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32-1021: The Asian Cup was held once every four years from the 1956 AFC Asian Cup in Hong Kong until the 2004 tournament in China. 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 next held in 2007 , when it was co-hosted by four countries in Southeast Asia : Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Thereafter, it has again been held every four years. The Asian Cup has generally been dominated by

64-428: A concrete move inroad to professional football, the country's fortunes increased. Japan hosted the 1992 AFC Asian Cup , which was reduced to eight teams and two groups, where it emerged victorious after beating Saudi Arabia, then-defending champions, 1–0, to win the country's first major international honour. The 1996 AFC Asian Cup saw the tournament expand to twelve teams in its process of professionalization. Held by

96-431: A final filled with a majority of Saudi supporters. Japan would go on to retain their Asian trophy four years later , albeit in a more struggling style and a very heated, politically charged final toward hosts China. The 2004 edition was notable as it expanded to 16 teams, and marked Saudi Arabia's absence from an Asian Cup final for the first time. The 2007 AFC Asian Cup was the debut of Australia , which had abandoned

128-408: A format that also existed for 1960 and 1964. Each sub-confederation already hosts their own biennial championship, each with varying degrees of interest. South Korea demonstrated its superiority in the early years of the competition as the country won the championship in both 1956 and 1960 ; this remains as South Korea's best achievements in the tournament. After Hong Kong and South Korea hosted

160-587: A four-team round-robin competition with no final. It was won by South Korea . An unusual ruling meant that all games were 80 minutes long, with an extra 30 minutes extra time if the game was drawn at full time (although this didn’t happen due to bad light). All times are Hong Kong Time ( UTC+8 ) With four goals, Nahum Stelmach is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 27 goals were scored by 15 different players, with none of them credited as own goal. 4 goals 3 goals 2 goals 1 goal 1980 AFC Asian Cup Final The 1980 AFC Asian Cup Final

192-469: A small number of top teams. Prominently successful teams include Japan (four times), Iran , Saudi Arabia (three times each), South Korea and Qatar (twice each). The other teams which have achieved success are Australia ( 2015 ), Iraq ( 2007 ) and Kuwait ( 1980 ). Israel won in 1964 but was later expelled and has since joined UEFA . Australia joined the Asian confederation in 2007 and hosted

224-414: A symbolically important aquatic Asian plant. The five petals of the lotus symbolize the five sub-confederations under the AFC. The winning countries' names are engraved around the trophy base, which is separable from the trophy's main body. This trophy has a handle on each side, unlike its predecessor. First four edition of competition only had four or five teams and played in one single group. Since 1972 ,

256-590: The AFF in 2013. AFC Asian Cup began on 12 January 2024 and ended on 10th February 2024. At the 2019 AFC Asian Cup , video assistant referees were used in the tournament for the first time, and the tournament expanded to 24 teams. In addition, a fourth substitution was allowed during extra time. The tournament, hosted by the United Arab Emirates for the second time, witnessed the rise of Qatar , who conquered its first ever Asian title after beating Japan in

288-539: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) came into being in 1954, the first ever AFC Asian Cup was staged in Hong Kong with seven of the twelve founding members taking part, making the tournament the second oldest continental competition in the world. The qualifying process involved the hosts plus the winners of the various zones (Central, Eastern and Western). It was only a four-team tournament,

320-554: The Oceania Football Confederation in 2006 (coincidentally the first team to qualify for the tournament), as well as being the first football competition in the world to be hosted by more than two nations, with four countries in Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia) hosting. In this tournament, Iraq was crowned as Asian champions despite the ravaging American invasion, overpowering

352-538: The Qatar Armed Forces were used to fill up the stadiums simply for aesthetics, while Australia international Brett Holman commented, "Worldwide it's not recognized as a good tournament". In 2010, Qatar was chosen as the host country for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The country is set to become the first in the Middle East to host the world's biggest sporting event, triumphing over strong competition from

