| Organiser(s) | OCA |
|---|---|
| Founded | Men: 1951 Women: 1990 |
| Region | Asia |
| Current champions | M: W: |
| Most championships | M: (6 titles) W: (3 titles each) |
The men'sfootball tournament has been a regularAsian Games sporting event since the1951 edition, while the women's tournament began in1990.
The firstAsian Games hadfootball tournament.
Since the2002 Asian Games, age limit for men teams is under-23 plus up to three overage players for each squad,[1] same as the age limit infootball competitions at the Summer Olympics.
AlthoughKazakhstan is a member of theOlympic Council of Asia, they cannot participate in football due to their football federationKFF has been a member of theUEFA since 2002. The same rule applies to theGuam andAustralia are members of theAFC, but they are members ofOceania National Olympic Committees.
Japan is the only nation to have won both Gold medals of Men's and Women's tournament in an Asian Games in the same year (2010).
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 was postponed due toCOVID-19 pandemic
| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 (1970, 1978, 1986*, 2014*, 2018, 2022) | 3 (1954, 1958, 1962) | 3 (1990, 2002*, 2010) | |
| 4 (1974*, 1990, 1998, 2002) | 2 (1951, 1966) | 1 (2006) | |
| 2 (1951*, 1962) | 1 (1970) | ||
| 2 (1966, 1970*) | 1 (1954) | ||
| 2 (1954, 1958) | |||
| 1 (2010) | 3 (2002, 2018, 2022) | 2 (1951, 1966) | |
| 1 (1978) | 2 (1990, 2014) | ||
| 1 (1982) | 1 (2006) | 1 (2014) | |
| 1 (1994) | 1 (2022) | ||
| 1 (2006*) | |||
| 2 (1982, 1998) | 2 (1986, 1994) | ||
| 1 (1994) | 2 (1978, 1998) | ||
| 1 (1986) | 1 (1982) | ||
| 1 (2010) | 1 (2018) | ||
| 1 (1974*) | |||
| 2 (1962, 1974) | |||
| 1 (1958) |
| Year | Top scorer(s) | Goals | Winning manager(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 3 | ||
| 1954 | |||
| 1958 | |||
| 1962 | |||
| 1966 | |||
| 1970 | 5 | ||
| 1974 | 6 | ||
| 1978 | |||
| 1982 | 4 | ||
| 1986 | 6 | ||
| 1990 | 4 | ||
| 1994 | 11 | ||
| 1998 | 9 | ||
| 2002 | 5 | ||
| 2006 | 7 | ||
| 2010 | 5 | ||
| 2014 | 6 | ||
| 2018 | 9 | ||
| 2022 | 8 |
| Nation | 1951 (6) | 1954 (12) | 1958 (14) | 1962 (8) | 1966 (11) | 1970 (10) | 1974 (15) | 1978 (14) | 1982 (16) | 1986 (18) | 1990 (14) | 1994 (18) | 1998 (23) | 2002 (24) | 2006 (28) | 2010 (24) | 2014 (29) | 2018 (25) | 2022 (21) | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 12th | 24th | 25th | WD | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 14th | 14th | 12th | 10th | 7th | 9th | 18th | 16th | 13th | 9 | |||||||||||
| 13th | 12th | 14th | 13th | DQ | 20th | 24th | 24th | 20th | 15th | 20th | 10 | |||||||||
| DQ | DQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | 19th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10th | 3rd | 7th | 8th | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 12th | 15th | 9th | 7th | 13 | |||||||
| 1st | 1st | DQ | 9th | 25th | 18th | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 5th | 6th | 9th | 14th | 22nd | 14th | 13th | 10th | 10th | 14th | 4th | 11 | |||||||||
| 1st | 8th | 4th | 1st | 8th | 3rd | 13th | 8th | 6th | 16th | DQ | DQ | 16th | 10th | 14th | 14th | 26th | 9th | 16 | ||
| 6th | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | DQ | DQ | 27th | 11th | 10th | 11th | 11 | |||||||
| 2nd | 14th | 2nd | 8th | 1st | 8th | 6th | 1st | 9th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 23rd | 13th | 6th | 16 | ||||
| 5th | 4th | 1st | 7th | DQ | 2nd | DQ | 3rd | DQ | 6 | |||||||||||
| 5th | DQ | 2nd | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | 10th | 12th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 9th | 9th | 5th | 9th | 8th | 7th | 9th | 2nd | 11th | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 19 | |
| DQ | 19th | 21st | 7th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| DQ | 10th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 10th | 11th | 18th | 19th | 12 | ||||||||
| 17th | 23rd | 16th | 20th | 12th | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 21st | 27th | 23rd | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12th | 12th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 28th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13th | 3rd | 10th | 10th | 3rd | 7th | 14th | 15th | 12th | 12th | 17th | 23rd | 16th | 19th | 12th | 15 | |||||
| 20th | 22nd | 20th | 17th | 21st | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| DQ | 23rd | DQ | 21st | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5th | 3rd | 11th | DQ | 1st | 1st | 7th | 12th | 13th | 16th | DQ | 19th | 10th | 11 | |||||||
