This is a list of records and statistics of the AFC Asian Cup.

General statistics by tournament

Year Host(s) Winners Winning coach Top scorer(s) (goals) Best player award 1956 Kim Sung-gan Nahum Stelmach (4)rowspan=4 1960 Kim Yong-sik Cho Yoon-ok (4) 1964 Yosef Merimovich Inder Singh (2) Mordechai Spiegler (2) 1968 Mahmoud Bayati Homayoun Behzadi (4) Moshe Romano (4) Giora Spiegel (4) 1972 Mohammad Ranjbar Hossein Kalani (5) Ebrahim Ashtiani 1976 Heshmat Mohajerani Gholam Hossein Mazloumi (3) Nasser Nouraei (3) Fathi Kamel (3) Ali Parvin 1980 Carlos Alberto Parreira Behtash Fariba (7) Choi Soon-ho (7) 1984 Khalil Al-Zayani Jia Xiuquan (3) Shahrokh Bayani (3) Nasser Mohammadkhani (3) Jia Xiuquan 1988 Carlos Alberto Parreira Lee Tae-ho (3) Kim Joo-sung 1992 Hans Ooft Fahad Al-Bishi (3) Kazuyoshi Miura 1996 Nelo Vingada Ali Daei (8) Khodadad Azizi 2000 Philippe Troussier Lee Dong-gook (6) Hiroshi Nanami 2004 Zico A'ala Hubail (5) Ali Karimi (5) Shunsuke Nakamura 2007 Jorvan Vieira Younis Mahmoud (4) Naohiro Takahara (4) Yasser Al-Qahtani (4) Younis Mahmoud 2011 Alberto Zaccheroni Koo Ja-cheol (5) Keisuke Honda 2015 Ange Postecoglou Ali Mabkhout (5) Massimo Luongo 2019 Félix Sánchez Almoez Ali (9) Almoez Ali 2023 Tintín Márquez Akram Afif (8) Akram Afif 2027 TBD TBD TBD TBD

Debut of national teams As of 2027, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Brunei, Guam, Laos, Macau, Maldives, Mongolia, Northern Mariana Islands, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Timor-Leste are yet to make their debut in the tournament. Year Debuting teams Successor teams Teams 1956 , , , 4 4 1960 1 5 1964 1 6 1968 , 2 8 1972 , , , 4 12 1976 , , 3 15 1980 , , , , 5 20 1984 , 2 22 1988 , 2 24 1992 None 0 24 1996 , 2 26 2000 1 27 2004 , , 3 30 2007 1 31 2011None 0 31 2015 1 32 2019 , 2 34 2023 1 35 2027 None 0 35

overall team records In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.

RankTeam116744520914355+881552167338191611774+43133311533312810452+52111411522315147450+2484513592315218866+2284611461912156652+146971042188175452+262811481613194764−1761910421510174751−45510833157114950−1521152615564917+32501252210753018+12371372585121930−1129144139042815+13271572776143344−112716828311142254−3220175163581220−8141851832131540−25111951632111338−25112051631121233−21102151823132143−229221421154+17234121471028−1872439135817−9625310136721−146261512234−152727124512−75281411234−142915113810−243027115712−543141303101030−2033226015716−91331300317−603425005019−1903514004217−150 Vietnam consist of South Vietnam. Yemen consist of South Yemen.

Only 13 teams have not yet participated in the Asian Cup:

Teams reaching the top four

The first four editions only had four or five teams and played in one single group. Since 1972, the final tournament has introduced the knockout stage. Since 2019, no third place play-off has been played. Since 2023, losing semi-finalists are ranked by the AFC based on goal difference in the semi-finals.

Bold text denotes team was host country. Team Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Semi-finalist Top 4total 4 (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)1 (2019)1 (2007)6 3 (1984, 1988, 1996)3 (1992, 2000, 2007)6 3 (1968, 1972, 1976)5 (1980, 1988, 1996, 2004)1 (1984)1 (2019, 2023)10 2 (1956, 1960)4 (1972, 1980, 1988, 2015)4 (1964, 2000, 2007, 2011)1 (2023)11 2 (2019, 2023)2 1 (1964)2 (1956, 1960)1 (1968)4 1 (1980)1 (1976)1 (1984)1 (1996)4 1 (2015)1 (2011)2 1 (2007)2 (1976, 2015)3 2 (1984, 2004)2 (1976, 1992)2 (1988, 2000)6 1 (1996)1 (2015) 1 (1992)1 (2019)4 1 (1964)1 1 (1968)1 1 (2023)1 1 (1956)1 (1964)2 1 (1960)1 (1968)2 1 (1972)1 2 (1956, 1960)2 1 (1972)1 1 (1980)1 1 (2004)1 1 (2011)1

Comprehensive team results by tournament Legend

– Champions – Runners-up – Third place – Fourth place – Semi-finals QF – Quarter-finals R16 – Round of 16 GS – Group stage

Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament — Qualified but withdrew / Disqualified after qualification — Did not qualify — Did not enter / Withdrew from the Asian Cup — Hosts

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament are shown (in parentheses).

