Ali Daei and Homayoun Behzadi , two of Iran’s greatest footballers , along with former South Korean defender and coach Hong Myung-bo  and ex-Australian international Harry Kewell were among the first 10 players to be inducted into the Asian Football Confederations’ Hall of Fame.

Former Bayern Munich striker Daei played 149 times for Iran and scored over 100 goals for his country, while Behzadi who played in the sixties and the seventies was regarded as the best forward Iran has produced and all round multi-talented player.

Daei is still the world record holder for the highest number of goals scored at international level.

Harry Kewell, who was voted Australia’s greatest ever player, was inducted despite many of his best years coming before the Socceroos were permitted to join the AFC in 2006.

Hong, frequently labelled Asia’s best defender, captained the Koreans to a fourth place finish at their home World Cup in 2002, one of four finals in which he played at, as he racked up 136 caps.

He had a less enjoyable experience at the World Cup earlier this year as head coach when the team bowed out at the group phase with only one point and he soon quit the post.

The trio were named alongside Soh Chin Aun of Malaysia, Japan’s Yasuhiko Okudera, Saudi Arabia’s Sami Al Jaber and Indian Baichung Bhutia in the inaugural list.

China’s Sun Wen, who scored 106 goals in 152 appearances for her country, and Japan’s World Cup winning skipper Homare Sawa were the two women named among the 10.