| Organising body | OCA |
|---|---|
| Founded | Men: 1951 Women: 1990 |
| Region | Asia |
| Current champions | M: South Korea (2022)W:  Japan (2022) |
| Most successful team(s) | M: South Korea (6 titles) W:  China Japan  North Korea (3 titles each) |
 2022 (M), 2022 (W) | |
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.
The first Asian Games had football tournament.
Since the 2002 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 in football competitions at the Summer Olympics.
Although Kazakhstan 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 since 2002. The same rule applies to the Guam and Australia are members of the AFC, but they are members of Oceania 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).
*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 was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 6 (1970, 1978, 1986*, 2014*, 2018, 2022) | 3 (1954, 1958, 1962) | 3 (1990, 2002*, 2010) |
 Iran | 4 (1974*, 1990, 1998, 2002) | 2 (1951, 1966) | 1 (2006) |
 India | 2 (1951*, 1962) | 1 (1970) | |
 Myanmar | 2 (1966, 1970*) | 1 (1954) | |
 Chinese Taipei | 2 (1954, 1958) | ||
| Japan | 1 (2010) | 3 (2002, 2018, 2022) | 2 (1951, 1966) |
| North Korea | 1 (1978) | 2 (1990, 2014) | |
 Iraq | 1 (1982) | 1 (2006) | 1 (2014) |
 Uzbekistan | 1 (1994) | 1 (2022) | |
 Qatar | 1 (2006*) | ||
 Kuwait | 2 (1982, 1998) | 2 (1986, 1994) | |
| China | 1 (1994) | 2 (1978, 1998) | |
 Saudi Arabia | 1 (1986) | 1 (1982) | |
 United Arab Emirates | 1 (2010) | 1 (2018) | |
 Israel | 1 (1974*) | ||
 Malaysia | 2 (1962, 1974) | ||
 Indonesia | 1 (1958) | ||
| Year | Top scorer(s) | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Sheoo Mewalal | 3 |
| 1954 | ||
| 1958 | ||
| 1962 | ||
| 1966 | ||
| 1970 |  Win Maung | 5 |
| 1974 | Gidi Damti | 6 |
| 1978 | ||
| 1982 | Hussein Saeed | 4 |
| 1986 | Salah Al-Hasawi | 6 |
| 1990 | Farshad Pious Seo Jung-won | 4 |
| 1994 | Hwang Sun-hong | 11 |
| 1998 | Faraj Laheeb | 9 |
| 2002 | Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht Satoshi Nakayama | 5 |
| 2006 |  Odai Al-Saify | 7 |
| 2010 | Kensuke Nagai | 5 |
| 2014 | Ferdinand Sinaga | 6 |
| 2018 | Hwang Ui-jo | 9 |
| 2022 | Jeong Woo-yeong | 8 |
| Year | Team | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | India | Syed Abdul Rahim |
| 1954 |  Republic of China | Lee Wai Tong |
| 1958 | Republic of China | Lee Wai Tong |
| 1962 | India | Syed Abdul Rahim |
| 1966 |  Burma |  German Zonin |
| 1970 | Burma South Korea | Sein Hlaing Han Hong-ki |
| 1974 | Iran |  Frank O'Farrell |
| 1978 | North Korea South Korea | Pak Du-sok Ham Heung-chul |
| 1982 | Iraq | Ammo Baba |
| 1986 | South Korea | Kim Jung-nam |
| 1990 | Iran | Ali Parvin |
| 1994 | Uzbekistan | Rustam Akramov |
| 1998 | Iran | Mansour Pourheidari |
| 2002 | Iran |  Branko Ivanković |
| 2006 | Qatar |  Džemaludin Mušović |
| 2010 | Japan | Takashi Sekizuka |
| 2014 | South Korea | Lee Kwang-jong |
| 2018 | South Korea | Kim Hak-bum |
| 2022 | South Korea | Hwang Sun-hong |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 4th | 12th | 24th | 25th | WD | 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Bahrain | 14th | 14th | 12th | 10th | 7th | 9th | 18th | 16th | 13th | 9 | ||||||||||
 Bangladesh | 13th | 12th | 14th | 13th | DQ | 20th | 24th | 24th | 20th | 15th | 20th | 10 | ||||||||
