- Source: List of top-division football clubs in AFC countries
The List of top-division football clubs in Asian Football Confederation (AFC) countries. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) includes all countries within the Asian territory as members, except Armenia, Azerbaijan, Chagos Islands, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkey, as most of them are affiliated with another confederation, or none at all. The AFC also includes as members the Oceanian countries of Australia, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Each of the AFC member countries has their own football league systems. The clubs playing in top-level league compete for the title as the country' champions, and also for places in next season's AFC club competitions: the AFC Champions League Elite, the AFC Champions League Two and the AFC Challenge League. Due to promotion and relegation, the clubs playing in the top-level league are usually different every season.
The champions of the previous season in each country are listed in bold.
Some clubs play in a national football league other than their own country's. In particular, the Australian A-League includes a team from New Zealand, whose national federation is a member of the Oceania Football Confederation.
For clubs playing at lower divisions, see List of second division football clubs in AFC countries.
For clubs belonging to any of the other five continental football confederations of the world, see List of association football clubs.
League ranking
League rankings are calculated based on the points earned by clubs while playing in Asian club competitions and are used to determine the country's quota in Asian club competitions.
Afghanistan
Football association:
Afghanistan Football Federation
Pashto: فدراسيون فوتبال افغانستان
Top-level league:
Afghan Premier League
Pashto: د افغانستان غوره لیګ
2022 AFC ranking: 40th
As of 2024 season:
Australia
Football association: Football Australia
Top-level league:
A-League Men
A-League Women
2022 AFC ranking: 20th
= A-League Men
=As of 2024–25 A-League Men season:
= A-League Women
=As of 2022–23 A-League Women season:
Bahrain
Football association:
Bahrain Football Association
Arabic: الاتحاد البحريني لكرة القدم(Al-Ittiḥād Al-Baḥraynī Likurat Al-Qadam)
Top-level league:
Bahraini Premier League
Arabic: الدوري البحريني الممتاز(Ad-Dawrī Al-Baḥraynī Al-Mumtāz)
2022 AFC ranking: 24th
As of 2024–25 season:
Bangladesh
Football association:
Bangladesh Football Federation
Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ফুটবল ফেডারেশন(Bānlādēśa Phuṭabala Phēḍārēśana)
Top-level league:
Bangladesh Premier League
Bengali: বাংলাদেশ প্রিমিয়ার লিগ(Bānlādēśa Primiẏāra Liga)
2022 AFC ranking: 22nd
As of 2024−25 season:
Bhutan
Football association:
Bhutan Football Federation
Dzongkha: འབྲུག་ཡུལ་རྐང་རིལཁོངས་གཏོགས
Top-level league: Bhutan Premier League
2022 AFC ranking: 38th
As of 2024 season:
Brunei Darussalam
Football association:
Football Association of Brunei Darussalam
Malay: ڤرساتون بولاسيڤك بروني دارالسلام(Persatuan Bolasepak Brunei Darussalam)
Top-level league:
Brunei Super League
Malay: ليڬ سوڤر بروني(Liga Super Brunei)
2022 AFC ranking: 40th
As of 2024 season:
Cambodia
Football association:
Football Federation of Cambodia
Khmer: សហព័ន្ធកីឡាបាល់ទាត់កម្ពុជា(Sâhăkpoăn Keilabăltoăt Kămpŭchéa)
Top-level league:
Cambodian Premier League
Khmer: លីគកំពូលកម្ពុជា(Li K Kampoul Kămpŭchéa)
2022 AFC ranking: 33rd
As of 2024–25 season:
China, People's Republic of
Football association:
Chinese Football Association
Chinese: 中国足球协会(Zhōngguó Zúqiú Xiéhuì)
Top-level league:
Chinese Super League
Chinese: 中超联赛(Zhōngchāo Liánsài)
2022 AFC ranking: 15th
As of 2024 season:
Taiwan
See Chinese Taipei for the naming issue.
