National team appearances in the AFC Asian Cup

This article lists the performances of each of the 31 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the AFC Asian Cup finals.

Debut of teams

Most of the AFC Asian Cup has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Only in 1992 and 2011 there was no team who qualified for the first time. Teams in parentheses are considered successor teams by FIFA.

Year	Debutants	Total
1956	Hong Kong  Israel  South Korea  South Vietnam	4
1960	Republic of China	1
1964	India	1
1968	Burma  Iran	2
1972	Cambodia  Iraq  Kuwait  Thailand	4
1976	China PR  Malaysia  South Yemen	3
1980	Bangladesh  North Korea  Qatar  United Arab Emirates	4
1984	Singapore	1
1988	Bahrain  Japan	2
1996	Indonesia  Uzbekistan	2
2000	Lebanon	1
2004	Jordan  Oman  Turkmenistan	3
2007	Australia  Vietnam	2
2015	Palestine	1

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• 4th – Fourth place
• 5th – Fifth place (1968 only)
• QF – Quarter-finals
• GS – Group stage
• Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
•  ••  — Qualified but withdrew
•  •  — Did not qualify
•  ×  — Did not enter / Withdrew from the AFC Asian Cup / Banned
•    — Hosts

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Team	1956 (4)	1960 (4)	1964 (4)	1968 (5)	1972 (6)	1976 (6)	1980 (10)	1984 (10)	1988 (10)	1992 (8)	1996 (12)	2000 (12)	2004 (16)	2007 (16)	2011 (16)	2015 (16)	2019 (24)	Years
Australia	Part of OFC													QF	R/U	W	Q	4
Bahrain	not a member of AFC				•	×	••	×	GS	•	×	•	4th	GS	GS	GS		5
Bangladesh	Part of  Pakistan				×	×	GS	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•		1
Cambodia	•	×	×	•	4th	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	•		1
China PR	not a member of AFC					3rd	GS	R/U	4th	3rd	QF	4th	R/U	GS	GS	QF	Q	12
Chinese Taipei	•	3rd	×	4th	×	Part of OFC				•	•	•	•	•	•	•		2
Hong Kong	3rd	•	4th	5th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		3
India	•	•	R/U	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•		3
Indonesia	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	GS	•	•	×	4
Iran	×	•	×	W	W	W	3rd	4th	3rd	GS	3rd	QF	3rd	QF	QF	QF	Q	14
Iraq	not a member of AFC				GS	4th	×	×	×	×	QF	QF	QF	W	QF	4th	Q	9
Israel	R/U	R/U	W	3rd	••	Expelled by AFC					Part of UEFA							4
Japan	×	×	×	•	×	•	×	×	GS	W	QF	W	W	4th	W	QF	Q	9
Jordan	not a member of AFC				•	×	×	•	•	×	•	•	QF	•	QF	GS		3
Kuwait	not a member of AFC		×	×	GS	R/U	W	3rd	GS	•	4th	QF	GS	•	GS	GS		10
Lebanon	not a member of AFC		×	×	•	×	•	×	×	×	•	GS	•	×	•	•		1
Malaysia	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•		3
Myanmar	×	×	×	R/U	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	×	•	•		1
North Korea	not a member of AFC					••	4th	×	•	GS	×	•	•	×	GS	GS		4
Oman	not a member of AFC						×	•	×	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	GS		3
Palestine	not a member of AFC											•	•	•	×	GS		1
Qatar	not a member of AFC					•	GS	GS	GS	GS	•	QF	GS	GS	QF	GS	Q	10
Saudi Arabia	not a member of AFC					••	•	W	W	R/U	W	R/U	GS	R/U	GS	GS	Q	10
Singapore	×	•	×	•	×	•	•	GS	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
South Korea	W	W	3rd	•	R/U	•	R/U	GS	R/U	•	QF	3rd	QF	3rd	3rd	R/U	Q	14
South Vietnam	4th	4th	•	•	••	•	Part of  Vietnam											2
South Yemen	not a member of AFC					GS	×	×	•	Part of  Yemen								1
Syria	not a member of AFC				•	×	GS	GS	GS	•	GS	•	•	•	GS	•	Q	6
Thailand	×	×	×	•	3rd	••	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	•	•	Q	7
Turkmenistan	Part of  Soviet Union										•	•	GS	•	•	•		1
United Arab Emirates	not a member of AFC					×	GS	GS	GS	4th	R/U	•	GS	GS	GS	3rd	Q	10
Uzbekistan	Part of  Soviet Union										GS	GS	QF	QF	4th	QF	Q	7
Vietnam	See  South Vietnam						×	×	×	×	•	•	•	QF	•	•		1

Results of host nations

Year	Host nation	Finish
1956	Hong Kong	Third Place
1960	South Korea	Champions
1964	Israel	Champions
1968	Iran	Champions
1972	Thailand	Third Place
1976	Iran	Champions
1980	Kuwait	Champions
1984	Singapore	Group Stage
1988	Qatar	Group Stage
1992	Japan	Champions
1996	United Arab Emirates	Runners-up
2000	Lebanon	Group Stage
2004	China PR	Runners-up
2007	Indonesia	Group Stage
	Malaysia	Group Stage
	Thailand	Group Stage
	Vietnam	Quarter-finalist
2011	Qatar	Quarter-finalist
2015	Australia	Champions
2019	United Arab Emirates	To be determined

Results of defending champions

Year	Defending champions	Finish
1960	South Korea	Champions
1964	South Korea	Third Place
1968	Israel	Third Place
1972	Iran	Champions
1976	Iran	Champions
1980	Iran	Third Place
1984	Kuwait	Third Place
1988	Saudi Arabia	Champions
1992	Saudi Arabia	Runners-up
1996	Japan	Quarter-finalist
2000	Saudi Arabia	Runners-up
2004	Japan	Champions
2007	Japan	Fourth Place
2011	Iraq	Quarter-finalist
2015	Japan	Quarter-finalist
2019	Australia	To be determined

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