AFC Asian Cup records and statistics
This is a list of records and statistics of the AFC Asian Cup.
General statistics by tournament[]
Debut of teams[]
Year | Debuting teams | ||
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Teams | No. | Cum. | |
1956 | Hong Kong, Israel, South Korea, South Vietnam | 4 | 4 |
1960 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 5 |
1964 | India | 1 | 6 |
1968 | Iran, Myanmar | 2 | 8 |
1972 | Iraq, Khmer Republic, Kuwait, Thailand | 4 | 12 |
1976 | China PR, Malaysia, South Yemen | 3 | 15 |
1980 | Bangladesh, North Korea, Qatar, Syria, United Arab Emirates | 5 | 20 |
1984 | Saudi Arabia, Singapore | 2 | 22 |
1988 | Bahrain, Japan | 2 | 24 |
1992 | None | 0 | 24 |
1996 | Indonesia, Uzbekistan | 2 | 26 |
2000 | Lebanon | 1 | 27 |
2004 | Jordan, Oman, Turkmenistan | 3 | 30 |
2007 | Australia | 1 | 31 |
2011 | None | 0 | 31 |
2015 | Palestine | 1 | 32 |
2019 | Kyrgyzstan, Philippines, Yemen | 3 | 35 |
Overall team records[]
In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.[9]
- As of 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Iran | 14 | 68 | 41 | 19 | 8 | 131 | 48 | 83 | 142 |
2 | South Korea | 14 | 67 | 36 | 16 | 15 | 106 | 64 | 42 | 124 |
3 | Japan | 9 | 48 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 92 | 44 | 48 | 102 |
4 | China PR | 12 | 56 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 88 | 65 | 23 | 82 |
5 | Saudi Arabia | 10 | 48 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 69 | 48 | 21 | 76 |
6 | United Arab Emirates | 10 | 44 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 59 | –18 | 56 |
7 | Kuwait | 10 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 51 | –4 | 55 |
8 | Iraq | 9 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 44 | 45 | –1 | 53 |
9 | Qatar | 10 | 39 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 47 | 5 | 50 |
10 | Uzbekistan | 7 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 47 | –5 | 43 |
11 | Australia | 4 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 14 | 26 | 40 |
12 | Israel | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 27 |
13 | Jordan | 4 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
14 | Syria | 6 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 28 | –11 | 24 |
15 | Bahrain | 6 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 38 | –9 | 21 |
16 | Thailand | 7 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 52 | –33 | 15 |
17 | Oman | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | –7 | 12 |
18 | North Korea | 5 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 40 | –25 | 11 |
19 | India | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 27 | –15 | 10 |
20 | Vietnam | 4 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 35 | –18 | 9 |
21 | Indonesia | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 28 | –18 | 8 |
22 | Myanmar | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
23 | Malaysia | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | –13 | 6 |
24 | Lebanon | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | –5 | 5 |
25 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | –7 | 5 |
26 | Singapore | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 4 |
27 | Cambodia | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | –2 | 4 |
28 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 3 |
29 | Hong Kong | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | –14 | 3 |
30 | Palestine | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | –13 | 2 |
31 | Turkmenistan | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | –9 | 1 |
32 | Philippines | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | –6 | 0 |
33 | South Yemen | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | –9 | 0 |
34 | Yemen | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | –10 | 0 |
35 | Bangladesh | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | –15 | 0 |
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Japan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
2 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
3 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
4 | South Korea | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
5 | Israel | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
6 | Kuwait | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
7 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
8 | Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Qatar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | China PR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
11 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
12 | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Myanmar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (16 nations) | 17 | 17 | 18 | 52 |
Comprehensive team results by tournament[]
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For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament are shown (in parentheses).
