

4

• Saudi Arabia

3

• Iran
• Japan

2

• Australia (As an OFC member.)

1

• China PR
• India
• Indonesia
• Iraq
• Korea DPR
• Kuwait
• United Arab Emirates
• Israel (now a UEFA member)

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