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2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Piala Asia Futsal AFC 2026
Tournament details
Host countryIndonesia
Dates27 January – 7 February[1]
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (14th title)
Runners-up Indonesia
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored166 (5.35 per match)
Top scorer(s)Thailand Muhammad Osamanmusa
Japan Kazuya Shimizu
Iran Hossein Tayebi
(6 goals each)
Best playerIran Saeid Ahmadabbasi
Best goalkeeperIndonesia Ahmad Habiebie
Fair play award Iraq
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The 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup was the 18th edition of the AFC Futsal Asian Cup, the biennial international futsal championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's national teams of Asia. Indonesia hosted the tournament for the second time after first hosting the tournament back in 2002.

Iran were the defending champions, having won its record 13th title in 2024. They successfully retained the title.

Host selection

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Initially, Pakistan and Indonesia expressed interest to host the tournament.[2] Later, Indonesia was selected as hosts by the AFC Futsal Committee on 8 November 2024.[3]

Teams

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Main article: 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification

The draw for the qualifiers was held on 26 June 2025.[4] The host Indonesia qualified directly for the final tournament, while the other teams competed in the qualifying stage for the remaining 15 spots. The qualifiers were played between 20 September and 22 October 2025.

Qualified teams

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Team Qualification method Date of qualification Appearance(s) Previous best performance[a]
Total First Last
 Indonesia Hosts 8 October 2024
11th
2002
2022
 Quarter-finals (2022)
 Australia Group A winners 24 September 2025
9th
2006
2024
 Fourth place (2012)
 Thailand Group B winners
18th
1999
 Runners-up (2008, 2012, 2024)
 Japan Group C winners
18th
 Champions (2006, 2012, 2014, 2022)
 Iraq Group D winners 22 October 2025
14th
2001
 Fourth place (2018)
 Vietnam Group E winners 24 September 2025
8th
2005
 Fourth place (2016)
 Kyrgyzstan Group F winners
17th
1999
 Fourth place (2005, 2006, 2007)
 Iran Group G winners
18th
 Champions (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2024)
 Afghanistan Group H winners
2nd
2024
 Quarter-finals (2024)
 Kuwait Best runners-up 22 October 2025
14th
2001
2024
 Fourth place (2003, 2014)
 South Korea 2nd best runners-up
15th
1999
 Runners-up (1999)
 Uzbekistan 3rd best runners-up
18th
 Runners-up (2001, 2006, 2010, 2016)
 Tajikistan 4th best runners-up
13th
2001
 Fourth place (2024)
 Saudi Arabia 5th best runners-up
4th
2016
 Group stage (2016, 2022, 2024)
 Lebanon 6th best runners-up
13th
2003
2022
 Quarter-finals (2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018)
 Malaysia 7th best runners-up
13th
1999
2018
 Group stage (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2018)

Draw

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The draw took place in Jakarta on 5 November 2025 at 14:00 local time (UTC+7).[5]

The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. This is the first time seeding based on FIFA Futsal World Ranking instead of teams' performance at the qualification and the final of the previous edition. The host Indonesia were automatically placed in the first seed of Group A.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Indonesia (23) (hosts)
 Iran (5)
 Thailand (11)
 Japan (13) 		 Uzbekistan (19)
 Vietnam (26)
 Afghanistan (33)
 Iraq (41) 		 Kuwait (43)
 Tajikistan (46)
 Saudi Arabia (48)
 Kyrgyzstan (49) 		 Australia (53)
 Lebanon (54)
 South Korea (73)
 Malaysia (81)

Venues

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The tournament will be held at two venues in Jakarta.

The capacity of the venues listed below are the maximum capacity, as the seating of the Indonesia Arena for this tournament were reduced due to three of four telescopic seating being closed.

Jakarta
2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup is located in Indonesia
Jakarta
Jakarta
2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup (Indonesia)
Indonesia Arena Jakarta International Velodrome
Capacity: 16,500 Capacity: 8,500

Referees

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The AFC selected 10 referee pairs to officiate the tournament.

