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 all Asian countries except Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan and Turkey as members, but also includes the Oceanian countries of Australia and Guam.

The football associations of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan and Turkey are members of UEFA, the European football confederation (Israel and Kazakhstan were previously AFC members but had left). Hong Kong and Macau, the special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China, have their own football associations which are members of AFC. The Republic of China (called Chinese 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 systems. 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., the AFC Champions League, the AFC Cup, and the AFC President's Cup. Due to promotion 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 from New Zealand, whose national federation is a member of the Oceania 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, see List 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 accessed October 30, 2006.

ee also

*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