Football at the Asian Games
Founded | 1951 |
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Region | AFC (Asia) |
Current champions |
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Most successful team(s) |
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Men's football has been a part of the Asian Games sporting events since the 1951 edition. Women's football competition began in 1990.
Since the 2002 Asian Games, age limit for men teams is under-23 plus up to three over aged players for each squad,[1] same as the age limit in football competitions at the Summer Olympics. Kazakhstan does not participate in association football of Asian Games from 2002 because Kazakhstan Football Federation has left Asian Football Confederation and joined the Union of European Football Associations.
Men's tournaments
Summaries
*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.
Medal table
Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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4 (1970, 1978, 1986*, 2014*) | 3 (1954, 1958, 1962) | 3 (1990, 2002*, 2010) |
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4 (1974*, 1990, 1998, 2002) | 2 (1951, 1966) | 1 (2006) |
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2 (1951*, 1962) | 1 (1970) | |
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2 (1966, 1970) | 1 (1954) | |
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2 (1954, 1958) | ||
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1 (1978) | 2 (1990, 2014) | |
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1 (2010) | 1 (2002) | 2 (1951, 1966) |
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1 (1982) | 1 (2006) | 1 (2014) |
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1 (2006*) | ||
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1 (1994) | ||
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2 (1982, 1998) | 2 (1986, 1994) | |
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1 (1994) | 2 (1978, 1998) | |
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1 (1986) | 1 (1982) | |
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1 (1974) | ||
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1 (2010) | ||
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2 (1962, 1974) | ||
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1 (1958) | ||
- * = host
Women's tournaments
Summaries
In 1990 a women's tournament was started.[2]
Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
1990 |
![]() Beijing |
![]() China |
No playoffs | ![]() Japan |
![]() North Korea |
No playoffs | ![]() Chinese Taipei | ||
1994 |
![]() Hiroshima |
![]() China |
2–0 | ![]() Japan |
![]() Chinese Taipei |
No playoffs | ![]() South Korea | ||
1998 |
![]() Bangkok |
![]() China |
1–0 aet | ![]() North Korea |
![]() Japan |
2–1 | ![]() Chinese Taipei | ||
2002 |
![]() Busan |
![]() North Korea |
No playoffs | ![]() China |
![]() Japan |
No playoffs | ![]() South Korea | ||
2006 |
![]() Doha |
![]() North Korea |
0–0 aet (4–2) pen |
![]() Japan |
![]() China |
2–0 | ![]() South Korea | ||
2010 |
![]() Guangzhou |
![]() Japan |
1–0 | ![]() North Korea |
![]() South Korea |
2–0 | ![]() China | ||
2014 |
![]() Incheon |
![]() North Korea |
3–1 | ![]() Japan |
![]() South Korea |
3–0 | ![]() Vietnam | ||
2018 |
![]() Jakarta, Palembang |
Medal table
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References
- ↑ "PFF chief names Akhtar as head coach of Asian Games team". The Nation. August 29, 2010. 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. Retrieved 21 November 2014.