Asian Games Order of Merit 1951 to 2018
Chart showing the combined performances of the top four finishers for every Asian Games football tournament from 1951 to 2018. The title was shared in 1970 & 1978.
| COUNTRY | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTRY | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
 | SOUTH KOREA | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| SOUTH KOREA | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
 | INDIA | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| INDIA | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
 | MYANMAR (Burma) | 2 | 1 | ||
| MYANMAR (Burma) | 2 | 1 | ||
 | TAIWAN | 2 | |||
| TAIWAN | 2 | |||
 | JAPAN | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| JAPAN | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
 | IRAQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| IRAQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 | NORTH KOREA | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| NORTH KOREA | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
 | QATAR | 1 | |||
| QATAR | 1 | |||
 | UZBEKISTAN | 1 | |||
| UZBEKISTAN | 1 | |||
 | KUWAIT | 2 | 2 | ||
| KUWAIT | 2 | 2 | ||
 | CHINA PR | 1 | 2 | ||
| CHINA PR | 1 | 2 | ||
 | SAUDI ARABIA | 1 | 1 | ||
| SAUDI ARABIA | 1 | 1 | ||
 | ISRAEL | 1 | |||
| ISRAEL | 1 | |||
 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 1 | |||
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 1 | |||
 | MALAYSIA | 2 | |||
| MALAYSIA | 2 | |||
 | INDONESIA | 1 | 2 | ||
| INDONESIA | 1 | 2 | ||
 | THAILAND | 4 | |||
| THAILAND | 4 | |||
 | AFGHANISTAN | 1 | |||
| AFGHANISTAN | 1 | |||
 | SINGAPORE | 1 | |||
| SINGAPORE | 1 | |||
| SOUTH VIETNAM | 1 | |||
| SOUTH VIETNAM | 1 | |||
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.