Ahead of the semi-final matches between Vietnam and the RoK, and the UAE and Japan, let’s review the most successful teams at ASIAD over the years:
1. The RoK: 4 times (1970 - championship with Myanmar, 1978 - championship with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 1986, 2014)
2. Iran: 4 times (1974, 1990, 1998, 2002)
3. India: twice (1951, 1962)
4. Chinese Taipei: twice (1954, 1958)
5. Myanmar: twice (1966, 1970 - championship with the RoK)
6. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: once (1978 - championship with the RoK)
7. Japan: once (2010)
8. Iraq: once (1982)
9. Qatar: once (2006)
10. Uzbekistan: once (1994)
Reviewing the most successful men’s football teams at ASIAD