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AFC Asian Cup Records And Statistics
This is a list of records and statistics of the AFC Asian Cup. Summary First four edition of competition only had four or five teams and played in one single group. Since 1972, the final tournament has introduced the knockout stage. Since 2019, no third place play-off has been played; from 2023, losing semi-finalists are ranked by the AFC based on goal difference in the semi-finals. Bold text denotes team was host country. General statistics by tournament Source: Debut of national teams As of 2024, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Laos, Macau, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Brunei, Timor-Leste and Mongolia are yet to make their debut in the contest. 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 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC Asian Cup
The AFC Asian Cup is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), determining the continental champion of Asia. It is the second-oldest continental football championship in the world after Copa América. The winning team becomes the champions of Asia and until 2015 qualified for the FIFA Confederations Cup. The Asian Cup was held once every four years from the 1956 AFC Asian Cup in Hong Kong until the 2004 tournament in China. However, since the Summer Olympic Games and the European Football Championship were also scheduled in the same year as the Asian Cup, the AFC decided to move their championship to a less crowded cycle. After 2004, the tournament was next held in 2007, when it was co-hosted by four countries in Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Thereafter, it has again been held every four years. The Asian Cup has generally been dominate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 AFC Asian Cup
The 2015 AFC Asian Cup was the 16th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international association football, football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in Australia from 9 to 31 January 2015. The tournament was won by Australia men's national soccer team, Australia after defeating South Korea national football team, South Korea 2–1 Overtime (sports)#Association football, in extra time in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup Final, final, thereby earning the right to participate in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, which was hosted by Russia. The win was Australia's first Asian title since their move from the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 2006. It was also the first time a men's team has become champions of two confederations, following Australia's four OFC Nations Cup titles: 1980 OFC Nations Cup, 1980, 1996 OFC Nations Cup, 1996, 2000 OFC Nations Cup, 2000 and 2004 OFC Nations Cup, 2004; right after the Australia women's natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giora Spiegel
Giora Spiegel (; born July 27, 1947) is an Israeli former Association football, footballer and coach. As a footballer, he holds the Israel national football team records, record for the longest Israel national football team, Israeli international career, spanning 14 years and 357 days. Biography Born in Petah Tikva, Giora Spiegel is the son of Eliezer Spiegel, who played for Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C., Maccabi Petah Tikva and the Israel national football team, Israel national team. He is Jewish. Spiegel attended Herzliya Hebrew High School. In university he studied accountancy. Playing career As a youth, he played with Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv, and was marked early on as a future talent. By age 17, he was leading the national U-21 side to Asian championships and by 18, he had been called up to the Israel national football team, full side. In the summer of 1970 he played as a forward for the Israel national team at the 1970 World Cup finals in Mexico. In 1973, he fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moshe Romano
Moshe Romano (; born 6 May 1946) is an Israeli former international footballer. Career Club career Romano played club football for Shimshon Tel Aviv and Beitar Tel Aviv, and was top scorer in the 1965–66, 1969–1970, 1972–1973 and 1974–75 seasons, scoring a total of 193 goals in the Israeli First Division between 1965 and 1982. International career Romano represented Israel at international level, and competed in the 1968 AFC Asian Cup and 1970 FIFA World Cup. Romano earned a total of 12 caps between 1965 and 1975, scoring 5 goals. See also *List of Jewish footballers The following is a list of Jewish association football players, organized by nationality. See also *List of Jews in sports * History of the Jews in association football References {{reflist * Jewish Footballers A football player or fo ... References External links * 1946 births Living people Israeli men's footballers Shimshon Tel Aviv F.C. players Beitar Tel Aviv F.C. pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homayoun Behzadi
Homayoun Behzadi (; 20 June 1942 – 22 January 2016) was an Iranian footballer and coach. He usually played as a striker. Early life He was born on 4 January 1942 in Khorramabad, Lorestan province. Behzadi first broke into the Shahin side when he was only 16 years old. He played for Shahin until 1966, when due to financial problems Shahin FC dissolved. He is graduated in Persian language. Playing career Club career In 1967, he changed to Persepolis. In spring 1968, he changed to Peykan. There he won the Tehran Championship in 1968 before changing to Persepolis in 1969. There he won the Iranian league in 1972 as well as in 1974. International career In 1966 he won the silver medal of the Asian Games in Thailand. He won the Asian Nations Cup with Iran in 1968 – when he scored 4 goals in 4 matches, also the equalizer in the final match, which led to 2–1 victory against Israel (and to become one of the tournament's top scorer). He also won the Asian Nations Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahmoud Bayati
Mahmoud Bayati (; 22 March 1928 – 2 December 2022) was an Iranian football player and coach. Early life Bayati was born on 22 March 1928 in Tehran. He was a member and captain of Tehran Students Team when he was a student. He was also a member of Tehran Youth team. Playing career Bayati signed a contract with Taj in 1946 and played for senior squad from 1949. He was one of the best players during this time and was invited to the Iran national team in 1950. He retired from international career in 1959 and a year later, he also retired from club career. Coaching career Six years after retirement from his club career, Bayati was named as Taj's head coach in 1966. After good results with the team, he was appointed head coach of the Iran national team in 1967 and led the team in the 1968 AFC Asian Cup in which Iran won the title without any loss or draw. He resigned after the tournaments in protest to the then President of Iran Football Federation and was succeeded by Zdravko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mordechai Spiegler
