# Sub-continental football championships in Asia

There are five association football sub-continental championships for national team from each sub-continental federation contested every two, three or four years. The governing bodies of five sub-continental confederations are all members of AFC and ultimately part of FIFA, the international association of football governing body.

## Men's national team championships

| Region | Sub-Confederation | Championship | Founded | Teams | Most titles |
| East Asia | EAFF | EAFF Championship | 2003 | 10 | South Korea (5) |
| Southeast Asia | AFF | ASEAN Championship | 1996 | 12 | Thailand (7) |
| Central Asia | CAFA | CAFA Nations Cup | 2023 | 6 | Iran (1) |
| South Asia | SAFF | SAFF Championship | 1993 | 7 | India (9) |
| West Asia | WAFF | WAFF Championship | 2000 | 12 | Iran (4) |
List of sub-continental champions :
| Year | SAFF | AFF | EAFF | WAFF | CAFA |
| 1993 | India | | | | |
| 1994 | | | | | |
| 1995 | Sri Lanka | | | | |
| 1996 | | Thailand | | | |
| 1997 | India | | | | |
| 1998 | | Singapore | | | |
| 1999 | India | | | | |
| 2000 | | Thailand | | Iran | |
| 2001 | | | | | |
| 2002 | | Thailand | | Iraq | |
| 2003 | Bangladesh | | South Korea | | |
| 2004 | | Singapore | | Iran | |
| 2005 | India | | China | | |
| 2006 | | | | | |
| 2007 | | Singapore | | Iran | |
| 2008 | Maldives | Vietnam | South Korea | Iran | |
| 2009 | India | | | | |
| 2010 | | Malaysia | China | Kuwait | |
| 2011 | India | | | | |
| 2012 | | Singapore | | Syria | |
| 2013 | Afghanistan | | Japan | | |
| 2014 | | Thailand | | Qatar | |
| 2015 | India | | South Korea | | |
| 2016 | | Thailand | | | |
| 2017 | | | South Korea | | |
| 2018 | Maldives | Vietnam | | | |
| 2019 | | | South Korea | Bahrain | |
| 2020 | | Thailand | | | |
| 2021 | India | | | | |
| 2022 | | Thailand | Japan | | |
| 2023 | India | | | | Iran |
| 2024 | | Vietnam | | | |
| 2025 | TBD | | TBD | TBD | TBD |

## Men's club championships

| Region | Sub-Confederation | Championship | Founded | Teams | Most titles |
| East Asia | EAFF | Marianas Club Championship | 2023 | 2 | Eleven Tiger (1) |
| Southeast Asia | AFF | ASEAN Club Championship | 2003 | 12 | East Bengal (1) Tampines Rovers (1) |
| Southeast Asia | AFF | Mekong Club Championship | 2014 | 4 | Buriam United (2) |
| South Asia | SAFF | SAFF Club Championship | 2025–26 | 8 | – |
| West Asia | WAFF | WAFF Club Championship | proposed | – | – |

## Women's national team championships

| Continent | Confederation | Championship | Founded | Teams | Most titles |
| East Asia | EAFF | EAFF Women's Championship | 2005 | 10 | Japan (4) |
| South East Asia | AFF | AFF Women's Championship | 2004 | 11 | Thailand (4) |
| South Asia | SAFF | SAFF Women's Championship | 2010 | 7 | India (5) |
| West Asia | WAFF | WAFF Women's Championship | 2005 | 10 | Jordan (6) |
| Central Asia | CAFA | CAFA Women's Championship | 2018 | 6 | Uzbekistan (2) |
List of sub-continental champions :
| Year | AFF | EAFF | WAFF | SAFF | CAFA |
| 2004 | Myanmar | | | | |
| 2005 | | South Korea | Jordan | | |
| 2006 | Vietnam | | | | |
| 2007 | Myanmar | | Jordan | | |
| 2008 | Australia | Japan | | | |
| 2009 | | | | | |
| 2010 | | Japan | United Arab Emirates | India | |
| 2011 | Thailand | | United Arab Emirates | | |
| 2012 | Vietnam | | | India | |
| 2013 | Japan | North Korea | | | |
| 2014 | | | Jordan | India | |
| 2015 | Thailand | North Korea | | | |
| 2016 | Thailand | | | India | |
| 2017 | | North Korea | | | |
| 2018 | Thailand | | | | Uzbekistan |
| 2019 | Vietnam | Japan | Jordan | India | |
| 2020 | | | | | |
| 2021 | | | | | |
| 2022 | Philippines | Japan | Jordan | Bangladesh | Uzbekistan |
| 2023 | | | | | |
| 2024 | | | Jordan | Bangladesh | |
| 2025 | TBD | TBD | | | |

## Women's club championships

| Region | Sub-Confederation | Championship | Founded | Teams | Most titles |
| West Asia | WAFF | WAFF Women's Clubs Championship | 2019 | 4 | Shabab Al-Ordon (1) Safa (1) |