A collection of various new and modified international tournaments for Asian (AFC) nations
- AFC Nations League : The nation league for all Asian nations that will be held every 4 years starting from 2022. There will be 4 divisions with 12 teams in each division except for the 4th division (10 teams). The league is a single table league with all teams play each other once during the international fixtures windows and there are promotions and relegations between the divisions
- AFF Suzuki Cup : Regional international tournament contested between the 11 Southeast Asian nations. Tournament structure was modified to include all teams in 3 groups in the group stage. Held every 2 years (even) at the end of the year.
- EAFF Championship : Regional international tournament contested between the 9 East Asian nations. Tournament structure was modified to include all teams in 3 groups of 3 in the group stage. Held every 2 years (odd) at the end of the year.
- WAFF Championship : Regional international tournament contested between the 12 West Asian nations. Tournament structure was modified to include all teams in 3 groups of 4 in the group stage. Held every 2 years (odd) at the end of the year.
- SAFF Championship : Regional international tournament contested between the 7 South Asian nations. Tournament structure is 2 groups of 3 and 4 teams respectively in the group stage. Held every 2 years (odd) at the end of the year.
- CAFA Championship : Regional international tournament contested between the 6 Central Asian nations. Tournament structure is 2 groups of 3 in the group stage. Held every 2 years (even) at the end of the year.
- AFC Elite Cup : Winners of AFC Asian Cup and all 5 previous regional tournaments qualify for this competition. Held every four years in January, one year before the AFC Asian Cup.
- Pestabola Merdeka : Asia’s oldest football tournament held in honour of the Independence Day of Malaysia. Eight random under-22 international teams from every continent around the world participate in the competition every year held in August in Malaysia.
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- I’ve decided to move Australia back to Oceania, so they will not take part in any of these competitions