| 16th | 18th | 18th | 17th | 29th | 22nd | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 4th | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 13th | 8th | 8th | 5th | 2nd | 7th | 5th | 11 | |||||||||
| DQ | 10th | 10th | 11th | 9th | 16th | 6th | 22nd | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 6th | 9th | 11th | 17th | 14th | 23rd | 21st | 22nd | 24th | 17th | 10 | ||||||||||
| DQ | 21st | 22nd | 20th | 14th | 11th | 15th | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 11th | 8th | 8th | 15th | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11th | 13th | DQ | 13th | 5th | 11th | 1st | 9th | 21st | 16th | 9 | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 6th | 8th | 8th | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 9th | 10th | 4th | 11th | 26th | 19th | 17th | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 11th | 1st | 8th | 1st | 9th | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 18 | ||
| 15th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10th | 12th | 6th | WD | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14th | DQ | 25th | 13th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7th | 6th | 6th | 12th | 6th | 10th | 11th | 4th | 15th | 4th | 4th | 7th | 7th | 4th | 18th | 14th | 16 | ||||
| 28th | 24th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | 8th | 18th | DQ | 13th | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 5th | 8th | 15th | 13th | 18th | 2nd | 8th | 3rd | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 1st | 7th | 16th | 6th | 8th | 9th | 5th | 3rd | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 7th | 7th | 4th | 7th | 9th | 17th | 19th | 15th | 14th | 12th | 4th | 17th | 12 | ||||||||
| DQ | 10th | 17th | 15th | DQ | 3 |
The first women's tournament was held in the1990 Asian Games.[2]
| Ed. | Year | Host | Final | Bronze medal match | No. of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medalists | Score | Silver medalists | Bronze medalists | Score | Fourth place | |||||||
| 1 | 1990 details | China | No playoffs | Japan | North Korea | No playoffs | Chinese Taipei | 6 | ||||
| 2 | 1994 details | China | 2–0 | Japan | Chinese Taipei | No playoffs | South Korea | 4 | ||||
| 3 | 1998 details | China | 1–0 (g.g.) | North Korea | Japan | 2–1 | Chinese Taipei | 8 | ||||
| 4 | 2002 details | North Korea | No playoffs | China | Japan | No playoffs | South Korea | 6 | ||||
| 5 | 2006 details | North Korea | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2p) | Japan | China | 2–0 | South Korea | 8 | ||||
| 6 | 2010 details | Japan | 1–0 | North Korea | South Korea | 2–0 | China | 7 | ||||
| 7 | 2014 details | North Korea | 3–1 | Japan | South Korea | 3–0 | Vietnam | 11 | ||||
| 8 | 2018 details | Japan | 1–0 | China | South Korea | 4–0 | Chinese Taipei | 11 | ||||
| 9 | 2022 details | Japan | 4–1 | North Korea | China | 7–0 | Uzbekistan | 16 | ||||
| 10 | 2026 details | |||||||||||
| 11 | 2030 details | |||||||||||
| 12 | 2034 details | |||||||||||
| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 (2010, 2018, 2022) | 4 (1990, 1994*, 2006, 2014) | 2 (1998, 2002) | |
| 3 (2002, 2006, 2014) | 3 (1998, 2010, 2022) | 1 (1990) | |
| 3 (1990*, 1994, 1998) | 2 (2002, 2018) | 2 (2006, 2022*) | |
| 3 (2010, 2014*, 2018) | |||
| 1 (1994) |
| Year | Top scorer | Goals | Winning manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | |||
| 1994 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| 2002 | 4 | ||
| 2006 | 7 | ||
| 2010 | 5 | ||
| 2014 | 8 | ||
| 2018 | 12 | ||
| 2022 | 12 |
| Nation | 1990 (6) | 1994 (4) | 1998 (8) | 2002 (6) | 2006 (8) | 2010 (7) | 2014 (11) | 2018 (11) | 2022 (16) | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12th | 1 | |||||||||
| WD | 0 | |||||||||
| 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 9 | |
| 4th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 5th | 7th | 4th | 6th | 8 | ||
| 6th | 8th | 8th | 14th | 4 | ||||||
| 8th | 9th | 13th | 3 | |||||||
| 9th | 1 | |||||||||
| WD | 0 | |||||||||
| 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 9 | |
| 8th | 7th | 10th | 3 | |||||||
| DQ | 11th | 10th | 2 | |||||||
| 16th | 1 | |||||||||
| 10th | 1 | |||||||||
| 11th | 1 | |||||||||
| 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 6th | 2nd | 8 | ||
| DQ | 7th | 1 | ||||||||
| 15th | 1 | |||||||||
| 5th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 9 | |
| 11th | 1 | |||||||||
| DQ | 7th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 6 | |||
| 4th | 1 | |||||||||
| 6th | 6th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 9th | 7 |
Faisal Saleh Hayat have confirmed that since 2002, football at the Asian Games changed to age-limit and now it is a "U-23 + 3 overage" tournament.