Stats of the top four positions in all the Asian Cup tournaments from 1956 to 2007 & Qatar 2011
Stats of the combined performances of the top four finishers for every Asian Cup tournament from 1956 to 2011
Stats showing the Asian Cup top goalscorers for every tournament from 1956 to 2011
The AFC Asian Cup is a football tournament run by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The winning team becomes the champion of Asia and automatically qualifies for the FIFA Confederations Cup.
The Asian Cup had been held once every four years from 1956 until 2004. However, since the Summer Olympic Games and the European Football Championship were also scheduled in the same year as the Asian Cup, the AFC decided to move their championship to a less crowded cycle. After 2004, the tournament was held in 2007, and will be held every four years henceforth from then.
The Asian Cup has been dominated by the top teams in Asia over the years, typically from East Asia or West Asia. Teams such as South Korea, Iran, Japan, and Saudi Arabia have earned a spot for themselves in the final matches almost every year. Israel, who were successful in the early competitions, now compete in Europe.
AFC Asian Cup Stats 1956 to 2011
Stats showing the top four positions in all the Asian Games football tournaments
from 1951 to 2010
Stats of the combined performances of the top
four finishers for every Asian Games football
tournament from 1951 to 2010
ASIAN GAMES
Men's Association football has been an Asian Games sport since the 1951 edition.
Since 2002 Asian Games, the age limit for men teams is under-23, which is the same age limit for football competitions at the Summer Olympic Games, while three over-aged players are allowed among each squad.
The 2010 Asian Games are being held in Guangzhou, China from 7th to 25th November with a total of 24 teams competing in six groups of four.
Asian Games Stats 1951 to 2010
AFC Champions League Stats1967 to 2010
Stats of the final matches for all the Asian Champions League matches from 1967 to 2010
Stats of the combined performances of the teams who've reached the AFC Champions League from 1967 to 2010
AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
The competition started as the Asian Champion Club Tournament back in 1967. Eight domestic champions from eight Asian leagues competed in the inaugural season.
Using the old European Cup as a model, the tournament returned to Asia during the 1985/86 season with a new name, the Asian Club Championship. From 2002/03 season the Asian Champions Cup, Asian Cup Winners Cup, and Asian Super Cup was merged into one larger competition: the AFC Champions League.
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE ASIA TROPHY
Three English Premier League clubs compete against a local Asian team in this pre-season competition first staged in 2003 and held every two years thereafter. Tottenham Hotspur won the 2009 competition, beating West Ham United and Hull City.
FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 2014 QUALIFICATION
As in recent tournaments, the AFC will have four direct qualifiers for the finals tournament in addition to a further possible place via the intercontinental play-offs against CONMEBOL's fifth-placed team.
Three English Premier League clubs compete against a local Asian team for the Asia Trophy, first held in 2003 and every two years after.
AFC Asian National Leagues
1996-97 to 2009
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Full details of the 2010 Asian Games Football Tournament to be held in Guangzhou, China in November 2010.
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) section
of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification sees
teams competing for berths in the final
tournament in Brazil.
