AFC Asian Cup records and statistics
This is a list of records and statistics of the AFC Asian Cup and its qualification matches.
General statistics by tournament
Team: tournament position
All time
Most championships
# | Team | Championships |
---|---|---|
1 | 4 | |
2 | 3 | |
3 | 2 | |
4 | 1 |
Most finishes in the top two
# | Team | Finishes in the top two |
---|---|---|
1 | 6 | |
2 | 4 | |
3 | 3 | |
4 | 2 | |
5 | 1 |
Consecutive
- Most consecutive championships
- 3,
Iran (1968-1976) - Most consecutive finishes in the top two
- 5,
Saudi Arabia (1984-2000) - Most consecutive finishes in the top four
- 6,
Iran (1968-1988) - Most consecutive finishes in the top eight
- 13
Iran (1968-2015) - Most consecutive finals tournaments
- 13,
Iran (1968-2015)
Gaps
- Longest gap between successive titles
- 8 years,
Japan (1992-2000), Saudi Arabia (1988-1996) - Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two
- 27 years,
South Korea (1988-2015) - Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four
- 31 years,
Iraq (1976-2007) - Longest gap between successive appearances in the top eight
- 11 years,
Qatar (2000-2011) - Longest gap between successive appearances in the Finals
- 27 years,
India (1984-2011)
Debuting teams
- Best finish by a debuting team
- champion,
South Korea (1956), Iran (1968), Saudi Arabia (1984) [7]
Results of host nations
Year | Host nation | Finish |
---|---|---|
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 | Quarter-Final | |
Group Stage | ||
Group Stage | ||
Group Stage | ||
2011 | Quarter-Final | |
2015 | Champions | |
2019 | To be determined |
Results of defending champions
Year | Defending champions | Finish |
---|---|---|
1960 | Champions | |
1964 | Third Place | |
1968 | Third Place | |
1972 | Champions | |
1976 | Champions | |
1980 | Third Place | |
1984 | Third Place | |
1988 | Champions | |
1992 | Runners-up | |
1996 | Quarter-Final | |
2000 | Runners-up | |
2004 | Champions | |
2007 | Fourth Place | |
2011 | Quarter-Final | |
2015 | Quarter-Final | |
2019 | To be determined | |
Fair Play Awards
Year | Nations |
---|---|
1984 | |
1996 | |
2000 | |
2004 | |
2007 | |
2011 | |
2015 |
Other
- Most finishes in the top two without ever being champion
- 2,
China PR (1984, 2004) - Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion
- 6,
China PR (1976, 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004) - Most finishes in the top eight without ever being champion
- 8,
China PR (1976, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2015) - Most appearances in Finals without ever being champion
- 11,
China PR (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015)
- Most finishes in the top four without ever finishing in the top two
- 2,
Vietnam (1956, 1960) - Most finishes in the top eight without ever finishing in the top two
- 4
Uzbekistan (2004, 2007, 2011, 2015) - Most appearances in Finals without ever finishing in the top two
- 9
Qatar (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015) - Most finishes in the top eight without ever finishing in the top four
- 3
Qatar (1992, 2000, 2011) - Most appearances in Finals without ever finishing in the top four
- 9
Qatar (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015)
Teams: Overall
Participating nations
Team | 1956 |
1960 |
1964 |
1968 |
1972 |
1976 |
1980 |
1984 |
1988 |
1992 |
1996 |
2000 |
2004 |
2007 |
2011 |
2015 |
2019 | Years |
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QF | 2nd | 1st | q | 4 | ||||||||||||||
GS | 4th | GS | GS | GS | q | 6 | ||||||||||||
GS | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3rd | GS | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | QF | 4th | 2nd | GS | GS | QF | q | 12 | ||||||
3rd | 4th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3rd | 4th | 5th | 3 | |||||||||||||||
2nd | GS | GS | q | 4 | ||||||||||||||
GS | GS | GS | GS | 4 | ||||||||||||||
1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | GS | 3rd | QF | 3rd | QF | QF | QF | q | 14 | ||||
GS | 4th | QF | QF | QF | 1st | QF | 4th | q | 9 | |||||||||
2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 4 | ||||||||||||||
GS | 1st | QF | 1st | 1st | 4th | 1st | QF | q | 9 | |||||||||
QF | QF | GS | q | 4 | ||||||||||||||
GS | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | GS | 4th | QF | GS | GS | GS | 10 | ||||||||
q | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
GS | q | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
GS | GS | GS | 3 | |||||||||||||||
2nd | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4th | GS | GS | GS | q | 5 | |||||||||||||
GS | GS | GS | q | 4 | ||||||||||||||
GS | q | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
q | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
GS | GS | GS | GS | QF | GS | GS | QF | GS | q | 10 | ||||||||
1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | GS | 2nd | GS | GS | q | 10 | ||||||||
GS | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | GS | 2nd | QF | 3rd | QF | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | q | 14 | ||||