Pair
Australia Andrew Best
Japan Oya Tsubasa
Bahrain Abdulrahman Al-Doseri
Turkmenistan Timur Ramazanow
China Liu Jianqiao
Hong Kong Leung Chung Yin
Indonesia Wahyu Wicaksono
Iraq Hawkar Ahmed
Iran Ebrahim Mehrabi
Saudi Arabia Yahya Al-Athwani
Pair
Kuwait Abdulaziz Al-Sarraf
Lebanon Elias Al-Hakim
Malaysia Helday Idan
Chinese Taipei Lee Po-fu
Oman Majid Al Hatmi
United Arab Emirates Fahad Al-Hosani
Tajikistan Sukhrob Sattorov
Uzbekistan Anatoliy Rubakov
Thailand Grairod Pornnarong
Vietnam Trương Quốc Dũng

Squads

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Main article: 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup squads

Each team was required to registered a squad with a minimum of 14 players and a maximum of 25 players, at least two of whom had to be goalkeepers (Regulations Article 23).

Group stage

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All times were local, WIB (UTC+7).[6]

Tiebreakers

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Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 7.3):

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams were tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Indonesia (H) 3 2 1 0 11 4 +7 7 Advance to the knockout stage
2  Iraq 3 2 1 0 8 5 +3 7
3  Kyrgyzstan 3 1 0 2 8 11 −3 3
4  South Korea 3 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Iraq 4–2 Kyrgyzstan
 Report
Referee: Lee Po-fu (Chinese Taipei),
Helday Idang (Malaysia)
Indonesia 5–0 South Korea
 Report
Attendance: 6,360
Referee: Andrew Best (Australia),
Oya Tsubasa (Japan)
South Korea 2–3 Iraq
 Report
Referee: Majid Al-Hatmi (Oman),
Fahad Al-Hosani (United Arab Emirates)
Kyrgyzstan 3–5 Indonesia
 Report
Attendance: 6,501
Referee: Sukhrob Sattorov (Tajikistan),
Anatoliy Rubakov (Uzbekistan)
Indonesia 1–1 Iraq
 Report
Attendance: 10,076
Referee: Yahya Al-Athwani (Saudi Arabia),
Ebrahim Mehrabiafshar (Iran)
Kyrgyzstan 3–2 South Korea
 Report
Referee: Leung Chung Yin (Hong Kong),
Liu Jianqiao (China)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advance to the knockout stage
2  Vietnam 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3  Kuwait 3 1 0 2 12 13 −1 3
4  Lebanon 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Thailand 2–0 Lebanon
 Report
Referee: Anatoliy Rubakov (Uzbekistan),
Sattorov Sukhrob (Tajikistan)
Vietnam 5–4 Kuwait
 Report
Referee: Liu Jianqiao (China),
Leung Chung Yin (Hong Kong)
Lebanon 0–2 Vietnam
Report
Referee: Helday Idang (Malaysia),
Lee Po-Fu (Chinese Taipei)
Kuwait 1–6 Thailand
 Report
Referee: Oya Tsubasa (Japan),
Andrew Best (Australia)
Thailand 1–0 Vietnam
 Report
Referee: Fahad Al-Hosani (United Arab Emirates),
Majid Al-Hatmi (Oman)
Kuwait 7–2 Lebanon
 Report
Referee: Sukhrob Sattorov (Tajikistan),
Anatoliy Rubakov (Uzbekistan)

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 11 3 +8 9 Advance to the knockout stage
2  Uzbekistan 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3  Tajikistan 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3 2
4  Australia 3 0 1 2 5 11 −6 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Japan 6–2 Australia
 Report
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Doseri (Bahrain),
Timur Ramazanov (Turkmenistan)
Uzbekistan 0–0 Tajikistan
Report
Referee: Ebrahim Mehrabiafshar (Iran),
Yahya Al-Athwani (Saudi Arabia)
Australia 2–4 Uzbekistan
 Report
Referee: Elias Al-Hakim (Lebanon),
Abdulaziz Al-Sarraf (Kuwait)
Tajikistan 0–3 Japan
Report
Referee: Wahyu Wicaksono (Indonesia),
Hawkar Ahmed (Iraq)
Japan 2–1 Uzbekistan
 Report
Referee: Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam),
Pornnarong Grairod (Thailand)
Tajikistan 1–1 Australia
 Report
Referee: Wahyu Wicaksono (Indonesia),
Abdulrahman Al-Doseri (Bahrain)

