Asian Cup Champions Year by Year

Complete champions' list of the Asian Cup ordered by year, with Information about this international soccer tournament for national teams that includes the champion, runner-up and score of every final since the tournament's first edition.

The Asian Cup has had a champion in 18 editions, and a total of 9 national teams have won at least one title. The first champion was South Korea in 1956 and the most recent was Qatar in 2023.

Qatar won 2 of the last 5 titles, while in the last 10 editions, 5 national teams have won the title: Japan (4), Saudi Arabia (2), Qatar (2), Australia and Iraq.

Among the national teams that won titles, the most successful in the Asian Cup is Japan with 4 trophies.