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384-521: The final 3–1. The tournament was marred by the Qatar diplomatic crisis , due to the UAE's entry ban on Qatari supporters, as well as shoe-throwing in the two teams' semi-final clash . Since 1972, the final tournament has been played in two stages: the group stage and the knockout stage. Since 2019, the Asian Cup final tournament has been contested by 24 teams, having been expanded from the 16-team format that

416-589: The previous edition , South Korea did not qualify, being eliminated by Malaysia and Thailand ; while Kuwait automatically qualified due to the withdrawal of four teams in Group 1. Kuwait then took part in the competition and reached the final, before agonisingly lost to Iran 0–1 by a goal from Ali Parvin . This meeting was the first time the two nations faced each other in the final of a continental championship, this were both Kuwait and South Korea's second appearance in an Asian Cup final, with both teams lost to Iran in

448-674: The Arab AFC members, Israel was expelled from the AFC in 1974 and had to compete in the OFC , until being granted UEFA membership in 1990. Meanwhile, similar cases also exist in other AFC tournaments like the one between Saudi Arabia and Iran . Following the 2016 attack on the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran , Saudi Arabia had refused to play against Iran and even threatened to withdraw, afterwards blowing over onto international level. Tensions between

480-468: The Asian Cup finals in 2015, winning the competition in the final against South Korea. From the 2019 tournament forward, the number of teams was expanded from 16 teams to 24 teams, with the qualifying process doubling as part of the FIFA World Cup qualification . A pan-Asian competition was first proposed after the end of World War II , but it was not implemented until the 1950s. Two years after

512-459: The United Arab Emirates, the hosts breached into the final for the first time ever but were unable to win the trophy after losing to Saudi Arabia, who made it into the country's fourth consecutive Asian finals, on penalties. It was Saudi Arabia's third Asian title. The 2000 AFC Asian Cup saw Lebanon take part in its first Asian tournament, and it was Saudi Arabia who again reached the final , but this time, Japan triumphed over Saudi Arabia 1–0 in

544-620: The United States and Australia. Approximately 5 billion people were involved in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, as they followed tournament content through various platforms and devices in the media universe. On 10 Feb 2024, the AFC announced that the tournament in Qatar had surpassed the previous total attendance record of 1.04 million set during the 2004 tournament in China, with a new record of 1.06 million. This achievement

576-517: The black base to just a thin layer down. This base was plaque-free and the winning countries' names were engraved around the base. During the draw for the 2019 group stage on 4 May 2018 at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, an all-new trophy made by Thomas Lyte was unveiled. It is 78 centimeters tall, 42 centimeters wide, and weighs 15 kilograms of silver. The trophy is modeled after the lotus flower ,

608-422: The country qualified, then won two consecutive Asian trophies in 1984 and 1988 , overcoming both China and South Korea. Both tournaments were Saudi Arabia's debuts in any major competitions. Until the 1990s, Japan was mostly a small name in Asian football, and the country only qualified for the 1988 edition, the first time Japan took part in a continental football tournament. However, as Japan started to make

640-525: The final tournament has introduced the knockout stage. Since 2019 , no third place play-off has been played; from 2023 , losing semi-finalists are ranked by the AFC based on goal difference in the semi-finals. Bold text denotes team was host country. [REDACTED] There are currently five post-tournament awards: Despite being the second oldest continental football tournament, the AFC Asian Cup has suffered numerous criticisms. Criticisms over

672-399: The first one used between 1956 and 2015 , and the second one in use since 2019 . The first trophy came in the form of a bowl with circular base. It was 42 centimeters tall and weighed 15 kilograms. Until the 2000 tournament , the black base contained plaques engraved with names of every winning country, as well as the edition won. The trophy was redesigned, adding more silver and reducing

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704-489: The inability of the AFC Asian Cup to attract large attendances, political interference, high costs of traveling between AFC member states and different cultures were highlighted over the Asian Cup. The AFC Asian Cup is marked with numerous instances of political interference. One of these was the case of Israel , as the team used to be a member of the AFC but following the Yom Kippur War and increasing hostility from