GS | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | q | 6 | ||||||||||||
3rd | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | q | 7 | |||||||||||
GS | q | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
GS | GS | GS | 4th | 2nd | GS | GS | GS | 3rd | q | 10 | ||||||||
GS | GS | QF | QF | 4th | QF | q | 7 | |||||||||||
4th | 4th | QF | q | 4 | ||||||||||||||
q | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | |
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- QF – Quarter Finals
- GS – Group stage
- q – Qualified
- — Hosts
Debut of teams
Year | Debutants | Total |
---|---|---|
1956 | 4 | |
1960 | 1 | |
1964 | 1 | |
1968 | 2 | |
1972 | 4 | |
1976 | 2 | |
1980 | 6 | |
1984 | 2 | |
1988 | 2 | |
1992 | None | 0 |
1996 | 2 | |
2000 | 1 | |
2004 | 3 | |
2007 | 1 | |
2011 | None | 0 |
2015 | 1 | |
2019 | 3 |
All-time table
The table is accurate as of the end of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. Teams in bold are part of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif | Pts | PPG | Best finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 14 | 62 | 37 | 18 | 7 | 119 | 45 | 74 | 129 | 2.08 | Champion (1968, 1972, 1976) | |
2 | 14 | 62 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 100 | 62 | 38 | 112 | 1.81 | Champion (1956, 1960) | |
3 | 9 | 41 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 80 | 38 | 42 | 84 | 2.05 | Champion (1992, 2000, 2004, 2007) | |
4 | 12 | 51 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 81 | 58 | 23 | 73 | 1.43 | Runner-up (1984, 2004) | |
5 | 10 | 44 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 63 | 45 | 18 | 70 | 1.59 | Champion (1984, 1988, 1996) | |
6 | 10 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 51 | -4 | 55 | 1.31 | Champion (1980) | |
7 | 10 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 48 | -16 | 48 | 1.33 | Runner-up (1996) | |
8 | 9 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 38 | 42 | -4 | 46 | 1.31 | Champion (2007) | |
9 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 44 | -9 | 36 | 1.5 | Fourth place (2011) | |
10 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 2.06 | Champion (2015) | |
11 | 10 | 32 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 46 | -13 | 29 | 0.91 | Quarterfinals (2011) | |
12 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 27 | 2.08 | Champion (1964) | |
13 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 23 | 1.28 | Group stage (5 times) | |
14 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 17 | 0.89 | Fourth place (2004) | |
15 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 1.45 | Quarterfinals (2004, 2011) | |
16 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 11 | 0.73 | Fourth place (1980) | |
17 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 45 | -30 | 11 | 0.55 | Third place (1972) | |
18 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 9 | 1 | Group stage (2004, 2007, 2015) | |
19 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 28 | -18 | 8 | 0.67 | Group stage (1996, 2000, 2004, 2007) | |
20 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1.75 | Runner-up (1968) | |
21 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 7 | 0.7 | Runner-up (1964) | |
22 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | -13 | 6 | 0.67 | Group stage (1976, 1980, 2007) | |
23 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 5 | 0.71 | Third place (1960) | |
24 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 28 | -16 | 5 | 0.5 | Fourth place (1956, 1960) | |
25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 | 1 | Group stage (1984) | |
26 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 4 | 0.8 | Fourth place (1972) | |
27 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 3 | 0.3 | Third place (1956) | |
28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 2 | 0.67 | Group stage (2000) | |
29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 0.33 | Group stage (2004) | |
30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 0 | 0 | Group stage (1976) | |
31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 0 | 0 | Group stage (2015) | |
32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | -15 | 0 | 0 | Group stage (1980) | |
33 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | TBD | |
33 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | TBD | |
33 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | TBD | |
Individual records
Overall top goalscorers
Goals | Player | Representing | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
14 | Ali Daei | [9] | |
10 | Lee Dong-Gook | [10] | |
9 | Naohiro Takahara | [11] | |
8 | Jassem Al-Houwaidi | ||
Younis Mahmoud | [12] | ||
7 | Behtash Fariba | ||
Hossein Kalani | |||
Choi Soon-Ho | |||
Faisal Al-Dakhil | |||
6 | Yasser Al-Qahtani | ||
Alexander Geynrikh | [13] | ||
Tim Cahill | [14] | ||
Hat-tricks
A hat-trick is achieved when the same player scores three or more goals in one match. Listed in chronological order.
