AFC Asian Cup 2015
AFC Asian Cup
Asian Cup History
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The Asian Cup was first held in 1956 in Hong Kong. Until 2004, it was held every four years. Due to an increasingly demanding sporting calendar with the Summer Olympic Games and the European Football Championship held in the same year, the event schedule was changed so the next event was in 2007 and every four years thereafter
The Asian Cup, run by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), is Asia’s most significant sporting event. The winning team becomes the champion of Asia and automatically qualifies for the FIFA Confederations Cup. The last Asian Cup was held in Qatar in 2011, the next will be in Australia in 2015, to be played between 4 to 26 January 2015
he 2015 Asian Cup, the 16th time it will be held, was awarded to Australia - they were the only bidder. Matches will all be played on the eastern seaboard - Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane are the only three cities guaranteed to host matches, although Canberra and Gold Coast are also in the running.
It is expected that five stadiums will be used for the 16-team event. Those will be chosen from an initial eight stadiums put forward by Australia’s bid team - Sydney’s ANZ Stadium, Sydney Football Stadium and Parramatta Stadium, Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium and AAMI Park, Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium, Gold Coast’s Skilled Park and Canberra Stadium.
The event will be held between 4 to 26 January 2015
Asian Cup Winners
Here are the winners of each year the Asian Cup has been held since the first in 1956. In the first four years that the event was held the winner was decided by a round-robin format.
Japan has been the most successful nation with four wins (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011).
Year Winner Runner Up Score
2011 Japan Australia 1–0 aet
2007 Iraq Saudi Arabia 1–0
2004 Japan China 3–1
2000 Japan Saudi Arabia 1–0
1996 Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates 0–0 aet, (4–2) pen
1992 Japan Saudi Arabia 1–0
1988 Saudi Arabia South Korea 0–0 aet, (4–3) pen
1984 Saudi Arabia China 2–0
1980 Kuwait South Korea 3–0
1976 Iran Kuwait 1–0
1972 Iran South Korea 2–1 aet
1968 Iran Burma
1964 Israel India
1960 South Korea Israel
1956 South Korea Israel
AFC Asian Cup Host Countries
Here are the host countries for each Asian Cup since the first in that was held in Hong Kong in 1956. In 2007, for the first time there was more than one host country when Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam co-hosted the event. Australia was the only bidding country for 2015.
Countries at the Asian Cup
Here is some information about each of these country's participation at the Asian Cup.
Australia
China
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Israel
Iran
Iraq
Japan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Malaysia
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
AFC Asian Cup Host Countries
Here are the host countries for each Asian Cup since the first in that was held in Hong Kong in 1956. In 2007, for the first time there was more than one host country when Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam co-hosted the event. Australia was the only bidding country for 2015.
event no. Year Host
16 2015 Australia
15 2011 Qatar
14 2007 Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam
13 2004 China
12 2000 Lebanon
11 1996 UAE
10 1992 Japan
9 1988 Qatar
8 1984 Singapore
7 1980 Kuwait
6 1976 Iran
5 1972 Thailand
4 1968 Iran
3 1964 Israel
2 1960 South Korea
1 1956 Hong Kong
AFC Asian Cup
Asian Cup History
The Asian Cup was first held in 1956 in Hong Kong. Until 2004, it was held every four years. Due to an increasingly demanding sporting calendar with the Summer Olympic Games and the European Football Championship held in the same year, the event schedule was changed so the next event was in 2007 and every four years thereafter
The Asian Cup, run by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), is Asia’s most significant sporting event. The winning team becomes the champion of Asia and automatically qualifies for the FIFA Confederations Cup. The last Asian Cup was held in Qatar in 2011, the next will be in Australia in 2015, to be played between 4 to 26 January 2015
he 2015 Asian Cup, the 16th time it will be held, was awarded to Australia - they were the only bidder. Matches will all be played on the eastern seaboard - Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane are the only three cities guaranteed to host matches, although Canberra and Gold Coast are also in the running.
It is expected that five stadiums will be used for the 16-team event. Those will be chosen from an initial eight stadiums put forward by Australia’s bid team - Sydney’s ANZ Stadium, Sydney Football Stadium and Parramatta Stadium, Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium and AAMI Park, Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium, Gold Coast’s Skilled Park and Canberra Stadium.
The event will be held between 4 to 26 January 2015
Asian Cup Winners
Here are the winners of each year the Asian Cup has been held since the first in 1956. In the first four years that the event was held the winner was decided by a round-robin format.
Japan has been the most successful nation with four wins (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011).
Year Winner Runner Up Score
2011 Japan Australia 1–0 aet
2007 Iraq Saudi Arabia 1–0
2004 Japan China 3–1
2000 Japan Saudi Arabia 1–0
1996 Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates 0–0 aet, (4–2) pen
1992 Japan Saudi Arabia 1–0
1988 Saudi Arabia South Korea 0–0 aet, (4–3) pen
1984 Saudi Arabia China 2–0
1980 Kuwait South Korea 3–0
1976 Iran Kuwait 1–0
1972 Iran South Korea 2–1 aet
1968 Iran Burma
1964 Israel India
1960 South Korea Israel
1956 South Korea Israel
AFC Asian Cup Host Countries
Here are the host countries for each Asian Cup since the first in that was held in Hong Kong in 1956. In 2007, for the first time there was more than one host country when Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam co-hosted the event. Australia was the only bidding country for 2015.
Countries at the Asian Cup
Here is some information about each of these country's participation at the Asian Cup.
Australia
China
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Israel
Iran
Iraq
Japan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Malaysia
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
AFC Asian Cup Host Countries
Here are the host countries for each Asian Cup since the first in that was held in Hong Kong in 1956. In 2007, for the first time there was more than one host country when Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam co-hosted the event. Australia was the only bidding country for 2015.
event no. Year Host
16 2015 Australia
15 2011 Qatar
14 2007 Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam
13 2004 China
12 2000 Lebanon
11 1996 UAE
10 1992 Japan
9 1988 Qatar
8 1984 Singapore
7 1980 Kuwait
6 1976 Iran
5 1972 Thailand
4 1968 Iran
3 1964 Israel
2 1960 South Korea
1 1956 Hong Kong
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