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AFC Asian Cup

Football Tournament
Founded1956
RegionAsia (AFC)
Number of teams16
Current championsJapan (4th Title)
Most successful teamJapan (4 Titles)

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The AFC Asian Cup is an international association football tournament run by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It is the second oldest continental football championship in the world after Copa América. The winning team becomes the champion of Asia and automatically qualifies for the FIFA Confederations Cup.

The Asian Cup had been held once every four years from 1956 until 2004. However, since the Summer Olympic Games and the European Football Championship were also scheduled in the same year as the Asian Cup (2004, 2008, 2012 etc.), the AFC decided to move their championship to a less crowded cycle. After 2004, the tournament was held in 2007 and thereafter will be held every four years.

The Asian Cup has been dominated by the top teams in Asia over the years, typically from East Asia or West Asia. Initially successful teams were Iran, and Korea Republic. Recently Japan and Saudi Arabia are the successful teams and often earned a spot for themselves in the final matches. Other teams which have achieved success at times include Israel (no longer a member of the AFC), Iraq, and Kuwait.

Australia is the most recent nation to join the Asian confederation in 2007.

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Summaries :
Champions Score Runners-Up Third Place Score Fourth Place
1956
Details
Hong Kong South Korea (RR) Israel Hong Kong (RR) South Vietnam
1960
Details
South Korea South Korea (RR) Israel Republic of China (RR) South Vietnam
1964
Details
Israel Israel (RR) India South Korea (RR) Hong Kong
1968
Details
Iran Iran (RR) Burma Israel (RR) Republic of China
1972
Details
Thailand Iran 2 � 1 aet South Korea Thailand 2 � 2 aet
(5 � 3) pen
Cambodia
1976
Details
Iran Iran 1 � 0 Kuwait People%27s Republic of China 1 � 0 Iraq
1980
Details
Kuwait Kuwait 3 � 0 South Korea Iran 3 � 0 North Korea
1984
Details
Singapore Saudi Arabia 2 � 0 People%27s Republic of China Kuwait 1 � 1 aet
(5 � 3) pen
Iran
1988
Details
Qatar Saudi Arabia 0 � 0 aet
(4 � 3) pen
South Korea Iran 0 � 0 aet
(3 � 0) pen
People%27s Republic of China
1992
Details
Japan Japan 1 � 0 Saudi Arabia People%27s Republic of China 1 � 1
(4 � 3) pen
United Arab Emirates
1996
Details
United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia 0 � 0 aet
(4 � 2) pen
United Arab Emirates Iran 1 � 1
(3 � 2) pen
Kuwait
2000
Details
Lebanon Japan 1 � 0 Saudi Arabia South Korea 1 � 0 People%27s Republic of China
2004
Details
China Japan 3 � 1 People%27s Republic of China Iran 4 � 2 Bahrain
2007
Details
Indonesia
Malaysia
Thailand
Vietnam
Iraq 1 � 0 Saudi Arabia South Korea 0 � 0 aet
(6 � 5) pen
Japan
2011
Details
Qatar Japan 1 � 0 aet Australia South Korea 3 � 2 Uzbekistan
2015
Details
Australia To be played To be played

Most successful national teams :
Team Champions Runners-Up Third-Place Fourth-Place
Japan 4 (1992*, 2000, 2004, 2011)
1 (2007)
Saudi Arabia 3 (1984, 1988, 1996) 3 (1992, 2000, 2007)
Iran 3 (1968*, 1972, 1976*)
4 (1980, 1988, 1996, 2004) 1 (1984)
South Korea 2 (1956, 1960*) 3 (1972, 1980, 1988) 4 (1964, 2000, 2007, 2011)
Israel # 1 (1964*) 2 (1956, 1960) 1 (1968)
Kuwait 1 (1980*) 1 (1976) 1 (1984) 1 (1996)
Iraq 1 (2007)
1 (1976)
People%27s Republic of China
2 (1984, 2004*) 2 (1992, 1976) 2 (1988, 2000)
United Arab Emirates
1 (1996*)
1 (1992)
India
1 (1964)
Myanmar ^
1 (1968)
Australia
1 (2011)
Hong Kong
1 (1956*) 1 (1964)
Taiwan
1 (1960) 1 (1968)
Thailand
1 (1972*)
South Vietnam
2 (1956, 1960)
Cambodia ^^
1 (1972)
North Korea
1 (1980)
Bahrain
1 (2004)
Uzbekistan
1 (2011)

