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Asian Football Confederation

governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in most countries and territories in Asia
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Summary

Asian Football Confederation is an international sport governing body[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of international sport governing body entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,767 views/month, #2 of 247).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: FIFA[3]
  • Country: Malaysia[4]
  • Instance of: umbrella organization[5], nonprofit organization[6]
  • Official language: English[7], Arabic[8]
  • Headquarters location: Kuala Lumpur[9]
  • Child organization or unit: Football Australia[10], Football Association of Brunei Darussalam[11], Football Federation of Cambodia[12], Football Association of Indonesia[13], Lao Football Federation[14], Football Association of Malaysia[15], Myanmar Football Federation[16], Football Association of Singapore[17], Philippine Football Federation[18], Football Association of Thailand[19], Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste[20], Vietnam Football Federation[21], DPR Korea Football Association[22], Korea Football Association[23]
  • Commons category: Asian Football Confederation[24]
  • Chairperson: Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa[25]
  • Has part(s): ASEAN Football Federation[26], West Asian Football Federation[27], Central Asian Football Association[28], East Asian Football Federation[29], South Asian Football Federation[30]
  • Inception: May 8, 1954[31]
  • Sport: association football[32]
  • Location of formation: Manila[33]
  • Parent organization or unit: FIFA[34]
  • Official website: https://the-afc.com[35]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Asian Football Confederation[36]
  • Topic has template: Template:AFC player[37], Template:AFC associations[38]
  • Motto text: المستقبل هو آسيا[39], The Future is Asia[40]
  • Main Wikidata property: P10998[41]
  • Short name: إي إف سي[42]

Why It Matters

Asian Football Confederation has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 95 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Related Entities

Australia Malaysia

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Tillnius · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Has part(s) → ASEAN Football Federation, West Asian Football Federation, Central Asian Football Association +2
    Official language → English, Arabic
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