 Brunei | DQ | DQ | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
 Cambodia | 7th | 19th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 China | 10th | 3rd | 7th | 8th | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 12th | 15th | 9th | 7th | 13 | ||||||
 Chinese Taipei | 1st | 1st | DQ | 9th | 25th | 18th | 5 | |||||||||||||
 Hong Kong | 5th | 6th | 9th | 14th | 22nd | 14th | 13th | 10th | 10th | 14th | 4th | 11 | ||||||||
 India | 1st | 8th | 4th | 1st | 8th | 3rd | 13th | 8th | 6th | 16th | DQ | DQ | 16th | 10th | 14th | 14th | 26th | 9th | 16 | |
 Indonesia | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | DQ | DQ | 27th | 11th | 10th | 11th | 11 | ||||||
 Iran | 2nd | 14th | 2nd | 8th | 1st | 8th | 6th | 1st | 9th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 23rd | 13th | 6th | 16 | |||
 Iraq | 5th | 4th | 1st | 7th | DQ | 2nd | DQ | 3rd | DQ | 6 | ||||||||||
 Israel | 5th | DQ | 2nd | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Japan | 3rd | 10th | 12th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 9th | 9th | 5th | 9th | 8th | 7th | 9th | 2nd | 11th | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 19 |
 Jordan | DQ | 19th | 21st | 7th | 3 | |||||||||||||||
 Kazakhstan | DQ | 10th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Kuwait | 6th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 10th | 11th | 18th | 19th | 12 | |||||||
 Kyrgyzstan | 17th | 23rd | 16th | 20th | 12th | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Laos | 21st | 27th | 23rd | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Lebanon | 12th | 12th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Macau | 28th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Malaysia | 13th | 3rd | 10th | 10th | 3rd | 7th | 14th | 15th | 12th | 12th | 17th | 23rd | 16th | 19th | 12th | 15 | ||||
 Maldives | 20th | 22nd | 20th | 17th | 21st | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Mongolia | DQ | 23rd | DQ | 21st | 2 | |||||||||||||||
 Myanmar ( Burma) | 5th | 3rd | 11th | DQ | 1st | 1st | 7th | 12th | 13th | 16th | DQ | 19th | 10th | 11 | ||||||
 Nepal | 16th | 18th | 18th | 17th | 29th | 22nd | 6 | |||||||||||||
 North Korea | 4th | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 13th | 8th | 8th | 5th | 2nd | 7th | 5th | 11 | ||||||||
 Oman | DQ | 10th | 10th | 11th | 9th | 16th | 6th | 22nd | 7 | |||||||||||
 Pakistan | 6th | 9th | 11th | 17th | 14th | 23rd | 21st | 22nd | 24th | 17th | 10 | |||||||||
 Palestine | DQ | 21st | 22nd | 20th | 14th | 11th | 15th | 6 | ||||||||||||
 Philippines | 11th | 8th | 8th | 15th | 4 | |||||||||||||||
 Qatar | 11th | 13th | DQ | 13th | 5th | 11th | 1st | 9th | 21st | 16th | 9 | |||||||||
 Saudi Arabia | 10th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 6th | 8th | 8th | 8 | |||||||||||
 Singapore | 9th | 10th | 4th | 11th | 26th | 19th | 17th | 7 | ||||||||||||
 South Korea | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 11th | 1st | 8th | 1st | 9th | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 18 | |
 South Yemen | 15th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Syria | 10th | 12th | 6th | WD | 3 | |||||||||||||||
 Tajikistan | 14th | DQ | 25th | 13th | 3 | |||||||||||||||
 Thailand | 7th | 6th | 6th | 12th | 6th | 10th | 11th | 4th | 15th | 4th | 4th | 7th | 7th | 4th | 18th | 14th | 16 | |||
