The men's football tournament has been a regular Asian Games sporting event since the 1951 edition, while the women's tournament began in 1990.
Organising body | OCA |
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Founded | Men: 1951 Women: 1990 |
Region | Asia |
Current champions | M: South Korea (2022) W: Japan (2022) |
Most successful team(s) | M: South Korea (6 titles) W: China Japan North Korea (3 titles each) |
2022 (M), 2022 (W) |
History
editThe first Asian Games had football tournament.
Since the 2002 Asian Games, age limit for men teams is under-23 plus up to three overage players for each squad,[1] same as the age limit in football competitions at the Summer Olympics.
Although Kazakhstan is a member of the Olympic Council of Asia, they cannot participate in football due to their football federation KFF has been a member of the UEFA since 2002. The same rule applies to the Guam and Australia are members of the AFC, but they are members of Oceania National Olympic Committees.
Japan is the only nation to have won both Gold medals of Men's and Women's tournament in an Asian Games in the same year (2010).
Men's tournaments
editSummaries
edit- 1951-1998: Senior teams
- 2002-present: U-23 teams
*Under-23 tournament since 2002.
1 The title was shared.
2 Saudi Arabia were awarded the third-place playoff by default after the Korea DPR team were handed a two-year suspension for assaulting officials at the end of their semi-final.
3 2022 Asian Games men's qualifying was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
Medal table
editTeam | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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South Korea | 6 (1970, 1978, 1986*, 2014*, 2018, 2022) | 3 (1954, 1958, 1962) | 3 (1990, 2002*, 2010) |
Iran | 4 (1974*, 1990, 1998, 2002) | 2 (1951, 1966) | 1 (2006) |
India | 2 (1951*, 1962) | 1 (1970) | |
Myanmar | 2 (1966, 1970*) | 1 (1954) | |
Chinese Taipei | 2 (1954, 1958) | ||
Japan | 1 (2010) | 3 (2002, 2018, 2022) | 2 (1951, 1966) |
North Korea | 1 (1978) | 2 (1990, 2014) | |
Iraq | 1 (1982) | 1 (2006) | 1 (2014) |
Uzbekistan | 1 (1994) | 1 (2022) | |
Qatar | 1 (2006*) | ||
Kuwait | 2 (1982, 1998) | 2 (1986, 1994) | |
China | 1 (1994) | 2 (1978, 1998) | |
Saudi Arabia | 1 (1986) | 1 (1982) | |
United Arab Emirates | 1 (2010) | 1 (2018) | |
Israel | 1 (1974*) | ||
Malaysia | 2 (1962, 1974) | ||
Indonesia | 1 (1958) |
- * = host
Top scorers
editYear | Top scorer(s) | Goals |
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1951 | Sheoo Mewalal | 3 |
1954 | ||
1958 | ||
1962 | ||
1966 | ||
1970 | Win Maung | 5 |
1974 | Gidi Damti | 6 |
1978 | ||
1982 | Hussein Saeed | 4 |
1986 | ||
1990 | Farshad Pious Seo Jung-won |
4 |
1994 | Hwang Sun-hong | 11 |
1998 | Faraj Laheeb | 9 |
2002 | Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht Satoshi Nakayama |
5 |
2006 | Odai Al-Saify | 7 |
2010 | Kensuke Nagai | 5 |
2014 | Ferdinand Sinaga | 6 |
2018 | Hwang Ui-jo | 9 |
2022 | Jeong Woo-yeong | 8 |
Participating nations
edit- Football at the Asian Games was a senior tournament until 1998.
- Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.
