AFC Asian Cup Progress Chart 1956-2023
Table showing the Top Four positions in every Asian Cup Tournament from 1956 to 2023 with full 2019 United Arab Emirates Tournament details. AFC Asian Cup 2023 Finals was held in Qatar from 12th January to 10th February 2024.
| Competition | Final | 3rd | Place | Play-off | |||||||||
| Flag | Host Nation | Year | # | Flag | Winner | Score | Flag | Runners-Up | Flag | Third | Score | Flag | Fourth |
 | HONG KONG | 1956 | 1 |  | SOUTH KOREA | Group |  | ISRAEL | | HONG KONG | Group |  | SOUTH VIETNAM |
| SOUTH KOREA | 1960 | 2 | | SOUTH KOREA | Group | | ISRAEL |  | TAIWAN | Group | | SOUTH VIETNAM |
| ISRAEL | 1964 | 3 | | ISRAEL | Group |  | INDIA | | SOUTH KOREA | Group | | HONG KONG |
 | IRAN | 1968 | 4 | | IRAN | Group |  | BURMA | | ISRAEL | Group | | TAIWAN |
 | THAILAND | 1972 | 5 | | IRAN | 2-1* | | SOUTH KOREA | | THAILAND | 2-2* 5-3p |  | KHMER REPUBLIC |
| IRAN | 1976 | 6 | | IRAN | 1-0 |  | KUWAIT |  | CHINA | 1-0 |  | IRAQ |
| KUWAIT | 1980 | 7 | | KUWAIT | 3-0 | | SOUTH KOREA | | IRAN | 3-0 |  | NORTH KOREA |
 | SINGAPORE | 1984 | 8 |  | SAUDI ARABIA | 2-0 | | CHINA | | KUWAIT | 1-1* 5-3p | | IRAN |
 | QATAR | 1988 | 9 | | SAUDI ARABIA | 0-0* 4-3p | | SOUTH KOREA | | IRAN | 0-0* 3-0p |  | CHINA |
 | JAPAN | 1992 | 10 | | JAPAN | 1-0 | | SAUDI ARABIA | | CHINA | 1-1 4-3p | | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| UAE | 1996 | 11 | | SAUDI ARABIA | 0-0* 4-2p | | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | | IRAN | 1-1 3-2p | | KUWAIT |
 | LEBANON | 2000 | 12 | | JAPAN | 1-0 | | SAUDI ARABIA | | SOUTH KOREA | 1-0 | | CHINA |
| CHINA | 2004 | 13 | | JAPAN | 3-1 | | CHINA | | IRAN | 4-2 |  | BAHRAIN |
 | VIETNAM | 2007 | 14 | | IRAQ | 1-0 | | SAUDI ARABIA | | SOUTH KOREA | 0-0* 6-5p | | JAPAN |
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| THAILAND | ||||||||||||
| QATAR | 2011 | 15 | | JAPAN | 1-0* |  | AUSTRALIA | | SOUTH KOREA | 3-2 |  | UZBEKISTAN |
| AUSTRALIA | 2015 | 16 | | AUSTRALIA | 2-1* | | SOUTH KOREA | | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 3-2 | | IRAQ |
| UAE | 2019 | 17 | | QATAR | 3-1 | | JAPAN | | SOUTH KOREA | No Play-Off | | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| QATAR | 2023 | 18 | | QATAR | 3-1 |  | JORDAN | | SOUTH KOREA | No Play-Off | | IRAN |
AFC Asian Cup Finals – United Arab Emirates 2019
| Group A | Group B | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Jordan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| Thailand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Palestine | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 2 | |
| India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Syria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
| 5th January 2019 | United Arab Emirates | 1-1 | Bahrain | 6th January 2019 | Australia | 0-1 | Jordan | |||||||||||
| 6th January 2019 | Thailand | 1-4 | India | 6th January 2019 | Syria | 0-0 | Palestine | |||||||||||
| 10th January 2019 | Bahrain | 0-1 | Thailand | 10th January 2019 | Jordan | 2-0 | Syria | |||||||||||
| 10th January 2019 | India | 0-2 | United Arab Emirates | 11th January 2019 | Palestine | 0-3 | Australia | |||||||||||
