Kyrgyzstan at the AFC Asian Cup
Kyrgyzstan, since independence from the Soviet Union, has struggled to qualify for the AFC Asian Cup. Not considering to be a top team, Kyrgyzstan was regarded as a weaker team, prior to the 2010s.
However, since the 2010s, with the subsequent managerial developments, especially from German and Russian managers, Kyrgyzstan has changed rapidly, and has emerged to become one of the better teams in the continent. Eventually, Kyrgyzstan registered history, by qualifying to their first ever Asian Cup, in 2019.[1] This successful achievement of Kyrgyzstan was deemed to have a positive impact to the nation, which is mostly known for wrestling and traditional archery.
2019 AFC Asian Cup[]
Group C[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  China PR
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Kyrgyzstan
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Philippines
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Source: AFC
| China PR | 2–1 | Kyrgyzstan |
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| Report |
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Attendance: 1,839
| Kyrgyzstan | 0–1 | South Korea |
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| Kyrgyzstan | 3–1 | Philippines |
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Round of sixteen[]
United Arab Emirates  | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|
Esmaeel  14' Mabkhout 64' Khalil 103' (pen.) |
Report | Murzaev 26' Rustamov 90+1' |
Asian Cup performance[]
| AFC Asian Cup | AFC Asian Cup qualification | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 1956 to 1992 | Was part of USSR | Was part of USSR | |||||||||||||
| 1996 |
Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||
 2000
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||
| 2004
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
    2007 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
 2011 |
Did not qualify | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup was used to determine qualification for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |||||||||||||
 2015
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2012 & 2014 AFC Challenge Cup are used to determine qualification for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 |
Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 17 | |
| 2023 |
To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
| Total | 1/17 | Best: 15th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 37 | |
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References[]
- ^ "Myanmar's Asian Cup hopes ended by Kyrgyz Republic". foxsportsasia.com. Fox Networks Group. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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