ASEAN Football Federation
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ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) is a subset of nations within the Asian Football Confederation
from Southeast Asia
. ASEAN stands for Association of South East Asian Nations. The AFF was founded in 1984 by the nations of Brunei
, Indonesia
, Malaysia
, Philippines
, Singapore
and Thailand
.
Cambodia
, Laos
, Myanmar
and Vietnam
joined the AFF in 1996.
In 1996, the federation ran the first Tiger Cup and since then it has further expanded its role.
Today the AFF is still expanding with East Timor
joining the organization in 2004 and Australia
joined the Asian Football Confederation
on January 1, 2006. Australia has sent youth squads to the ASEAN Youth Tournaments.
On August 7, 2008, AFF formally announced Suzuki
as the new sponsor of their premier international competition, the ASEAN Football Championship
1984 Indonesia
1984 Malaysia
1984 Philippines
1984 Singapore
1984 Thailand
1984 Cambodia 1998 Laos
Myanmar
Vietnam
Timor-Leste Australia
2006 (invitee)1
1 Australia is not a member of the AFF, but have been allowed to send teams to the youth competitions. Australia is generally grouped into the AFF association by AFC when conducting regional draws in international competition.
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
from Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
. ASEAN stands for Association of South East Asian Nations. The AFF was founded in 1984 by the nations of Brunei
Brunei national football team
The Brunei national football team nicknamed Tebuan ,is the national team of the Brunei and is controlled by the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam.The team was founded in 1959 and joined FIFA in 1969.Their main regional rivalries are against Malaysia and Philippines.The...
, Indonesia
Indonesia national football team
The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia . Prior to independence in 1945, the team competed as the Dutch East Indies national football team. Under this name, Indonesia was the first Asian team to...
, Malaysia
Malaysia national football team
The Malaysian national football team nicknamed Harimau Malaya, as the Malayan Tiger, is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia...
, Philippines
Philippines national football team
The Philippines national football team is the national football team of the Philippines and represents the country in international football. The team is controlled by the Philippine Football Federation , the governing body of football in the Philippines....
, Singapore
Singapore national football team
The Singapore national football team is the national association football team of Singapore. The team comes under the organization of the Football Association of Singapore...
and Thailand
Thailand national football team
The Thailand national football team represents Thailand in international football competition and is governed by the Football Association of Thailand. The team has a history of success in Southeast Asian competition, with three ASEAN Football Championship titles and nine senior-level Southeast...
.
Cambodia
Cambodia national football team
The Cambodia national football team is the national team of Cambodia and is controlled by the Football Federation of Cambodia . It was known as the Khmer Republic national football team from 1970 to 1975. It finished fourth in the 1972 Asian Cup, but is currently one of the weakest teams in the...
, Laos
Laos national football team
The Laos national football team is the national team of Laos and is controlled by the Lao Football Federation. A member of the AFC, Laos has developed regional rivalries with Thailand and Burma.-History:...
, Myanmar
Myanmar national football team
The Myanmar national football team is the national team of Myanmar and is controlled by the Myanmar Football Federation. It was known as the Burma national football team until 1989, when Burma was renamed Myanmar. It finished second in the 1968 Asian Cup. They have participated in the Summer...
and Vietnam
Vietnam national football team
The Vietnam national football team is the national football team representing Vietnam and is managed by the Vietnam Football Federation.In the FIFA World Rankings, Vietnam's highest standing was in the first release of the figures, in September 1998, at 84th...
joined the AFF in 1996.
In 1996, the federation ran the first Tiger Cup and since then it has further expanded its role.
Today the AFF is still expanding with East Timor
East Timor national football team
The Timor-Leste national football team is the national team of East Timor and is controlled by the Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste. They are currently one of the weakest teams in the world and the weakest team in ASEAN region...
joining the organization in 2004 and Australia
Australia national football (soccer) team
The Australia national association football team represents Australia in international association football competitions. Its official nickname is the "Socceroos"...
joined the Asian Football Confederation
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
on January 1, 2006. Australia has sent youth squads to the ASEAN Youth Tournaments.
