Table showing the top four positions in all the Asian Cup tournaments from 1956 to 2011
Chart showing the combined performances of the top four finishers for every Asian Cup tournament from 1956 to 2007
Table showing the Asian Cup top goalscorers for every tournament from 1956 to 2007
The AFC Asian Cup is a football tournament run by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The winning team becomes the champion of Asia and automatically qualifies for the FIFA Confederations Cup.
The Asian Cup had been held once every four years from 1956 until 2004. 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 held in 2007, and will be held every four years henceforth from then.
The Asian Cup has been dominated by the top teams in Asia over the years, typically from East Asia or West Asia. Teams such as South Korea, Iran, Japan, and Saudi Arabia have earned a spot for themselves in the final matches almost every year. Israel, who were successful in the ealy competitions, now compete in Europe.
AFC Asian Cup 1956 to 2011
Table showing the top four positions in all the Asian Games football tournaments from 1951 to 2006
Chart showing the combined performances of the top four finishers for every Asian Games football tournament from 1951 to 2006
ASIAN GAMES
Men's Association football has been an Asian Games sport since the 1951 edition.
Since 2002 Asian Games, the age limit for men teams is under-23, which is the same age limit for football competitions at the Summer Olympic Games, while three over-aged players are allowed among each squad.
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Asian Games 1951 to 2010
AFC Champions League 1967 to 2008
Table showing the final matches for all the Asian Champions League matches from 1967 to 2009
Chart showing the combined performances of the teams who've reached the AFC Champions League from 1967 to 2009
AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
The competition started as the Asian Champion Club Tournament back in 1967. Eight domestic champions from eight Asian leagues competed in the inaugural season.
Using the old European Cup as a model, the tournament returned to Asia during the 1985/86 season with a new name, the Asian Club Championship. From 2002/03 season the Asian Champions Cup, Asian Cup Winners Cup, and Asian Super Cup was merged into one larger competition: the AFC Champions League.
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE ASIA TROPHY
Three English Premier League clubs compete against a local Asian team in this pre-season competition first staged in 2003 and held every two years thereafter. Tottenham Hotspur won the 2007 competition, beating West Ham United and Hull City.
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Three English Premier League clubs compete against a local Asian team for the Asia Trophy, first held in 2003 and every two years after.
AFC Asian National Leagues
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