AFC Asian Cup
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The AFC Asian Cup is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), determining the continental champion of Asia. It is the second-oldest continental football championship in the world after Copa América. The winning team becomes the champions of Asia and, until 2015, qualified for the FIFA Confederations Cup.[1]
The Asian Cup was held once every four years from the 1956 AFC Asian Cup in Hong Kong until the 2004 tournament in China. That year, since the Summer Olympic Games and the European Football Championship were also scheduled in the same year as the Asian Cup, the AFC decided to move their championship to a less crowded cycle. After 2004, the tournament was next held in 2007, when it was co-hosted by four countries in Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Thereafter, it has again been held every four years.
The Asian Cup has generally been dominated by a small number of top teams. Prominently successful teams include Japan (four times), Iran, Saudi Arabia (three times each), South Korea and Qatar (twice each). The other teams which have achieved success are Australia (2015), Iraq (2007) and Kuwait (1980). Israel won in 1964 but was later expelled and has since joined UEFA.
Australia joined the Asian confederation in 2007 and hosted the Asian Cup finals in 2015, winning the competition in the final against South Korea. From the 2019 tournament forward, the number of teams was expanded from 16 teams to 24 teams, with the qualifying process doubling as part of the FIFA World Cup qualification.[2][3]
History
Beginning
A pan-Asian competition was first proposed after the end of World War II, but it was not implemented until the 1950s. Two years after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) came into being in 1954, the first ever AFC Asian Cup was staged in British Hong Kong with seven of the twelve founding members taking part, making the tournament the second oldest continental competition in the world. The qualifying process involved the hosts plus the winners of the various zones (Central, Eastern and Western). It was only a four-team tournament, a format that also existed for 1960 and 1964. Each sub-confederation already hosts their own biennial championship, each with varying degrees of interest.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
South Korea demonstrated its superiority in the early years of the competition as the country won the championship in both 1956 and 1960; this remains as South Korea's best achievements in the tournament.[4]
West Asian domination (1964–1988)
After Hong Kong and South Korea hosted the two first editions, Israel was chosen as host of the 1964 AFC Asian Cup. Using the same format of the two previous editions, this tournament only had four teams and played in one single group to determine the champions. Israel eventually topped the tournament ahead of India with three wins.[5] The format was updated to five teams in 1968 before it was expanded to six teams in 1972 and 1976.
The tournament became the preserve of Iran who won three consecutive tournaments in 1968, 1972 and 1976, with Iran hosting the former and the latter. Iran remains as the only national team in Asia to have won three consecutive Asian Cups. The 1972 final was notable as it was the first Asian Cup to use the group stage-knockout phase format, which was followed in the subsequent tournaments with some alternation.[6] Israel was expelled from the AFC in 1972 due to the Arab–Israeli conflict.[7]
From 1980 to 1988, the number of teams taking part expanded to ten, but West Asian countries continued their domination in the 1980s with Kuwait becoming the first Arab country to win the championship in 1980 held at home soil, beating South Korea 3–0 in the final.[8] Saudi Arabia, after an initial poor start, began to emerge as the country qualified, then won two consecutive Asian trophies in 1984 and 1988, overcoming both China and South Korea. Both tournaments were Saudi Arabia's debuts in any major competitions.[9]
Japan's rise and modernization of Asian Cup (1992–2015)
Until the 1990s, Japan was mostly a small name in Asian football, and the country only qualified for the 1988 edition, the first time Japan took part in a continental football tournament. However, as Japan started to make a concrete move inroad to professional football, the country's fortunes increased. Japan hosted the 1992 AFC Asian Cup, which was reduced to eight teams and two groups, where it emerged victorious after beating Saudi Arabia, then-defending champions, 1–0, to win the country's first major international honour.[10][11]
The 1996 AFC Asian Cup saw the tournament expand to twelve teams in its process of professionalization. Held by the United Arab Emirates, the hosts breached into the final for the first time ever but were unable to win the trophy after losing to Saudi Arabia, who made it into the country's fourth consecutive Asian finals, on penalties. It was Saudi Arabia's third Asian title.[10][12][13]
The 2000 AFC Asian Cup saw Lebanon take part in its first Asian tournament, and it was Saudi Arabia who again reached the final, but this time, Japan triumphed over Saudi Arabia 1–0 in a final filled with a majority of Saudi supporters.[14] Japan would go on to retain their Asian trophy four years later, albeit in a more struggling style and a very heated, politically charged final toward hosts China.[15] The 2004 edition was notable as it expanded to 16 teams, and marked Saudi Arabia's absence from an Asian Cup final for the first time.