Sequence |
Player | No. of goals |
Time of goals | Representing | Final score |
Opponent | Tournament | Round |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Hossein Kalani | 3 | 34', 70', 78' | 3–0 | 1972 | Group stage | ||
2. | Ali Jabbari | 3 | 80', 86', 88' | 3–2 | 1972 | Group stage | ||
3. | Gholam Hossein Mazloumi | 3 | 63', 74', 80' | 8–0 | 1976 | Group stage | ||
4. | Behtash Fariba | 4 | 11', 34', 80', 82' | 7–0 | 1980 | Group stage | ||
5. | Choi Soon-Ho | 3 | 26', 53', 78'(P) | 4–1 | 1980 | Group stage | ||
6. | Shen Xiangfu | 3 | 1', 5', 72' | 6–0 | 1980 | Group stage | ||
7. | Xu Yonglai | 3 | 16', 79', 89' | 6–0 | 1980 | Group stage | ||
8. | Ali Daei | 4 | 66', 76', 83', 89'(P) | 6–2 | 1996 | Quarter-finals | ||
9. | Akinori Nishizawa | 3 | 14', 25', 49' | 8–1 | 2000 | Group stage | ||
10. | Naohiro Takahara | 3 | 18', 20', 57' | 8–1 | 2000 | Group stage | ||
11. | Lee Dong-Gook | 3 | 30', 76', 90+1' | 3–0 | 2000 | Group stage | ||
12. | Mohammad Al-Shalhoub | 3 | 35', 78', 86' | 5–0 | 2000 | Group stage | ||
13. | Ali Karimi | 3 | 10', 20', 77' | 4–3 | 2004 | Quarter-finals | ||
14. | Ismaeel Abdullatif | 4 | 16', 19', 35', 77' | 5–2 | 2011 | Group stage | ||
15. | Shinji Okazaki | 3 | 8', 13', 80' | 5–0 | 2011 | Group stage | ||
16. | Hamza Al-Dardour | 4 | 35', 45+2', 75', 80' | 5–1 | 2015 | Group stage |
Most tournaments appeared in
The tabulated below is the players who had appeared at least four times in the history of the tournament. No player has appeared in the tournament at least five times in the history of the cup.
Played | Name | Tournaments |
---|---|---|
4 | 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 | |
4 | 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 | |
4 | 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 | |
4 | 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 | |
4 | 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 | |
4 | 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 | |
4 | 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 | |
4 | 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 | |
4 | 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007 | |
4 | 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 | |
4 | 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 |
†Younis Mahmoud is the only player in the history of the tournament to score a goal in four separate tournaments.
Source: [15]
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: [16]
Match records
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
Attendance
Year | Matches | Attendance | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Average | Lowest | Highest | ||||||
1992 | 16 | 316,496 | 19,781 | Group Stage | 4,000 | Final | 60,000 | ||
1996 | 26 | 398,008 | 15,308 | Group Stage Group Stage Group Stage Quarter Finals |
2,000 | 3rd place playoff Final |
60,000 | ||
2000 | 26 | 230,490 | 8,865 | Group Stage | 500 | Group Stage | 52,418 | ||
2004 | 32 | 1,020,050 | 31,877 | Group Stage | 5,000 | Final | 62,000 | ||
2007 | 32 | 724,222 | 22,632 | Group Stage | 500 | Group Stage | 88,000 | ||
2011 | 32 | 405,361 | 12,668 | Group Stage | 2,022 | Group Stage | 47,413 | ||
2015 | 32 | 649,705 | 20,303 | Group Stage | 4,841 | Final | 76,385 |
References
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- ↑ "Asian Cup Top Scorers". 10 October 2018.
- ↑ "Vote For Your Best Ever AFC Asian Cup Midfielder". 9 October 2018.
- ↑ "Special AFC Awards for 2007 Asian Cup" (in Arabic). Kooora.com. 29 July 2007.
- ↑ "Heartbroken Socceroos 'proud, disappointed'". ABC News. 29 January 2011. Archived from the original on 14 February 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ↑ "MVP award 'the icing on the cake' for livewire Luongo". 31 January 2015.
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- ↑ "Asian Football Trivia: Round Three". 28 July 2018.
- ↑ "Asian Football Trivia Returns". 12 July 2018.