ASEAN Football Federation

Summary

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]

ASEAN Football Federation
AbbreviationAFF
Formation31 January 1984; 40 years ago (1984-01-31)[1]
Founded atJakarta, Indonesia
TypeFootball organisation
HeadquartersPutrajaya, Malaysia
Region served
Southeast Asia & Australia
Membership
12 associations
Official language
English
Cambodia Khiev Sameth
Parent organization
AFC
Websiteaseanfootball.org

The AFF was founded by member states of, and is officially associated with, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).[2]

History edit

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 edit

Year Name
1984–1994   Haji Kardono
1994–1996   Vijit Ketkaew
1996–2007   Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen
2007–2019   Sultan Ahmad Shah
2019–present   Khiev Sameth

Members edit

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   Australia 2013 (Men, Women)
BRU   Brunei Darussalam* 1984
  • Men's
    • U23
    • U20
    • U17
    • U15
    • F
    • BS
  • Women's
    • W U23
    • W U20
    • W U17
    (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)
    Notes

    (*) Founding member

    Tournaments edit

    National competitions edit

    Men's

    Women's

    Club competitions edit

    Men's

    Women's


    Current title holders edit

    Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Next edition[6]
    Men's national teams
    ASEAN Championship 2022 (Final)   Thailand 7th   Vietnam 2024 (Final)
    U-23 Championship 2023   Vietnam 2nd   Indonesia TBD
    U-19 Championship 2022   Malaysia 2nd   Laos 2024
    U-16 Championship 2022   Indonesia 2nd   Vietnam 2024
    SEA Games Men's Football Tournament 2023 (Final)   Indonesia 3rd   Thailand 2025 (Final)
    AFF Futsal Championship 2022   Thailand 16th   Indonesia 2024
    SEA Games Men's Futsal Tournament 2021   Thailand 5th   Indonesia TBD
    Beach Soccer Championship 2022   Thailand 2nd   Malaysia 2024
    Women's national teams
    AFF Women's Championship 2022 (Final)   Philippines 1st   Thailand TBD (Final)
    U-19 Women's Championship 2023   Thailand 2nd   Vietnam TBD
    U-16 Women's Championship 2019   Thailand 3rd   Laos TBD
    SEA Games Women's Football Tournament 2023 (Final)   Vietnam 8th   Myanmar 2025 (Final)
    SEA Games Women's Futsal Tournament 2021   Thailand 5th   Vietnam TBD
    Men's club teams
    ASEAN Club Championship 2005 (Finals)   Tampines Rovers 1st   Pahang FA 2024–25
    Futsal Club Championship 2023 (Final)   Black Steel Papua 1st   Hongyen Thakam 2024
    Women's club teams
    Women's Futsal Club Championship 2016 (Final)   Jaya Kencana Angels 1st   Khon Kaen TBD

    Titles by nation edit

    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 2 3 6 49
      Vietnam 2 2 1 3 1 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 4 18 15 17 4 12 3 5 2 7 2
    Notes

    (*) Champion as an invited team.

    Tournament record edit

    FIFA World Cup edit

    FIFA World Cup record
    Team 1930
     
    (13)
    1934
     
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    1938
     
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    1950
     
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    1954
     
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    1958
     
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    1962
     
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    1966
     
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    1970
     
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    1974
     
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    1978
     
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    1982
     
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    1986
     
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    1990
     
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    1994
     
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    1998
     
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    2002
     
     
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    2006
     
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    2010
     
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    2014
     
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    2018
     
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    2022
     
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    2026
     
     
     
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    2030
     
     
     
     
     
     
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    2034
     
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    Years
      Indonesia[a] × × R1 × × × × × × 1
    1. ^ Indonesia competed as the Dutch East Indies in 1938.

    FIFA Women's World Cup edit

    FIFA Women's World Cup record
    Team 1991
     
    (12)
    1995
     
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    1999
     
    (16)
    2003
     
    (16)
    2007
     
    (16)
    2011
     
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    2015
     
    (24)
    2019
     
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    2023
       
    (32)
    2027
    TBD
    (32)
    Years
      Thailand R1 R1 2
      Philippines R1 1
      Vietnam × × × R1 1

    Olympic Games men's football tournament edit

    Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
    Team 1900
     
    (3)
    1904
     
    (3)
    1908
     
    (6)
    1912
     
    (11)
    1920
     
    (14)
    1924
     
    (22)
    1928
     
    (17)
    1936
     
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    1948
     
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    1952
     
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    1956
     
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    1960
     
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    1964
     
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    1968
     
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    1972
     
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    1976
     
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    1980
     
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    1984
     
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    1988
     
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    1992
     
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    1996
     
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    2000
     
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    2004
     
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    2008
     
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    2012
     
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    2016
     
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    2021
     
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    2024
     
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    Years
      Thailand GS GS 2
      Malaysia GS 1
      Myanmar GS 1
      Indonesia QF 1

