Statistics of Asian champions since its inception.. Japan is the most crowned and Saudi Arabia is the first in the Arab world

by times news cr

2024-01-10T13:48:07+00:00

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/ With the Asian Cup finals set to kick off next Friday in Qatar, with the participation of 24 teams, including 10 Arab teams, the teams that have won the most continental cup come to mind, led by Japan.

On the occasion of the launch of this major Asian football event, we review in this report the record of the winners of the Asian Cup since the launch of the competition in 1956, with Japan emerging as the most crowned Asian nation and Saudi Arabia as the Arab nation, as follows:

1956: South Korea (Hong Kong was the host)

1960: South Korea (South Korea)

1964: Israel (Israel – no longer participates in Asian competitions)

1968: Iran (Iran)

1972: Iran (Thailand)

1976: Iran (Iran)

1980: Kuwait (Kuwait)

1984: Saudi Arabia (Singapore)

1988: Saudi Arabia (Qatar)

1992: Japan (Japan)

1996: Saudi Arabia (UAE)

2000: Japan (Lebanon)

2004: Japan (China)

2007: Iraq (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam)

2011: Japan (Qatar)

2015: Australia (Australia)

2019: Qatar (UAE)

Most crowned:

1- Japan – Four titles

2- Saudi Arabia – Three titles

3- Iran – Three titles

4- South Korea.. two titles

5- Israel, Kuwait, Australia, Iraq, Qatar – one title.

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