Held every four years since 1956. A shift in the rhythm took place in 2007 in order to take the tournament out of the years featuring a European Championship and the Olympic Games. The 2007 edition was organised jointly by four (!) countries all gaining automatic entry as hosts.
1956 South Korea 1960 South Korea 1964 Israel 1968 Iran 1972 Iran 1976 Iran 1980 Kuwait 1984 Saudi Arabia 1988 Saudi Arabia 1992 Japan 1996 Saudi Arabia 2000 Japan 2004 Japan 2007 Iraq 2011 Japan 2015 Australia 2019 Qatar 2024 Qatar
Japan 4 Iran 3 Saudi Arabia 3 Qatar 2 South Korea 2 Australia 1 Iraq 1 Israel 1 Kuwait 1
[until the 1972 tournament, no final match was played.]
winners runners-up
1956 South Korea Israel
1960 South Korea Israel
1964 Israel India
1968 Iran Burma
1972 Iran 2-1 South Korea
1976 Iran 1-0 Kuwait
1980 Kuwait 3-0 South Korea
1984 Saudi Arabia 2-0 China
1988 Saudi Arabia 0-0 South Korea AET, 4-3 pen
1992 Japan 1-0 Saudi Arabia
1996 Saudi Arabia 0-0 United Arab Emirates AET, 4-2 pen
2000 Japan 1-0 Saudi Arabia
2004 Japan 3-1 China
2007 Iraq 1-0 Saudi Arabia
2011 Japan 1-0 Australia AET
2015 Australia 2-1 South Korea AET
2019 Qatar 3-1 Japan
2024 Qatar 3-1 Jordan
winners finalists semifinalists
Japan 4 5 6
Saudi Arabia 3 6 6
Iran 3 3 10
South Korea 2 6 11
Qatar 2 2 2
Israel 1 3 4
Kuwait 1 2 4
Australia 1 2 2
Iraq 1 1 3
China 2 6
UAE 1 4
Burma 1 1 [now Myanmar]
India 1 1
Jordan 1 1
Hongkong 2
South Vietnam 2
Taiwan 2
Bahrain 1
Cambodia 1
North Korea 1
Thailand 1
Uzbekistan 1
18 36 72
NB: for the tournaments 1956-68, the winners and runners-up are counted as finalists,
the third and fourth place finishers as semifinalists
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Last updated: 11 Mar 2024
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