Asian Football Hall of Fame
| Asian Football Hall of Fame | |
|---|---|
| Established | 30 November 2014 |
| Founder | Asian Football Confederation |
| Inductees | 10 |
The Asian Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame for Asian professional footballers maintained by Asian Football Confederation.[1] AFC officially created it for 60th anniversary of its foundation on 30 November 2014.[2]
Inductees
A total of 10 players were inaugural inductees in 2014.[1]
- 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.
| Key | Position |
|---|---|
| GK | Goalkeeper |
| DF | Defender |
| MF | Midfielder |
| FW | Forward |
- Source:[1]
| Year | Inductee | Nationality | Position | Gender | Professional Career | AFC Individual Achievements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Behzadi, HomayounHomayoun Behzadi |  Iran |
MF/FW | Male | 1958–1972 | AFC Asian Cup top goalscorer: 1968 |
| 2014 | Bhutia, BaichungBaichung Bhutia |  India |
FW | Male | 1993–2013 | |
| 2014 | Daei, AliAli Daei | Iran |
FW | Male | 1988–2007 |
AFC Asian Footballer of the Year: 1999 |
| 2014 | Hong, Myung-boMyung-bo Hong |  South Korea |
DF | Male | 1992–2004 | |
| 2014 | Jaber, SamiSami Jaber |  Saudi Arabia |
FW | Male | 1988–2008 | |
| 2014 | Kewell, HarryHarry Kewell |  Australia |
MF/FW | Male | 1996–2014 | Asia's bests: 2011 |
| 2014 | Okudera, YasuhikoYasuhiko Okudera |  Japan |
MF | Male | 1970–1988 | |
| 2014 | Sawa, HomareHomare Sawa | Japan |
MF | Female | 1991– | AFC Women's Footballer of the Year: 2004, 2009 |
| 2014 | Chin Aun, SohSoh Chin Aun |  Malaysia |
DF | Male | 1968–1988 | |
| 2014 | Wen, SunSun Wen |  China |
FW | Female | 1989–2006 | AFC Women's Footballer of the Year: 1999 |
Inductees By Country
| Rank | Nation | Inductees | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | ||
| 1 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | 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 | |
Ceremonies
- Source:[2]
| # | Date | Location | Inductees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 30 November 2014 |  Manila |
10 |
References
- 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.
- 1 2 Chandra, Shikharr (22 October 2014). "Bhaichung Bhutia inducted in AFC's hall of fame". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
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