Asia
Affiliated to AFC
- WAFF - West Asian Football Federation - 13 members - founded in 2000, represents nations at the western extremity of the continent. The WAFF has six members, but the AFC groups those non members into a single geographical region. The main turnment is West Asian Football Federation Championship.
- EAFF - East Asian Football Federation - 9 members + 1 provisional - founded in 2002 represents nations generally agreed to constitute the "far east". The main tournament is the East Asian Cup.
- CESAFA - Central and South Asian Football Federation - 13 members - represents nations in central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. And is sub-divided in two federations: SAFF and CAFF.
- SAFF - South Asian Football Federation - 8 members - founded in 1997, represents nations from South Asia, is affiliated to CESAFA. The main tournament is the SAFF Championship.
- CAFF - Central Asian Football Federation - 5 members - represents nations from Central Asia, is affiliated to CESAFA.
- AFF - ASEAN Football Federation - 12 members - founded in 1984 represents nations from Southeast Asia. The main tournament is the AFF Football Championship.
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