Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup Champions
See a complete list of AFC Asian Cup Champions. Qatar defeated Jordan 3- 1 to win the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. Some of the most successful clubs that have won the title include Japan with four wins and Saudi Arabia with three.
Fast Facts:
- The next AFC Asian Cup will be played in 2027 in China.
- Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
- Australia joined the Asian Confederation in 2007 and was host to the 2015 cup finals.
- The winning team of the AFC Asian Cup becomes the champion of Asia and automatically qualifies for the FIFA Confederations Cup.
- East region countries: China, Hong Kong, DPR Korea, Korea Republic, Guam, Japan, Chinese Taipei, Macau, Mongolia.
- West region countries: Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE, Yemen.
- South and Central zone countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.
- ASEAN zone countries: Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam.
AFC Asian Cup Champions:
Year | Host | Winner | Runner-up |
2023 | Qatar | Qatar | Jordan |
2019 | United Arab Emirates | Qatar | Japan |
2015 | Australia | Australia | South Korea |
2011 | Qatar | Japan | Australia |
2007 | Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam | Iraq | Saudi Arabia |
2004 | China | Japan | China PR |
2000 | Lebanon | Japan | Saudi Arabia |
1996 | UAE | Saudi Arabia | United Arab Emirates |
1992 | Japan | Japan | Saudi Arabia |
1988 | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | South Korea |
1984 | Singapore | Saudi Arabia | China PR |
1980 | Kuwait | Kuwait | South Korea |
1976 | Iran | Iran | Kuwait |
1972 | Thailand | Iran | South Korea |
1968 | Iran | Iran | Burma |
1964 | Israel | Israel | India |
1960 | South Korea | South Korea | Israel |
1956 | Hong Kong | South Korea | Israel |