The 2007 AFC Asian Cup was the debut of Australia, which had abandoned the Oceania Football Confederation in 2006 (coincidentally the first team to qualify for the tournament), as well as being the first football competition in the world to be hosted by more than two nations, with four countries in Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia) hosting.[16][17] In this tournament, Iraq was crowned as Asian champions despite the ravaging American invasion, overpowering the likes of Australia, South Korea and Saudi Arabia in the process.[18]
Australia (which joined the AFC in 2006), after its poor debut in 2007, rebounded to reach the final in 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar, but lost to Japan after extra-time; the win for Japan meant it became the most decorated team in Asian football with four titles.[19] Still, the tournament was notable as the first Asian Cup to use the jersey numbers' order from 1 to 23, previously not practised in prior competitions.
Following Australia's successes in the 2011 Asian Cup, the AFC approved the country to host the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. At the tournament, Australia managed to clamp down every opponent with only one loss, against eventual finalist South Korea, whom Australia would get a 2–1 final revenge after extra-time; the win officially sealed Southeast Asia's first Asian title as Australia joined the AFF in 2013.[20] AFC Asian Cup began on 12 January 2024 and ended on 10th February 2024.[21]
Expansion and West Asian hosts (2019–present)
At the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, video assistant referees were used in the tournament for the first time,[22] and the tournament expanded to 24 teams.[23] In addition, a fourth substitution was allowed during extra time.[24] The tournament, hosted by the United Arab Emirates for the second time, witnessed the rise of Qatar, who conquered its first ever Asian title after beating Japan in the final 3–1.[25] The tournament was marred by the Qatar diplomatic crisis, due to the UAE's entry ban on Qatari supporters, as well as shoe-throwing in the two teams' semi-final clash.[26]
At the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, hosts and defending champions Qatar won their second title in a row, winning against Jordan in the final.[27] That Cup also featured Yoshimi Yamashita becoming the first woman to referee at any AFC Asian Cup.[28]
Format
Final tournament
Since 1972, the final tournament has been played in two stages: the group stage and the knockout stage.
Since 2019, the Asian Cup final tournament has been contested by 24 teams, having been expanded from the 16-team format that was used from 2004 to 2015.[29][30] Each team plays three games in a group of four, with the winners and runners-up from each group advancing to the knockout stage along with four best third-placed teams. In the knockout stage, the sixteen teams compete in a single-elimination tournament, beginning with the round of 16 and ending with the final match of the tournament.
| Year | Teams | Matches | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 4 | 6 | round-robin group of 4 |
| 1960 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1964 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1968 | 5 | 10 | round-robin group of 5 |
| 1972 | 6 | 13 | group allocation matches, 2 groups of 3, semi-finals, 3rd-place match, final |
| 1976 | 6 | 10 | 2 groups of 3, semi-finals, 3rd-place match, final |
| 1980 | 10 | 24 | 2 groups of 5, semi-finals, 3rd-place match, final |
| 1984 | 10 | 24 | |
| 1988 | 10 | 24 | |
| 1992 | 8 | 16 | 2 groups of 4, semi-finals, 3rd-place match, final |
| 1996 | 12 | 26 | 3 groups of 4, quarter-finals, semi-finals, 3rd-place match, final |
| 2000 | 12 | 26 | |
| 2004 | 16 | 32 | 4 groups of 4, quarter-finals, semi-finals, 3rd-place match, final |
| 2007 | 16 | 32 | |
| 2011 | 16 | 32 | |
| 2015 | 16 | 32 | |
| 2019 | 24 | 51 | 6 groups of 4, round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, final |
| 2023 | 24 | 51 | |
| 2027 | 24 | 51 | |
| 2031 | 24 | 51 |
Trophy
There have been two Asian Cup trophies; the first one used between 1956 and 2015, and the second one in use since 2019.