Team | 1956 (4) |
1960 (4) |
1964 (4) |
1968 (5) |
1972 (6) |
1976 (6) |
1980 (10) |
1984 (10) |
1988 (10) |
1992 (8) |
1996 (12) |
2000 (12) |
2004 (16) |
2007 (16) |
2011 (16) |
2015 (16) |
2019 (24) |
2023 (24) |
Total |
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West Asian Members | |||||||||||||||||||
Bahrain | Part of the United Kingdom | × | • | × | •• | × | GS | • | × | • | 4th | GS | GS | GS | R16 | 6 | |||
Iraq | Not a AFC member | GS | 4th | × | × | × | × | QF | QF | QF | 1st | QF | 4th | R16 | Q | 10 | |||
Jordan | Not a AFC member | • | × | × | • | • | × | • | • | QF | • | QF | GS | R16 | 4 | ||||
Kuwait | Not a AFC member | × | GS | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | GS | • | 4th | QF | GS | • | GS | GS | × | 10 | |||
Lebanon | Not a AFC member | × | • | × | • | × | × | × | • | GS | • | × | • | • | GS | Q | 3 | ||
Oman | Not a AFC member | • | × | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | GS | R16 | Q | 5 | ||||||
Palestine | Not a AFC member | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | 2 | |||||||||||
Qatar | Part of the United Kingdom | • | GS | GS | GS | GS | • | QF | GS | GS | QF | GS | 1st | Q | 11 | ||||
Saudi Arabia | Not a AFC member | •• | × | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | GS | 2nd | GS | GS | R16 | Q | 11 | ||||
Syria | Not a AFC member | • | × | GS | GS | GS | • | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | Q | 7 | |||
United Arab Emirates | Part of the United Kingdom | × | GS | GS | GS | 4th | 2nd | • | GS | GS | GS | 3rd | SF | Q | 11 | ||||
Yemen | Not a AFC member | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 1 | |||||||
Central Asian Members | |||||||||||||||||||
Iran | × | • | × | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | GS | 3rd | QF | 3rd | QF | QF | QF | SF | Q | 15 |
Kyrgyzstan | Part of the Soviet Union | • | • | • | × | • | • | R16 | 1 | ||||||||||
Turkmenistan | Part of the Soviet Union | • | • | GS | × | • | • | GS | 2 | ||||||||||
Uzbekistan | Part of the Soviet Union | GS | GS | QF | QF | 4th | QF | R16 | 7 | ||||||||||
South Asian Members | |||||||||||||||||||
Bangladesh | Part of Pakistan | × | GS | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |||||
India | × | • | 2nd | • | × | × | × | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | 4 | |
East Asian Members | |||||||||||||||||||
China PR | Not a AFC member | 3rd | GS | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | QF | 4th | 2nd | GS | GS | QF | QF | Q | 13 | ||||
Chinese Taipei | • | 3rd | × | 4th | × | × | OFC Member | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 | ||
Hong Kong | 3rd | • | 4th | 5th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 | |
Japan | × | × | × | • | × | • | × | × | GS | 1st | QF | 1st | 1st | 4th | 1st | QF | 2nd | Q | 10 |
North Korea | Not a AFC member | •• | 4th | × | • | GS | × | • | • | × | GS | GS | GS | × | 5 | ||||
South Korea | 1st | 1st | 3rd | • | 2nd | • | 2nd | GS | 2nd | • | QF | 3rd | QF | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | QF | Q | 15 |
Southeast Asian Members | |||||||||||||||||||
Australia | OFC Member | QF | 2nd | 1st | QF | Q | 5 | ||||||||||||
Cambodia | • | × | × | • | 4th | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | • | • | • | 1 | |
Indonesia | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | GS | GS | • | • | × | 4 | |
Malaysia | Part of Malaya | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 3 | ||
Myanmar | × | × | × | 2nd | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | 1 | |
Philippines | • | • | × | • | × | × | • | • | × | × | • | • | × | × | • | • | GS | 1 | |
Singapore | × | • | × | • | × | • | • | GS | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