Football association:
Chinese Taipei Football Association
Chinese: 中華民國足球協會(Zhōnghuá Mínguó Zúqiú Xiéhuì)
Top-level league:
Taiwan Football Premier League
Chinese: 台灣企業甲級足球聯賽(Táiwān Qǐyè Jiǎ Jí Zúqiú Liánsài)
2022 AFC ranking: 30th
As of 2024 season:
Democratic People Republic of Korea
Football association:
DPR Korea Football Association
Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 축구 협회(Joseon Minjujuui Inmin Gonghwaguk Chukgu Hyeophoe)
Top-level league:
DPR Korea Premier Football League
Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 1부류축구련맹전(Joseon Minjujuui Inmin Gonghwaguk Hana Bulyuchug Gulyeon Maengjeon)
2022 AFC ranking: 19th
As of 2019–20 season:
Guam
Football association: Guam Football Association
Top-level league: Guam Soccer League
2022 AFC ranking: 40th
As of 2024 season:
Hong Kong
Football association:
The Football Association of Hong Kong, China
Chinese: 中國香港足球總會(Jūng Gwok Hēung Góng Jūk Kàuh Júng Wúih)
Top-level league:
Hong Kong Premier League
Chinese: 香港超級聯賽(Hēung Góng Chīu Kāp Lyùhn Choi)
2022 AFC ranking: 7th
As of 2024–25 season:
India
Football Association:
All India Football Federation
Top-level league:
Indian Super League
Indian Women's League (women)
2022 AFC ranking: 16th
= Indian Super League
=As of 2024–25 Indian Super League season :
= Indian Women's League
=As of 2023-24 Indian Women's League season:
Indonesia
Football association:
Football Association of Indonesia
Indonesian: Persatuan Sepakbola Seluruh Indonesia
Top-level league:
Liga 1 (men)
Indonesian: Liga Satu
Liga 1 Putri (women)
Indonesian: Liga Satu Putri
2022 AFC ranking: 27th
= Liga 1
=As of 2024−25 season:
Iraq
Football association:
Iraq Football Association
Arabic: الاتحاد العراقي لكرة القدم(Al-Ittiḥād Al-ʿIrāqī Likurat Al-Qadam)
Top-level league:
Iraq Stars League
Arabic: دوري نجوم العراق(Dawrī Nujūm Al-ʿIrāq)
2022 AFC ranking: 14th
As of 2024–25 season:
Iran
Football association:
Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran
Persian: فدراسیون فوتبال جمهوری اسلامی ایران(Federasiun-e Futbal-e Jimhuri-ye Islâmi-ye Iran)
Top-level league:
Persian Gulf Pro League
Persian: لیگ برتر خلیج فارس(Lig-e Bartar-e Khalij-e Fārs)
2022 AFC ranking: 5th
As of 2024–25 season:
Japan
Football association:
Japan Football Association
Japanese: 日本サッカー協会(Nihon Sakkā Kyōkai)
Top-level league:
J1 League (men)
Japanese: J1リーグ(Jē Wan Rīgu)
WE League (women)
Japanese: WEリーグ(WE Rīgu)
2022 AFC ranking: 2nd
= J1 League
=As of 2024 season:
= WE League
=As of 2023–24 season:
Jordan
Football association:
Jordan Football Association
Arabic: الاتحاد الأردني لكرة القدم(Al-Ittiḥād Al-Urdunī Likurat Al-Qadam)
Top-level league:
Jordanian Pro League
Arabic: الدوري الأردني للمحترفين(Ad-Dawrī Al-Urdunī Limuḥtarifīn)
2022 AFC ranking: 9th
As of 2024–25 season:
Korea Republic
Football association:
Korea Football Association
Korean: 대한축구협회(Daehan Chukgu Hyeophoe)
Top-level league:
K League 1
Korean: K리그1(K Ligeu Hana)
2022 AFC ranking: 3th
As of 2024 season:
Kuwait
Football association:
Kuwait Football Association
Arabic: الإتحاد الكويتي لكرة القدم(Al-Ittiḥād Al-Kuwaytī Likurat Al-Qadam)
Top-level league:
Kuwait Premier League
Arabic: الدوري الكويتي(Ad-Dawrī Al-Kuwaytī)
2022 AFC ranking: 21st
As of 2024–25 season:
Kyrgyz Republic
Football association:
Kyrgyz Football Union
Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Футбол Бирлиги(Qyrğyz Futbol Birligy)
Top-level league:
Kyrgyz Premier League
Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Премьер Лигасы(Qyrğyz Premjer Ligasy)
2022 AFC ranking: 29th
As of 2024 season:
Laos
Football association:
Lao Football Federation
Lao: ສະຫະພັນ ບານເຕະ ແຫ່ງຊາດ ລາວ(Sahaphan Bante Aehngsad Lav)
Top-level league:
Lao Premier League
Lao: ລາວ ພຣີເມຍລີກ(Lav Phri Mia Lik)
2022 AFC ranking: 37th
As of 2024 season:
Lebanon
Football association:
Lebanese Football Association
Arabic: الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم(Al-Ittiḥād Al-Lubnānī Likurat Al-Qadam)