The first trophy came in the form of a bowl with circular base. It was 42 centimetres tall and weighed 15 kilograms.[31] Until the 2000 tournament, the black base contained plaques engraved with names of every winning country, as well as the edition won.[32][33] The trophy was redesigned, adding more silver and reducing the black base to just a thin layer down. This base was plaque-free and the winning countries' names were engraved around the base.[34]
During the draw for the 2019 group stage on 4 May 2018 at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, an all-new trophy, made by London Silversmiths Thomas Lyte, was unveiled. It is 78 centimetres tall, 42 centimetres wide, and weighs 15 kilograms of sterling silver.[35] The trophy is modelled after the lotus flower, a symbolically important aquatic Asian plant. The five petals of the lotus symbolize the five sub-confederations under the AFC.[36] The winning countries' names are engraved around the trophy base, which is separable from the trophy's main body. The trophy has a handle on each side.
Results
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- Key
- aet: result/match won after extra time
- p: match won after penalty shoot-out
- TBD: to be determined
| Ed. | Year | Hosts | Final | Third place playoff or losing semi-finalists | Number of teams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1956 | Template:Country data British Hong Kong | File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea |
round-robin | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel |
File:Flag of Hong Kong 1955.svg Hong Kong |
round-robin | File:Flag of South Vietnam.svg South Vietnam |
4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1960 | Template:Country data Second Republic of Korea | File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea |
round-robin | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel |
File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China |
round-robin | File:Flag of South Vietnam.svg South Vietnam |
4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1964 | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel |
round-robin | File:Flag of India.svg India |
File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea |
round-robin | File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong |
4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 1968 | Template:Country data Pahlavi Iran | File:State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Iran |
round-robin | File:Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg Burma |
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel |
round-robin | File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China |
5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 1972 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | File:State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Iran |
2–1 Template:Aet | File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea |
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
2–2 Template:Aet Template:Pso |
Template:Country data Khmer Republic | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 1976 | Template:Country data Pahlavi Iran | File:State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Iran |
1–0 | File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait |
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
1–0 | File:Flag of Iraq (1963–1991); Flag of Syria (1963–1972).svg Iraq |
6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 1980 | File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait | File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait |
3–0 | File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea |
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran |
3–0 | File:Flag of North Korea (1948–1992).svg North Korea |
10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 1984 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia |
2–0 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait |
1–1 Template:Aet Template:Pso |
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran |
10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 1988 | File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia |
0–0 Template:Aet Template:Pso |
File:Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea |
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran |
0–0 Template:Aet Template:Pso |
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 1992 | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan |
1–0 | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia |
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
1–1 Template:Aet Template:Pso |
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates |
8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 1996 | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia |
0–0 Template:Aet Template:Pso |
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates |
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran |
1–1 Template:Aet Template:Pso |
File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait |
12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 2000 | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
1–0 | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia |
File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea |
1–0 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 2004 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
3–1 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran |
4–2 | File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain |
16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 2007 | Template:Unbulleted list | File:Flag of Iraq (2004–2008).svg Iraq |
1–0 | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia |
File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea |
0–0 Template:Aet Template:Pso |
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 2011 | File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
1–0 Template:Aet | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea |
3–2 | File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan |
16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 2015 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
2–1 Template:Aet | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea |
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates |
3–2 | File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq |
16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 2019 | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar |
3–1 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
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| 18 | 2023 | File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar |
3–1 | File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan |
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| 19 | 2027 | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | TBD | TBD | TBD and TBD | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams reaching the top four
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First four edition of competition only had four or five teams and played in one single group. Since 1972, the final tournament has introduced the knockout stage. Since 2019, no third place play-off has been played; from 2023, losing semi-finalists are ranked by the AFC based on goal difference in the semi-finals.[37]
Bold text denotes team was host country.
| Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Semi-finalist | Top 4 total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011) | 1 (2019) | — | 1 (2007) | — | 6 |
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3 (1984, 1988, 1996) | 3 (1992, 2000, 2007) | — | — | — | 6 | ||||||||||
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3 (1968, 1972, 1976) | — | 4 (1980, 1988, 1996, 2004) | 1 (1984) | 2 (2019, 2023) | 10 | |
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2 (1956, 1960) | 4 (1972, 1980, 1988, 2015) | 4 (1964, 2000, 2007, 2011) | — | 1 (2023) | 11 | ||||||||
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}} |
2 (2019, 2023) | — | — | — | — | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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}} |
1 (1964) | 2 (1956, 1960) | 1 (1968) | — | — | 4 | |||||||||||
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1 (1980) | 1 (1976) | 1 (1984) | 1 (1996) | — | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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}} |
1 (2015) | 1 (2011) | — | — | — | 2 | |||||||
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}} |
1 (2007) | — | — | 2 (1976, 2015) | — | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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}} |
— | 2 (1984, 2004) | 2 (1976, 1992) | 2 (1988, 2000) | — | 6 | ||
| {{ Template:Yesno | alias = United Arab Emirates | flag alias = Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of the United Arab Emirates.svg | link alias-naval = United Arab Emirates Navy | flag alias-air force = Flag of the United Arab Emirates Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = United Arab Emirates Air Force | flag alias-army = Flag of the UAE Army.svg | link alias-army = United Arab Emirates Army | flag alias-military = Flag of the UAE Armed Forces.svg | link alias-military = United Arab Emirates Armed Forces | flag alias-navy = Flag of the United Arab Emirates Navy.png | link alias-navy = United Arab Emirates Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} |
— | 1 (1996) | 1 (2015) | 1 (1992) | 1 (2019) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| {{ Template:Yesno | alias = India | flag alias = Flag of India.svg | flag alias-1880 = British Raj Red Ensign.svg | flag alias-British = British Raj Red Ensign.svg | flag alias-1931 = 1931 Flag of India.svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of India.svg | flag alias-army = Flag of Indian Army.svg | link alias-army = Indian Army | flag alias-naval-1879 = Flag of Imperial India.svg | flag alias-naval-1884 = Flag of Imperial India.svg | flag alias-naval-1928 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg | flag alias-naval-1947 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg | flag alias-naval-1950 = Naval Ensign of India (1950–2001).svg | flag alias-naval-2001 = Naval Ensign of India (2001–2004).svg | flag alias-naval-2004 = Naval Ensign of India (2004–2014).svg | flag alias-naval-2014 = Naval Ensign of India (2014–2022).svg | flag alias-naval-2022 = Naval Ensign of India (2022).svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of India.svg | flag alias-air force-1950 = Air Force Ensign of India (1950–2023).svg | flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of India.svg | flag alias-coast guard = Indian Coast Guard flag.svg | link alias-coast guard = Indian Coast Guard | link alias-naval = Indian Navy | link alias-air force = Indian Air Force | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of India.svg | link alias-navy = Indian Navy | flag alias-military = Flag of Indian Armed Forces.svg | link alias-military = Indian Armed Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} |
— | 1 (1964) | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Myanmar | shortname alias = Myanmar | flag alias = Flag of Myanmar.svg | flag alias-1937 = British Burma 1937 flag.svg | flag alias-1943 = Flag of Burma 1943.svg | flag alias-1948 = Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg | flag alias-1974 = Flag of Myanmar (1974–2010).svg | flag alias-military = Flag of the Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) of Myanmar.svg | link alias-military = Tatmadaw | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Myanmar.svg | link alias-air force = Myanmar Air Force | flag alias-army = Army Flag of Myanmar.svg | flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Myanmar.svg | link alias-army = Myanmar Army | link alias-naval = Myanmar Navy | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Myanmar.svg | link alias-navy = Myanmar Navy | flag alias-coast guard = Myanmar Coast Guard Ensign.svg | link alias-coast guard = Myanmar Coast Guard | flag alias-army 1948 = Former army flag of Myanmar.png | link alias-army 1948 = Myanmar Army | flag alias-navy 1948 = Naval Ensign of Burma (1948-1974).svg | link alias-navy 1948 = Myanmar Navy | flag alias-navy 1974 = Naval Ensign of Burma (1974–1994).svg | link alias-navy 1974 = Myanmar Navy | flag alias-air force 1948 = Air Force Ensign of Burma (1948-1974).svg | link alias-air force 1948 = Myanmar Air Force | flag alias-air force 1974 = Former Ensign of Myanmar Air Force.png | link alias-air force 1974 = Myanmar Air Firce | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant = | — | 1 (1968) | — | — | — | 1 |
