AFC training compensation costs (2026)

AFC training costs as of 2026

Training costs and categorisation of clubs as of 2026 (FIFA). Source: FIFA TMS support.

AFC has no Category I clubs — that combination is rejected rather than defaulted.

Member Associations

Categories available per FIFA Tables 1–6 as of 2026.

• Afghanistan (AF) — categories 4
• Australia (AU) — categories 2, 3, 4
• Bahrain (BH) — categories 4
• Bangladesh (BD) — categories 4
• Bhutan (BT) — categories 4
• Brunei Darussalam (BN) — categories 4
• Cambodia (KH) — categories 4
• China PR (CN) — categories 2, 3
• Chinese Taipei (TW) — categories 4
• Guam (GU) — categories 4
• Hong Kong, China (HK) — categories 4
• India (IN) — categories 4
• Indonesia (ID) — categories 4
• IR Iran (IR) — categories 2, 3, 4
• Iraq (IQ) — categories 2, 3
• Japan (JP) — categories 2, 3, 4
• Jordan (JO) — categories 4
• Korea DPR (KP) — categories 4
• Korea Republic (KR) — categories 2, 3, 4
• Kuwait (KW) — categories 2, 3
• Kyrgyz Republic (KG) — categories 4
• Laos (LA) — categories 4
• Lebanon (LB) — categories 2, 3
• Macau (MO) — categories 4
• Malaysia (MY) — categories 2, 3
• Maldives (MV) — categories 4
• Mongolia (MN) — categories 4
• Myanmar (MM) — categories 4
• Nepal (NP) — categories 4
• Oman (OM) — categories 4
• Pakistan (PK) — categories 4
• Palestine (PS) — categories 4
• Philippines (PH) — categories 4
• Qatar (QA) — categories 2, 3
• Saudi Arabia (SA) — categories 2, 3
• Singapore (SG) — categories 2, 3
• Sri Lanka (LK) — categories 4
• Syria (SY) — categories 4
• Tajikistan (TJ) — categories 4
• Thailand (TH) — categories 4
• Timor-Leste (TL) — categories 4
• Turkmenistan (TM) — categories 4
• United Arab Emirates (AE) — categories 2, 3
• Uzbekistan (UZ) — categories 4
• Vietnam (VN) — categories 4
• Yemen (YE) — categories 4

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