Football at the Asian Games
Men's football has been a part of the Asian Games sporting events since the 1951 edition. Women's football competition began in 1990.
| Founded | 1951 (Men) 1990 (Women) |
|---|---|
| Region | AFC (Asia) |
| Current champions |   (2018) |
| Most successful team(s) | (5 titles)   (3 titles each) |
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Since the 2002 Asian Games, age limit for men teams is under-23 plus up to three over aged players for each squad,[1] same as the age limit in football competitions at the Summer Olympics. Although Kazakhstan is a member of the Olympic Council of Asia, the football team has been a member of the UEFA since 2002. The same rule applies to the Guam and Australia who are members of the AFC, but they are members of Oceania National Olympic Committees.
Men's tournaments
Summaries
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*Under-23 tournament since 2002.
1 The title was shared.
2 Saudi Arabia were awarded the third-place playoff by default after the Korea DPR team were handed a two-year suspension for assaulting officials at the end of their semi-final.
Medal table
| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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5 (1970, 1978, 1986*, 2014*, 2018) | 3 (1954, 1958, 1962) | 3 (1990, 2002*, 2010) |
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4 (1974*, 1990, 1998, 2002) | 2 (1951, 1966) | 1 (2006) |
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2 (1951*, 1962) | 1 (1970) | |
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2 (1966, 1970) | 1 (1954) | |
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2 (1954, 1958) | ||
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1 (2010) | 2 (2002, 2018) | 2 (1951, 1966) |
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1 (1978) | 2 (1990, 2014) | |
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1 (1982) | 1 (2006) | 1 (2014) |
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1 (2006*) | ||
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1 (1994) | ||
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2 (1982, 1998) | 2 (1986, 1994) | |
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1 (1994) | 2 (1978, 1998) | |
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1 (1986) | 1 (1982) | |
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1 (2010) | 1 (2018) | |
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1 (1974) | ||
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2 (1962, 1974) | ||
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1 (1958) | ||
- * = host
Women's tournaments
Summaries
The first women's tournament was held in the 1990 Asian Games.[2]
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
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| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 1990 |
Beijing |
China |
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No playoffs | Chinese Taipei | ||
| 1994 |
Hiroshima |
China |
2–0 | Japan |
Chinese Taipei |
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| 1998 |
 Bangkok |
China |
1–0 aet | North Korea |
Japan |
2–1 | Chinese Taipei | ||
| 2002 |
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North Korea |
No playoffs | China |
Japan |
No playoffs | South Korea | ||
| 2006 |
Doha |
North Korea |
0–0 aet (4–2) pen |
Japan |
China |
2–0 | South Korea | ||
| 2010 |
Guangzhou |
Japan |
1–0 | North Korea |
South Korea |
2–0 | China | ||
| 2014 |
Incheon |
North Korea |
3–1 | Japan |
South Korea |
3–0 |  Vietnam | ||
| 2018 |
Jakarta–Palembang |
Japan |
1–0 | China |
South Korea |
4–0 | Chinese Taipei | ||
Medal table
References
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