Mordechai "Motaleh" Spiegler (; born 19 August 1944) is an Israeli retired football player and manager. A prolific forward, he is placed second in Israel's all time goalscoring list, with 32 goals in 83 caps. Early life Mordechai Spiegler was born in Asbest, Soviet Russia, and is Jewish. He immigrated to Netanya, Israel, when he was a boy. Club career As a striker, he played for Maccabi Netanya along with Paris Saint Germain in France and alongside Pelé for New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League in the 1970s. He was chosen as the Israeli Player of the Year a record four times, in 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, and in 1970–71. International career Spiegler made his international debut for Israel on 2 January 1964 against Hong Kong. He appeared in the Israeli win in the 1964 AFC Asian Cup, and scored two goals at the tournament, which made him a joint tournament top scorer. His major achievement was helping Israel qualify for the 1970 FIFA World Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inder Singh (footballer)
Inder Singh (born 23 December 1943) is an Indian former football player and captain, manager and administrator. He played for Leaders Club of Jalandhar, JCT Mills, and the India national team, predominantly as a forward. He began his senior professional career with Leaders Club in 1962 and moved to JCT Mills in 1974. Playing for Punjab in the Santosh Trophy, he finished the 1974–75 tournament with 23 goals, a record that still stands. He was included in the AFC Asian All Stars team in 1968. He retired as a player in 1985. He had a successful managerial career with Mills from 1985 to 2001, following which he was associated with Mills as an administrator from 2001 to 2011. In 1969, he received the Arjuna Award, in recognition of his contribution to Indian football. Nicknamed "bullet train" by the Japanese for his speed on football field, Singh stuck to his roots and played for the country, declining the offer of representing Malaysia in 1973. Early life Singh was born on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yosef Merimovich
Yosef "Yosale" Merimovich (; 24 July 1924 – 5 May 2011) was a football player and manager. A one-club man, he played as a forward for Maccabi Tel Aviv between 1947 and 1958, winning six championships and six cups. Born in Cyprus, he represented the Israel national team at international level. He went on to coach both Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israel national team on multiple occasions. Career Born in Margo, Cyprus, Merimovich immigrated to Israel at the age of 16. He spent his entire playing career with Maccabi Tel Aviv, winning six championships and six cups between 1947 and 1958. At international level, he made 14 appearances for the Israel national team scoring 4 goals. After his retirement from playing, Merimovich became a coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv. He was appointed coach of Israel in 1964 and helped it win the 1964 AFC Asian Cup. He returned to Maccabi Tel Aviv winning the 1966–68 Liga Leumit. In 1982, he became Israel national team coach for a second time, leaving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cho Yoon-ok
Cho Yoon-ok (25 February 1940 – 22 June 2002) was a South Korean football player and manager. Considered one of Asia's greatest inside forwards in the 1960s, Cho led South Korea to an AFC Asian Cup title. He also participated at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Honours Player ROK Army CIC * Korean President's Cup: 1961 Korea Tungsten * Korean Semi-professional League (Spring): 1968 * Korean Semi-professional League (Autumn): 1966 * Korean National Championship runner-up: 1968 * Korean President's Cup: 1966 South Korea U20 * AFC Youth Championship: 1959, 1960 South Korea *AFC Asian Cup: 1960 *Asian Games silver medal: 1962 Individual *AFC Asian Cup The AFC Asian Cup is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), determining the continental champion of Asia. It is the second-oldest c ... top goalscorer: 1960 * AFC Asian All-Star: 1965, 1966, 1967 * Korean FA Most V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Yong-sik
Kim Yong-sik (; Hanja: 金容植; 25 July 1910 – 8 March 1985) was a South Korean football player and manager. He is esteemed as the godfather of the South Korean football. International career Kim played international football for both Japan and South Korea. When Korea was ruled by Japan, Kim was the only Korean footballer called up to the Japan national team for the Summer Olympics. He contributed to Japan's victory by assisting the winning goal in the first round of the 1936 Summer Olympics against Sweden. After the Olympics, Kim joined Waseda University which had many Japan's national players, but he went back to Korea because of the discrimination about Koreans. Kim could participate in the Olympics as a Korean player after the end of the Japanese occupation. He achieved the first-ever victory of South Korean football against Mexico as a player-coach in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Style of play Kim had a fast pace, elaborate techniques, and high work capacity that most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nahum Stelmach
Nahum Stelmach (; – ) was an Israeli footballer and manager. Biography Stelmach was born in Petah Tikva, Mandate Palestine, British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel), to a Jewish family. He was chosen third by ''Yediot Aharonots greatest Israeli footballers. He made a name for himself as the leader of Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C., Hapoel Petah Tikva. At the height of his career in Hapoel Petah Tikva, Stelmach received offers to sign for Arsenal F.C., Arsenal and Fenerbahçe but declined due to his loyalty to the team. He led his team to five national championships, four of them consecutive. His most recognizable attribute was the quality of his headers, with which he scored most of his international goals. As a result, he was commonly nicknamed "the golden head" in Israel. He scored what was arguably his most famous goal for the Israel national football team, Israel national team in an Olympic qualifier against USSR national football team, The USSR, with Lev Yashin as goalkeeper at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
