AFC Asian Cup
As of 5 November 2026, there have been 18 men’s AFC Asian Cups since 1956, won by 9 nations; Japan has the most titles (4), and Qatar won the latest, 2023.
Every AFC Asian Cup: the roll of honour, the race for titles, and each edition’s groups, knockouts and top scorers.
Roll of honour
18 editions, 9 different winners.
- Japan4 · last 2011
- Saudi Arabia3 · last 1996
- Iran3 · last 1976
- Qatar2 · last 2023
- South Korea2 · last 1960
- Australia1 · last 2015
- Iraq1 · last 2007
- Kuwait1 · last 1980
- Israel1 · last 1964
Titles race
Asian Cup 2023
Show as a table
| Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Iran | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| South Korea | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Qatar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Israel | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kuwait | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Iraq | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Australia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Every edition
Hosts: countries where a team played at home. Winners: the last game of the final (a replayed final counts the replay), or the top of a final group, or the play-off that broke a tie; a few early editions decided off the field or by games the results file doesn’t mark are taken from the official record. Rounds for continental tournaments are worked out from the results. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.