# List of AFC Asian Cup finals

The AFC Asian Cup is an association football competition established in 1956. It is contested by the men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the sport's Asian governing body, and takes place generally every four years. The winners of the first tournament were South Korea, who won in a round-robin style tournament, The first final was in 1972, where Iran defeated South Korea 2–1 after extra time in Bangkok. The most recent final, hosted in Lusail in 2023, saw Qatar defeat Jordan 3–1.
The Asian Cup final is the last match of the competition and the result determines which country's team is declared Asian champion. As of the 2023 tournament, if after 90 minutes of regular play the score is a draw, an additional 30-minute period of play, called extra time, is added. If such a game is still tied after extra time, it is decided by penalty shoot-out. The team that wins the penalty shoot-out are then declared champions. The fourteen finals to-date have produced five matches go into extra-time, and two of those further being determined by a penalty shoot-out. The winners are awarded the Asian Cup trophy.
Japan is the most successful team at the tournament, winning it four times. Iran and Saudi Arabia both have three titles, South Korea and Qatar each have two, and Israel, Kuwait, Iraq and Australia have one a-piece.

## List of finals

Key to the list of finals :
| # | Final not played |
| † | Final was won during extra time |
| * | Final decided by a penalty shootout |
* The "Year" column refers to the year the Asian Cup tournament was held, and wikilinks to the article about that tournament.
* Links in the "Winners" and "Runners-up" columns point to the articles for the national football teams of the countries, not the articles for the countries.
* The wikilinks in the "Final score" column point to the article about that tournament's final game.
* Source:
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Location | Attendance |
| 1956 | South Korea | No final | Israel | Round-robin format | Round-robin format | Round-robin format |
| 1960 | South Korea | No final | Israel | Round-robin format | Round-robin format | Round-robin format |
| 1964 | Israel | No final | India | Round-robin format | Round-robin format | Round-robin format |
| 1968 | Iran | No final | Burma | Round-robin format | Round-robin format | Round-robin format |
| 1972 | Iran | 2–1 | South Korea | National Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | 15,000 |
| 1976 | Iran | 1–0 | Kuwait | Aryamehr Stadium | Tehran, Iran | 100,000 |
| 1980 | Kuwait | 3–0 | South Korea | Sabah Al Salem Stadium | Kuwait City, Kuwait | 25,000 |
| 1984 | Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | China | National Stadium | Singapore | 26,000 |
| 1988 | Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | South Korea | Al-Ahly Stadium | Doha, Qatar | 20,000 |
| 1992 | Japan | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia | Hiroshima Big Arch | Hiroshima, Japan | 60,000 |
| 1996 | Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | United Arab Emirates | Sheikh Zayed Stadium | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 60,000 |
| 2000 | Japan | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia | Sports City Stadium | Beirut, Lebanon | 47,400 |
| 2004 | Japan | 3–1 | China | Workers' Stadium | Beijing, China | 62,000 |
| 2007 | Iraq | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium | Jakarta, Indonesia | 60,000 |
| 2011 | Japan | 1–0 | Australia | Khalifa International Stadium | Doha, Qatar | 37,174 |
| 2015 | Australia | 2–1 | South Korea | Stadium Australia | Sydney, Australia | 76,385 |
| 2019 | Qatar | 3–1 | Japan | Zayed Sports City Stadium | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 36,776 |
| 2023 | Qatar | 3–1 | Jordan | Lusail Stadium | Lusail, Qatar | 86,492 |
| Upcoming finals |||||||
| Year | Finalists | Match | Finalists | Venue | Location | Attendance |
| 2027 | | v | | King Fahd Sports City | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |

## Results by nation

Results by nation :
| National team | Winners | Runners-up | Total | Years won | Years runners-up |
| Japan | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1992, 2000, 2004, 2011 | 2019 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1984, 1988, 1996 | 1992, 2000, 2007 |
| Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1968, 1972, 1976 | – |
| South Korea | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1956, 1960 | 1972, 1980, 1988, 2015 |
| Qatar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2019, 2023 | – |
| Israel | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1964 | 1956, 1960 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1980 | 1976 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2015 | 2011 |
| Iraq | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2007 | – |
| China | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 1984, 2004 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1996 |
| India | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1964 |
| Myanmar | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1968 |
| Jordan | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2023 |
    1 = Israel was expelled from the AFC in the early 1970s and eventually became a member of UEFA.

## Footnotes

* ↑ Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes.
* ↑ Score was 0–0 after 120 minutes. Saudi Arabia won 4–2 on penalties.
* ↑ Score was 0–0 after 120 minutes. Saudi Arabia won 4–3 on penalties.
* ↑ Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes.
* ↑ Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes.