Monday, June 04, 2007
Past Asian Cup Finals
It's just dawned on me I know little about the history of the Asian Cup so I thought some research was in order.
There have been 13 tournaments so far, the first was held in 1956 in Hong Kong, the most recent in 2004 in China.
Most Wins
Japan - 3
Iran - 3
Saudi Arabia - 3
South Korea - 2
Israel - 1
Kuwait - 1
Finals Appearances
South Korea - 5
Saudi Arabia - 5
Israel - 3
Iran - 3
Japan - 3
Kuwait - 2
China - 2
India - 1
Burma - 1
UAE - 1
Previous Hosts
1956 - Hong Kong
1960 - South Korea
1964 - Israel
1968 - Iran
1972 - Thailand
1976 - Iran
1980 - Kuwait
1984 - Singapore
1988 - Qatar
1992 - Japan
1996 - UAE
2000 - Lebanon
2004 - China
2007 - Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam
There have been 13 tournaments so far, the first was held in 1956 in Hong Kong, the most recent in 2004 in China.
Most Wins
Japan - 3
Iran - 3
Saudi Arabia - 3
South Korea - 2
Israel - 1
Kuwait - 1
Finals Appearances
South Korea - 5
Saudi Arabia - 5
Israel - 3
Iran - 3
Japan - 3
Kuwait - 2
China - 2
India - 1
Burma - 1
UAE - 1
Previous Hosts
1956 - Hong Kong
1960 - South Korea
1964 - Israel
1968 - Iran
1972 - Thailand
1976 - Iran
1980 - Kuwait
1984 - Singapore
1988 - Qatar
1992 - Japan
1996 - UAE
2000 - Lebanon
2004 - China
2007 - Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam
# posted by Me @ 2:02 PM 