Results of host nations :
Year Host nation Finish
1956 Hong Kong Third Place
1960 South Korea Champions
1964 Israel Champions
1968 Iran Champions
1972 Thailand Third Place
1976 Iran Champions
1980 Kuwait Champions
1984 Singapore Group Stage
1988 Qatar Group Stage
1992 Japan Champions
1996 United Arab Emirates Runners-up
2000 Lebanon Group Stage
2004 China Runners-up
2007 Vietnam Quarter-Final
Indonesia Group Stage
Thailand Group Stage
Malaysia Group Stage
2011 Qatar Quarter-Final
2015 Australia To be decided

Results of defending champions :
Year Defending champions Finish
1956 - -
1960 South Korea Champions
1964 South Korea Third Place
1968 Israel Third Place
1972 Iran Champions
1976 Iran Champions
1980 Iran Third Place
1984 Kuwait Third Place
1988 Saudi Arabia Champions
1992 Saudi Arabia Runners-up
1996 Japan Quarter-Final
2000 Saudi Arabia Runners-up
2004 Japan Champions
2007 Japan Fourth Place
2011 Iraq Quarter-Final
2015 Japan

Best performances by region :
Federation (Region) Best performance
WAFF (West Asia) 9 titles, won by Saudi Arabia (3), Iran (3), Kuwait (1), Iraq (1) , Israel (1)
EAFF (East Asia) 6 titles, won by Japan (4), Korea Republic (2)
AFF (Southeast Asia) Runner-up (Myanmar, 1968), Runner-up (Australia, 2011)
SAFF (Central and South Asia) Runner-up (India, 1964)

Most Valuable Players :
Year Player
1956 No Award
1960 No Award
1964 No Award
1968 No Award
1972 No Award
1976 No Award
1980 No Award
1984 CN Jia Xiuquan
1988 KR Kim Joo-Sung
1992 JP Kazuyoshi Miura
1996 IR Khodadad Azizi
2000 JP Hiroshi Nanami
2004 JP Shunsuke Nakamura
2007 IQ Younis Mahmoud
2011 JP Keisuke Honda

Top scorers :
Year Player Goals
1956 IL Nahum Stelmach 4
1960 KR Cho Yoon-Ok 4
1964 IN Inder Singh
IL Mordechai Spiegler
2
1968 Iran Homayoun Behzadi
IL Moshe Romano
IL Giora Spiegel
4
1972 Iran Hossein Kalani 5
1976 Iran Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
Iran Nasser Nouraei
KW Fatehi Kamil
3
1980 IR Behtash Fariba
KR Choi Soon-Ho
7
1984 CN Jia Xiuquan
IR Shahrokh Bayani
IR Nasser Mohammadkhani
3
1988 KR Lee Tae-Ho 3
1992 SA Fahad Al-Bishi 3
1996 IR Ali Daei 8
2000 KR Lee Dong-Gook 6
2004 BH A'ala Hubail
IR Ali Karimi
5
2007 IQ Younis Mahmoud
JP Naohiro Takahara
SA Yasser Al-Qahtani
4
2011 KR Koo Ja-Cheol 5

Fair Play Awards :
Year Nations
1996 Iran
2000 Saudi Arabia
2004 China
2007 Japan
2011 South Korea

Overall top goalscorers :
Goals Scorers
14 IR Ali Daei
10 KR Lee Dong-Gook
9 JP Naohiro Takahara
8 KW Jassem Al-Houwaidi
7 IR Behtash Fariba, IR Hossein Kalani, KR Choi Soon-Ho, KW Faisal Al-Dakhil
6 SA Yasser Al-Qahtani, UZ Alexander Geynrikh
5 IQ Younis Mahmoud, BH A'ala Hubail, BH Ismael Abdullatif, IR Ali Karimi, IR Ali Jabbari, JP Akinori Nishizawa, KR Woo Sang-Kwon, KR Hwang Sun-Hong, KR Koo Ja-Cheol, IL Nahum Stelmach, CN Shao Jiayi

