The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia, one of the six continental confederations of FIFA. It was founded in Manila during the Asian Games, with a small number of member associations, and now has dozens of members across a vast area from Japan to the Middle East. Its headquarters are in Kuala Lumpur. The AFC organises the Asian Cup, first held in 1956, and the AFC Champions League for clubs, as well as qualifying competitions for the World Cup. Australia moved from the Oceania confederation to the AFC in 2006.
Before and after
- 4 March 1954Birth of François Fillon
- 7 April 1954Birth of Jackie Chan
- 1 May 1954Origins of Unification Church
- 6 May 1954Roger Bannister runs the first sub-four-minute mile
- 8 May 1954Founding of Asian Football Confederation
- from 15 May 1954 to 31 July 2012Founding of Latin Union
- 7 June 1954Death of Alan Turing
- 15 June 1954Founding of Union of European Football Associations
- 27 June 1954The first nuclear power plant supplies a grid
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