Team 1956(4) 1960(4) 1964(4) 1968(5) 1972(6) 1976(6) 1980(10) 1984(10) 1988(10) 1992(8) 1996(12) 2000(12) 2004(16) 2007(16) 2011(16) 2015(16) 2019(24) 2023(24) 2027(24) TotalWest Asian members × • × •• × GS • × • 4th GS GS GS R16 R16 Q 8 GS 4th × × × × QF QF QF 1st QF 4th R16 R16 Q 11 • × × • • × • • QF • QF GS R16 2nd Q 6 × GS 2nd 1st 3rd GS • 4th QF GS • GS GS × • Q 11 × • × • × × × • GS • × • • GS GS • 3 • × • • • GS GS • GS R16 GS Q 6 • • • • GS GS R16 Q 4 • GS GS GS GS • QF GS GS QF GS 1st 1st Q 12 •• × 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd GS 2nd GS GS R16 R16 Q 12 • × GS GS GS • GS • • • GS • GS R16 Q 8 × GS GS GS 4th 2nd • GS GS GS 3rd SF R16 Q 12 • • × • • • • • • GS • Q 2Central Asian members × • × 1st 1st 1st 3rd 4th 3rd GS 3rd QF 3rd QF QF QF SF 3rd Q 16 • • • × • • R16 GS Q 3 • • • × • • • QF Q 2 • • GS × • • GS • • 2 GS GS QF QF 4th QF R16 QF Q 9South Asian members × GS • • • × • • • • • • • • 1 × • 2nd • × × × GS • • • • • • GS • GS GS • 5East Asian members 3rd GS 2nd 4th 3rd QF 4th 2nd GS GS QF QF GS Q 14 • 3rd × 4th × × • • • • • • • • • • 2 3rd • 4th 5th • • • • • • • • • • • • • GS • 4 × × × • × • × × GS 1st QF 1st 1st 4th 1st QF 2nd QF Q 11 •• 4th × • GS × • • × GS GS GS × Q 6 1st 1st 3rd • 2nd • 2nd GS 2nd • QF 3rd QF 3rd 3rd 2nd QF 4th Q 16Southeast Asian members QF 2nd 1st QF QF Q 6 • × × • 4th × × × × × × • × × • • • • • 1 × × × • • • • • • • GS GS GS GS • • × R16 Q 6 • • • • • GS GS • • • • • • GS • • • GS • 4 × × × 2nd × × × × × × • • • × • • • • • 1 • • × • × × • • × × • • × × • • GS • • 1 × • × • × • • GS × • • • • • • • • • Q 2 × × • • 3rd •• • • • GS GS GS GS GS • • R16 R16 Q 9 4th 4th • • • • × × × × • • • QF • • QF GS Q 6Former AFC members 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd •• 4 GS × × • 1

Drought Team Last Appearance Number of missed tournaments 1968 15 1968 15 1972 14 1980 12 2019 2 2019 2 2023 1 2023 1 2023 1 2023 1

Streaks Team Qualified Since Number of participantions 1968 16 1976 14 1984 12 1988 11 1996 9 1996 9 1996 9 2000 8 2004 7 2004 7 2007 6 2011 5 2015 4 2015 4 2019 3 2019 3 2019 3 2019 3 2023 2 2023 2 2027 1 2027 1 2027 1 2027 1

Results of host nations

Year Host nation Finish 1956 Third place 1960 Champions 1964 Champions 1968 Champions 1972 Third place 1976 Champions 1980 Champions 1984 Group stage 1988 Group stage 1992 Champions 1996 Runners-up 2000 Group stage 2004 Runners-up2007 Group stage Group stage Group stage Quarter-finals 2011 Quarter-finals 2015 Champions 2019 Semi-finals 2023 Champions 2027 TBD

Results of defending finalists Year Defending champions Finish Defending runners-up Finish 1960 Champions Runners-up 1964 Third place Champions 1968 Third place did not qualify 1972 Champions Withdrew 1976 Champions did not qualify 1980 Third place Champions 1984 Third place Group Stage 1988 Champions Fourth Place 1992 Runners-up did not qualify 1996 Quarter-finals Champions 2000 Runners-up did not qualify 2004 Champions Group stage 2007 Fourth place Group stage 2011 Quarter-finals Group stage 2015 Quarter-finals Champions 2019 Quarter-finals Quarter-finals 2023 Champions Quarter-finals 2027 TBD TBD

Other records Only three teams have won the tournament in their debut appearances: South Korea (1956) Iran (1968) Saudi Arabia (1984) Iran hold the record for the most games played, with 74. Only Iran have won three consecutive AFC Asian Cup.

