AFC Asian Cup
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The AFC Asian Cup is a football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation. The winning national team is proclaimed champions of Asia and qualifies for the FIFA Confederations Cup. The next edition of the tournament will be held in South East Asian nations of Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand.
The Asian Cup has been held once every four years from 1956 onwards, the last of which held in China in 2004. However, as the Summer Olympic Games and the European Football Championship are also held in the same year as the Asian Cup (2004, 2008, 2012 etc.), the sporting calendar is somewhat crowded. The AFC have thus decided to change their tradition, and will be holding the next tournament in 2007, and every four years henceforth from that date.
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[edit] Results
[edit] Successful national teams
| Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
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 Saudi Arabia |
3 (1984, 1988, 1996) | 2 (1992, 2000) | - | - |
 Iran |
3 (1968*, 1972, 1976*) | - | 4 (1980, 1988, 1996, 2004) | 1 (1984) |
 Japan |
3 (1992*, 2000, 2004) | - | - | - |
 Korea Republic |
2 (1956, 1960*) | 3 (1972, 1980, 1988) | 2 (1964, 2000) | - |
 Israel# |
1 (1964*) | 2 (1956, 1960) | 1 (1968) | - |
 Kuwait |
1 (1980*) | 1 (1976) | 1 (1984) | 1 (1996) |
 China PR |
- | 2 (1984, 2004*) | 2 (1976, 1992) | 2 (1988, 2000) |
 United Arab Emirates |
- | 1 (1996*) | - | 1 (1992) |
 India |
- | 1 (1964) | - | - |
 Myanmar |
- | 1 (1968) | - | - |
 Chinese Taipei |
- | - | 1 (1960) | 1 (1968) |
 Hong Kong |
- | - | 1 (1956*) | 1 (1964) |
 Thailand |
- | - | 1 (1972*) | - |
 South Vietnam |
- | - | - | 2 (1956,1960) |
 Bahrain |
- | - | - | 1 (2004) |
 Cambodia |
- | - | - | 1 (1972) |
 Iraq |
- | - | - | 1 (1976) |
 Korea DPR |
- | - | - | 1 (1980) |
[edit] Total hosts
- 2 times
- 1 time
China—2004
Hong Kong—1956
Indonesia—2007*
Israel—1964
Japan—1992
Kuwait—1980
Lebanon—2000
Malaysia—2007*
Qatar—1988
Singapore—1984
Republic of Korea—1960
United Arab Emirates—1996
Vietnam—2007*
- * = Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam co-host the 2007 tournament
[edit] Awards
[edit] Most Valuable Players
| Year | Player | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Jia Xiuquan | China PR |
| 1988 | Kim Joo-Sung | Korea Republic |
| 1992 | Takuya Takagi | Japan |
| 1996 | Khodadad Azizi | Iran |
| 2000 | Hiroshi Nanami | Japan |
| 2004 | Shunsuke Nakamura | Japan |
[edit] Top Scorers
| Year | Player | Nationality | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Jia Xiuquan | China PR |
3 |
| 1988 | Lee Tae-Ho | Korea Republic |
3 |
| 1992 | Fahad Al-Bishi | Saudi Arabia |
3 |
| 1996 | Ali Daei | Iran |
8 |
| 2000 | Lee Dong-Gook | Korea Republic |
6 |
| 2004 | A'ala Hubail | Bahrain |
5 |
| Ali Karimi | Iran |
5 |
[edit] Footnotes
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