Asian Cup Asian Cup The AFC Asian Cup, formerly known as the Asian Nations Cup is the main national football competition of the AFC nations. It has been held every four years since 1956. A qualifying tournament is held to determine the participating nations, currently this involves two rounds of league round-robin format. The host country and defending champions qualify automatically (however this has changed and currently only the host nation/s qualify automatically to the Asian Cup finals). While only four countries were admitted to the first Asian Cup in 1956, the field of participants now comprises sixteen nations qualified from an initial 46. ...more on Wikipedia about "Asian Cup"
The Asian Football Confederation's Asian Cup 1956 finals were held in Hong Kong between September 1 and September 15. It was won by the Republic of Korea. ...more on Wikipedia about "Asian Cup 1956"
The Asian Football Confederation's Asian Cup 1960 finals were held in Rep. of Korea between October 14 and October 21. ...more on Wikipedia about "Asian Cup 1960"
The Asian Football Confederation's Asian Cup 1964 finals were held in Israel between May 26 and June 9. ...more on Wikipedia about "Asian Cup 1964"
The Asian Football Confederation's Asian Cup 1968 finals were held in Iran between May 10 and May 19. ...more on Wikipedia about "Asian Cup 1968"
The Asian Football Confederation's Asian Cup 1972 finals were held in Thailand between May 7 and May 19. It was won by the Iran. ...more on Wikipedia about "Asian Cup 1972"
The 1976 Asian Cup was the sixth edition of the Asian Nations Cup, the football (soccer) championship of Asia ( AFC). It was hosted by Iran. The field of six teams was split into two groups of three. Iran won their third title in a row, beating Kuwait in the final 1-0. ...more on Wikipedia about "Asian Cup 1976"
The 1980 Asian Cup was the seventh edition of the Asian Nations Cup, the football (soccer) championship of Asia ( AFC). It was hosted by Kuwait between September 15 and 30. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five. Kuwait won their first championship, beating Rep. of Korea in the final 3-0. ...more on Wikipedia about "Asian Cup 1980"
The 1984 Asian Cup was the eighth edition of the Asian Nations Cup, the football (soccer) championship of Asia ( AFC). It was hosted by Singapore between December 1 and December 16. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five. Saudi Arabia won their first championship, beating China in the final 2-0. ...more on Wikipedia about "Asian Cup 1984"
The Asian Football Confederation's Asian Cup 1988 finals were held in Qatar between December 2 and December 18. Saudi Arabia defeated host nation Republic of Korea in the final match in Doha. ...more on Wikipedia about "Asian Cup 1988"
The Asian Football Confederation's Asian Cup 1992 finals were held in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan between October 29 and November 8. Host nation Japan defeated defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final in Hiroshima. ...more on Wikipedia about "Asian Cup 1992"
The Asian Football Confederation's Asian Cup 1996 finals were held in the U.A.E. between December 4 and December 21. Saudi Arabia defeated host nation U.A.E. in the final match in Abu Dhabi. ...more on Wikipedia about "Asian Cup 1996"
The Asian Football Confederation's Asian Cup 2000 finals were held in the Lebanon between October 12 and October 29. Japan defeated defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final match in Beirut. ...more on Wikipedia about "Asian Cup 2000"
The Asian Football Confederation's Asian Cup 2004 finals were held in the People's Republic of China between July 17 and August 7. Defending champions Japan defeated host nation China in the final in Beijing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Asian Cup 2004" This article is made on http://www.shortopedia.com
The Asian Football Confederation's 2007 Asian Cup finals will be held in July 2007 (Starting on July 7, 2007, ending on July 29, 2006). For the first time in its history (and perhaps in any sporting events), the competition will be co-hosted by four nations – Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. ...more on Wikipedia about "Asian Cup 2007"
(Asian Cup 2007 (qualification)) Bangladesh Qualified 1-0 on aggregate. ...more on Wikipedia about "Asian Cup 2007 (qualification)"
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