| 14th January 2019 | United Arab Emirates | 1-1 | Thailand | 15th January 2019 | Australia | 3-2 | Syria | |||||||||||
| 14th January 2019 | India | 0-1 | Bahrain | 15th January 2019 | Palestine | 0-0 | Jordan | |||||||||||
| Group C | Group D | |||||||||||||||||
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| China PR | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Iraq | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Vietnam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| Philippines | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | Yemen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 | |
| 7th January 2019 | China PR | 2-1 | Kyrgyzstan | 7th January 2019 | Iran | 5-0 | Yemen | |||||||||||
| 7th January 2019 | South Korea | 1-0 | Philippines | 8th January 2019 | Iraq | 3-2 | Vietnam | |||||||||||
| 11th January 2019 | Philippines | 0-3 | China PR | 12th January 2019 | Vietnam | 0-2 | Iran | |||||||||||
| 11th January 2019 | Kyrgyzstan | 0-1 | South Korea | 12th January 2019 | Yemen | 0-3 | Iraq | |||||||||||
| 16th January 2019 | South Korea | 2-0 | China PR | 16th January 2019 | Vietnam | 2-0 | Yemen | |||||||||||
| 16th January 2019 | Kyrgyzstan | 3-1 | Philippines | 16th January 2019 | Iran | 0-0 | Iraq | |||||||||||
| Group E | Group F | |||||||||||||||||
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| Qatar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 9 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Oman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| North Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 | Turkmenistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 | |
| 8th January 2019 | Saudi Arabia | 4-0 | North Korea | 9th January 2019 | Japan | 3-2 | Turkmenistan | |||||||||||
| 9th January 2019 | Qatar | 2-0 | Lebanon | 9th January 2019 | Uzbekistan | 2-1 | Oman | |||||||||||
| 12th January 2019 | Lebanon | 0-2 | Saudi Arabia | 13th January 2019 | Oman | 0-1 | Japan | |||||||||||
| 13th January 2019 | North Korea | 0-6 | Qatar | 13th January 2019 | Turkmenistan | 0-4 | Uzbekistan | |||||||||||
| 17th January 2019 | Saudi Arabia | 0-2 | Qatar | 17th January 2019 | Oman | 3-1 | Turkmenistan | |||||||||||
| 17th January 2019 | Lebanon | 4-1 | North Korea | 17th January 2019 | Japan | 2-1 | Uzbekistan | |||||||||||
| Knock-Out Phase | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round of Sixteen | Quarter Finals | |||||||||||||||||
| 20th January 2019 | Thailand | 1-2 | China | QF1 | 24th January 2019 | China | 0-3 | Iran | SF1 | |||||||||
| 20th January 2019 | Iran | 2-0 | Oman | QF1 | 24th January 2019 | Vietnam | 0-1 | Japan | SF1 | |||||||||
| 20th January 2019 | Jordan | 1-1 | Vietnam (pens 4-2) | QF2 | 25th January 2019 | South Korea | 0-1 | Qatar | SF2 | |||||||||
| 21st January 2019 | Japan | 1-0 | Saudi Arabia | QF2 | 25th January 2019 | United Arab Emirates | 1-0 | Australia | SF2 | |||||||||
| 22nd January 2019 | South Korea | 2-1 | Bahrain | QF3 | ||||||||||||||
| 22nd January 2019 | Qatar | 1-0 | Iraq | QF3 | Semi Finals | |||||||||||||