On August 7, 2008, AFF formally announced Suzuki
Suzuki
is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles and 4x4 vehicles, a full range of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles , outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines...
as the new sponsor of their premier international competition, the ASEAN Football Championship
Member Associations
BruneiNational Football Association of Brunei Darussalam
The National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam is the governing body of football in Brunei Darussalam, controlling the Brunei Darussalam national team. It is the successor organisation of the Football Federation of Brunei Darussalam that was banned by FIFA and AFC in 2008 for government...
1984 Indonesia
Football Association of Indonesia
The Football Association of Indonesia or PSSI is the governing body of football in Indonesia. It was founded on April 19, 1930, 15 years before Indonesian independence...
1984 Malaysia
Football Association of Malaysia
The Football Association of Malaysia is the governing body for football in Malaysia, responsible for organising the Malaysian national football team and the major football and futsal tournaments within the country. The Football Association of Malaysia main headquarters is located at Wisma...
1984 Philippines
Philippine Football Federation
The Philippine Football Federation is the governing body of football in the Philippines. It was founded in 1907 as the Philippine Amateur Football Association . They were one of the 12 Asian associations that founded the Asian Football Confederation...
1984 Singapore
Football Association of Singapore
The Football Association of Singapore is the governing body of football in Singapore. It was founded in 1952. Prior to that, the Singapore Amateur Football Association, founded in 1892, was the governing body for football in Singapore...
1984 Thailand
Football Association of Thailand
The Football Association of Thailand or the full name is the Football Association of Thailand under Patronage of His Majesty the King is the governing body of football in Thailand. It was founded in 25 April 1916 and then joined FIFA in 23 June 1925 and AFC in 1957.Recently the FAT has been...
1984 Cambodia 1998 Laos
Lao Football Federation
The Lao Football Federation is the governing body of football in Laos.It is responsible for the Laos national football team as well as national competitions like theLao League.-External links:* at the FIFA website.* at AFC site...
Myanmar
Myanmar Football Federation
The Myanmar Football Federation is the governing body of football in Myanmar. The MFF oversees the Burmese men's national team, the women's national team, and youth national teams as well as national football championships and professional club competitions.-History:Reportedly introduced during...
Vietnam
Vietnam Football Federation
The Vietnam Football Federation is the governing body of football in Vietnam. It is responsible for the Vietnam men's, women's, olympic, and other youth teams as well as national competitions....
Timor-Leste Australia
Football Federation Australia
Football Federation Australia is the governing body for the sport of football in Australia. Before 1 January 2005, it was known as the Australian Soccer Association , which succeeded Soccer Australia in this role in 2003...
2006 (invitee)1
1 Australia is not a member of the AFF, but have been allowed to send teams to the youth competitions. Australia is generally grouped into the AFF association by AFC when conducting regional draws in international competition.
Men's
- ASEAN Football Championship (formerly Tiger Cup now the AFF Suzuki Cup)
- ASEAN Club ChampionshipASEAN Club ChampionshipThe ASEAN Club Championship is a biennial international association football competition between domestic champion clubs sides run by the ASEAN Football Federation...
Youth Championships
- AFF U-23 Youth ChampionshipAFF U-23 Youth ChampionshipThe AFF U-23 Youth Championship is an international football competition contested by the national under-23 teams of the member nations of the ASEAN Football Federation . The inaugural edition was in 2005 and was only brought back for 2011...
- AFF U-19 Youth Championship
- AFF U-16 Youth Championship
See also
- Asian Football ConfederationAsian Football ConfederationThe Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
(AFC) - East Asian Football FederationEast Asian Football FederationThe East Asian Football Federation , founded on May 28, 2002, is an international governing body of association football in East Asia.-Member Associations:EAFF has 10 member associations...
(EAFF) - South Asian Football FederationSouth Asian Football FederationSouth Asian Football Federation , founded in 1997, is an association of the football playing nations in South Asia. Its founding members are Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Bhutan joined the federation in 2000 and Afghanistan in 2005...
(SAFF) - West Asian Football FederationWest Asian Football FederationThe West Asian Football Federation , founded in 2001, is an association of the football playing nations in Western Asia. Its founding members are Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria....
(WAFF)