Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Monday, May 8 marks 63 years since the founding of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in Manila. With more than six decades having passed since that momentous occasion, the-AFC.com journeys back in time to highlight some of the key moments in an illustrious history that has seen it expand from 13 founding members to today’s figure of 47.
And so it began
Formed on May 8, 1954, the Asian Football Confederation’s 13 founding members included Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Indonesia, Japan, Korea Republic, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore and South Vietnam.
Two years later the maiden edition of the AFC Asian Cup was held in Hong Kong with four of the founding members qualifying for the finals. And it was to be the Koreans – after following up an opening-day draw with the hosts by claiming back-to-back wins over Israel and South Vietnam – who were crowned inaugural Asian champions.
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