| Founded | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Region | Continental (AOKF) |
| Number of teams | 10 (finals) |
| Current champions |  Chinese Taipei (10th title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Chinese Taipei (10 titles) |
 2022 Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship | |
Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship is the korfball competition played by the Asian and Oceanian national teams, organized by the Asia-Oceania Korfball Federation and the International Korfball Federation.
| Year | Host | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | Number of teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Details |  Indonesia | Chinese Taipei | Round-Robin |  Australia |  Hong Kong | Round-Robin | Indonesia | 4 | |||
| 1992 Details |  India | Chinese Taipei | Round-Robin | Australia | India | N/A | N/A | 3 | |||
| 1994 Details | Australia | Chinese Taipei | Round-Robin | Australia | Indonesia | Round-Robin |  South Africa | 4 | |||
| 1998 Details | South Africa | Chinese Taipei | Round-Robin | South Africa | India | N/A | N/A | 3 | |||
| 2002 Details | India | Chinese Taipei | Round-Robin | Australia | India | Round-Robin | Hong Kong | 5 | |||
| 2004 Details |  New Zealand | Australia | 17–14 | Chinese Taipei | New Zealand | N/A | N/A | 3 | |||
| 2006 Details | Hong Kong | Chinese Taipei | 17–11 | Australia | India | 14–9 | Hong Kong | 7 | |||
| 2010 Details |  China | Chinese Taipei | 27–19 | China | Australia | 24–19 | Hong Kong | 8 | |||
| 2014 Details | Hong Kong | Chinese Taipei | 45–27 | Australia | China | 22–19 | Hong Kong | 10 | |||
| 2018 Details |  Japan | Chinese Taipei | 22–13 | China | Australia | 18–17 | Hong Kong | 10 | |||
| 2022 Details |  Thailand | Chinese Taipei | 29-17 | China | Australia | 16-11 | New Zealand | 12 | |||
| Team | Champions | Runners-Up | Third-Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Taipei | 10 (1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) | 1 (2004) | - |
| Australia | 1 (2004) | 6 (1990, 1992, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2014) | 3 (2010, 2018, 2022) |
| China | - | 3 (2010, 2018, 2022) | 1 (2014) |
| South Africa | - | 1 (1998) | - |
| India | - | - | 4 (1992, 1998, 2002, 2006) |
| Hong Kong | - | - | 1 (1990) |
| New Zealand | - | - | 1 (2004) |
| Indonesia | - | - | 1 (1994) |
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Korfball is a ball sport, with similarities to netball and basketball. It is played by two teams of eight players with four female players and four male players in each team. The objective is to throw a ball into a netless basket that is mounted on a 3.5 m high pole.
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