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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) was established in:
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Answer: Option A — 1954
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) was founded on 8 May 1954 in Manila, the Philippines, during the second Asian Games. It is the governing body for football in Asia and one of FIFA's six continental confederations.
Key facts about the AFC:
- India was one of the founding members.
- Its headquarters is in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- It has 47 member associations, including Australia, which moved from the Oceania Football Confederation to the AFC in 2006.
- Its president is Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain (since 2013).
Competitions organised by the AFC:
AFC Asian Cup: the main national team competition, first held in 1956 in Hong Kong. Japan has won it the most times (four). India reached the final in 1964, finishing as runners-up to Israel.
AFC Champions League (now AFC Champions League Elite): the top club competition.
AFC Women's Asian Cup: first held in 1975.
AFC also runs age-group tournaments and qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup in Asia.
FIFA's six confederations:
- AFC (Asia), founded 1954.
- UEFA (Europe), founded 1954.
- CAF (Africa), founded 1957.
- CONMEBOL (South America), founded 1916, the oldest.
- CONCACAF (North and Central America and the Caribbean), founded 1961.
- OFC (Oceania), founded 1966.
Indian football and the AFC:
- The All India Football Federation (AIFF), founded in 1937, joined FIFA in 1948.
- India qualified for the AFC Asian Cup in 1964, 1984, 2011, 2019 and 2023.
Why not the other options?
- ✗1937 is when the All India Football Federation was formed.
- ✗1948 is when the AIFF joined FIFA.
- ✗1962 is when India won its second Asian Games football gold.
Quick tip
Remember: AFC = founded 1954 in Manila, headquarters Kuala Lumpur; India a founding member; India runner-up at the 1964 Asian Cup; CONMEBOL (1916) = oldest confederation.
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