IFAF Asia
| Membership | 14 (October 2025) |
|---|---|
Director | Daryll Nathaniel |
| Website | www |
IFAF Asia is the governing body of American football in Asia. It is a member of the International Federation of American Football. IFAF Asia replaced the Asian Federation of American Football (AFAF) in 2012.[1][2] The oldest of IFAF Asia federations is the Japan American Football Association (JAFA), which was founded in 1934.
Competitions
- IFAF World Championship, every four years
- IFAF Flag Football World Championship, every two years
- IFAF Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championships, every two years
- Asian beach Flag Football championships (Men), every two years
- Beach flag football at the 2014 Asian Beach Games
Members
(as of October 2025)
- Hong Kong, founded in 2009
- India, founded in 2007
- Indonesia
- Japan, founded in 2005
- Jordan, founded in 2023
- Kazakhstan, founded in 2020
- Mongolia, founded in 2009
- South Korea, founded in 1946
- Kuwait, founded in 2011
- Malaysia, founded in 2017
- Philippines,[3] founded in 2009
- Singapore, founded in 2007
- Thailand (Thailand American Football Association)
- Vietnam
Inactive members
- Bangladesh
- Cambodia
- China
- Chinese Taipei
- Laos
- Guam
- Kyrgyzstan
- Kuwait
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Sri Lanka
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
References
- ^ "IFAF Congress ratifies new structure". usafootball.com. 7 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Kelly, Roger (18 August 2014). "Structural changes on the horizon for American Football in Europe". AmericanFootballInternational.com. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "ATFAP gears up for Asian Continental tilt". The Philippine Star.