| {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Jordan | flag alias = Flag of Jordan.svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant = | flag alias-army = Royal Jordanian Army Flag.svg | link alias-army = Royal Jordanian Army | flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Jordan.svg | link alias-air force = Royal Jordanian Air Force | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Jordan.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Jordanian Navy | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Jordan.svg | link alias-navy = Royal Jordanian Navy
}} |
— | 1 (2023) | — | — | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Hong Kong | flag alias = Flag of Hong Kong.svg | flag alias-colonial = Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg | flag alias-1959 = Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg | flag alias-1955 = Flag of Hong Kong 1955.svg | flag alias-1910 = Flag of Hong Kong 1876.svg | flag alias-1876 = Flag of Hong Kong 1876.svg | flag alias-1871 = Flag of Hong Kong 1871.svg | flag alias-red = Flag of Hong Kong (1959–1997, unofficial Red Ensign).svg | link alias-naval = Hong Kong Marine Police | link alias-navy = Hong Kong Marine Police | link alias-korfball = Hong Kong China national korfball team | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} |
— | — | 1 (1956) | 1 (1964) | — | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Chinese Taipei | flag alias = Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg | flag alias-Paralympic = Chinese Taipei Paralympic Flag.svg | flag alias-univ = Flag of Chinese Taipei for Universiade.svg | flag alias-football = Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986–2010).svg | flag alias-beach soccer = Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986–2010).svg | flag alias-futsal = Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986–2010).svg | flag alias-football-old = Former Chinese Taipei Football Flag.svg | flag alias-blizzard-esports = Chinese Taipei esports flag.svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant = | — | — | 1 (1960) | 1 (1968) | — | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Thailand | shortname alias = Thailand | flag alias = Flag of Thailand.svg | flag alias-1767 = Flag of Thailand (Ayutthaya period).svg | flag alias-1782 = Flag of Thailand (1782).svg | flag alias-1817 = Flag of Thailand (1817).svg | flag alias-1855 = Flag of Thailand 1855.svg | flag alias-1893 = State Flag of Thailand (1916).svg | flag alias-1916 = Flag of Siam (1916).svg | flag alias-marines=Flag of the Royal Thai Marine Corps.svg | link alias-marines=Royal Thai Marine Corps | border-marines= | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Thailand.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Thai Navy | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Royal Thai Navy.svg | link alias-navy = Royal Thai Navy | flag alias-military=Flag of the Royal Thai Armed Forces HQ.svg | link alias-military=Royal Thai Armed Forces | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Royal Thai Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Royal Thai Air Force | flag alias-army= Flag of the Royal Thai Army.svg | link alias-army=Royal Thai Army | flag alias-sanctionedFB = THA AFF 2020.png | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} |
— | — | 1 (1972) | — | — | 1 | ||||||
| {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Vietnam | flag alias = Flag of Vietnam.svg | flag alias-1863 = Royal Flag of Vietnam (1802–1885).svg | flag alias-1885 = Flag of Central Vietnam (1885-1890).svg | flag alias-1890 = Standard of the Nguyen Dynasty (1890 - 1920).svg | flag alias-1920 = First flag of the Nguyen Dynasty.svg | flag alias-1945 = Flag of the Empire of Vietnam (1945).svg | flag alias-1945a = Flag of North Vietnam (1945-1955).svg | flag alias-naval = Ensign of Vietnam People's Navy.svg | link alias-naval = Vietnam People's Navy | flag alias-navy = Vietnam People's Navy flag.svg | link alias-navy = Vietnam People's Navy | flag alias-army = Flag of the People's Army of Vietnam.svg | link alias-army = Vietnam People's Ground Force | flag alias-military = Flag of the People's Army of Vietnam.svg | link alias-military = People's Army of Vietnam | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Vietnam People's Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Vietnam People's Air Force | flag alias-coast guard = Vietnam Coast Guard flag.svg | link alias-coast guard = Vietnam Coast Guard | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant = | — | — | — | 2 (1956, 1960) | — | 2 | ||||||||||
| {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Cambodia | flag alias = Flag of Cambodia.svg | flag alias-1863 = Flag of Cambodia (1863–1948).svg | flag alias-1942 = Flag of Cambodia under Japanese occupation.svg | flag alias-1970 = Flag of the Khmer Republic.svg | flag alias-1975 = Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg | flag alias-1979 = Flag of the People's Republic of Kampuchea.svg | flag alias-1989 = Flag of the State of Cambodia.svg | flag alias-1992 = Flag of Cambodia under UNTAC.