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2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup

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2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Kejuaraan Futsal AFC 2026
Tournament details
Host country Indonesia
Dates14–31 May
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
2024
2028 →

The 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup will be 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 will host the tournament for the second time after first hosting the tournament back in 2002.

Iran are the defending champions, having won its record 13th title in 2024.

Host selection

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India and Indonesia expressed interest to host the tournament.[1] Later, Indonesia was selected as hosts by the AFC Futsal Committee on 8 November 2024.[2]

Venues

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The tournament will be held at two venues in Jakarta.

Jakarta
Indonesia Arena Istora Gelora Bung Karno
Capacity: 16,500 Capacity: 7,166

Teams

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The qualifiers will be played in between 16 and 24 September 2025 and a draw will be held on 26 June.

Qualified teams

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Team Method of qualification Date of qualification Finals appearances Last appearance Previous best performance
 Indonesia Hosts 8 November 2024 17th 2022 Quarter-finals (2022)

References

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  1. ^ "India to bid for next year's FIFA Congress and Futsal Asian Cup". The Economic Times - The Times of India. 14 April 2023.
  2. ^ AFC (8 November 2024). "Indonesia to host AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2026". Retrieved 25 December 2024.
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