Held every four years, in between Asian Championships.
Considered to be a continuation of the
Far Eastern Games
held on 10 occasions between 1913 and 1934.
Since 1990 also a women's tournament is organised.
Year Winners 1951 India 1954 Taiwan 1958 Taiwan 1962 India 1966 Burma 1970 Burma and South Korea (shared) 1974 Iran 1978 North Korea and South Korea (shared) 1982 Iraq 1986 South Korea 1990 Iran 1994 Uzbekistan 1998 Iran 2002 Iran 2006 Qatar 2010 Japan 2014 South Korea 2018 South Korea 2023 South Korea
South Korea 6 [2 shared] Iran 4 India 2 Taiwan 2 Burma 2 [1 shared] Iraq 1 Japan 1 Qatar 1 Uzbekistan 1 North Korea 1 [shared]
Year Winners Runners-Up
1951 India 1-0 Iran
1954 Taiwan 5-2 South Korea
1958 Taiwan 3-2 South Korea [aet]
1962 India 2-1 South Korea
1966 Burma 1-0 Iran
1970 Burma 0-0 South Korea [title shared]
1974 Iran 1-0 Israel
1978 North Korea 0-0 South Korea [title shared]
1982 Iraq 1-0 Kuwait
1986 South Korea 2-0 Saudi Arabia
1990 Iran 0-0 North Korea [aet, 4-1 pen]
1994 Uzbekistan 4-2 China
1998 Iran 2-0 Kuwait
2002 Iran 2-1 Japan
2006 Qatar 1-0 Iraq
2010 Japan 1-0 UAE
2014 South Korea 1-0 North Korea [aet]
2018 South Korea 2-1 Japan [aet]
2023 South Korea 2-1 Japan
win fin
South Korea 6 9
Iran 4 6
Burma 2 2
India 2 2
Taiwan 2 2
Japan 1 4
North Korea 1 3
Iraq 1 2
Qatar 1 1
Uzbekistan 1 1
Kuwait 2
China 1
Israel 1
Saudi Arabia 1
UA Emirates 1
21 38
NB: 2 of 19 titles shared
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