Top-level league:
Lebanese Premier League
Arabic: الدوري اللبناني الممتاز(Ad-Dawrī Al-Lubnānī Al-Mumtāz)
2022 AFC ranking: 23rd
As of 2024–25 season:
Macau
Football association:
Macau Football Association
Chinese: 澳門足球協會(Àomén Zúqiú Xiéhuì)
Top-level league:
Liga de Elite
Chinese: 精英聯賽(Jīngyīng Liánsài)
2022 AFC ranking: 40th
As of 2024 season:
Malaysia
Football association:
Football Association of Malaysia
Malay: ڤرساتون بولا سيڤك مليسيا(Persatuan Bola Sepak Malaysia)
Top-level league:
Malaysia Super League
Malay: ليڬا سوڤر مليسيا(Liga Super Malaysia)
2022 AFC ranking: 10th
As of 2024–25 season:
Maldives
Football association: Football Association of Maldives
Top-level league: Dhivehi Premier League
2022 AFC ranking: 36th
As of 2024 season:
Mongolia
Football association:
Mongolian Football Federation
Mongolian: Монголын Хөлбөмбөгийн Холбоо(Mongolyn Khölbömbögiin Kholboo)
Top-level league:
Mongolian National Premier League
Mongolian: Монголын Үндэсний Премьер Лиг(Mongolyn Undesnii Deed Lig)
2022 AFC ranking: 39th
As of 2024–25 season:
Myanmar
Football association:
Myanmar Football Federation
Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ဘောလုံး အဖွဲ့ချုပ်
Top-level league:
Myanmar National League
Burmese: မြန်မာ နေရှင်နယ် လိဂ်
2022 AFC ranking: 31st
As of 2024 season:
Nepal
Football association:
All Nepal Football Association
Nepali: अखिल नेपाल फुटबल संघ
Top-level league:
Nepal Super League
Nepali: नेपाल सुपर लीग
Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
Nepali: शहीद स्मारक ए- डिभिजन लिग
2022 AFC ranking: 34th
= Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
=As of 2024 season:
= Nepal Super League
=As of 2022 season:
Northern Mariana Islands
Football association: Northern Mariana Islands Football Association
Top-level league: M*League Division 1
2022 AFC ranking: 40th
As of 2024 season:
Oman
Football association:
Oman Football Association
Arabic: الاتحاد العُماني لكرة القدم(Al-Ittiḥād Al-ʿUmānī Likurat Al-Qadam)
Top-level league:
Oman Professional League
Arabic: دوري المحترفين عمان(Dawrī Al-Muḥtarifīn ʿUmān)
2022 AFC ranking: 32nd
As of 2023–24 season:
Pakistan
Football association:
Pakistan Football Federation
Urdu: پاکستان فٹ بال فیڈریشن
Top-level league:
Pakistan Premier League
Urdu: پاکستان پریمیئر لیگ
2022 AFC ranking: 40th
As of 2023–24 season:
Palestine
Football association:
Palestinian Football Association
Arabic: الاتحاد الفلسطيني لكرة القدم(Al-Ittiḥād Al-Filasṭīnī Likurat Al-Qadam)
Top-level league:
Gaza Strip Premier League
Arabic: الدوري الممتاز الفلسطيني لقطاع غزة(Ad-Dawrī Al-Mumtāz Al-Filasṭīnī Al-Qiṭāʿu Ġazzah)
West Bank Premier League
Arabic: الدوري الممتاز الفلسطيني للضفة الغربية(Ad-Dawrī Al-Mumtāz Al-Filasṭīnī Aḍ-Ḍiffah Al-Ġarbiyyah)
2022 AFC ranking: 28th
= Gaza Strip Premier League
== West Bank Premier League
=As of 2023–24 season
Philippines
Football association:
Philippine Football Federation
Filipino: Pederasyon Futbol ng Pilipinas)
Top-level league:
Philippines Football League (men)
Filipino: Liga Futbol ng Pilipinas
PFF Women's League (women)
Filipino: Liga Mga Babae PFF
2022 AFC ranking: 25th
= Philippines Football League
=As of the 2023–24 season:
= PFF Women's League
=As of the 2023–24 season:
Qatar
Football association:
Qatar Football Association
Arabic: الاتحاد القطري لكرة القدم(Al-Ittiḥād Al-Qaṭrī Likurat Al-Qadam)
Top-level league:
Qatar Stars League
Arabic: دوري نجوم قطر(Dawrī Nujūm Qaṭr)
2022 AFC ranking: 6th
As of 2024–25 season:
Saudi Arabia
Football association:
Saudi Arabian Football Federation
Arabic: الاتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم(Al-ātḥād al-sʿūdī lkrẗ al-qdm)
Top-level league:
Saudi Professional League
Arabic: الدوري السعودي للمحترفين(Al-dūrī al-sʿūdī llmḥtrfīn)
2022 AFC ranking: 1st
As of 2024–25 season:
Singapore
Football association: Football Association of Singapore
Top-level league:
Singapore Premier League (men)
Women's Premier League (women)
2022 AFC ranking: 18th