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 0 11 3 +8 9 Advance to the knockout stage
2  Afghanistan 3 2 0 1 12 5 +7 6
3  Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
4  Malaysia 3 0 0 3 2 17 −15 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Afghanistan 3–0 Saudi Arabia
 Report
Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Sarraf (Kuwait),
Elias Al-Hakim (Lebanon)
Iran 4–1 Malaysia
 Report
Referee: Hawkar Ahmed (Iraq),
Wahyu Wicaksono (Indonesia)
Saudi Arabia 0–2 Iran
Report
Referee: Pornnarong Grairod (Thailand),
Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)
Malaysia 0–7 Afghanistan
Report
Referee: Timur Ramazanov (Turkmenistan),
Abdulrahman Al-Doseri (Bahrain)
Iran 5–2 Afghanistan
 Report
Referee: Fahad Al-Hosani (United Arab Emirates),
Liu Jianqiao (China)
Saudi Arabia 6–1 Malaysia
 Report
Referee: Lee Po-fu (Chinese Taipei),
Leung Chung Yin (Hong Kong)

Knockout stage

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In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 15.1).

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 February – Indonesia Arena
 
 
 Indonesia3
 
5 February – Indonesia Arena
 
 Vietnam2
 
 Indonesia (a.e.t.)5
 
3 February – Jakarta Velodrome
 
 Japan3
 
 Japan6
 
7 February – Indonesia Arena
 
 Afghanistan0
 
 Indonesia5 (4)
 
3 February – Indonesia Arena
 
 Iran (p)5 (5)
 
 Thailand2
 
5 February – Indonesia Arena
 
 Iraq4
 
 Iraq2
 
3 February – Jakarta Velodrome
 
 Iran4
 
 Iran7
 
 
 Uzbekistan4
 

Quarter-finals

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Iran 7–4 Uzbekistan
 Report
Referee: Wahyu Wicaksono (Indonesia),
Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)
Thailand 2–4 Iraq
 Report
Referee: Sukhrob Sattorov (Tajikistan),
Abdulrahman Al-Doseri (Bahrain)
Japan 6–0 Afghanistan
 Report
Referee: Ebrahim Mehrabiafshar (Iran), Timur Ramazanov (Turkmenistan)
Indonesia 3–2 Vietnam
 Report
Attendance: 8,411
Referee: Hawkar Ahmed (Iraq),
Pornnarong Grairod (Thailand)

Semi-finals

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Iraq 2–4 Iran
 Report
Referee: Liu Jianqiao (China),
Andrew Best (Australia)
Indonesia 5–3 (a.e.t.) Japan
 Report
Attendance: 10,389
Referee: Fahad Al-Hosani (United Arab Emirates),
Anatoliy Rubakov (Uzbekistan)

Final

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This was the first time ever that Indonesia and Iran met together in final. For Indonesia, this was their first appearance in an AFC final at any level since the U-20 team did in 1970 Youth tournament. This was also the first time Iran conceded 5 goals in the final match.

Indonesia 5–5 (a.e.t.) Iran
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 10.733
Referee: Liu Jianqiao (China),
Sukhrob Sattorov (Tajikistan)

Awards

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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Top scorer Best player Best goalkeeper Fair-play award
Thailand Muhammad Osamanmusa[7] Iran Saeid Ahmadabbasi[8] Indonesia Ahmad Habiebie[9]  Iraq

In situations where several players are tied in the number of goals, they use other criteria such as assists or average minutes per goal.

Goalscorers

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There were 166 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 5.35 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

  • Indonesia Israr Megantara

4 goals

3 goals

  • Indonesia Mochammad Iqbal Rahmattulah
  • Indonesia Samuel Eko Tampubolon
  • Iran Mohammadhossein Derakhshani
  • Iran Mahdi Karimi
  • Iran Saeid Ahmadabbasi
  • Iraq Salim Faisal
  • Saudi Arabia Eihab Mohamed
  • Kyrgyzstan Shokhrukh Makhmadaminov

