The men's
football tournament has been a regular
Asian Games sporting event since the
1951 edition, while the women's tournament began in
1990
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.
History
The first
Asian Games had
football tournament.
Since the
2002 Asian Games
The 2002 Asian Games ( ko, 2002년 아시아 경기대회/2002년 아시안 게임, Icheoni-nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheoni-nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the XIV Asian Games ( ko, 제14회 아시아 경기대회/제14회 아시안 � ...
, age limit for men teams is under-23 plus up to three overage players for each squad, same as the age limit in
football competitions at the Summer Olympics.
Although
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
is a member of the
Olympic Council of Asia, they cannot participate in football due to their football federation
KFF has been a member of the
UEFA
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs fo ...
since 2002. The same rule applies to the
Guam
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and
Australia
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are members of the
AFC
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Organizations
* Action for Children, a UK children's charity
* AFC Enterprises, the franchisor of Popeye's Chicken and Biscuits
* Africa Finance Corporation, a pan-African multilateral development finance institution
* A ...
, but they are members of
Oceania National Olympic Committees
The Oceania National Olympic Committees (acronym: ONOC) is an international organization that congregates the 17 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of Oceania.
It often assembles with other continental NOCs in the form of the Association of Nat ...
.
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
is the only nation to have won both Gold medals of Men's and Women's tournament in an Asian Games (
2010
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).
Men's tournaments
Summaries
*Under-23 tournament since 2002.
1 The title was shared.
2 Saudi Arabia were awarded the third-place playoff by default after the Korea DPR team were handed a two-year suspension for assaulting officials at the end of their semi-final.
3 2022 Asian Games men's qualifying has been postponed due to
COVID-19 pandemic
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Medal table
:
* = ''host''
Top scorers
Participating nations
:''Football at the Asian Games was a senior tournament until 1998.''
:''Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.''
Women's tournaments
Summaries
The first women's tournament was held in the
1990 Asian Games.
Medal table
:
* = ''host''
Participating nations
Top scorers
Winning coaches
See also
*
Football at the Summer Olympics
Football at the Summer Olympics, referred to as the Olympic Football Tournament, has been included in every Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition sport, except 1896 (the inaugural Games) and 1932 (in an attempt to promote the new FIFA ...
*
Beach soccer at the Asian Beach Games
The Beach soccer at the Asian Beach Games is a Beach soccer competition of the Asian Beach Games. It was first held in 2008 in Indonesia.
Results
Medal table
Participating nations
;Legend
*QF — Quarterfinals
*R1 — Round 1
See also
* Be ...
*
FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' (French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...
References
RSSSF archive
External links
*
{{AFC competitions
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Women's association football competitions in Asia
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