= Singapore Premier League
=As of 2024–25 season:
= Deloitte Women's Premier League
=As of the 2024 season:
Sri Lanka
Football association:
Football Sri Lanka
Sinhala: පාපන්දු ශ්රී ලංකාව(Pāpandu Srī Laṁkāva)
Top-level league:
Sri Lanka Super League
Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා චැම්පියන්ස් ලීගය(Srī Laṁkā Cæmpiyans Līgaya)
2022 AFC ranking: 35th
As of 2024 season:
Syria
Football association:
Syrian Football Federation
Arabic: الاتحاد العربي السوريا لكرة القدم(Al-Ittiḥād Al-ʿArabi As-Sūriyā Likurat Al-Qadam)
Top-level league:
Syrian Premier League
Arabic: الدوري السوريا الممتاز(Ad-Dawrī As-Sūriyā Al-Mumtāz)
2022 AFC ranking: 26th
As of 2024–25 season:
Tajikistan
Football association:
Tajikistan Football Federation
Tajik: Федеросиюни футболи Тоҷикистон(Federosijuni futboli Tojikiston)
Top-level league:
Tajikistan Higher League
Tajik: Лигаи Олии Тоҷикистон(Ligai Olii Tojikiston)
2022 AFC ranking: 13th
As of 2024 season:
Thailand
Football association:
Football Association of Thailand
Thai: สมาคมกีฬาฟุตบอลแห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์(S̄mākhm Kīḷā Futbxl h̄æ̀ng Pratheṣ̄thịy Nı Phrabrm Rāchūpt̄hạmp̣h̒)
Top-level league:
Thai League 1
Thai: ไทยลีก 1(Thịy Līk H̄nụ̀ng)
2022 AFC ranking: 11th
As of 2024–25 season:
Timor-Leste
Football association:
East Timor Football Federation
Tetum: Federacao de Futebol de Timor Lorosa'e
Top-level league: Liga Futebol Amadora Primeira Divisão
2022 AFC ranking: 40th
As of 2024 season:
Turkmenistan
Football association:
Football Federation of Turkmenistan
Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Futbol Federasiýasy
Top-level league:
Ýokary Liga
Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Ýokary Ligasy
2022 AFC ranking: 17th
As of 2024 season:
United Arab Emirates
Football association:
United Arab Emirates Football Association
Arabic: الاتحاد الاماراتي لكرة القدم(Al-Ittiḥād Al-Imārātī Likurat Al-Qadam)
Top-level league:
UAE Pro League
Arabic: دوري المحترفين لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة(Dawrī Al-Muḥtarifīn Lidawlat Al-Imārāt Al-ʿArabīyah Al-Muttaḥidah)
2022 AFC ranking: 8th
As of 2024–25 season:
Uzbekistan
Football association:
Uzbekistan Football Association
Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston Futbol Assotsiatsiyasi
Top-level league:
Uzbekistan Super League
Uzbek: O'zbekiston Superligasi
2022 AFC ranking: 4th
As of 2024 season:
Vietnam
Football association:
Vietnam Football Federation
Vietnamese: Liên Đoàn Bóng Đá Việt Nam
Top-level league:
V.League 1
Vietnamese: Giải Bóng Đá Vô Địch Quốc Gia Việt Nam
2022 AFC ranking: 12th
As of 2024–25 season:
= Vietnam Women's Football League
=As of the 2022 season:
Yemen
Football association:
Yemen Football Association
Arabic: الاتحاد اليمني لكرة القدم(Al-Ittiḥād Al-Yamanī Likurat Al-Qadam)
Top-level league:
Yemeni League
Arabic: الدوري اليمني(Ad-Dawrī Al-Yamanī)
AFC ranking: 40th
As of 2024–25 season:
See also
List of second division football clubs in AFC countries
List of top-division football clubs in CAF countries
List of top-division football clubs in CONCACAF countries
List of top-division football clubs in CONMEBOL countries
List of top-division football clubs in OFC countries
List of top-division football clubs in UEFA countries
List of top-division football clubs in non-FIFA countries
Notes
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- List of top-division football clubs in AFC countries
- List of top-division football clubs in CONMEBOL countries
- List of top-division football clubs in UEFA countries
- List of top-division football clubs in CAF countries
- List of top-division football clubs in CONCACAF countries
- List of top-division football clubs in OFC countries
- List of second division football clubs in AFC countries
- List of top-division football clubs in non-FIFA countries
- List of top-division futsal clubs in AFC countries
- List of top-division futsal clubs in CONMEBOL countries