Thailand | × | × | • | • | 3rd | •• | • | • | • | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | • | • | R16 | 7 | |
Vietnam | 4th | 4th | • | • | • | • | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | QF | • | • | QF | Q | 5 |
Former AFC Members | |||||||||||||||||||
Israel | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | •• | Expelled from AFC | UEFA Member | 4 | |||||||||||
South Yemen | GS | × | × | • | Part of Yemen | 1 |
Results of host nations[]
Year | Host nation | Finish |
---|---|---|
1956 | Hong Kong | Third place |
1960 | South Korea | Champions |
1964 | Israel | Champions |
1968 | Iran | Champions |
1972 | Thailand | Third place |
1976 | Iran | Champions |
1980 | Kuwait | Champions |
1984 | Singapore | Group stage |
1988 | Qatar | Group stage |
1992 | Japan | Champions |
1996 | United Arab Emirates | Runners-up |
2000 | Lebanon | Group stage |
2004 | China PR | Runners-up |
2007 | Indonesia | Group stage |
Malaysia | Group stage | |
Thailand | Group stage | |
Vietnam | Quarter-finals | |
2011 | Qatar | Quarter-finals |
2015 | Australia | Champions |
2019 | United Arab Emirates | Semi-finals |
2023 | China PR | TBD |
Results of defending champions[]
Year | Defending champions | Finish |
---|---|---|
1960 | South Korea | Champions |
1964 | South Korea | Third place |
1968 | Israel | Third place |
1972 | Iran | Champions |
1976 | Iran | Champions |
1980 | Iran | Third place |
1984 | Kuwait | Third place |
1988 | Saudi Arabia | Champions |
1992 | Saudi Arabia | Runners-up |
1996 | Japan | Quarter-finals |
2000 | Saudi Arabia | Runners-up |
2004 | Japan | Champions |
2007 | Japan | Fourth place |
2011 | Iraq | Quarter-finals |
2015 | Japan | Quarter-finals |
2019 | Australia | Quarter-finals |
2023 | Qatar | TBD |
Team of the Tournament[]
Teams yet to qualify for finals[]
The following fourteen teams which are current AFC members have never qualified for the Asian Cup.
Legend
- • – Did not qualify
- × – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament are shown (in parentheses).
Team (14) | 1956 (4) |
1960 (4) |
1964 (4) |
1968 (5) |
1972 (6) |
1976 (6) |
1980 (10) |
1984 (10) |
1988 (10) |
1992 (8) |
1996 (12) |
2000 (12) |
2004 (16) |
2007 (16) |
2011 (16) |
2015 (16) |
2019 (24) |
2023 (24) |
Attempts |
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Central Asian Members | |||||||||||||||||||
Afghanistan | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | × | • | 5 | |
Tajikistan | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
South Asian Members | |||||||||||||||||||
Bhutan | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | × | × | × | • | • | 4 |
Maldives | Part of United Kingdom | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | 6 | |||
Nepal | Not a AFC member | × | × | × | • | • | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | 8 | ||||
Pakistan | × | • | × | • | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | × | • | • | 11 |
Sri Lanka | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | 6 | |
East Asian Members | |||||||||||||||||||
Guam | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | × | • | × | × | • | 4 |
Macau | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 |
Mongolia | Not a AFC member | • | • | × | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Northern Mariana Islands | Not a AFC member | × | • | × | × | 1 | |||||||||||||
Southeast Asian Members | |||||||||||||||||||
Brunei | × | × | × | × | • | • | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | × | • | × | • | • | 7 |
Laos | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | × | × | • | • | • | 5 |
Timor-Leste | Part of Portugal | Part of Indonesia | • | × | × | × | • | × | 2 |
Former Members[]
Kazakhstan played in two qualification competitions before join to UEFA in 2002, but had never qualified for the Asian Cup.
