FIFA Ranking Table - Zone (Feb 1998)
This ranking table is men's fifa ranking only nations (AFC) as of 18 Feb 1998
Released:
| FIFA.rnk | Points | zon.rnk | Team | Dec | Nov | Oct | Sep | Aug | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 58pts | 1 | Japan | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | |
| 20 | 55pts | 2 | Korea Republic | 27 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 34 | |
| 32 | 52pts | 3 | Saudi Arabia | 33 | 34 | 37 | 38 | 35 | |
| 35 | 52pts | 4 | Australia | 35 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 32 | |
| 44 | 48pts | 5 | Kuwait | 44 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 51 | |
| 47 | 47pts | 6 | IR Iran | 46 | 50 | 49 | 53 | 60 | |
| 53 | 45pts | 7 | United Arab Emirates | 50 | 59 | 60 | 67 | 66 | |
| 56 | 44pts | 8 | Thailand | 54 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | |
| 57 | 44pts | 9 | China PR | 55 | 56 | 54 | 58 | 58 | |
| 70 | 39pts | 10 | Iraq | 68 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 78 | |
| 73 | 38pts | 11 | Qatar | 70 | 69 | 96 | 85 | 81 | |
| 85 | 36pts | 12 | Uzbekistan | 79 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 83 | |
| 87 | 36pts | 13 | Oman | 81 | 80 | 87 | 86 | 82 | |
| 89 | 34pts | 14 | Malaysia | 87 | 87 | 84 | 88 | 90 | |
| 91 | 33pts | 15 | Indonesia | 91 | 96 | 100 | 109 | 107 | |
| 97 | 31pts | 16 | Lebanon | 90 | 91 | 89 | 87 | 87 | |
| 98 | 31pts | 17 | Syria | 98 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 100 | |
| 103 | 28pts | 18 | Singapore | 103 | 105 | 107 | 112 | 111 | |
| 106 | 27pts | 19 | Vietnam | 104 | 107 | 119 | 120 | 114 | |
| 112 | 26pts | 20 | India | 112 | 112 | 109 | 119 | 118 | |
| 117 | 23pts | 21 | Myanmar | 114 | 113 | 117 | 126 | 120 | |
| 118 | 23pts | 22 | Tajikistan | 118 | 119 | 118 | 114 | 116 | |
| 122 | 21pts | 23 | Bahrain | 121 | 122 | 121 | 113 | 112 | |
| 123 | 21pts | 24 | Jordan | 124 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | |
| 130 | 19pts | 25 | Sri Lanka | 136 | 136 | 136 | 137 | 137 | |
| 132 | 18pts | 26 | Yemen | 128 | 128 | 129 | 129 | 130 | |
| 133 | 18pts | 27 | Hong Kong | 129 | 129 | 130 | 130 | 129 | |
| 136 | 17pts | 28 | Turkmenistan | 134 | 133 | 134 | 133 | 132 | |
| 141 | 15pts | 29 | Kyrgyz Republic | 140 | 140 | 140 | 139 | 140 | |
| 142 | 15pts | 30 | Bangladesh | 141 | 139 | 138 | 140 | 138 | |
| 145 | 13pts | 31 | Laos | 143 | 142 | 149 | 160 | 150 | |
| 154 | 9pts | 32 | Pakistan | 153 | 153 | 152 | 173 | 174 | |
| 156 | 9pts | 33 | Chinese Taipei | 154 | 154 | 153 | 151 | 152 | |
| 157 | 8pts | 34 | Nepal | 155 | 155 | 154 | 150 | 151 | |
| 158 | 8pts | 35 | Cambodia | 170 | 169 | 169 | 179 | 182 | |
| 160 | 7pts | 36 | Macau | 157 | 157 | 158 | 156 | 158 | |
| 162 | 7pts | 37 | Maldives | 160 | 160 | 160 | 183 | 183 | |
| 170 | 6pts | 38 | Korea DPR | 166 | 165 | 165 | 158 | 156 | |
| 175 | 4pts | 39 | Philippines | 175 | 176 | 176 | 174 | 173 | |
| 178 | 3pts | 40 | Brunei Darussalam | 178 | 178 | 179 | 177 | 176 | |
| 191 | 0pts | 41 | Guam | 191 | 192 | 191 | 192 | 192 | |
Japan
Korea Republic
Saudi Arabia
Australia
Kuwait
IR Iran
United Arab Emirates
Thailand
China PR
Iraq
Qatar
Uzbekistan
Oman
Malaysia
Indonesia
Lebanon
Syria
Singapore
Vietnam
India
Myanmar
Tajikistan
Bahrain
Jordan
Sri Lanka
Yemen
Hong Kong
Turkmenistan
Kyrgyz Republic
Bangladesh
Laos
Pakistan
Chinese Taipei
Nepal
Cambodia
Macau
Maldives
Korea DPR
Philippines
Brunei Darussalam
Guam
Brazil
Belgium
Argentina
France
England
Italy
Spain
Netherlands
Portugal
Denmark
UEFA
CONMEBOL
CONCACAF
OFC
AFC
CAF