AFC Asian Cup
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| AFC Asian Cup | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Football |
| Founded | 1956 |
| No. of teams | 28 |
| Continent | Asia (AFC) |
| Most recent champion(s) |
 Iraq |
The AFC Asian Cup is a football tournament run by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). 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 will be held every four years henceforth from then.
The Asian cup has been dominated by the top teams in Asia over the years, typically from East Asia or West Asia. Teams such as Korea Republic, Iran, Japan, and Saudi Arabia have earned a spot for themselves in the final matches almost every year. Other teams which have achieved success at times include Australia, Kuwait, China, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain,and, before disaffiliation from the AFC, Israel.
The 2007 tournament was held in the South East Asian nations of Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand. This was won by Iraq beating Saudi Arabia 1-0 in the final on 29 July 2007.
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[edit] Results
[edit] Summaries
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[edit] Successful national teams
| Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Saudi Arabia |
3 (1984, 1988, 1996) | 3 (1992, 2000, 2007) | - | |
 Iran |
3 (1968*, 1972, 1976*) | - | 4 (1980, 1988, 1996, 2004) | 1 (1984) |
 Japan |
3 (1992*, 2000, 2004) | - | - | 1 (2007) |
 Korea Republic |
2 (1956, 1960*) | 3 (1972, 1980, 1988) | 3 (1964, 2000, 2007) | - |
 Israel# |
1 (1964*) | 2 (1956, 1960) | 1 (1968) | - |
 Kuwait |
1 (1980*) | 1 (1976) | 1 (1984) | 1 (1996) |
| Iraq |
1 (2007) | - | - | 1 (1976) |
 China PR |
- | 2 (1984, 2004*) | 2 (1976, 1992) | 2 (1988, 2000) |
 United Arab Emirates |
- | 1 (1996*) | - | 1 (1992) |
 India |
- | 1 (1964) | - | - |
 Myanmar |
- | 1 (1968) | - | - |
 Chinese Taipei |
- | - | 1 (1960) | 1 (1968) |
 Hong Kong |
- | - | 1 (1956*) | 1 (1964) |
 Thailand |
- | - | 1 (1972*) | - |
 South Vietnam |
- | - | - | 2 (1956,1960) |
 Bahrain |
- | - | - | 1 (2004) |
 Cambodia |
- | - | - | 1 (1972) |
 Korea DPR |
- | - | - | 1 (1980) |
- * = as hosts
- # = Israel was expelled from the AFC in the early 1970s
 the AFC asian cup hosted in Beirut, Lebanon |
[edit] Performances by host nations
| Year | Host nation | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 |  Hong Kong |
Third place |
| 1960 | Korea Republic |
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 |
Runner-up |
| 2000 |  Lebanon |
Group stage |
| 2004 | China PR |
Runner-up |
| 2007 |  Vietnam Indonesia Thailand Malaysia |
Quarter-final Group stage Group stage Group stage |
[edit] Best performances by region
| Federation (Region) | Best performance |
|---|---|
| WAFF (West Asia) | 9 titles, won by Iran (3), Saudi Arabia (3), Kuwait (1), Iraq (1) , Israel (1) |
| EAFF (East Asia) | 5 titles, won by Japan (3), Korea Republic (2) |
| AFF (Southeast Asia) | Runner-up (Myanmar, 1968) |
| SAFF (Central and South Asia) | Runner-up (India, 1964) |
[edit] Awards
[edit] Most Valuable Players
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 1956 | No Award |
| 1960 | No Award |
| 1964 | No Award |
| 1968 | No Award |
| 1972 | Ebrahim Ashtiani(People) |
| 1976 | Ali Parvin(People) |
| 1980 | No Award |
| 1984 | Jia Xiuquan |
| 1988 | Kim Joo-Sung |
| 1992 | Kazuyoshi Miura |
| 1996 | Khodadad Azizi |
| 2000 | Hiroshi Nanami |
| 2004 | Shunsuke Nakamura |
| 2007 |  Younis Mahmoud |
[edit] Top scorers
| Year | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Nahum Stelmach |
4 |
| 1960 | Cho Yoon-Ok |
4 |
| 1964 | Mordechai Spiegler Inder Singh |
2 |
| 1968 | Homayoun Behzadi Giora Spiegel Moshe Romano |
4 |
| 1972 | Park Ee-Chon Hossein Kalani |
5 |
| 1976 | Nasser Nouraei Gholam Hossein Mazloomi Fatehi Kamil |
3 |
| 1980 | Behtash Fariba Choi Soon-Ho |
9 |
| 1984 | Jia Xiuquan Nasser Mohammadkhani Shahrokh Baiani |
3 |
| 1988 | Lee Tae-Ho |
3 |
| 1992 | Fahad Al-Bishi |
3 |
| 1996 | Ali Daei |
8 |
| 2000 | Lee Dong-Gook |
6 |
| 2004 | A'ala Hubail Ali Karimi |
5 |
| 2007 | Younis Mahmoud Naohiro Takahara Yasser Al-Qahtani |
4 |
[edit] Records and statistics
[edit] Overall top goalscorers
| Goals | Scorers |
|---|---|
| 14 | Ali Daei |
| 10 | Lee Dong-Gook |
| 9 | Naohiro Takahara , Choi Soon-Ho , Behtash Fariba |
| 8 | Jassem Al Houwaidi |
| 6 | Yasser Al-Qahtani , Lee Dong-Gook |
| 5 | Younis Mahmoud, A'ala Hubail, Ali Karimi, Akinori Nishizawa , Park Ee-Chon , Hossein Kalani |
| 4 | Nahum Stelmach, Cho Yoon-Ok, Homayoun Behzadi, Giora Spiegel , Moshe Romano |
| 3 | Nasser Nouraei, Gholam Hossein Mazloomi,
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| 2 | Mordechai Spiegler , Inder Singh |
[edit] Most tournaments appeared
The tabulated below is the players who had appeared more than four times in the history of tournament.