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Cambodian Navy | link alias-air force = Royal Cambodian Air Force | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Royal Cambodian Air Force.svg | link alias-army = Royal Cambodian Army | link alias-navy = Royal Cambodian Navy | link alias-military = Royal Cambodian Armed Forces | flag alias-military = Flag of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant = | — | — | — | 1 (1972) | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| {{ Template:Yesno | alias = North Korea | flag alias = Flag of North Korea.svg | flag alias-1948 = Flag of North Korea (1948–1992).svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of North Korea.svg | link alias-naval = Korean People's Navy | flag alias-army = Flag of the Korean People's Army Ground Force (2023-).svg | link alias-army = Korean People's Army Ground Force | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Korean People's Army Navy (Obverse).svg | link alias-navy = Korean People's Navy | flag alias-military = Flag of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army (Normal).svg | link alias-military = Korean People's Army | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force (Obverse).svg | link alias-air force = Korean People's Army Air Force | flag alias-strategic force = Flag of the Korean People's Army Strategic Force.svg | link alias-strategic force = Korean People's Army Strategic Force | flag alias-special forces = Flag of the Korean People's Army Special Operation Force.svg | link alias-special forces = Korean People's Army Special Operation Force | flag alias-special bureau = Flag of the Missile General Bureau (North Korea).svg | link alias-special bureau = Missile General Bureau | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} |
— | — | — | 1 (1980) | — | 1 | ||||||||||
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}} |
— | — | — | 1 (2004) | — | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Uzbekistan | flag alias = Flag of Uzbekistan.svg | flag alias-military=Uzbekistan Armed Forces (Latin script).svg | link alias-military=Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan | flag alias-naval = Naval flag of Uzbekistan.svg | link alias-naval = Uzbek River Force | flag alias-army = Uzbekistan Armed Forces (Latin script).svg | link alias-army = Uzbek Ground Forces | flag alias-air force= Uzbekistan Armed Forces (Latin script).svg | link alias-air force=Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces | flag alias-navy = Naval flag of Uzbekistan.svg | link alias-navy = Uzbek River Force | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} |
— | — | — | 1 (2011) | — | 1 |
Records and statistics
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Awards
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- the Most Valuable Player for best player;
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- the Best Goalkeeper for most outstanding goalkeeper;
- the Team of the Tournament for best combined team of players at the tournament;
- the Fair Play Award for the team with the best record of fair play.
Controversies
Despite being the second oldest continental football tournament, the AFC Asian Cup has suffered numerous criticisms.[38][39][40] Criticisms over the inability of the AFC Asian Cup to attract large attendances, political interference, high costs of traveling between AFC member states and different cultures were highlighted over the Asian Cup.
Political interference
The AFC Asian Cup is marked with numerous instances of political interference. One of these was the case of Israel, as the team used to be a member of the AFC but following the Yom Kippur War and increasing hostility from the Arab AFC members, Israel was expelled from the AFC in 1974 and had to compete in the OFC, until being granted UEFA membership in 1990.[41] Meanwhile, similar cases also exist in other AFC tournaments like the one between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Following the 2016 attack on the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran, Saudi Arabia had refused to play against Iran and even threatened to withdraw, afterwards blowing over onto international level.[42] Tensions between the two Koreas during qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup had led North Korea to withdraw from hosting the South Korean team and refusing to display the South Korean flag and play their national anthem. As a result, North Korea's home matches were moved to Shanghai.[43]
Low attendances
Low crowds have also been another problem for the AFC Asian Cup. At the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, there had been concerns over low record of crowds due to little football interests and high costs of traveling between Asian nations leading to then-Australia coach Holger Osieck claiming that the Qatar Armed Forces were used to fill up the stadiums simply for aesthetics, while Australia international Brett Holman commented, "Worldwide it's not recognized as a good tournament".[40]
In 2010, Qatar was chosen as the host country for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The country became the first in the Middle East to host the world's biggest sporting event, triumphing over strong competition from the United States and Australia. Approximately 5 billion people were involved in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, as they followed tournament content through various platforms and devices in the media universe.[44]
On 10 Feb 2024, the AFC announced that the tournament in Qatar had surpassed the previous total attendance record of 1.04 million set during the 2004 tournament in China, with a new record of 1.06 million. This achievement was reached prior to the quarter-final stage.[45][46]
See also
- Asian Games
- AFC Women's Asian Cup
- Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament
- AFC Asian Cup qualifiers
- AFC U-23 Asian Cup
- AFC U-20 Asian Cup
- AFC U-17 Asian Cup
- ASEAN Championship
- CAFA Championship
- EAFF E-1 Football Championship
- SAFF Championship
- WAFF Championship
Notes
References
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External links
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