736-480: The jersey numbers' order from 1 to 23, previously not practised in prior competitions. Following Australia's successes in the 2011 Asian Cup, the AFC approved the country to host the 2015 AFC Asian Cup . At the tournament, Australia managed to clamp down every opponent with only one loss, against eventual finalist South Korea, whom Australia would get a 2–1 final revenge after extra-time; the win officially sealed Southeast Asia 's first Asian title as Australia joined

768-401: The likes of Australia, South Korea and Saudi Arabia in the process. Australia (which joined the AFC in 2006), after its poor debut in 2007, rebounded to reach the final in 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar, but lost to Japan after extra-time; the win for Japan meant it became the most decorated team in Asian football with four titles. Still, the tournament was notable as the first Asian Cup to use

800-457: The preserve of Iran who won three consecutive tournaments in 1968 , 1972 and 1976 , with Iran hosting the former and the latter. Iran remains as the only national team in Asia to have won three consecutive Asian Cups. The 1972 final was notable as it was the first Asian Cup to use the group stage-knockout phase format, which was followed in the subsequent tournaments with some alternation. Israel

832-635: The two Koreas during qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup had led North Korea to withdraw from hosting the South Korean team and refusing to display the South Korean flag and play their national anthem . As a result, North Korea's home matches were moved to Shanghai . Low crowds have also been another problem for the AFC Asian Cup. At the 2011 AFC Asian Cup , there had been concerns over low record of crowds due to little football interests and high costs of traveling between Asian nations leading to then-Australia coach Holger Osieck claiming that

864-424: The two first editions, Israel was chosen as host of the 1964 AFC Asian Cup . Using the same format of the two previous editions, this tournament only had four teams and played in one single group to determine the champions. Israel eventually topped the tournament ahead of India with three wins. The format was updated to five teams in 1968 before it was expanded to six teams in 1972 and 1976. The tournament became

896-465: The two previous finals. However, South Korea had won the tournament in the two first editions when the knockout format was yet issued. The Sabah Al Salem Stadium , located in Kuwait City , Kuwait , hosted the 1980 AFC Asian Cup Final. The 15,000-seat stadium was built in 1977. It was only stadium used to host the 1980 Asian Cup; all matches were played in this stadium. This article about

928-681: Was a football match that took place on 30 September 1980, at the Sabah Al-Salem Stadium in Kuwait City , Kuwait , to determine the winner of the 1980 AFC Asian Cup . Kuwait defeated South Korea 3–0 with one goal from Al-Houti and two goals from Al-Dakhil , to win their first AFC Asian Cup . The 1980 AFC Asian Cup was the seventh edition of the AFC Asian Cup , the premier football competition of AFC . Qualification began on 25 December 1978 and ended in 14 May 1979, with Kuwait automatically qualified as hosts. In

960-463: Was expelled from the AFC in 1972 due to the Arab–Israeli conflict . From 1980 to 1988, the number of teams taking part expanded to ten, but West Asian countries continued their domination in the 1980s with Kuwait becoming the first Arab country to win the championship in 1980 held at home soil, beating South Korea 3–0 in the final . Saudi Arabia , after an initial poor start, began to emerge as

992-400: Was reached prior to the quarter-final stage. 1956 AFC Asian Cup This is an accepted version of this page The 1956 AFC Asian Cup was the inaugural AFC Asian Cup , a quadrennial continental association football competition introduced and organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The final tournament was held in Hong Kong from 1 September to 15 September 1956 as

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1024-408: Was used from 2004 to 2015 .Each team plays three games in a group of four, with the winners and runners-up from each group advancing to the knockout stage along with four best third-placed teams. In the knockout stage, the sixteen teams compete in a single-elimination tournament, beginning with the round of 16 and ending with the final match of the tournament. There have been two Asian Cup trophies;

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