Football - AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Cup was born to dovetail with the Asian Games and produce, effectively, a continental championship every two years. The tournament was beset by political considerations from its foundation in the 1950s right through to the mid-70s, when the two Asian "problem states" of Israel and Taiwan were expelled, after years of key matches being cancelled due to nations refusing to compete against them.
| YEAR | WINNERS | RUNNERS-UP |
| 1956 | SOUTH KOREA | Israel |
| 1960 | SOUTH KOREA | Israel |
| 1964 | ISRAEL | India |
| 1968 | IRAN | Burma |
| 1972 | IRAN | South Korea |
| 1976 | IRAN | Kuwait |
| 1980 | KUWAIT | South Korea |
| 1984 | SAUDI ARABIA | China |
| 1988 | SAUDI ARABIA | South Korea |
| 1992 | JAPAN | Saudi Arabia |
| 1996 | SAUDI ARABIA | Uae |
| 2000 | JAPAN | Saudi Arabia |
| 2004 | JAPAN | China |
| 2007 | IRAQ | Saudi Arabia |
| 2011 | JAPAN | Australia |
| 2015 | AUSTRALIA | South Korea |
| 2019 | QATAR | Japan |
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