Team (1) | 1956 (4) |
1960 (4) |
1964 (4) |
1968 (5) |
1972 (6) |
1976 (6) |
1980 (10) |
1984 (10) |
1988 (10) |
1992 (8) |
1996 (12) |
2000 (12) |
2004 (16) |
2007 (16) |
2011 (16) |
2015 (16) |
2019 (24) |
2023 (24) |
Attempts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kazakhstan | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | Part of UEFA | 2 |
Longest active AFC Asian Cup droughts[]
This is a list of droughts associated with the participation of national teams in the AFC Asian Cup.
Does not include teams that have not yet made their first appearance, teams that no longer exist or teams that are no longer members of AFC.
Team | Last appearance | AC Missed |
---|---|---|
Chinese Taipei | 1968 | 14 |
Hong Kong | 1968 | 13 |
Myanmar | 1968 | 13 |
Cambodia | 1972 | 12 |
Bangladesh | 1980 | 10 |
Singapore | 1984 | 9 |
Indonesia | 2007 | 3 |
Malaysia | 2007 | 3 |
Kuwait | 2015 | 1 |
North Korea | 2019 | 1 |
Previous draughts[]
Team | Draught period | AC Missed | Draught years |
---|---|---|---|
Vietnam4 | 1960 – 2007 | 11 | 47 |
India | 1984 – 2011 | 6 | 27 |
Malaysia | 1980 – 2007 | 7 | 27 |
India | 1964 – 1984 | 4 | 20 |
Thailand | 1972 – 1992 | 4 | 20 |
North Korea | 1992 – 2011 | 4 | 19 |
Lebanon | 2000 – 2019 | 4 | 19 |
Iraq | 1976 – 1992 | 3 | 16 |
Bahrain | 1988 – 2004 | 3 | 16 |
Syria | 1986 – 2011 | 3 | 15 |
Turkmenistan | 2004 – 2019 | 3 | 15 |
North Korea | 1980 – 1992 | 2 | 12 |
Thailand | 2007 – 2019 | 2 | 12 |
Vietnam | 2007 – 2019 | 2 | 12 |
4 Considering South Vietnam's results are attributed to unified Vietnam.
Other records[]
- South Korea, Iran, and Saudi Arabia are the only teams to have won the tournament in their debut appearances.[18]
- Iran hold the record for the most games played, with 68.[19]
- Iran are the only team to have won three consecutive finals of the AFC Asian Cup.[19]
Individual records[]
Overall top goalscorers[]
Players in bold are still active at international level.
Rank | Player | Country | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ali Daei | Iran | 14 |
2 | Lee Dong-gook | South Korea | 10 |
3 | Naohiro Takahara | Japan | 9 |
Ali Mabkhout | United Arab Emirates | ||
Almoez Ali | Qatar | ||
6 | Jasem Al-Huwaidi | Kuwait | 8 |
Younis Mahmoud | Iraq | ||
8 | Hossein Kalani | Iran | 7 |
Faisal Al-Dakhil | Kuwait | ||
Behtash Fariba | Iran | ||
Choi Soon-ho | South Korea | ||
12 | Yasser Al-Qahtani | Saudi Arabia | 6 |
Alexander Geynrikh | Uzbekistan | ||
Tim Cahill | Australia | ||
Ahmed Khalil | United Arab Emirates | ||
Sardar Azmoun | Iran | ||
17 | Hwang Sun-hong | South Korea | 5 |
Akinori Nishizawa | Japan | ||
Ali Karimi | Iran | ||
Shao Jiayi | China PR | ||
A'ala Hubail | Bahrain | ||
Ismail Abdullatif | Bahrain | ||
Koo Ja-cheol | South Korea |
Top goalscorers in one tournament[]
Players in bold are still active at international level.
