International governing body for association football, beach football, and futsal
La Confederación Asiática de Fútbol ( AFC ) es el organismo rector del fútbol asociación , el fútbol playa y el futsal en la mayoría de los países y territorios de Asia . [a] La AFC se formó en 1954. Tiene 47 miembros. La Confederación Asiática de Fútbol Femenino (ALFC) fue la sección de la AFC que gestionó el fútbol asociación femenino en Asia. El grupo se fundó de forma independiente en abril de 1968 en una reunión en la que participaron Taiwán , Hong Kong británico , Malasia y Singapur . En 1986, la ALFC se fusionó con la AFC. [5]
El torneo masculino de segundo nivel es la AFC Champions League Two , mientras que el torneo de tercer nivel es la AFC Challenge League , que fueron renovados y renombrados en 2024. [18]
El ranking de competiciones de clubes de la AFC clasifica a sus asociaciones miembro según los resultados en las competiciones de la AFC. Las clasificaciones son calculadas por la AFC. [25] Aquí se enumeran los 30 mejores países.
^India failed to name the required 13 players and were unable to play their match
of the group stage against Chinese Taipei due to them having fewer than 13 players left with the remaining team members testing positive for COVID-19. They were considered to have withdrawn from the tournament, and all previous matches played by them were considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.[29]
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