ASEAN Football Federation
The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) is an organisation within the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and is an international governing body of association football, futsal, and beach soccer in Southeast Asia. It consists of the federations of Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.[1]
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 Map of members | |
| Abbreviation | AFF |
|---|---|
| Formation | 31 January 1984[1] |
| Founded at | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Type | Football organisation |
| Headquarters | Putrajaya, Malaysia |
Region served | Southeast Asia & Australia |
Membership | 12 associations |
Official language | English |
 Khiev Sameth | |
Parent organization | AFC |
| Website | aseanfootball.org |
The AFF was founded by member states of, and is officially associated with, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).[2]
History
The AFF was established in Jakarta on 31 January 1984 during an informal meeting of representatives of six member states of ASEAN; Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Thailand. The idea of founding the federation came from the initial meeting of founding the sub-continental football association in Bangkok in 1982 that was attended by Hamzah Abu Samah, Peter Velappan, Hans Pandelaki, Fernando G. Alvarez, Pisit Ngampanich, Teo Chong Tee and Yap Boon Chuan.[3] Other nations that have joined the federation since have been Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (all in 1996),[1] East Timor in 2004, and Australia in 2013.[4]
President
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1984–1994 |  Haji Kardono |
| 1994–1996 |  Vijit Ketkaew |
| 1996–2007 |  Tengku Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Ahmad Rithauddeen |
| 2007–2019 | Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah |
| 2019–present | Khiev Sameth |
Members
It has 12 member associations,[5] all of whom are members of the Asian Football Confederation.
| Code | Association | Joined in | National team | National league |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 2013 | (Men, Women) | |
| BRU |  Brunei Darussalam* | 1984 |
| (Men) |
| CAM | Cambodia | 1996 | (Men, Women) | |
| IDN | Indonesia* | 1984 | (Men, Women) | |
| LAO |  Laos | 1996 | (Men, Women) | |
| MAS | Malaysia* | 1984 | (Men, Women) | |
| MYA |  Myanmar | 1996 | (Men, Women) | |
| PHI |  Philippines* | 1984 | (Men, Women) | |
| SGP |  Singapore* | 1984 | (Men, Women) | |
| THA | Thailand* | 1984 | (Men, Women) | |
| TLS |  Timor-Leste | 2004 | (Men, Women) | |
| VIE |  Vietnam | 1996 | (Men, Women) |
(*) Founding member
Tournaments
National team |
Club
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The Mekong Club Championship started in the 2014 season and includes the champions from 5 of the 6 countries through which the Mekong river flows (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam). The ASEAN Club Championship has stopped rolling since 2005.
Current title holders
Titles by nation
| Nation | National team | National team (women) | Club | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFF | U23 | U19 | U16 | Futs | BS | AFF | U19 | U16 | ACC | FutsM | FutsW | ||
| Thailand |
7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 48 | ||
| Vietnam |
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |||||
| Australia |
5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| Indonesia |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ||||||
| Malaysia |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
| Myanmar |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
| Singapore |
4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
 Japan* |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| Philippines |
1 | 1 | |||||||||||
 India* |
1 | 1 | |||||||||||
 Iran* |
1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Brunei |
0 | ||||||||||||
| Cambodia |
0 | ||||||||||||
| Laos |
0 | ||||||||||||
| East Timor |
0 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 14 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |
Note: (*) Champion as invitation teams.
Rankings
National football team
AFF Men's National Football Team Ranking by FIFA
Update: 6 April 2023
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Top Ranked Men's National Football Teams 
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Women's national football team
AFF Women's National Football Team Ranking by FIFA
Update: 24 March 2023
* Inactive for more than 48 months and therefore not ranked. |
Top Ranked Women's National Football Teams 
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National futsal team
AFF Men's National Futsal Team Ranking by Futsal World Ranking
Update: April 2023
| AFF | FIFA | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Thailand |
1244 |
| 2 | 37 | Australia |
1119 |
| 3 | 38 | Indonesia |
1112 |
| 4 | 39 | Vietnam |
1093 |
| 5 | 78 | Malaysia |
856 |
| 6 | 84 | Myanmar |
842 |
| 7 | 118 | Singapore |
614 |
| 8 | 119 | Laos |
596 |
| 9 | 121 | Cambodia |
576 |
| 10 | 122 | East Timor |
571 |
| 11 | 125 | Philippines |
540 |
| 12 | 129 | Brunei |
524 |
Women's national futsal team
AFF Women's National Futsal Team Ranking by The Roon Ba
Update: January 2022
| AFF | AFC | World | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 11 | Thailand |
5598 |
| 2 | 4 | 23 | Vietnam |
5300 |
| 3 | 8 | 32 | Indonesia |
5154 |
| 4 | 9 | 33 | Australia |
5152 |
| 5 | 11 | 39 | Malaysia |
4988 |
| 6 | 13 | 44 | Myanmar |
4883 |
| 7 | 17 | 50 | Philippines |
4724 |
| 8 | 20 | 61 | Laos |
4369 |
| * | * | * | Brunei |
- |
| * | * | * | Cambodia |
- |
| * | * | * | Singapore |
- |
| * | * | * | East Timor |
- |
- Note: (*) Inactive
National beach soccer team
AFF Men's National Beach Soccer Team Ranking by BSWW
Update: 8 May 2023
| AFF | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand |
201 |
| 2 | Malaysia |
67 |
| 3 | Indonesia |
67 |
| * | Australia |
- |
| * | Brunei |
- |
| * | Cambodia |
- |
| * | Laos |
- |
| * | Myanmar |
- |
| * | Philippines |
- |
| * | Singapore |
- |
| * | East Timor |
- |
| * | Vietnam |
- |
Women's national beach soccer team
AFF Women's National Beach Soccer Team Ranking by BSWW
Update: 2 December 2022
| AFF | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| * | Australia |
- |
| * | Brunei |
- |
| * | Cambodia |
- |
| * | Indonesia |
- |
| * | Laos |
- |
| * | Malaysia |
- |
| * | Myanmar |
- |
| * | Philippines |
- |
| * | Singapore |
- |
| * | Thailand |
- |
| * | East Timor |
- |
| * | Vietnam |
- |
National football league
AFF Men's National Football League Ranking by AFC
AFC Club Compilations Ranking 2022 footyrankings/
Update: 24 December 2022
| AFF | League | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai League 1 |
49.470 |
| 2 | A-League |
33.830 |
| 3 | Malaysia Super League |
29.952 |
| 4 | V.League 1 |
29.460 |
| 5 | Philippines Football League |
18.428 |
| 6 | Singapore Premier League |
16.821 |
| 7 | Liga 1 Indonesia |
15.081 |
| 8 | Myanmar National League |
8.286 |
| 9 | Cambodian Premier League |
5.447 |
| 10 | Lao Premier League |
1.362 |
| 11 | Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisão |
0.000 |
| 12 | Brunei Super League |
0.000 |
Awards
AFF President Sultan of Pahang, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah said that:
"In recent years, ASEAN football has cultivated some serious talent, and the region is growing as a football powerhouse. We are gaining traction at a global level, and the time is right to honour the men and women who have dedicated their lives to the evolution and honour of the world’s most popular sport."
Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, who is also chairman of the Awards Selection Committee, said that as football in the region continued to develop and mature, the commitment demonstrated by ASEAN’s finest needed to be acknowledged.
The AFF Awards is held every 2 years, starting from 2013.[7][8]
ASEAN Goodwill Award
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah |
| 2015 | Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah |
| 2017 | Zaw Zaw |
AFF Life Service Award
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Tengku Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Ahmad Rithauddeen |
| 2015 | Dato' Sri Paul Mony Samuel |
| 2017 | Haji Kardono |
AFF National Team of the Year
| Year | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Singapore |
Vietnam |
| 2015 | Thailand |
Thailand |
| 2017 | Thailand |
Thailand |
| 2019 | Vietnam |
Thailand |
AFF Player of the Year (men's)
| Year | Name | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Shahril Ishak |
LionsXII |
| 2015 | Chanathip Songkrasin |
BEC Tero Sasana |
| 2017 | Chanathip Songkrasin |
Muangthong United |
| 2019 | Nguyễn Quang Hải |
Hà Nội |
AFF Player of the Year (women's)
| Year | Name | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Đặng Thị Kiều Trinh |
Hồ Chí Minh City I |
| 2015 | Nisa Romyen |
North Bangkok University |
| 2017 | Waraporn Boonsing |
BG-Bandit Asia |
| 2019 | Pitsamai Sornsai |
Chonburi Sports School |
AFF Youth Player of the Year (men's)
| Year | Name | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Keoviengphet Liththideth |
Ezra |
| 2015 | Aung Thu |
Yadanarbon |
| 2017 | Đoàn Văn Hậu |
Hà Nội |
| 2019 | Suphanat Mueanta |
Buriram United |
AFF Futsal Player of the Year (men's)
| Year | Name | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Suphawut Thueanklang |
Chonburi Bluewave |
| 2015 | Jetsada Chudech |
Rajnavy |
| 2017 | Jirawat Sornwichian |
Chonburi Bluewave |
| 2019 | Trần Văn Vũ |
Thái Sơn Nam |
AFF Coach of the Year
| Year | Men | Name | Women | Name | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Singapore |
 Radojko Avramović |
Myanmar |
Kumada Yoshinori | ||
| 2015 | Thailand |
Kiatisuk Senamuang |
Thailand |
Nuengrutai Srathongvian | ||
| 2017 | Thailand |
Kiatisuk Senamuang |
Vietnam |
Mai Đức Chung | ||
| 2019 | Vietnam |
 Park Hang-seo |
Thailand |
Nuengrutai Srathongvian |
AFF Referee of the Year
| Year | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir |
Abirami Apbai Naidu |
| 2015 | Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob |
Rita Ghani |
| 2017 | Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari |
Thein Thein Aye |
| 2019 | Sivakorn Pu-Udom |
Jacewicz Katherine Margaret |
AFF Assistant Referee of the Year
| Year | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Tang Yew Mun |
Widiya Habibah binti Shamsuri |
| 2015 | Azman Ismail |
Rohaidah binti Mohd Nasir |
| 2017 | Mohd Yusri Muhamad |
Truong Thi Le Trinh |
| 2019 | Ronnie Koh Min Kiat |
Hinthong Supawan |
Best Goal in the AFF Suzuki Cup
| Year | Name | Club | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Teerasil Dangda |
Muangthong United |
Semi Final (1st Leg) Malaysia vs Thailand, 9 December 2012. |
| 2014 | Lê Công Vinh |
Becamex Binh Duong |
Group A Vietnam vs Indonesia, 22 November 2014. |
| 2016 | Andik Vermansah |
Selangor |
Group A Singapore vs Indonesia, 25 November 2016. |
| 2018 | Syahmi Safari |
Selangor |
Semi Final (2nd leg) Thailand vs Malaysia, 5 December 2018. |
AFF Best XI
See also
References
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- "ENTITIES ASSOCIATED WITH ASEAN" (PDF). ASEAN. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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