: Hat-tricks
Sequence
Player No. of
goals
Time of goals Representing Final
score
Opponent Tournament Round
1. HosseinKalani 3 34', 70', 78' Iran 3 � 0 Iraq 1972 Group stage
2. AliJabbari 3 80', 86', 88' Iran 3 � 2 Thailand 1972 Group stage
3. Gholam HosseinMazloumi 3 63', 74', 80' Iran 8 � 0 South Yemen 1976 Group stage
4. BehtashFariba 4 11', 34', 80', 82' Iran 7 � 0 Bangladesh 1980 Group stage
5. ChoiSoon-Ho 3 26', 53', 78'(P) South Korea 4 � 1 United Arab Emirates 1980 Group stage
6. AliDaei 4 66', 76', 83', 89'(P) Iran 6 � 2 South Korea 1996 Quarter-finals
7. AkinoriNishizawa 3 14', 25', 49' Japan 8 � 1 Uzbekistan 2000 Group stage
8. NaohiroTakahara 3 18', 20', 57' Japan 8 � 1 Uzbekistan 2000 Group stage
9. LeeDong-Gook 3 30', 76', 90+1' South Korea 3 � 0 Indonesia 2000 Group stage
10. MohammadAl-Shalhoub 3 35', 78', 86' Saudi Arabia 5 � 0 Uzbekistan 2000 Group stage
11. AliKarimi 3 10', 20', 77' Iran 4 � 3 South Korea 2004 Quarter-finals
12. IsmaeelAbdullatif 4 16', 19', 35', 77' Bahrain 5 � 2 India 2011 Group stage
13. ShinjiOkazaki 3 8', 13', 80' Japan 5 � 0 Saudi Arabia 2011 Group stage

Most tournaments appeared :
Played Name Tournaments
4 IR Mehdi Mahdavikia 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007
4 CN Li Ming 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004
4 AE Adnan Al-Talyani 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996

AFC Asian Cup winning managers :
Year Head coach Champions
1956 KR Lee Yoo-Hyung South Korea
1960 KR Wui Hye-Deok South Korea
1964 IL Yosef Merimovich Israel
1968 IR Mahmoud Bayati Iran
1972 IR Mohammad Ranjbar Iran
1976 IR Heshmat Mohajerani Iran
1980 BR Carlos Alberto Parreira Kuwait
1984 SA Khalil Al-Zayani Saudi Arabia
1988 BR Carlos Alberto Parreira Saudi Arabia
1992 NL Hans Ooft Japan
1996 PT Nelo Vingada Saudi Arabia
2000 FR Philippe Troussier Japan
2004 BR Zico Japan
2007 BR Jorvan Vieira Iraq
2011 Italy Alberto Zaccheroni Japan

Attendance :
Year Host nation Mpd Total Att. Avg Att.
1992 Japan 16 316,496 19,781
1996 United Arab Emirates 26 398,008 15,308
2000 Lebanon 26 230,490 8,865
2004 People%27s Republic of China 32 1,020,050 31,877
2007 Vietnam
Indonesia
Thailand
Malaysia
32 724,222 22,632
2011 Qatar 32 405,361 12,668

Attendance :
Team Hong Kong
1956
South Korea
1960
Israel
1964
Iran
1968
Thailand
1972
Iran
1976
Kuwait
1980
Singapore
1984
Qatar
1988
Japan
1992
AE
1996
Lebanon
2000
China
2004
Indonesia
Malaysia
Thailand
Vietnam
2007
Qatar
2011
Australia
2015
Years
Australia QF 2nd q 3
Bahrain GS 4th GS GS 4
Bangladesh GS 1
Cambodia 4th 1
China 3rd GS 2nd 4th 3rd QF 4th 2nd GS GS 10
Chinese Taipei 3rd 4th 2
Hong Kong 3rd 4th 5th 3
India 2nd GS GS 3
Indonesia GS GS GS GS 4
Iran 1st 1st 1st 3rd 4th 3rd GS 3rd QF 3rd QF QF 12
Iraq GS 4th QF QF QF 1st QF 7
Israel 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 4
Japan GS 1st QF 1st 1st 4th 1st q 8
Jordan QF QF 2
Kuwait GS 2nd 1st 3rd GS 4th QF GS GS 9
Lebanon GS 1
Malaysia GS GS GS 3
Myanmar 2nd 1
North Korea 4th GS GS 3
Oman GS GS 2
Qatar GS GS GS GS QF GS GS QF 8
Saudi Arabia 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd GS 2nd GS 8
Singapore GS 1
South Korea 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd GS 2nd QF 3rd QF 3rd 3rd q 13
South Vietnam 4th 4th 2
South Yemen GS 1
Syria GS GS GS GS GS 5
Thailand 3rd GS GS GS GS GS 6
Turkmenistan GS 1
United Arab Emirates GS GS GS 4th 2nd GS GS GS 8
Uzbekistan GS GS QF QF 4th 5
Vietnam QF 1
Total 4 4 4 5 6 6 10 10 10 8 12 12 16 16 16 16

