Vietnamese powerhouse Thai Son Nam, last year's runners-up, will be facing a stiff challenge in Group B against Iraq's Naft Al Wasat, Qatar's Al Rayyan Sports Club and AGMK FC of Uzbekistan.

It promises to be a thrilling competition and the-AFC.com previews the Group A challenge which will feature home team Port Futsal, who will be making a comeback to the tournament, debutants Star FS Seoul, Shenzhen Nanling Tielang and FC EREM.

With less than a week to go before the tournament begins at the Bangkok Arena on August 7, the-AFC.com takes a trip down memory lane as we look at the winners of the previous nine editions of the AFC Futsal Club Championship.

To mark its commemorative milestone, the-AFC.com celebrates the remarkable progress of club futsal in Asia.

Over the years, there were many classic encounters which saw entertaining draws or a shock result, here’s our pick of the top five.

Vamos made their debut in 2017 and reached the quarter-finals of the Continental club competition for the first time last year before bowing out to Iraq’s Nafit Al Wasat in a 7-4 thriller at GOR UNY in Yogyakarta.

Having learnt from their 2018 experience, confidence is running high in the team and 25-year-old Al Fajri, who made his national team debut in 2016, believes the Mataram-based club can improve on their quarter-final finish.

Asia’s top 16 futsal clubs identified their group rivals at Thursday’s official AFC Futsal Club Championship Thailand 2019 Draw in Kuala Lumpur.

Mes Sungun continued IR Iran’s proud record in the competition when they became the fourth Iranian club to win the Continental club championship.

They join the ranks of Foolad Mahan (2010), Giti Pasand Isfahan (2012) and Tasisat Daryaei (2015).

Mes Sungun started their campaign as title favourites despite being newcomers in the tournament. The club followed the script and marched easily into the Knockout Stage.