Asian Football Confederation

Summary

Asian Football Confederation is an international sport governing body^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Asian Football Confederation was a member of FIFA^[3].
• Asian Football Confederation is in the country of Malaysia^[4].
• Asian Football Confederation's instance of is recorded as international sport governing body^[5].
• Asian Football Confederation's instance of is recorded as umbrella organization^[6].
• Asian Football Confederation's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[7].
• Asian Football Confederation's official language is recorded as English^[8].
• Asian Football Confederation's official language is recorded as Arabic^[9].
• Asian Football Confederation's headquarters location is recorded as Kuala Lumpur^[10].
• Asian Football Confederation's child organization or unit is recorded as Football Australia^[11].
• Asian Football Confederation's child organization or unit is recorded as Football Association of Brunei Darussalam^[12].
• Asian Football Confederation's child organization or unit is recorded as Football Federation of Cambodia^[13].
• Asian Football Confederation's child organization or unit is recorded as Football Association of Indonesia^[14].
• Asian Football Confederation's child organization or unit is recorded as Lao Football Federation^[15].
• Asian Football Confederation's child organization or unit is recorded as Football Association of Malaysia^[16].
• Asian Football Confederation's child organization or unit is recorded as Myanmar Football Federation^[17].
• Asian Football Confederation's child organization or unit is recorded as Football Association of Singapore^[18].
• Asian Football Confederation's child organization or unit is recorded as Philippine Football Federation^[19].
• Asian Football Confederation's child organization or unit is recorded as Football Association of Thailand^[20].
• Asian Football Confederation's child organization or unit is recorded as Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste^[21].
• Asian Football Confederation's child organization or unit is recorded as Vietnam Football Federation^[22].
• Asian Football Confederation's child organization or unit is recorded as DPR Korea Football Association^[23].
• Asian Football Confederation's child organization or unit is recorded as Korea Football Association^[24].
• Asian Football Confederation's child organization or unit is recorded as Guam Football Association^[25].
• Asian Football Confederation's child organization or unit is recorded as Football Association of Hong Kong, China^[26].
• Asian Football Confederation's child organization or unit is recorded as Northern Mariana Islands Football Association^[27].

Body

Founding

May 8, 1954 marks the founding of Asian Football Confederation^[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Manila^[29].

Identity

Asian Football Confederation's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'إي إف سي'}^[30].

Leadership

Asian Football Confederation's chairperson is recorded as Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa^[31].

Operations

Asian Football Confederation's headquarters location is recorded as Kuala Lumpur^[10]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as FIFA^[32]. Subsidiaries include Football Australia^[11], an association football federation^[33], in Australia^[34], founded in 1961^[35], headquartered in Sydney^[36]; Football Association of Brunei Darussalam^[12], an association football federation^[37], in Brunei^[38], founded in 1959^[39]; Football Federation of Cambodia^[13], an association football federation^[40], in Cambodia^[41], founded in 1933^[42]; Football Association of Indonesia^[14], an association football federation^[43], in Indonesia^[44], founded in 1930^[45]; Lao Football Federation^[15], an association football federation^[46], in Laos^[47], founded in 1951^[48]; and Football Association of Malaysia^[16], an association football federation^[49], in Malaysia^[50], founded in 1933^[51].

Why It Matters

Asian Football Confederation has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]