General Statistics :
Team Part Pld W D L GF GA Dif Pts Avg GF Avg GA Avg Pts
Iran 12 58 34 17 7 112 42 +70 119 9.33 3.41 9.92
South Korea 12 56 27 16 13 92 60 +32 97 7.66 5.00 8.08
Japan 7 37 21 11 5 72 37 +35 74 10.28 5.28 10.57
Saudi Arabia 8 41 18 13 10 58 40 +18 67 7.25 5.00 8.37
China 10 47 17 13 17 76 54 +22 64 7.60 5.40 6.40
Kuwait 9 39 15 10 14 46 45 +1 55 5.11 5.00 6.11
Iraq 7 29 11 6 12 30 33 -3 39 4.28 4.71 5.57
United Arab Emirates 8 32 9 8 15 23 43 -20 35 2.87 5.37 4.37
Uzbekistan 5 20 9 3 8 30 39 -9 30 6.00 7.80 6.00
Qatar 8 29 6 11 12 31 39 -8 29 3.87 4.87 3.62
Israel 4 13 9 0 4 28 15 +13 27 7.00 3.75 6.75
Syria 5 18 7 2 9 15 23 -8 23 3.00 4.60 4.60
Australia 2 10 5 3 2 20 7 +13 18 10.00 3.50 9.00
Bahrain 4 16 3 5 8 23 29 -6 14 5.75 7.25 3.50
Jordan 2 8 3 4 1 8 5 +3 13 3.00 3.00 6.50
North Korea 3 12 3 2 7 12 19 -7 11 4.00 6.33 3.66
Thailand 6 20 1 8 11 15 45 -30 11 2.50 7.50 1.83
Indonesia 4 12 2 2 8 10 28 -18 8 2.50 7.00 2.00
Myanmar 1 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7 5.00 4.00 7.00
India 3 10 2 1 7 8 23 -15 7 2.66 7.66 2.33
Oman 2 6 1 3 2 5 6 -1 6 2.50 3.00 3.00
Malaysia 3 9 1 3 5 7 20 -13 6 2.33 6.67 2.00
Chinese Taipei 2 7 1 2 4 5 12 -7 5 2.50 6.00 2.50
Singapore 1 4 1 1 2 3 4 -1 4 3.00 4.00 4.00
Vietnam 1 4 1 1 2 4 7 -3 4 4.00 7.00 4.00
Cambodia 1 5 1 1 3 8 10 -2 4 8.00 10.00 4.00
Hong Kong 3 10 0 3 7 9 23 -14 3 3.00 7.67 1.00
Lebanon 1 3 0 2 1 3 7 -4 2 3.00 7.00 2.00
Turkmenistan 1 3 0 1 2 4 6 -2 1 4.00 6.00 1.00
South Vietnam 2 6 0 1 5 8 21 -13 1 4.00 10.50 0.50
South Yemen 1 2 0 0 2 0 9 -9 0 0.00 9.00 0.00
Bangladesh 1 4 0 0 4 2 17 -15 0 2.00 17.00 0.00

International association football

AsiaAFCAsian Cup
AfricaCAFAfrica Cup of Nations
North, Central America and CaribbeanCONCACAFGold Cup
South AmericaCONMEBOL � Copa América
OceaniaOFCNations Cup
EuropeUEFAEuropean Championship
Non-FIFAN.F.-BoardViva World Cup

AFC Asian Cup

TournamentsHong Kong 1956, Korea Republic 1960, Israel 1964, Iran 1968, Thailand 1972, Iran 1976, Kuwait 1980, Singapore 1984, Qatar 1988, Japan 1992, U.A.E. 1996, Lebanon 2000, China 2004, Indonesia/Malaysia/Thailand/Vietnam 2007, Qatar 2011, 2015
Qualification1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2011
Squads1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2011

AFC Asian Cup squads

Hong Kong 1956, Korea Republic 1960, Israel 1964, Iran 1968, Thailand 1972, Iran 1976, Kuwait 1980, Singapore 1984, Qatar 1988, Japan 1992, U.A.E. 1996, Lebanon 2000, China 2004, Indonesia/Malaysia/Thailand/Vietnam 2007, Qatar 2011

AFC football

InternationalAsian Cup, Challenge Cup, U-19 Championship, U-16 Championship, Futsal Championship
Club levelChampions League, Cup, President's Cup, Futsal Club Championship
Defunct: Cup Winners Cup, Super Cup
Women's footballAsian Cup, U-19 Championship, U-16 Championship



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