Football at the Asian Games

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Countries' best result in men's football in Asian Games (gold for gold medal, silver for silver medal, and bronze for bronze medal, others light blue)
Countries' best result in men's football in Asian Games (gold for gold medal, silver for silver medal, and bronze for bronze medal, others light blue)

Men's Association football was an Asian Games sport since the 1951 edition. Women's football competition began on 1990.

Since 2002 Asian Games, age limit for men teams is under-23, same as the age limit in football competitions at the Summer Olympics, while three over aged players are allowed among each squad.

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[edit] Men's tournaments

[edit] Summaries

Year Host Final Third Place
Gold Medal Score Silver Medal Bronze Medal Score Fourth Place
1951 New Delhi Flag of India
India
1–0 Flag of Iran
Iran
Flag of Japan
Japan
2–0 Flag of Afghanistan
Afghanistan
1954 Manila Flag of the Republic of China
Taiwan
5–2 Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
Flag of Burma
Myanmar
5–4 Flag of Indonesia
Indonesia
1958 Tokyo Flag of the Republic of China
Taiwan
3–2 Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
Flag of Indonesia
Indonesia
4–1 Flag of India
India
1962 Jakarta Flag of India
India
2–1 Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
Flag of Federation of Malaya
Malaya
4–1 Flag of South Vietnam
South Vietnam
1966 Bangkok Flag of Burma
Myanmar
1–0 Flag of Iran
Iran
Flag of Japan
Japan
2–0 Flag of Singapore
Singapore
1970 Bangkok Flag of Burma
Myanmar

Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
0–0 1
after extra time
Flag of India
India
1–0 Flag of Japan
Japan
1974 Tehran Flag of Iran
Iran
1–0 Flag of Israel
Israel
Flag of Malaysia
Malaysia
2–1 Flag of North Korea
Korea DPR
1978 Bangkok Flag of North Korea
Korea DPR

Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
0–0 1
after extra time
Flag of the People's Republic of China
China PR
1–0 Flag of Iraq
Iraq
1982
details
New Delhi Flag of Iraq
Iraq
1–0 Flag of Kuwait
Kuwait
Flag of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2 Flag of North Korea
Korea DPR
1986 Seoul Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
2–0 Flag of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Flag of Kuwait
Kuwait
5–0 Flag of Indonesia
Indonesia
1990 Beijing Flag of Iran
Iran
0–0
after extra time
(4–1)
Penalty shootout
Flag of North Korea
Korea DPR
Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
1–0 Flag of Thailand
Thailand
1994 Hiroshima Flag of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
4–2 Flag of the People's Republic of China
China PR
Flag of Kuwait
Kuwait
2–1 Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
1998 Bangkok Flag of Iran
Iran
2–0 Flag of Kuwait
Kuwait
Flag of the People's Republic of China
China PR
3–0 Flag of Thailand
Thailand
2002 Busan Flag of Iran
Iran
2–1 Flag of Japan
Japan
Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
3–0 Flag of Thailand
Thailand
2006
details
Doha Flag of Qatar
Qatar
1–0 Flag of Iraq
Iraq
Flag of Iran
Iran
1–0
after extra time
Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
2010
details
Guangzhou

Note 1: Title shared
Note 2: As the Korea DPR team were handed a two-year suspension for assaulting officials at the end of their semi-final, Saudi Arabia were awarded the third-place playoff by default.

[edit] Medal table

Team Gold Silver Bronze
Flag of Iran Iran 4 (1974*, 1990, 1998, 2002) 2 (1951, 1966) 1 (2006)
Flag of South Korea Korea Republic 3 (1970, 1978, 1986*) 3 (1954, 1958, 1962) 2 (1990, 2002*)
Flag of India India 2 (1951*, 1962) 1 (1970)
Flag of Burma Myanmar 2 (1966, 1970) 1 (1954)
Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei# 2 (1954, 1958)
Flag of Iraq Iraq 1 (1982) 1 (2006)
Flag of North Korea Korea DPR 1 (1978) 1 (1990)
Flag of Qatar Qatar 1 (2006*)
Flag of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 1 (1994)
Flag of Kuwait Kuwait 2 (1982, 1998) 2 (1986, 1994)
Flag of the People's Republic of China China PR 1 (1994) 2 (1978, 1998)
Flag of Japan Japan 1 (2002) 2 (1951, 1966)
Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 1 (1986) 1 (1982)
Flag of Israel Israel 1 (1974)
Flag of Malaysia Malaysia 2 (1962, 1974)
Flag of Indonesia Indonesia 1 (1958)
* = host
# = Chinese Taipei also known as Taiwan, the recognised name after 1979

[edit] Women's tournaments

[edit] Summaries

Year Host Final Third Place
Gold Medal Score Silver Medal Bronze Medal Score Fourth Place
1990 Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China
China PR
3 Flag of Japan
Japan
Flag of North Korea
Korea DPR
3 Flag of Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei
1994 Hiroshima Flag of the People's Republic of China
China PR
2–0 Flag of Japan
Japan
Flag of Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei
4 Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
1998 Bangkok Flag of the People's Republic of China
China PR
1–0 Flag of North Korea
Korea DPR
Flag of Japan
Japan
2–1 Flag of Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei
2002 Busan Flag of North Korea
Korea DPR
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China
China PR
Flag of Japan
Japan
3 Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic
2006
details
Doha Flag of North Korea
Korea DPR
0–0
after extra time
(4–2)
Penalty shootout
Flag of Japan
Japan
Flag of the People's Republic of China
China PR
2–0 Flag of South Korea
Korea Republic

Note 3: Round-robin tournament
Note 4: Decided by round-robin standings

[edit] Medal table

Team Gold Silver Bronze
Flag of the People's Republic of China China PR 3 (1990*, 1994, 1998) 1 (2002) 1 (2006)
Flag of North Korea Korea DPR 2 (2002, 2006) 1 (1998) 1 (1990)
Flag of Japan Japan 3 (1990*, 1994, 2006) 2 (1998, 2002)
Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 1 (1994)
* = host

[edit] References