AFC Asian Cup records and statistics
This is a list of records and statistics of the AFC Asian Cup.
Summary
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.[1]
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 |
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— | 1 (1996) | 1 (2015) | 1 (1992) | 1 (2019) | 4 |
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— | 1 (1964) | — | — | — | 1 |
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— | 1 (1968) | — | — | — | 1 |
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— | 1 (2023) | — | — | — | 1 |
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— | — | 1 (1956) | 1 (1964) | — | 2 |
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— | — | 1 (1960) | 1 (1968) | — | 2 |
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— | — | 1 (1972) | — | — | 1 |
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— | — | — | 2 (1956, 1960) | — | 2 |
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— | — | — | 1 (1972) | — | 1 |
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— | — | — | 1 (1980) | — | 1 |
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— | — | — | 1 (2004) | — | 1 |
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— | — | — | 1 (2011) | — | 1 |
General statistics by tournament
Debut of national teams
Year | Debuting teams | Successor teams | ||
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Teams | No. | Cum. | ||
1956 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
4 | 4 | |
1960 | ![]() |
1 | 5 | |
1964 | ![]() |
1 | 6 | |
1968 | ![]() ![]() |
2 | 8 | |
1972 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
4 | 12 | |
1976 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3 | 15 | |
1980 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
5 | 20 | |
1984 | ![]() ![]() |
2 | 22 | |
1988 | ![]() ![]() |
2 | 24 | |
1992 | None | 0 | 24 | |
1996 | ![]() ![]() |
2 | 26 | |
2000 | ![]() |
1 | 27 | |
2004 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3 | 30 | |
2007 | ![]() |
1 | 31 | ![]() |
2011 | None | 0 | 31 | |
2015 | ![]() |
1 | 32 | |
2019 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3 | 35 | |
2023 | ![]() |
1 | 36 |
Overall team records
In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.[9][10]
- As of 2023 AFC Asian Cup
Rank | Team | Part | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
15 | 74 | 45 | 20 | 9 | 143 | 55 | +88 | 155 |
2 | ![]() |
15 | 73 | 38 | 19 | 16 | 117 | 74 | +43 | 133 |
3 | ![]() |
10 | 53 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 104 | 52 | +52 | 111 |
4 | ![]() |
11 | 52 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 74 | 50 | +24 | 84 |
5 | ![]() |
13 | 59 | 23 | 15 | 21 | 88 | 66 | +22 | 84 |
6 | ![]() |
11 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 69 |
7 | ![]() |
10 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 61 |
8 | ![]() |
11 | 48 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 61 |
9 | ![]() |
10 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 55 |
10 | ![]() |
8 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 52 |
11 | ![]() |
5 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 17 | +32 | 50 |
12 | ![]() |
5 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 37 |
13 | ![]() |
7 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 29 |
14 | ![]() |
4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 27 |
15 | ![]() |
7 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 27 |
16 | ![]() |
8 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 54 | −32 | 20 |
17 | ![]() |
5 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 14 |
18 | ![]() |
5 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 40 | −25 | 11 |
19 | ![]() |
5 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 38 | −25 | 11 |
20 | ![]() |
5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 33 | −21 | 10 |
21 | ![]() |
5 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 43 | −22 | 9 |
22 | ![]() |
1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 |
23 | ![]() |
4 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 28 | −18 | 7 |
24 | ![]() |
3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 6 |
25 | ![]() |
3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 6 |
26 | ![]() |
1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5 |
27 | ![]() |
2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 5 |
28 | ![]() |
1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
29 | ![]() |
1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 4 |
30 | ![]() |
2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 |
31 | ![]() |
4 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 30 | −20 | 3 |
32 | ![]() |
2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 1 |
33 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
34 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
35 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
36 | ![]() |
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 |
- Vietnam consist of South Vietnam.
Comprehensive team results by tournament
- Legend
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For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament are shown (in parentheses).
