The AFC Futsal Asian Cup, previously the AFC Futsal Championship, is the premier international

futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hardcourt, hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and Indoor soccer, indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players ...

competition Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, indivi ...

for the

Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in some countries/territories in Asia and Oceania. It has 47 member countries most of which are located in Asia. Australia, formerly in ...

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. It is also the qualification for the

FIFA Futsal World Cup The FIFA Futsal World Cup is an international futsal competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. Since the first edition that took place in 1989 in the Netherlan ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

and

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

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 12 of the 16 editions of the competition, won 7 straight editions before their streak was broken by Japan. Japan have won the other 4 editions of the competition.

Format

History

Results

Performance

''* = Hosts''

Medals (1999-2022)

Summary (1999-2022)

Participating

; Comprehensive team results by tournament ;Legend * – Champions * – Runners-up * – Third place * – Fourth place * – Semifinals *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 * Qualified teams Teams not yet to qualify for finals
The following thirteen teams which are current AFC members have never qualified for the AFC Futsal Asian Cup.

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 * *Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

Awards

Most Valuable Players

Top Scorers

Best Goalkeeper

Fair Play Award

Total Awards (1999-2022)

Best Wins (1999-2022)

All Rounds (Wins with 10 and +10 GD)

Quarter Final

Semi Final

Third Place

Final

+40 Minutes Matches

AET Matches

Matches that result defined in overtime (without penalty kicks) = AET

PSO Matches

Matches that result defined in penalty kicks = PSO

Notes

References

External links

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

{{Asian Championships

Futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hardcourt, hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and Indoor soccer, indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players ...

International futsal competitions Futsal competitions in Asia Asian championships 1999 establishments in Asia Recurring sporting events established in 1999