    AFC Asian Cup edit

    AFC Asian Cup record
    Team 1956
     
    (4)
    1960
     
    (4)
    1964
     
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    1968
     
    (5)
    1972
     
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    1976
     
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    1980
     
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    1984
     
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    1988
     
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    1992
     
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    1996
     
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    2000
     
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    2004
     
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    2007
     
     
     
     
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    2011
     
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    2015
     
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    2019
     
    (24)
    2023
     
    (24)
    2027
     
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    2031
    (24)
    Years
      Thailand 3rd GS GS GS GS GS R16 R16 8
      Vietnam 4th 4th QF QF GS 5
      Indonesia GS GS GS GS R16 5
      Malaysia GS GS GS GS 4
      Cambodia 4th 1
      Myanmar 2nd 1
      Philippines GS 1
      Singapore GS 1

    AFC U-23 Asian Cup edit

    Teams  
    2013
     
    2016
     
    2018
     
    2020
     
    2022
     
    2024
     
    2026
    Total
      Vietnam GS 2nd GS QF Q 5
      Thailand GS GS QF GS Q 4
      Malaysia QF GS Q 2
      Indonesia Q 1
      Myanmar GS 1

    Asian Games men's football tournament edit

    Football at the Asian Games was a senior tournament until 1998.
    Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.
    Nation  
    1951
    (6)
     
    1954
    (12)
     
    1958
    (14)
     
    1962
    (8)
     
    1966
    (11)
     
    1970
    (10)
     
    1974
    (15)
     
    1978
    (14)
     
    1982
    (16)
     
    1986
    (18)
     
    1990
    (14)
     
    1994
    (19)
     
    1998
    (23)
     
    2002
    (24)
     
    2006
    (28)
     
    2010
    (24)
     
    2014
    (29)
     
    2018
    (25)
     
    2022
    (23)
    Years
      Brunei DQ DQ 0
      Cambodia 7th 19th 2
      Indonesia 6th 4th 3rd 5th 5th 5th 4th DQ DQ 27th 11th 10th 11th 10
      Laos 21st 27th 23rd 3
      Malaysia 13th 3rd 10th 10th 3rd 7th 14th 15th 12th 12th 17th 23rd 16th 19th 12th 15
      Myanmar (  Burma) 5th 3rd 11th DQ 1st 1st 7th 12th 13th 16th DQ 19th 10th 10
      Philippines 11th 8th 8th 15th 4
      Singapore 9th 10th 4th 11th 26th 19th 17th 7
      Thailand 7th 6th 6th 12th 6th 10th 11th 4th 15th 4th 4th 7th 7th 4th 18th 14th 15
      East Timor 28th 24th 2
      Vietnam (  South Vietnam) 7th 7th 4th 7th 9th 17th 19th 15th 14th 12th 4th 17th 11

    FIFA U-20 World Cup edit

    FIFA U-20 World Cup record
    Team 1977
     
    (16)
    1979
     
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    1981
     
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    1983
     
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    1985
     
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    1987
     
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    1989
     
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    1991
     
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    1993
     
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    1995
     
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    1997
     
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    1999
     
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    2001
     
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    2005
     
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    2007
     
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    2013
     
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    2015
     
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    2017
     
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    2019
     
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    2023
     
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    Years
      Indonesia GS 1
      Vietnam GS 1
      Myanmar GS 1
      Malaysia GS 1

    FIFA U-17 World Cup edit

    FIFA U-17 World Cup record
    Team 1985
     
    (16)
    1987
     
    (16)
    1989
     
    (16)
    1991
     
    (16)
    1993
     
    (16)
    1995
     
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    1997
     
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    1999
     
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    2001
     
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    2003
     
    (16)
    2005
     
    (16)
    2007
     
    (24)
    2009
     
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    2011
     
    (24)
    2013
     
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    2015
     
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    2017
     
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    2019
     
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    2023
     
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    Years
      Thailand GS GS 2
      Indonesia GS 1

    FIFA U-20 Womens World Cup edit

    FIFA U-17 Womans World Cup edit

    FIFA Futsal World Cup edit

    FIFA Futsal World Cup record
    Team  
    1989
    (16)
     
    1992
    (16)
     
    1996
    (16)
     
    2000
    (16)
     
    2004
    (16)
     
    2008
    (20)
     
    2012
    (24)
     
    2016
    (24)
     
    2021
    (24)
     
