
The sport of football in the country of Bahrain is run by the Bahrain Football Association, and is by far, the most popular sport in the country.

The sport of football in the country of Iraq is run by the Iraq Football Association. The association administers the national football team as well as the Iraqi Premier League. Football is the most popular sport in Iraq.
Football is the most popular sport in Kuwait.

Football in Qatar is organized by the Qatar Football Association (QFA). Football is the number one sport in Qatar.

Football is the most popular sport in Saudi Arabia. Football in Saudi Arabia is governed by Saudi Arabia Football Federation. It was founded in the year of 1956. It performs the function of administering both the club competitions and the national football team of Saudi Arabia.

The Union of Arab Football Associations is the governing body of football in the Arab League. Established in 1974, UAFA has 22 member associations.
The West Asian Football Federation (WAFF), founded in 2001, is an association of the football playing nations in Western Asia. Its founding members are Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. In 2009, three more associations joined the federation: Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Four other nations of Western Asia: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Saudi Arabia joined in 2010. Iran left the federation on 10 June 2014 with the creation of Central Asian Football Federation.