2 goals

  • Afghanistan Omid Qanbari
  • Afghanistan Mohammad Javad Safari
  • Australia Jyden Harb
  • Indonesia Ardiansyah Nur
  • Indonesia Firman Adriansyah
  • Indonesia Rio Pangestu
  • Iran Hossein Sabzi
  • Iran Salar Aghapour
  • Iraq Mustafa Ihsan
  • Iraq Haedr Majed
  • Japan Kaito Yamada
  • Japan Takehiro Motoishi
  • Japan Shunta Uchida
  • Kuwait Abduellteif Al-Abasi
  • Kuwait Abdullah Al-Enezi
  • Kuwait Abdulaziz Al-Sarraj
  • Kuwait Abd Al-Aziz Borashed
  • South Korea Eom Ji-yong
  • Kyrgyzstan Daniiar Talaibekov
  • Malaysia Awalluddin Nawi
  • Uzbekistan Muzaffar Akhadjonov
  • Uzbekistan Ikhtiyor Ropiev
  • Vietnam Nguyễn Đa Hải
  • Vietnam Nguyễn Mạnh Dũng

1 goal

  • Afghanistan Sayed Mojtaba Husseini
  • Afghanistan Farzad Mahmoodi
  • Afghanistan Mohammad Moradi
  • Afghanistan Seyed Hossein Mousavi
  • Australia Ethan De Melo
  • Australia Jordan Guerreiro
  • Indonesia Brian Ick
  • Indonesia Dewa Rizki
  • Iran Masoud Shavardazi
  • Iran Amirhossein Gholami
  • Iran Bagher Mohammadi
  • Iran Moslem Oladghobad
  • Iraq Mohanad Abdulhadi
  • Iraq Tareq Zeyad
  • Iraq Ibrahim Ahmed
  • Japan Kokoro Harada
  • Japan Tomoki Yoshikawa
  • Japan Ryuji Izu
  • Japan Shunta Uchimura
  • Kuwait Mohammad Al-Ajmi
  • Kuwait Omar Al-Shatti
  • Kuwait Saleh Al-Fadhel
  • Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Aqeeli
  • Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Johani
  • Saudi Arabia Fahad Rudayni
  • Kyrgyzstan Maksat Alimov
  • Kyrgyzstan Donierbek Amanbaev
  • Kyrgyzstan Kairat Kubanychov
  • Lebanon Hadi Cheaito
  • Lebanon Abed Al Rahman Souss
  • South Korea Eom Si-jun
  • South Korea Kim Gun-woo
  • Thailand Itticha Praphaphan
  • Thailand Krit Aransanyalak
  • Thailand Sarawut Phalaphruek
  • Thailand Worasak Srirangpirot
  • Thailand Chaowala Sriarwut
  • Tajikistan Idris Yorov
  • Uzbekistan Elbek Tulkinov
  • Uzbekistan Ilkhomjon Khamroev
  • Uzbekistan Anaskhon Rakhmatov
  • Uzbekistan Sunatulla Juraev
  • Uzbekistan Shakhram Fakhriddinov
  • Vietnam Châu Đoàn Phát
  • Vietnam Đinh Công Viên
  • Vietnam Nguyễn Thịnh Phát
  • Vietnam Từ Minh Quang
  • Vietnam Vũ Ngọc Ánh

1 own goal

  • Thailand Narongsak Wingwon (against Kuwait)
  • Uzbekistan Muzaffar Akhadjonov (against Australia)
  • Japan Takehiro Motoishi (against Indonesia)

Notes

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  1. ^ Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.

References

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  1. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar (Jul 2025 - Jun 2026)" (PDF). 14 January 2026.
  2. ^ "India to bid for next year's FIFA Congress and Futsal Asian Cup". The Times of India. 14 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Indonesia to host AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2026". AFC. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  4. ^ "#ACFutsal draw to unveil Indonesia 2026 Qualifiers journey". the-AFC. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  6. ^ "AFC Futsal Asian Cup Indonesia 2026 Match Schedule" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  7. ^ https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_futsal_asian_cup.html/news/thailand%E2%80%99s-osamanmusa-scoops-top-goalscorer-award
  8. ^ https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_futsal_asian_cup.html/news/ir-iran%E2%80%99s-abbasi-named-most-valuable-player
  9. ^ https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_futsal_asian_cup.html/news/indonesia%E2%80%99s-ahmad-named-best-goalkeeper-1
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