Have a look at the AFC Asian Cup winners list and how much will the 2024 winners grab in prize money
With the announcement of the 26-man selection that would represent India in Qatar, the head coach of the senior men’s football team, Igor Stimac, has raised the excitement level for the AFC Asian Cup 2023.
AFC Asian Cup past winners list and 2023 winner prize money
With veterans like Sunil Chhetri and Sandesh Jhingan and young players like Udanta Singh and Lalchungnunga, the group of 26 players offers a well-rounded combination of experience and potential.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) senior men’s national teams compete in the AFC Asian Cup, which is the main association football competition, to determine who is the continental champion of Asia.
All teams participate in a group of four games, with winners and runner-ups from each group, together with the four teams in third place, moving on to the knockout stage since 2019. During the knockout phase, the sixteen teams participate in a single-elimination competition that commences with the round of 16 and concludes with the tournament final.
Second only to Copa América in age, it is the world’s oldest continental football championship. Iran (three times) and South Korea (twice) were among the first victorious teams.
Japan (four times) and Saudi Arabia (three times) have been the most successful teams since 1984; between them, they have won seven of the 10 finals. Here is the list of all-time past winners of the tournament.
AFC Asian Cup all-time winners
- 1956: South Korea defeated Isreal
- 1960: South Korea defeated Isreal
- 1964: Israel defeated India
- 1968: Iran defeated Burma
- 1972: Iran defeated South Korea
- 1976: Iran defeated Kuwait
- 1980: Kuwait defeated South Korea
- 1984: Saudi Arabia defeated China
- 1988: Saudi Arabia defeated South Korea
- 1992: Japan defeated Saudi Arabia
- 1996: Saudi Arabia defeated United Arab
- 2000: Japan defeated Saudi Arabia
- 2004: Japan defeated China
- 2007: Iraq defeated Saudi Arabia
- 2011: Japan defeated Australia
- 2015: Australia defeated South Korea
- 2019: Qatar defeated Japan
AFC Asian Cup 2024 prize money
In Asian club football history, the AFC approved the largest reward money, last year in August 2023.
The prize money for the Champions of Asia has increased to USD 12 million from USD 4 million, a 200 percent increase, while the runner-up will now receive USD 4 million from USD 2 million.