| 21st January 2019 | United Arab Emirates | 3-2 | Kyrgyzstan | QF4 | 28th January 2019 | Iran | 0-3 | Japan | ||||||||||
| 21st January 2019 | Australia (pens 4-2) | 0-0 | Uzbekistan | QF4 | 29th January 2019 | Qatar | 4-0 | United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||
| Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1st February 2019 | Qatar | 3-1 | Japan | |||||||||||||||
Qatar Playing Squad 2019 Asian Cup United Arab Emirates
| # | Pos | Player | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Caps | Goals | League / Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Saad Al Sheeb | 19 February 1990 (aged 28) | Doha, Qatar | 41 | 0 | Qatar Al-Sadd |
| 2 | DF | Rd-R6 | 6 August 1990 (aged 28) | Algueirao—Mem Martins, Portugal | 34 | 1 | Qatar Al-Sadd |
| 3 | DF | Abdelkarim Hassan | 28 August 1993 (aged 25) | Doha, Qatar | 71 | 9 | Qatar Al-Sadd |
| 4 | DF | Tarek Salman | 5 December 1997 (aged 21) | Doha, Qatar | 7 | 0 | Qatar Al-Sadd |
| 5 | MF | Ahmed Fatehi | 25 January 1993 (aged 25) | Doha, Qatar | 6 | 0 | Qatar Al-Arabi |
| 6 | MF | Abdulaziz Hatem | 28 October 1990 (aged 28) | Doha, Qatar | 44 | 1 | Qatar Al-Gharafa |
| 7 | FW | Ahmed Alaaeldin | 31 January 1993 (aged 25) | Egypt | 15 | 1 | Qatar Al-Gharafa |
| 8 | DF | Hamid Ismail | 16 June 1986 (aged 32) | Doha, Qatar | 56 | 0 | Qatar Al-Sadd |
| 9 | MF | Khaled Mohammed | 7 June 2000 (aged 18) | Doha, Qatar | 0 | 0 | Spain Cultural Leonesa |
| 10 | FW | Hassan Al-Haydos | 11 December 1990 (aged 28) | Doha, Qatar | 105 | 23 | Qatar Al-Sadd |
| 11 | FW | Akram Afif | 18 November 1996 (aged 22) | Doha, Qatar | 35 | 11 | Qatar Al-Sadd |
| 12 | MF | Karim Boudiaf | 16 September 1990 (aged 28) | Rueil-Malmaison, France | 56 | 4 | Qatar Al-Duhail |
| 13 | DF | Tameem Al-Muhaza | 21 July 1996 (aged 22) | Doha, Qatar | 0 | 0 | Qatar Al-Gharafa |
| 14 | MF | Salem Al-Hajri | 10 April 1996 (aged 22) | Doha, Qatar | 4 | 0 | Qatar Al-Sadd |
| 15 | DF | Bassam Al-Rawi | 16 December 1997 (aged 21) | Baghdad, Iraq | 11 | 0 | Qatar Al-Duhail |
| 16 | MF | Boualem Khoukhi | 9 July 1990 (aged 28) | Bou Ismail, Algeria | 49 | 12 | Qatar Al-Sadd |
| 17 | MF | Abdelrahman Moustafa | 5 April 1997 (aged 21) | Doha, Qatar | 1 | 0 | Qatar Al-Ahli |
| 18 | DF | Abdulkarim Al-Ali | 25 March 1991 (aged 27) | Doha, Qatar | 16 | 1 | Qatar Al-Sailiya |
| 19 | FW | Almoez Ali | 19 August 1996 (aged 22) | Khartoum, Sudan | 29 | 9 | Qatar Al-Duhail |
| 20 | MF | Ali Afif | 20 January 1988 (aged 30) | Doha, Qatar | 52 | 9 | Qatar Al-Duhail |
| 21 | GK | Yousef Hassan | 24 May 1996 (aged 22) | Doha, Qatar | 5 | 0 | Qatar Al-Gharafa |
| 22 | GK | Mohammed Al-Bakri | 28 March 1997 (aged 21) | Doha, Qatar | 2 | 0 | Qatar Al-Khor |
| 23 | DF | Assim Madibo | 22 October 1996 a ed 22 | Doha, Qatar | 14 | 0 | Qatar Al-Duhail |
About the author: Ben Jardine
Ben Jardine is the managing editor of My Football Facts and has covered football since 2014. He writes across football statistics, history and current affairs, from all-time records and World Cup deep dives to live transfer-window coverage, with a focus on rigorously fact-checked, data-led analysis. Connect with Ben on LinkedIn.