The EAFF Futsal Championship is the main national futsal competition of the East Asian Football Federation nations. It was first held in 2009 and This is the East Asian qualifying tournament for the AFC Futsal Championship. The 2010 AFC Futsal Championship qualification was held in late 2009 and early 2010 to determine 12 spots to the final tournament in Uzbekistan. The teams finishing first, second and third in the 2008 AFC Futsal Championship, and the host nation for the 2010 competition, receive automatic byes to Finals.