 East Timor | 28th | 24th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Turkmenistan | 7th | 8th | 18th | DQ | 13th | 4 | ||||||||||||||
 United Arab Emirates | 5th | 8th | 15th | 13th | 18th | 2nd | 8th | 3rd | 8 | |||||||||||
 Uzbekistan | 1st | 7th | 16th | 6th | 8th | 9th | 5th | 3rd | 8 | |||||||||||
 Vietnam ( South Vietnam) | 7th | 7th | 4th | 7th | 9th | 17th | 19th | 15th | 14th | 12th | 4th | 17th | 12 | |||||||
 Yemen ( North Yemen) | DQ | 10th | 17th | 15th | DQ | 3 |
The first women's tournament was held in the 1990 Asian Games. [2]
| Edition | Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 1 | 1990 | Beijing |  China | No playoffs |  Japan |  North Korea | No playoffs |  Chinese Taipei | 6 | ||
| 2 | 1994 | Hiroshima | China | 2–0 | Japan | Chinese Taipei | No playoffs |  South Korea | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1998 | Bangkok | China | 1–0 (g.g.) |  North Korea | Japan | 2–1 | Chinese Taipei | 8 | ||
| 4 | 2002 | Busan | North Korea | No playoffs | China |  Japan | No playoffs |  South Korea | 6 | ||
| 5 | 2006 | Doha | North Korea | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Japan | China | 2–0 | South Korea | 8 | ||
| 6 | 2010 | Guangzhou | Japan | 1–0 | North Korea | South Korea | 2–0 | China | 7 | ||
| 7 | 2014 | Incheon | North Korea | 3–1 | Japan |  South Korea | 3–0 |  Vietnam | 11 | ||
| 8 | 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang | Japan | 1–0 | China | South Korea | 4–0 | Chinese Taipei | 11 | ||
| 9 | 2022 | Hangzhou | Japan | 4–1 | North Korea | China | 7–0 |  Uzbekistan | 16 | ||
| 10 | 2026 | Aichi–Nagoya | |||||||||
| 11 | 2030 | Doha | |||||||||
| 12 | 2034 | Riyadh | |||||||||
| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3 (2010, 2018, 2022) | 4 (1990, 1994*, 2006, 2014) | 2 (1998, 2002) |
| North Korea | 3 (2002, 2006, 2014) | 3 (1998, 2010, 2022) | 1 (1990) |
| China | 3 (1990*, 1994, 1998) | 2 (2002, 2018) | 2 (2006, 2022*) |
| South Korea | 3 (2010, 2014*, 2018) | ||
| Chinese Taipei | 1 (1994) |
| Nation | 1990 (6) | 1994 (4) | 1998 (8) | 2002 (6) | 2006 (8) | 2010 (7) | 2014 (11) | 2018 (11) | 2022 (16) | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 12th | 1 | ||||||||
| Cambodia | WD | 0 | ||||||||
| China | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 9 |
| Chinese Taipei | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 5th | 7th | 4th | 6th | 8 | |
| Hong Kong | 6th | 8th | 8th | 14th | 4 | |||||
| India | 8th | 9th | 13th | 3 | ||||||
| Indonesia | 9th | 1 | ||||||||
| Iran | WD | 0 | ||||||||
| Japan | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 9 |
| Jordan | 8th | 7th | 10th | 3 | ||||||
| Maldives | DQ | 11th | 10th | 2 | ||||||
| Mongolia | 16th | 1 | ||||||||
| Myanmar | 10th | 1 | ||||||||
| Nepal | 11th | 1 | ||||||||
| North Korea | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 6th | 2nd | 8 | |
| Philippines | DQ | 7th | 1 | |||||||
| Singapore | 15th | 1 | ||||||||
| South Korea | 5th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 9 |
| Tajikistan | 11th | 1 | ||||||||
| Thailand | DQ | 7th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 6 | ||
| Uzbekistan | 4th | 1 | ||||||||
| Vietnam | 6th | 6th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 9th | 7 |
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