Nation | 1951 (6) |
1954 (12) |
1958 (14) |
1962 (8) |
1966 (11) |
1970 (10) |
1974 (15) |
1978 (14) |
1982 (16) |
1986 (18) |
1990 (14) |
1994 (18) |
1998 (23) |
2002 (24) |
2006 (28) |
2010 (24) |
2014 (29) |
2018 (25) |
2022 (21) |
Years |
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Afghanistan | 4th | 12th | 24th | 25th | WD | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Bahrain | 14th | 14th | 12th | 10th | 7th | 9th | 18th | 16th | 13th | 9 | ||||||||||
Bangladesh | 13th | 12th | 14th | 13th | DQ | 20th | 24th | 24th | 20th | 15th | 20th | 10 | ||||||||
Brunei | DQ | DQ | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Cambodia | 7th | 19th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
China | 10th | 3rd | 7th | 8th | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 12th | 15th | 9th | 7th | 13 | ||||||
Chinese Taipei | 1st | 1st | DQ | 9th | 25th | 18th | 5 | |||||||||||||
Hong Kong | 5th | 6th | 9th | 14th | 22nd | 14th | 13th | 10th | 10th | 14th | 4th | 11 | ||||||||
India | 1st | 8th | 4th | 1st | 8th | 3rd | 13th | 8th | 6th | 16th | DQ | DQ | 16th | 10th | 14th | 14th | 26th | 9th | 16 | |
Indonesia | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | DQ | DQ | 27th | 11th | 10th | 11th | 11 | ||||||
Iran | 2nd | 14th | 2nd | 8th | 1st | 8th | 6th | 1st | 9th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 23rd | 13th | 6th | 16 | |||
Iraq | 5th | 4th | 1st | 7th | DQ | 2nd | DQ | 3rd | DQ | 6 | ||||||||||
Israel | 5th | DQ | 2nd | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | 3rd | 10th | 12th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 9th | 9th | 5th | 9th | 8th | 7th | 9th | 2nd | 11th | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 19 |
Jordan | DQ | 19th | 21st | 7th | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Kazakhstan | DQ | 10th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Kuwait | 6th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 10th | 11th | 18th | 19th | 12 | |||||||
Kyrgyzstan | 17th | 23rd | 16th | 20th | 12th | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Laos | 21st | 27th | 23rd | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Lebanon | 12th | 12th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Macau | 28th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Malaysia | 13th | 3rd | 10th | 10th | 3rd | 7th | 14th | 15th | 12th | 12th | 17th | 23rd | 16th | 19th | 12th | 15 | ||||
Maldives | 20th | 22nd | 20th | 17th | 21st | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Mongolia | DQ | 23rd | DQ | 21st | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Myanmar ( Burma) | 5th | 3rd | 11th | DQ | 1st | 1st | 7th | 12th | 13th | 16th | DQ | 19th | 10th | 11 | ||||||
Nepal | 16th | 18th | 18th | 17th | 29th | 22nd | 6 | |||||||||||||
North Korea | 4th | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 13th | 8th | 8th | 5th | 2nd | 7th | 5th | 11 | ||||||||
Oman | DQ | 10th | 10th | 11th | 9th | 16th | 6th | 22nd | 7 | |||||||||||
Pakistan | 6th | 9th | 11th | 17th | 14th | 23rd | 21st | 22nd | 24th | 17th | 10 | |||||||||
Palestine | DQ | 21st | 22nd | 20th | 14th | 11th | 15th | 6 | ||||||||||||
Philippines | 11th | 8th | 8th | 15th | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Qatar | 11th | 13th | DQ | 13th | 5th | 11th | 1st | 9th | 21st | 16th | 9 | |||||||||
Saudi Arabia | 10th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 6th | 8th | 8th | 8 | |||||||||||
Singapore | 9th | 10th | 4th | 11th | 26th | 19th | 17th | 7 | ||||||||||||
South Korea | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 11th | 1st | 8th | 1st | 9th | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 18 | |
South Yemen | 15th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Syria | 10th | 12th | 6th | WD | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Tajikistan | 14th | DQ | 25th | 13th | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Thailand | 7th | 6th | 6th | 12th | 6th | 10th | 11th | 4th | 15th | 4th | 4th | 7th | 7th | 4th | 18th | 14th | 16 | |||