Team | ![]() 1956 (4) |
![]() 1960 (4) |
![]() 1964 (4) |
![]() 1968 (5) |
![]() 1972 (6) |
![]() 1976 (6) |
![]() 1980 (10) |
![]() 1984 (10) |
![]() 1988 (10) |
![]() 1992 (8) |
![]() 1996 (12) |
![]() 2000 (12) |
![]() 2004 (16) |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 2007 (16) |
![]() 2011 (16) |
![]() 2015 (16) |
![]() 2019 (24) |
![]() 2023 (24) |
![]() 2027 (24) |
Total |
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West Asian members | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Part of ![]() |
× | • | × | •• | × | GS | • | × | • | 4th | GS | GS | GS | R16 | R16 | Q | 8 | ||
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Not an AFC member | GS | 4th | × | × | × | × | QF | QF | QF | 1st | QF | 4th | R16 | R16 | Q | 11 | |||
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Not an AFC member | • | × | × | • | • | × | • | • | QF | • | QF | GS | R16 | 2nd | Q | 6 | |||
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Not an AFC member | × | GS | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | GS | • | 4th | QF | GS | • | GS | GS | × | • | Q | 11 | ||
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Not an AFC member | × | • | × | • | × | × | × | • | GS | • | × | • | • | GS | GS | 3 | |||
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Not an AFC member | • | × | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | GS | R16 | GS | Q | 6 | ||||||
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Not an AFC member | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | R16 | Q | 4 | ||||||||||
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Part of ![]() |
• | GS | GS | GS | GS | • | QF | GS | GS | QF | GS | 1st | 1st | Q | 12 | ||||
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Not an AFC member | •• | × | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | GS | 2nd | GS | GS | R16 | R16 | Q | 12 | ||||
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Not an AFC member | • | × | GS | GS | GS | • | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | R16 | 7 | ||||
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Part of ![]() |
× | GS | GS | GS | 4th | 2nd | • | GS | GS | GS | 3rd | SF | R16 | Q | 12 | ||||
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Not an AFC member | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 1 | |||||||
Central Asian Members | ||||||||||||||||||||
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× | • | × | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | GS | 3rd | QF | 3rd | QF | QF | QF | SF | 3rd | Q | 16 |
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• | • | • | × | • | • | R16 | GS | Q | 3 | |||||||||
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Part of ![]() |
• | • | • | × | • | • | • | QF | 1 | ||||||||||
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Part of ![]() |
• | • | GS | × | • | • | GS | • | 2 | ||||||||||
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Part of ![]() |
GS | GS | QF | QF | 4th | QF | R16 | QF | Q | 9 | |||||||||
South Asian Members | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Part of ![]() |
× | GS | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |||||
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× | • | 2nd | • | × | × | × | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | GS | 5 | |
East Asian Members | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Not an AFC member | 3rd | GS | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | QF | 4th | 2nd | GS | GS | QF | QF | GS | Q | 14 | ||||
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• | 3rd | × | 4th | × | × | OFC member | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 | |||
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3rd | • | 4th | 5th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 4 | |
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× | × | × | • | × | • | × | × | GS | 1st | QF | 1st | 1st | 4th | 1st | QF | 2nd | QF | Q | 11 |
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Not an AFC member | •• | 4th | × | • | GS | × | • | • | × | GS | GS | GS | × | Q | 6 | ||||
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1st | 1st | 3rd | • | 2nd | • | 2nd | GS | 2nd | • | QF | 3rd | QF | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | QF | 4th | Q | 16 |
Southeast Asian Members | ||||||||||||||||||||
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OFC member | QF | 2nd | 1st | QF | QF | Q | 6 | ||||||||||||
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• | × | × | • | 4th | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
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× | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | GS | GS | • | • | × | R16 | Q | 6 |
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• | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | GS | 4 | |
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× | × | × | 2nd | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
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• | • | × | • | × | × | • | • | × | × | • | • | × | × | • | • | GS | • | 1 | |
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× | • | × | • | × | • | • | GS | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
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× | × | • | • | 3rd | •• | • | • | • | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | • | • | R16 | R16 | 8 | |
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4th | 4th | • | • | • | • | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | QF | • | • | QF | GS | 5 | |
Former AFC Members | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | •• | Expelled from AFC | UEFA member | 4 | ||||||||||||
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GS | × | × | • | Part of ![]() |
1 | ||||||||||||||
Team | ![]() 1956 (4) |
![]() 1960 (4) |
![]() 1964 (4) |
![]() 1968 (5) |
![]() 1972 (6) |
