According to the official website of the Federation of Southeast Asian Football (ASEAN Football), the new football competition called the FIFA ASEAN Cup could officially start during FIFA's Day 2027, which a part of the World Football Federation (FIFA).
The optimism of the emergence of the new event came during the participation of FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the ASEAN Football Federation Congress on November 22 and 23, 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand.
They have expected that Infantino's presence at the congress will boost the plan for the FIFA ASEAN Cup to be successful.
It should be reminded that, the event plan for the FIFA ASEAN Cup was unveiled on October 26 after the signing of a memorandum of understanding between ASEAN and FIFA in Kuala Lumpur in order to promote and raise the standards of football in the ASEAN region.
Please confirm that, the event of the ASEAN Football Championship (AFF Cup), which is held every two years and features the participation of all 11 ASEAN member countries, is not part of the FIFA system.
