The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of Asian football and one of the six Confederations making up FIFA.
Formed in 1954 in Manila, Philippines, the AFC is now headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and consists of 47 Member Associations.
Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain is the AFC President and Datuk Seri Windsor John of Malaysia is the AFC General Secretary.
The AFC is responsible for running football in Asia. Among its various responsibilities are: regulating the game, drafting new laws to improve the sport, implementing the law, boosting grassroots and youth football, and conducting major competitions
The Saudi Pro League (SPL) was founded in 2008 as an independent organization that works under the umbrella of the Saudi Football Federation but with an administrative and Financial independence, as well as holding all commercial rights to the Saudi Pro League.
The Saudi Pro League’s Board of Directors consists of SPL’s Chairman, a Representative of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF), and SPL Teams.
The Saudi Pro League has the right to establish its own regulations in accordance with the Statute of SAFF.
The Saudi Pro League as of now consists of 18 Participating teams.