- List of top-division football clubs in AFC countries
This is a list of top-division association football clubs in AFC countries. The
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) includes allAsia n countries exceptArmenia ,Azerbaijan ,Cyprus , Georgia,Israel ,Kazakhstan andTurkey as members, but also includes theOceania n countries ofAustralia andGuam .The football associations of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan and Turkey are members of
UEFA , theEurope an football confederation (Israel and Kazakhstan were previously AFC members but had left).Hong Kong andMacau , the special administrative regions of thePeople's Republic of China , have their own football associations which are members of AFC. TheRepublic of China (calledChinese Taipei in the international sports community) and Palestine, both members of the IOC but not the UN, also have their own football associations which are members of AFC.Each of the AFC member countries have their own football
league system s. The clubs playing in each top-level league compete for the title as the country's club champions, and also for places in next season's AFC club competitions, i.e., theAFC Champions League , theAFC Cup , and theAFC President's Cup . Due topromotion and relegation , the clubs playing in the top-level league are different every season; however, some league systems (such as Australia) do not have promotion and relegation.The Australian
A-League includes a team fromNew Zealand , whose national federation is a member of theOceania Football Confederation The champions of the previous season in each country are listed in bold.
*For clubs playing at lower divisions, see the separate articles linked to in the relevant sections.
*For clubs belonging to any of the other five continental football confederations of the world, seeList of football (soccer) clubs .flagicon|Afghanistan
Afghanistan *Football association:
Afghanistan Football Federation
*Top-level league: Afghanistan National League"As of 2007 season:"
flagicon|Bangladesh
Bangladesh *Football association:
Bangladesh Football Federation
*Top-level league:Bangladesh Professional Football League "As of 2006–07 season:"
flagicon|Cambodia
Cambodia *Football association:
Cambodian Football Federation
*Top-level league:Cambodian League "As of 2006 season:"
flagicon|East Timor
East Timor (Timor-Leste)*Football association:
Federaçao Futebol Timor-Leste
*Top-level league:Super Liga "As of 2005-2006 season:"
flagicon|India
India *Football association:
All India Football Federation
*Top-level league:I-League "As of 2006–07 season:"
flagicon|Iraq
Iraq *Football association:
Iraq Football Association
*Top-level league:Dawri Al-Nokba "As of 2006–07 season:"
flagicon|North Korea
Korea DPR *Football association:
DPR Korea Football Association
*Top-level league:DPR Korea League "As of 2007 season:"
flagicon|Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan *Football association:
Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic
*Top-level league:Kyrgyzstan League "As of 2006 season:"
flagicon|Macau
Macau *Football association:
Macau Football Association
*Top-level league:Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol "As of 2006 season:"
flagicon|Mongolia
Mongolia *Football association:
Mongolian Football Federation
*Top-level league:Mongolia Premier League "As of 2006 season:"
flagicon|Oman
Oman *Football association:
Oman Football Association
*Top-level league:Omani League "As of 2006–07 season:"
;West Bank Premier League
flagicon|Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia *Football association:
Saudi Arabia Football Federation
*Top-level league:Saudi Premier League "As of 2006–07 season:"Segment B
flagicon|Thailand
Thailand *Football association:
Football Association of Thailand
*Top-level league:Thailand Premier League "As of 2008 season:"
flagicon|Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan *Football association:
Uzbekistan Football Federation
*Top-level league: Oliy League"As of 2006 season:"
References
* [http://www.the-afc.com/english/national/default.asp?section=national National Associations] , AFC. Last accessed
October 31 , 2006.
* [http://www.rsssf.com/results-aso.html The RSSSF Archive - Domestic Results (Asia and Oceania)] , Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Last accessedOctober 30 , 2006.ee also
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List of top-division football clubs in CAF countries
*List of top-division football clubs in CONCACAF countries
*List of top-division football clubs in CONMEBOL countries
*List of top-division football clubs in OFC countries
*List of top-division football clubs in UEFA countries
*List of top-division football clubs in non-FIFA countries
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