Goals | Player | Representing | Year | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
9 | Almoez Ali | Qatar | 2019 | [20] |
8 | Ali Daei | Iran | 1996 | [21] |
7 | Behtash Fariba | Iran | 1980 | [22] |
Choi Soon-ho | South Korea | [22] | ||
6 | Lee Dong-gook | South Korea | 2000 | [23] |
5 | Hossein Kalani | Iran | 1972 | [24] |
A'ala Hubail | Bahrain | 2004 | [25] | |
Ali Karimi | Iran | [25] | ||
Koo Ja-cheol | South Korea | 2011 | [26] | |
Ali Mabkhout | United Arab Emirates | 2015 | [27] |
Hat-tricks[]
Most tournament wins[]
Times | Player | Representing | Years |
---|---|---|---|
3 | Parviz Ghelichkhani | Iran | 1968, 1972, 1976 |
Most tournament appearances[]
The table lists the players who have appeared four or more times in the tournament.
Tournaments | Player | Years |
---|---|---|
5 | Ignatiy Nesterov | 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
4 | Masoud Shojaei | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
Waleed Abdullah | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 | |
Anzur Ismailov | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 | |
Amer Shafi | 2004, 2011, 2015, 2019 | |
Zheng Zhi | 2004, 2007, 2015, 2019 | |
Ahmed Kano | 2004, 2007, 2015, 2019 | |
Ismail Matar | 2004, 2007, 2011, 2019 | |
Marat Bikmaev | 2004, 2007, 2011, 2019 | |
Javad Nekounam | 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 | |
Younis Mahmoud | 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 | |
Yasuhito Endō | 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 | |
Bilal Mohammed | 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 | |
Saud Kariri | 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 | |
Server Djeparov | 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 | |
Timur Kapadze | 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 | |
Mehdi Mahdavikia | 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007 | |
Li Ming | 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 | |
Adnan Al-Talyani | 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 |
Younis Mahmoud is the only player in the history of the tournament to score a goal in four separate tournaments.
Source:[28]
Fastest goals scored from kick-off[]
Only three goals in the history of the tournament have been scored in the first minute of their respective games.
- Ali Mabkhout (against Bahrain) at the 2015 edition in 14 seconds
- Fathi Kameel (against China PR) at the 1976 edition in 20 seconds
- Xie Yuxin (against Japan) at the 1992 edition in 20 seconds
Source:[29]
Match records[]
Attendance by year[]
Year | Matches | Attendance | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Average | Lowest | Highest | ||||||
1992 | 16 | 316,496 | 19,781 | KSA – QAT KSA – THA |
Group stage | 4,000 | JPN – KSA | Final | 60,000 |
1996 | 26 | 448,000 | 17,231 | KOR – IDN JPN – CHN UZB – SYR KUW – JPN |
Group stage Group stage Group stage Quarter-finals |
2,000 | IRN – KUW UAE – KSA |
3rd place match Final |
60,000 |
2000 | 26 | 276,488 | 10,634 | KOR – IDN | Group stage | 500 | LIB – IRN | Group stage | 52,418 |
2004 | 32 | 937,650 | 29,302 | QAT – IDN | Group stage | 5,000 | CHN – JPN | Final | 62,000 |
2007 | 32 | 724,222 | 22,632 | OMA – IRQ KSA – BHR |
Group stage | 500 | KSA – IDN IDN – KOR |
Group stage | 88,000 |
2011 | 32 | 405,361 | 12,668 | KSA – JPN | Group stage | 2,022 | QAT – UZB | Group stage | 47,413 |
2015 | 32 | 649,705 | 20,304 | QAT – BHR | Group stage | 4,841 | KOR – AUS | Final | 76,385 |
2019 | 51 | 644,307 | 12,633 | PRK – QAT | Group stage | 452 | UAE – IND | Group stage | 43,206 |
Highest attendance[]
- The highest ever attendance officially recorded was of 100,000 during the 1976 AFC Asian Cup final between Iran and Kuwait.[19]
Lowest attendance[]
- The lowest ever attendance officially recorded was of 300 during the 1980 AFC Asian Cup group game between North Korea and Bangladesh.[30]
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External links[]
- AFC Asian Cup records and statistics