    2024
    (24)
    Years
      Thailand R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 6
      Vietnam R2 R2 2
      Malaysia R1 1

    Rankings edit

    National football team edit

    AFF Men's National Football Team Ranking by FIFA
    Update: 4 April 2024

    Women's national football team edit

    AFF Women's National Football Team Ranking by FIFA
    Update: 15 March 2024

    National futsal team edit

    AFF Men's National Futsal Team Ranking by Futsal World Ranking
    Update: August 2023

    AFF FIFA Country Points
    1 25   Thailand 1244
    2 36   Australia 1121
    3 37   Indonesia 1112
    4 39   Vietnam 1107
    5 79   Malaysia 856
    6 84   Myanmar 842
    7 119   Singapore 614
    8 120   Laos 596
    9 122   Cambodia 576
    10 123   East Timor 571
    11 128   Philippines 540
    12 131   Brunei 524

    Women's national futsal team edit

    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 edit

    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 edit

    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 edit

    AFF Men's National Football League Ranking by AFC

    AFC Club Competitions Ranking 2024 footyrankings/

    Update: 15 December 2023

    AFF League Points
    1   Thai League 1 49.212
    2   Malaysia Super League 31.118
    3   A-League Men 30.888
    4   V.League 1 28.524
    5   Singapore Premier League 17.310
    6   Philippines Football League 16.186
    7   Liga 1 Indonesia 14.589
    8   Cambodian Premier League 10.055
    9   Myanmar National League 7.474
    10   Lao Premier League 1.198
    11   Brunei Super League 0.100
    12   Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisão 0.000

    Awards edit

    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 edit

    Year Recipient
    2013   Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah
    2015   Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah
    2017   Zaw Zaw

    AFF Life Service Award edit

    Year Recipient
    2013   Tengku Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Ahmad Rithauddeen
    2015   Dato' Sri Paul Mony Samuel
    2017   Haji Kardono

    AFF Association of the Year edit

    Year Association
    2013   Myanmar
    2015   Myanmar
    2017   Vietnam
    2019   Indonesia

    AFF National Team of the Year edit

    Year Men Women
    2013   Singapore   Vietnam
    2015   Thailand   Thailand
    2017   Thailand   Thailand
    2019   Vietnam   Thailand

    AFF Player of the Year (men's) edit

    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) edit

    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) edit

    Year Name Club
    2013   Keoviengphet Liththideth   Ezra
    2015   Aung Thu   Yadanarbon
    2017   Đoàn Văn Hậu   Hà Nội
    2019   Suphanat Mueanta   Buriram United

    AFF Futsal Team of the Year edit

    Year Men
    2013   Thailand
    2015   Thailand
    2017   Thailand
    2019   Thailand

    AFF Futsal Player of the Year (men's) edit

    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 edit

    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 edit

    Year Men Women
    2013   Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir   Abirami Apbai Naidu
    2015   Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob   Rita Ghani
    2017   Muhammad Taqi   Thein Thein Aye
    2019   Sivakorn Pu-Udom   Jacewicz Katherine Margaret

    AFF Assistant Referee of the Year edit

    Year Men Women
    2013   Tang Yew Mun   Widiya Habibah Shamsuri
    2015   Azman Ismail   Rohaidah Mohd Nasir
    2017   Mohd Yusri Muhamad   Truong Thi Le Trinh
    2019   Ronnie Koh Min Kiat   Hinthong Supawan

    Best Goal in the AFF Suzuki Cup edit

    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 edit

    See also edit

    References edit

    1. ^ a b c "AFF – The Official Website Of The ASEAN Football Federation". About AFF. 20 March 2015. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
    2. ^ "ENTITIES ASSOCIATED WITH ASEAN" (PDF). ASEAN. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
    3. ^ "About AFF – AFF – the Official Website of the Asean Football Federation". 14 October 2010. Archived from the original on 19 May 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
    4. ^ "Australia Officially in AFF". ASEAN Football Federation. 27 August 2013. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
    5. ^ "AFF – Southeast Asian Football Federation Official Website – 12 Football Associations". Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
    6. ^ "Calendar". www.aseanfootball.org. ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). 24 June 2018. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
    7. ^ "INAUGRAL [sic] AFF AWARDS 2013 TO HONOUR ASEAN FOOTBALL HEROES". 27 March 2013. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
    8. ^ Bhas Kunju (3 April 2013). "Singapore win big at AFF Awards 2013". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.

    External links edit

    • ASEAN Football Federation official website (in English)
    • ASEAN Football Federation on Instagram
    • ASEAN Football Federation on Facebook
    • ASEAN Football Federation on Twitter
    • ASEAN Football Federation's channel on YouTube
    • AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup official website (in English)