![]() 1976 (6) |
![]() 1980 (10) |
![]() 1984 (10) |
![]() 1988 (10) |
![]() 1992 (8) |
![]() 1996 (12) |
![]() 2000 (12) |
![]() 2004 (16) |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 2007 (16) |
![]() 2011 (16) |
![]() 2015 (16) |
![]() 2019 (24) |
![]() 2023 (24) |
![]() 2027 (24) |
Total |
Results of host nations
Year | Host nation | Finish |
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1956 | ![]() |
Third place |
1960 | ![]() |
Champions |
1964 | ![]() |
Champions |
1968 | ![]() |
Champions |
1972 | ![]() |
Third place |
1976 | ![]() |
Champions |
1980 | ![]() |
Champions |
1984 | ![]() |
Group stage |
1988 | ![]() |
Group stage |
1992 | ![]() |
Champions |
1996 | ![]() |
Runners-up |
2000 | ![]() |
Group stage |
2004 | ![]() |
Runners-up |
2007 | ![]() |
Group stage |
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Group stage | |
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Group stage | |
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Quarter-finals | |
2011 | ![]() |
Quarter-finals |
2015 | ![]() |
Champions |
2019 | ![]() |
Semi-finals |
2023 | ![]() |
Champions |
2027 | ![]() |
TBD |
Results of defending finalists
Year | Defending champions | Finish | Defending runners-up | Finish |
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1960 | ![]() |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up |
1964 | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Champions |
1968 | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
did not qualify |
1972 | ![]() |
Champions | ![]() |
Withdrew |
1976 | ![]() |
Champions | ![]() |
did not qualify |
1980 | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Champions |
1984 | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Group Stage |
1988 | ![]() |
Champions | ![]() |
Fourth Place |
1992 | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
did not qualify |
1996 | ![]() |
Quarter-finals | ![]() |
Champions |
2000 | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
did not qualify |
2004 | ![]() |
Champions | ![]() |
Group stage |
2007 | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Group stage |
2011 | ![]() |
Quarter-finals | ![]() |
Group stage |
2015 | ![]() |
Quarter-finals | ![]() |
Champions |
2019 | ![]() |
Quarter-finals | ![]() |
Quarter-finals |
2023 | ![]() |
Champions | ![]() |
Quarter-finals |
2027 | ![]() |
TBD | ![]() |
TBD |
Teams never qualified for finals tournaments
Legend
- • – Did not qualify
- × – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament are shown (in parentheses).
Team (14) | 1956 (4) |
1960 (4) |
1964 (4) |
1968 (5) |
1972 (6) |
1976 (6) |
1980 (8) |
1984 (8) |
1988 (8) |
1992 (8) |
1996 (12) |
2000 (12) |
2004 (16) |
2007 (16) |
2011 (16) |
2015 (16) |
2019 (24) |
2023 (24) |
2027 (24) |
Attempts |
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× | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | 8 | |
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× | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | 6 | |
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× | × | × | × | • | • | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | × | • | × | • | • | 7 | |
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Part of ![]() |
× | • | × | × | × | • | ×[e] | 2 | ||||||||||
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× | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | × | • | × | 6 |
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• | • | UEFA member | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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× | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | × | × | • | • | • | 5 | |
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× | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | 9 | |
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Part of ![]() |
× | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||
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Not AFC member | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | 6 | |||||||||||
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Not AFC member | × | × | × | • | • | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | 9 | ||||
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Not AFC member | × | • | × | × | × | 1 | |||||||||||||
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× | • | × | • | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13 | |
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× | × | × | × | • | × | • | • | × | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | 10 |
Other records
- Only three teams have won the tournament in their debut appearances:[12]
- South Korea (1956)
- Iran (1968)
- Saudi Arabia (1984)
- Iran hold the record for the most games played, with 74.[13]
- Only Iran have won three consecutive finals of the AFC Asian Cup.[13]
Individual records
Most Valuable Player
Source:[14]
Overall top goalscorers
Players in bold are still active at international level.
Top goalscorers in one tournament
Players in bold are still active at international level.
Goals | Player | Representing | Year | Ref. |
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9 | Almoez Ali | ![]() |
2019 | [15] |
8 | Ali Daei | ![]() |
1996 | [16] |
Akram Afif | ![]() |
2023 | [17] | |
7 | Behtash Fariba | ![]() |
1980 | [18] |
Choi Soon-ho | ![]() |
[18] | ||
6 | Lee Dong-gook | ![]() |
2000 | [19] |
Aymen Hussein | ![]() |
2023 | ||
5 | Hossein Kalani | ![]() |
1972 | [20] |
Ali Karimi | ![]() |
2004 | [21] | |
A'ala Hubail | ![]() |
[21] | ||
Koo Ja-cheol | ![]() |
2011 | [22] | |
Ali Mabkhout | ![]() |
2015 | [23] |
Hat-tricks
Most tournament wins
Times | Player | Representing | Years |
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3 | Parviz Ghelichkhani | ![]() |
1968, 1972, 1976 |
Most tournament appearances
The table lists the players who have appeared in four or more different tournaments.
