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FIFA ASEAN Cup

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FIFA ASEAN Cup
Organiser(s)FIFA
Founded2026; 0 years ago (2026)
RegionSoutheast Asia
TeamsPremier Division: 8
Challenge Division: 6
2026 FIFA ASEAN Cup

The FIFA ASEAN Cup is an upcoming international football competition sanctioned by FIFA for the men's national football teams of Southeast Asia.

Background

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced the launch of the FIFA ASEAN Cup on 26 October 2025, following the signing of a memorandum of agreement at the 47th ASEAN Summit.[1][2][3] The ceremony in Kuala Lumpur was witnessed by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Unilaterally initiated by FIFA, the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) prior to the announcement was unaware of a plan for a second Southeast Asian men's tournament.[4]

The AFF has organised the ASEAN Championship since 1996, and is regarded as the premier tournament of the men's national football teams of Southeast Asia. However, they are usually held outside the official FIFA international window, and thus clubs are not obliged to release their players for the ASEAN Championship.[5] The FIFA ASEAN Cup plan follows the FIFA Arab Cup, a FIFA-sanctioned regional tournament for teams in West Asia and North Africa.[4]

Format

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In each division, the winner of each group will qualify for the final to determine the champions. Extra Matches may be played between teams placed second in each group, third in each group, and fourth in each group (for Premier Division). If FIFA deems it necessary to determine rankings in each division. [6]

Results

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Premier Division

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Year Host Final Third place playoff Number of teams
Winners Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
2026 Indonesia 8

Challenge Division

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Year Host Final Third place playoff Number of teams
Winners Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
2026 Hong Kong 6

Hosts

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Year Division Hosts No. of groups No. of teams
2026 Premier Indonesia 2 8
Challenge Hong Kong 6

Team results by tournament

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Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  •     — Hosts
  • Q – Qualified / entrant team
  • × – Withdrew after the draw
  •  –  – Did not enter

Premier Division

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Team 2026 Years
AFF
 IndonesiaQ 1
 MalaysiaQ 1
 PhilippinesQ 1
 SingaporeQ 1
 ThailandQ 1
 VietnamQ 1
Invited teams
 BangladeshSAFFQ 1
 IndiaSAFF× 0
 PakistanSAFFQ 1

Challenge Division

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Team 2026 Years
AFF
 BruneiQ 1
 CambodiaQ 1
 LaosQ 1
 MyanmarQ 1
 Timor-LesteQ 1
Invited teams
 Hong KongEAFFQ 1

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Fifa announces new Asean Cup tournament for South-east Asian nations". The Straits Times. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "FIFA ASEAN Cup announced as new Memorandum of Understanding is signed in Kuala Lumpur". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Fifa announces new Asean tournament, but provides no details". Twentytwo13. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025 – via Yahoo News.[dead link]
  4. 1 2 Duerden, John (16 November 2025). "FIFA's power play in Southeast Asia". Nikkei Asia. Archived from the original on 18 November 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)(subscription required)
  5. ↑ "Fifa Asean Cup in September and October could disrupt Lions' plans". The Straits Times. 20 March 2026. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "Regulations for the FIFA ASEAN Cup™" (PDF). FIFA. pp. 20–21.
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