"[15] Since then, the Qatari team faced imminent discrimination from the host nation, and even in the semi-finals when Qatar faced up host nation, UAE supporters threw bottles and footwear into the match after Qatari players scored their second goal, the latter is considered deeply offensive in the Middle East. [14] The director of the 2019 AFC Organizing Committee denied reports that Al Mohannadi was refused entry and declared that Al Mohannadi has arrived on Friday morning and was preparing for his meetings. Saudi Arabia complete Asia's top five, moving up three spots to 69th. Membership of FIFA has expanded from 167 to 211 since the rankings began; 210 members are currently included in the rankings. The table below shows the three best teams of each year. This conduct was preceded by booing the Qatari national anthem.

In the 2010s, teams realized the ranking system could be 'gamed', specifically by avoiding playing non-competitive matches, particularly against weaker opponents. Germany led again during the 1994 World Cup, until Brazil's victory in that competition gave them a large lead that would stand up for nearly seven years, until they were surpassed by a strong France team that captured both the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2000 European Football Championship. Here is the men's futsal rank per 19 September 2020[47]. [22], During the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, North Korea reluctantly agreed to host the South Korean team in Pyongyang, the first time North Korea hosted South Korea at home in a competitive match. The deadline for the matches to be considered is usually the Thursday prior to the release date, but after major tournaments, all games up to the final are included. The top-ranked AFC competition is the AFC Champions League, which started in the 2002–03 season (an amalgamation of the Asian Champions Cup and the Asian Cup Winners Cup) and gathers the top 1–4 teams of each country (the number of teams depend on that country's ranking and can be upgraded or downgraded); this competition only gathered teams from top country. Just one month later, Argentina replaced them, reaching the top for the first time, but Italy regained its place in April. The team with the highest index on this calculation received the award. The decision has been made due to the spread of SARS-CoV-2. After winning the Copa América 2007 in July, Brazil returned to the top, but were replaced by Italy in September and then Argentina in October. Prior to the seeding of the 2018 World Cup preliminary draw, Romania even appointed a ranking consultant, playing only one friendly in the year before the draw.

Oceania country or territory, but AFC member. [citation needed]. Part of the United States Olympic Committee. The current version of the ranking system was first used on 16 August 2018, adapted from the Elo rating system used in chess and Go. The rankings were introduced in December 1992, and eight teams (Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain) have held the top position, of which Brazil have spent the longest ranked first. and Advances to Asian Cup Final", "Asian Cup: Qatar pelted with shoes by hostile UAE fans as they thrash hosts 4–0 to reach final", "AFC Asian Cup 2019: Asian football body to probe shoe throwing in semi-final", "UAE fined $150K for fans targeting Qatar", "مباراة منتخبنا الوطني أمام إندونيسيا ستُقام بحضور الجماهير", https://www.babagol.net/blog/ahed-april-25, "Another blow to Iranian sport as AFC ban country from hosting Champions League football", "Iranian football teams stand against AFC's decision", "Iran: 'Clubs to quit AFC Champions League over home game ban, "Iran: Clubs back down on Asian champions League boycott", "AFC Statement on AFC Champions League Group Stage matches", Asian FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifiers postponed, "Update on upcoming FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in Asia", 29th AFC Congress concludes in Kuala Lumpur, "New Football Bloc for South West Asia Launched in Jeddah", "New football bloc for South West Asia launched in Jeddah", "New football federation to feature teams from South, West Asia", "World Football Elo Rankings (men) – AFC Region", "IFFHS AWARDS 2018 – CLUB WORLD RANKING TOP 10 BY CONFEDERATION | IFFHS", "Asian Football Confederation announces Hall of Fame inductees", "Kewell, Hong, Daei among AFC's first Hall of Fame inductees", "Okudera, Sawa inducted into AFC Hall of Fame", Comparison of association football and futsal, List of women's association football clubs, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Asian_Football_Confederation&oldid=982550802, Association football governing bodies in Asia, International organisations based in Malaysia, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2017, Articles with Arabic-language sources (ar), Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Articles which contain graphical timelines, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, *Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points, = Provisional ranking (played at least 10 matches), This page was last edited on 8 October 2020, at 21:08.

Kick-off Times; Kick-off times are converted to your local PC time. [12][13] This produced a more dramatically altered ranking table, with Germany falling to 15th and 2018 World Cup champions France moving to the top of the ranking.[13]. The AFC Club Competitions in 2020 shall not be included in the overall ranking calculation due to the cancellation of the remaining Matches in the AFC Cup 2020 in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. [18] the method of calculation was changed to take into account factors including: whether the match was played at home or away, a fixed number of points were no longer necessarily awarded for a victory or a draw, 05 – friendlies played outside the International Match Calendar windows, 10 – friendlies played within the International Match Calendar windows, 15 – Nations League matches (group stage), 25 – Nations League matches (play-offs and finals), 25 – Confederations' final competitions qualifiers, FIFA World Cup qualifiers, 35 – Confederations' final competitions matches (before quarter-finals), 40 – Confederations' final competitions matches (quarter-finals and later), 50 – FIFA World Cup matches (before quarter-finals), 60 – FIFA World Cup matches (quarter-finals and later), This page was last edited on 14 October 2020, at 21:30.