East Timor | 28th | 24th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Turkmenistan | 7th | 8th | 18th | DQ | 13th | 4 | ||||||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | 5th | 8th | 15th | 13th | 18th | 2nd | 8th | 3rd | 8 | |||||||||||
Uzbekistan | 1st | 7th | 16th | 6th | 8th | 9th | 5th | 3rd | 8 | |||||||||||
Vietnam ( South Vietnam) | 7th | 7th | 4th | 7th | 9th | 17th | 19th | 15th | 14th | 12th | 4th | 17th | 12 | |||||||
Yemen ( North Yemen) | DQ | 10th | 17th | 15th | DQ | 3 |
Women's tournaments
editSummaries
editThe first women's tournament was held in the 1990 Asian Games.[2]
Edition | Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | ||||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
1 | 1990 |
Beijing | China |
No playoffs | Japan |
North Korea |
No playoffs | Chinese Taipei |
6 | ||
2 | 1994 |
Hiroshima | China |
2–0 | Japan |
Chinese Taipei |
No playoffs | South Korea |
4 | ||
3 | 1998 |
Bangkok | China |
1–0 (g.g.) | North Korea |
Japan |
2–1 | Chinese Taipei |
8 | ||
4 | 2002 |
Busan | North Korea |
No playoffs | China |
Japan |
No playoffs | South Korea |
6 | ||
5 | 2006 |
Doha | North Korea |
0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) |
Japan |
China |
2–0 | South Korea |
8 | ||
6 | 2010 |
Guangzhou | Japan |
1–0 | North Korea |
South Korea |
2–0 | China |
7 | ||
7 | 2014 |
Incheon | North Korea |
3–1 | Japan |
South Korea |
3–0 | Vietnam |
11 | ||
8 | 2018 |
Jakarta–Palembang | Japan |
1–0 | China |
South Korea |
4–0 | Chinese Taipei |
11 | ||
9 | 2022 |
Hangzhou | Japan |
4–1 | North Korea |
China |
7–0 | Uzbekistan |
16 | ||
10 | 2026 |
Aichi–Nagoya | |||||||||
11 | 2030 |
Doha | |||||||||
12 | 2034 |
Riyadh |
Medal table
editTeam | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Japan | 3 (2010, 2018, 2022) | 4 (1990, 1994*, 2006, 2014) | 2 (1998, 2002) |
North Korea | 3 (2002, 2006, 2014) | 3 (1998, 2010, 2022) | 1 (1990) |
China | 3 (1990*, 1994, 1998) | 2 (2002, 2018) | 2 (2006, 2022*) |
South Korea | 3 (2010, 2014*, 2018) | ||
Chinese Taipei | 1 (1994) |
- * = host
Participating nations
editNation | 1990 (6) |
1994 (4) |
1998 (8) |
2002 (6) |
2006 (8) |
2010 (7) |
2014 (11) |
2018 (11) |
2022 (16) |
Years |
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Bangladesh | 12th | 1 | ||||||||
Cambodia | WD | 0 | ||||||||
China | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 9 |
Chinese Taipei | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 5th | 7th | 4th | 6th | 8 | |
Hong Kong | 6th | 8th | 8th | 14th | 4 | |||||
India | 8th | 9th | 13th | 3 | ||||||
Indonesia | 9th | 1 | ||||||||
Iran | WD | 0 | ||||||||
Japan | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 9 |
Jordan | 8th | 7th | 10th | 3 | ||||||
Maldives | DQ | 11th | 10th | 2 | ||||||
Mongolia | 16th | 1 | ||||||||
Myanmar | 10th | 1 | ||||||||
Nepal | 11th | 1 | ||||||||
North Korea | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 6th | 2nd | 8 | |
Philippines | DQ | 7th | 1 | |||||||
Singapore | 15th | 1 | ||||||||
South Korea | 5th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 9 |
Tajikistan | 11th | 1 | ||||||||
Thailand | DQ | 7th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 6 | ||
Uzbekistan | 4th | 1 | ||||||||
Vietnam | 6th | 6th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 9th | 7 |
Top scorers
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Winning coachesedit
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "PFF chief names Akhtar as head coach of Asian Games team". The Nation. August 29, 2010. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
Faisal Saleh Hayat have confirmed that since 2002, football at the Asian Games changed to age-limit and now it is a "U-23 + 3 overage" tournament.
- ^ "Asian Games (Women's Tournament)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2014.