Tournaments | Player | Years |
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5 | ![]() |
2004, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
4 | ![]() |
1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 |
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1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 | |
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1996, 2000, 2004, 2007 | |
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2000, 2004, 2007, 2011 | |
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2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 | |
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2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 | |
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2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 | |
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2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 | |
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2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 | |
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2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 | |
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2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 | |
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2004, 2007, 2015, 2019 | |
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2004, 2007, 2015, 2019 | |
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2004, 2011, 2015, 2019 | |
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2004, 2007, 2011, 2019 | |
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2004, 2007, 2011, 2019 | |
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2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 | |
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2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 | |
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2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 | |
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2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 | |
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2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 | |
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2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 | |
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2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 | |
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2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 | |
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2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
Younis Mahmoud is the only player in the history of the tournament to score a goal in four separate tournaments.
Source:[24]
Fastest goals scored from kick-off
Only three goals in the history of the tournament have been scored in the first minute of their respective games.
Ali Mabkhout (against Bahrain) at the 2015 edition in 14 seconds
Fathi Kameel (against China PR) at the 1976 edition in 20 seconds
Xie Yuxin (against Japan) at the 1992 edition in 20 seconds
Source:[25]
Match records
Attendance by year
Year | Matches | Attendance | ||||
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Total | Average | Highest | ||||
1992 | 16 | 316,496 | 19,781 | ![]() ![]() |
Final | 60,000 |
1996 | 26 | 448,000 | 17,231 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3rd place match Final |
60,000 |
2000 | 26 | 276,488 | 10,634 | ![]() ![]() |
Group stage | 52,418 |
2004 | 32 | 937,650 | 29,302 | ![]() ![]() |
Final | 62,000 |
2007 | 32 | 724,222 | 22,632 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Group stage | 88,000 |
2011 | 32 | 405,361 | 12,668 | ![]() ![]() |
Group stage | 47,413 |
2015 | 32 | 705,705 | 22,053 | ![]() ![]() |
Final | 76,385 |
2019 | 51 | 644,307 | 12,633 | ![]() ![]() |
Group stage | 43,206 |
2023 | 51 | 1,507,790 | 29,565 | ![]() ![]() |
Final | 86,492 |
Highest attendance
- The highest ever attendance officially recorded was of 112,000 during the 1976 AFC Asian Cup final between Iran and Kuwait.[13]
Awards
Team of the Tournament
Fair play award
- First awarded in 1984
Year | Winner |
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1984 | ![]() |
1988 | Not awarded |
1992 | |
1996 | ![]() |
2000 | ![]() |
2004 | ![]() |
2007 | ![]() |
2011 | ![]() |
2015 | ![]() |
2019 | ![]() |
2023 | ![]() |
Notes
- ^
Burma until 1989.
- ^
Republic of China until 1980.
- ^ Including results representing
South Vietnam.
- ^
Khmer Republic from 1970 to 1975.
- ^ East Timor were banned from qualifying for the 2023 Asian Cup for using 12 ineligible players between 2011 and 2017 and providing false documents.[11]
- ^ Kazakhstan played in two qualification competitions before join to UEFA in 2002, but had never qualified for the Asian Cup.
References
- ^ "AFC Competition Operations Manual (Edition 2023)" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. p. 88.
If there is no 3rd/4th place playoff ... the Participating Teams ranked three (3) and four (4) shall be determined in descending order as follows:
(i) superior goal difference in the semi-finals;
(ii) higher number of goals scored in the semi-finals;
(iii) superior goal difference in the quarter-finals (if applicable);
(iv) higher number of goals scored in the quarter-finals (if applicable)... - ^ AFC Asian Cup [@afcasiancup] (7 August 2018). "150 days to go to the #AsianCup2019. Join us as we look at the competition's previous winners!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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- ^ "Asian Cup » All-time league table". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Asian Nations Cup Final Tournaments 1956–2019 – All-Time Table".
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