Individual records Most Valuable Player Source: Year Player 1956rowspan=3 1960 1964 1968 Ba Pu 1972 Ebrahim Ashtiani 1976 Ali Parvin 1980 1984 Jia Xiuquan 1988 Kim Joo-sung 1992 Kazuyoshi Miura 1996 Khodadad Azizi 2000 Hiroshi Nanami 2004 Shunsuke Nakamura 2007 Younis Mahmoud 2011 Keisuke Honda 2015 Massimo Luongo 2019 Almoez Ali 2023 Akram Afif

Overall top goalscorers Players in bold are still active at international level. RankPlayer CountryYearsGoals1Ali Daei1996, 2000, 2004142Almoez Ali2019, 2023113Lee Dong-gook2000, 2004, 2007104Naohiro Takahara2000, 20079Ali Mabkhout2015, 2019, 2023Akram Afif2019, 20237Jasem Al-Huwaidi1996, 20008Younis Mahmoud2004, 2007, 2011, 2015Sardar Azmoun2015, 2019, 202310Hossein Kalani1968, 19727Faisal Al-Dakhil1976, 1980, 1984Behtash Fariba1980Choi Soon-ho1980Son Heung-min2011, 2015, 2019, 202315Yasser Al-Qahtani2004, 2007, 20116Alexander Geynrikh2004, 2007, 2011Tim Cahill2007, 2011, 2015Ahmed Khalil2011, 2015, 2019Aymen Hussein2023Mehdi Taremi2019, 202322Woo Sang-kwon1956, 19605Nahum Stelmach1956, 1960, 1964Ali Jabbari1968, 1972Chung Hae-won1980, 1988Hwang Sun-hong1988, 1996Akinori Nishizawa2000Shao Jiayi2000, 2004, 2007Ali Karimi2000, 2004, 2007A'ala Hubail2004, 2007Ismail Abdullatif2007, 2011, 2015Koo Ja-cheol2011, 2015, 2019Hassan Al-Haydos2011, 2015, 2019, 2023

Top goalscorers in one tournament Players in bold are still active at international level. GoalsPlayerRepresentingYearRef. 9Almoez Ali2019 8Ali Daei1996Akram Afif20237Behtash Fariba1980Choi Soon-ho 6Lee Dong-gook2000Aymen Hussein20235Hossein Kalani1972Ali Karimi2004A'ala HubailKoo Ja-cheol2011Ali Mabkhout2015

Hat-tricks

Most tournament wins TimesPlayerRepresentingYears3Parviz Ghelichkhani Iran1968, 1972, 1976

Most tournament appearances The table lists the players who have appeared in four or more different tournaments.

TournamentsPlayerYears5 Ignatiy Nesterov2004, 2007, 2011, 2015, 20194 Adnan Al-Talyani1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 Li Ming1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 Mehdi Mahdavikia1996, 2000, 2004, 2007 Kim Yong-dae2000, 2004, 2007, 2011 Javad Nekounam2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 Younis Mahmoud2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 Yasuhito Endō2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 Saud Kariri2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 Bilal Mohammed2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 Server Djeparov2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 Timur Kapadze2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 Zheng Zhi2004, 2007, 2015, 2019 Ahmed Kano2004, 2007, 2015, 2019 Amer Shafi2004, 2011, 2015, 2019 Ismail Matar2004, 2007, 2011, 2019 Marat Bikmaev2004, 2007, 2011, 2019 Masoud Shojaei2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 Waleed Abdullah2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 Anzur Ismailov2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 Zhang Linpeng2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 Ehsan Hajsafi2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 Karim Ansarifard2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 Son Heung-min2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 Hassan Al-Haydos2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 Saad Al-Sheeb2011, 2015, 2019, 2023

Younis Mahmoud is the only player in the history of the tournament to score a goal in four separate tournaments.

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Fastest goals scored from kick-off Only three goals in the history of the tournament have been scored in the first minute of their respective games.

Ali Mabkhout (against Bahrain) at the 2015 edition in 14 seconds Fathi Kameel (against China PR) at the 1976 edition in 20 seconds Xie Yuxin (against Japan) at the 1992 edition in 20 seconds

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Match records

Attendance by year Year Matches Attendance Total AverageHighest199216316,49619,781 – Final60,000199626448,00017,231 – – 3rd place matchFinal60,000200026276,48810,634 – Group stage52,418200432937,65029,302 – Final62,000200732724,22222,632 – – Group stage88,000201132405,36112,668 – Group stage47,413201532705,70522,053 – Final76,385201951644,30712,633 – Group stage43,2062023511,507,79029,565 – Final86,492

Highest attendance The highest ever attendance officially recorded was of 112,000 during the 1976 AFC Asian Cup final between Iran and Kuwait.

Awards

Team of the Tournament