| Player | App. | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Mahdi Mahdavikia |
4 | 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007 |
| Li Ming |
4 | 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 |
| Adnan Al-Talyani |
4 | 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 |
[edit] AFC Asian Cup winning managers
| Year | Head coach | Champions |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Lee Yoo-Hyung |
Korea Republic |
| 1960 | Wui Hye-Deok |
Korea Republic |
| 1964 |  Gyula Mándi |
Israel |
| 1968 |  Zdravko Rajkov |
Iran |
| 1972 | Mohammad Ranjbar |
Iran |
| 1976 | Heshmat Mohajerani |
Iran |
| 1980 |  Carlos Alberto Parreira |
Kuwait |
| 1984 | Khalil Al-Zayani |
Saudi Arabia |
| 1988 | Carlos Alberto Parreira |
Saudi Arabia |
| 1992 |  Hans Ooft |
Japan |
| 1996 |  Nelo Vingada |
Saudi Arabia |
| 2000 |  Philippe Troussier |
Japan |
| 2004 | Zico |
Japan |
| 2007 | Jorvan Vieira |
Iraq |
[edit] Score
- Most goals scored in one match, one team: Iran 8–0 South Yemen in 1976
- Most goals scored in one match, both teams: Japan 8–1 Uzbekistan in 2000
[edit] Participating nations
Participating nations by number of final tournament appearances:
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[edit] Participating Nations by year
- 1956: Korea Republic, Israel, South Vietnam, Hong Kong
- 1960: Chinese Taipei
- 1964: India
- 1968: Iran, Myanmar
- 1972: Thailand, Cambodia, Iraq, Kuwait
- 1976:
South Yemen, China PR, Malaysia - 1980:
Bangladesh, Korea DPR, Qatar, 
Syria, United Arab Emirates - 1984: Saudi Arabia, Singapore
- 1988: Bahrain, Japan (as student team)
- 1992: Japan (first in senior team)
- 1996: Indonesia,
Uzbekistan - 2000: Lebanon
- 2004:
Jordan, 
Turkmenistan, 
Oman - 2007: Vietnam,
Australia
[edit] Qualification Participating Nations by First Participate year
- 1956: Korea Republic,
Philippines, 
Republic of China, 
Malaya, Cambodia, South Vietnam, Israel - 1960: Singapore,
Hong Kong, India, 
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Iran - 1964:None
- 1968: Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar
- 1972:
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Iraq, 
Sri Lanka, Jordan, Lebanon, 
Syria, Kuwait, 
Bahrain - 1976:
Afghanistan, South Yemen, Korea DPR, China PR, Saudi Arabia, Qatar - 1980: Bangladesh,
Macau, United Arab Emirates - 1984:
North Yemen, Pakistan, Oman, 
Nepal - 1988:None
- 1992: Chinese Taipei
- 1996:
Guam, 
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, 
Tajikistan, 
Kyrgyzstan, Vietnam, 
Yemen - 2000:
Palestine, 
Laos, 
Bhutan, 
Mongolia - 2004:
Timor-Leste - 2007: Australia
- 2011:
[edit] General Statistics
| Team | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GC | Dif | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran |
90 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 86 | 29 | +57 | 68,2% |
| 2 | Korea Republic |
69 | 40 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 57,5% |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia |
53 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 60,9% |
| 4 | Kuwait |
52 | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 52,5% |
| 5 | China PR |
45 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 42,9% |
| 6 | Japan |
37 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 64,9% |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates |
30 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 43,5% |
| 8 | Israel |
27 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 69,2% |
| 9 | Qatar |
20 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 35,1% |
| 9 | Syria |
20 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 44,4% |
| 11 | Iraq |
15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 33,3% |
| 12 | Korea DPR |
10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 37,0% |
| 13 | Thailand |
7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 31 | -20 | 16,7% |
| 13 | Myanmar |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 58,3% |
| 13 | India |
7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 33,3% |
| 16 | Jordan |
6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 50,0% |
| 16 | Oman |
6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 33,3% |
| 16 | Malaysia |
6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 33,3% |
| 19 | Australia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 41,7% |
| 19 | Chinese Taipei |
5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 23,8% |
| 21 | Singapore |
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 33,3% |
| 21 | Cambodia |
4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 26,7% |
| 21 | Vietnam |
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 33,3% |
| 21 | Uzbekistan |
4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | -15 | 22,2% |
| 25 | Hong Kong |
3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 10,0% |
| 26 | Bahrain |
2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 16,7% |
| 26 | Lebanon |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 22,2% |
| 26 | Indonesia |
2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 11,1% |
| 29 | Turkmenistan |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 11,1% |
| 29 | South Vietnam |
1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 5,0% |
| 31 | South Yemen |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 0,0% |
| 31 | Bangladesh |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | -15 | 0,0% |
