Asian Football Hall of Fame
Established30 November 2014
FounderAsian Football Confederation
Inductees10

The Asian Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame for Asian professional footballers maintained by Asian Football Confederation.[1][2] AFC officially created it for 60th anniversary of its foundation on 30 November 2014.[3][4][5][6]

Inductees

A total of 10 players were inaugural inductees in 2014.[2]

  • Inductees are listed according to the date of their induction and then sorted according to last name alphabetically.

Table headers

  • Nationality – The country/countries that the inductee played for are shown.
  • Professional Career – The years of the player's first and last appearance for a professional club/national team.
  • AFC Individual Achievements – Other individual achievements awarded by Asian Football Confederation.
Positions key
Key Position
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
Source:[2]
Year Inductee Nationality Position Gender Professional Career AFC Individual Achievements
2014 Homayoun Behzadi  Iran MF/FW Male 1958–1972 AFC Asian Cup top goalscorer: 1968
2014 Bhaichung Bhutia  India FW Male 1993–2013 [7]
2014 Ali Daei  Iran FW Male 1988–2007 AFC Asian Footballer of the Year: 1999
AFC Asian Cup all-time top goalscorer & 1996 AFC Asian Cup top goalscorer
2014 Myung-bo Hong  South Korea DF Male 1992–2004
2014 Sami Jaber  Saudi Arabia FW Male 1988–2008
2014 Harry Kewell  Australia MF/FW Male 1996–2014 Asia's bests: 2011
2014 Yasuhiko Okudera  Japan MF Male 1970–1988
2014 Homare Sawa  Japan MF Female 1991–2015 AFC Women's Footballer of the Year: 2004, 2009
2014 Soh Chin Aun  Malaysia DF Male 1968–1988
2014 Sun Wen  China FW Female 1989–2006 AFC Women's Footballer of the Year: 1999

Source:[8]

Inductees by Country

Rank Nation Inductees
Male Female Total
1  Iran202
 Japan112
2  Australia101
 China011
 India101
 Malaysia101
 Saudi Arabia101
 South Korea101

Ceremony

Source:[3]
# Date Location Inductees
1st 30 November 2014 Philippines Manila 10

References

  1. "Asian Football Confederation announces Hall of Fame inductees". Boxscorenews. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Johnston, Patrick (21 November 2014). Peter Rutherford (ed.). "Kewell, Hong, Daei among AFC's first Hall of Fame inductees". Reuters. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 Chandra, Shikharr (22 October 2014). "Bhaichung Bhutia inducted in AFC's hall of fame". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  4. "BHAICHUNG RECEIVES AFC 'HALL OF FAME AWARD'". Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  5. "Bhaichung Bhutia inducted in Asian Football Confederation's Hall of Fame". Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  6. "Asian Football Hall of Fame inductees". Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  7. "Bhaichung Bhutia inducted in AFC's hall of fame". Goal.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  8. "Asian Football Confederation announces Hall of Fame inductees". Boxscore World Sportswire. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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