Asian Football Hall of Fame
| AFC Hall of Fame | |
|---|---|
| Established | 30 November 2014 |
| Founder | Asian Football Confederation |
| Inductees | 10 |
The Asian Football Hall of Fame, officially known as AFC 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]
Inductees
[edit]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.
| Year | Inductee[6] | Nationality | Position | Gender | Career[a] | AFC awards[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Homayoun Behzadi |  Iran
|
Midfielder Forward |
Man | 1958–1972 | Asian Cup top scorer: 1968 Asian All Stars: 1967 |
| 2014 | Bhaichung Bhutia |  India
|
Forward | Man | 1993–2013 | — |
| 2014 | Ali Daei | Iran
|
Forward | Man | 1988–2007 | Player of the Year: 1999 Asian Cup top scorer: 1996 Asian Cup All Stars: 1996 Asian All Stars: 1993, 1998, 1999 |
| 2014 | Myung-bo Hong |  South Korea
|
Defender | Man | 1992–2004 | Asian Cup All Stars: 2000 Asian All Stars: 1993, 1997, 2000 |
| 2014 | Sami Jaber |  Saudi Arabia
|
Forward | Man | 1988–2008 | — |
| 2014 | Harry Kewell |  Australia
|
Midfielder Forward |
Man | 1996–2014 | Asian Cup All Stars: 2007 |
| 2014 | Yasuhiko Okudera |  Japan
|
Midfielder | Man | 1970–1988 | — |
| 2014 | Homare Sawa | Japan
|
Midfielder | Woman | 1991–2015 | Women's Asian Cup MVP: 2008 Women's Player of the Year: 2004, 2009 |
| 2014 | Chin Ann Soh |  Malaysia
|
Defender | Man | 1968–1988 | Asian Cup All Stars: 1980 Asian All Stars: 1982 |
| 2014 | Wen Sun |  China
|
Forward | Woman | 1989–2006 | Women's Player of the Year: 1999 |
- ^ The years of the player's first and last appearance for a professional club or national team.
- ^ Other individual achievements awarded by Asian Football Confederation.
Statistics
[edit]Inductees by country
[edit]| Rank | Country | Inductees | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Total | ||
| 1 | Iran |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| Japan |
1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | Australia |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| China |
0 | 1 | 1 | |
| India |
1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Malaysia |
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Saudi Arabia |
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| South Korea |
1 | 0 | 1 | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Asian Football Confederation announces Hall of Fame inductees". Boxscorenews. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ a b Johnston, Patrick (21 November 2014). Peter Rutherford (ed.). "Kewell, Hong, Daei among AFC's first Hall of Fame inductees". Reuters. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ Chandra, Shikharr (22 October 2014). "Bhaichung Bhutia inducted in AFC's hall of fame". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "BHAICHUNG RECEIVES AFC 'HALL OF FAME AWARD'". Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Bhaichung Bhutia inducted in Asian Football Confederation's Hall of Fame". Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Asian Football Confederation announces Hall of Fame inductees". Boxscore World Sportswire. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
