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{{Short description|Intercontinental football competition}}

{{Infobox football tournament
{{Infobox football tournament
| name = Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
| name = Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
| image = Afro-Asian_Cup_of_Nations_Trophy.png
| image =
| imagesize =
| imagesize =
| alt =
| alt =
| caption =
| caption =
| organiser = [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] and [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
| organiser = [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] and [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|1978}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|1978}}
| abolished = {{end date and age|2007}}
| abolished = {{end date and age|2007}}
| region = [[Africa]] <br> [[Asia]]
| region = [[Africa]]<br />[[Asia]]
| related comps =
| related comps =
| domestic cup =
| domestic cup =
| confed cup =
| confed cup =
| number of teams = 2
| number of teams = 2
| current champions = {{fb|JPN}} <small>([[2007 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations|2007]])</small>
| current champions = {{fb|JPN}} <small>([[2007 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations|2007]])</small>
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The '''Afro-Asian Cup of Nations''', also called the '''AFC Asia/Africa Challenge Cup''', was an international [[association football|football]] competition endorsed by the [[Confederation of African Football]] (CAF) and the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC), contested between representative nations from these confederations, usually the winners of the [[Africa Cup of Nations]] and the winners of the [[AFC Asian Cup]] or the [[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]. All editions were official competitions of CAF and AFC<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/3370337/ahmad-ahmad-confident-that-afro-asian-cup-will-return |title=Ahmad Ahmad confident that Afro-Asian Cup will return |work=espn.com |publisher=Ed Dove |date=3 February 2018 |accessdate= }}</ref> and indirectly also of [[FIFA]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/FIFAMuseum/photos/between-1978-and-2007-a-competition-know-as-the-afro-asian-cup-of-nations-was-sp/2418557341795291/ |title=Afro-Asian Cup of Nations |work=FIFA World Football Museum |publisher= |date=11 November 2019 |accessdate= }}</ref> For FIFA statute, official competitions are those for representative teams organized by FIFA or any confederation.
The '''Afro-Asian Cup of Nations''', also called the '''AFC Asia/Africa Challenge Cup''', was an intercontinental [[association football|football]] competition endorsed by the [[Confederation of African Football]] (CAF) and the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC), contested between representative nations from these confederations, usually the winners of the [[Africa Cup of Nations]] and the winners of the [[AFC Asian Cup]] or the [[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]. All editions were official competitions of CAF and AFC<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/3370337/ahmad-ahmad-confident-that-afro-asian-cup-will-return |title=Ahmad Ahmad confident that Afro-Asia}}</ref>
The most successful team is [[Japan national football team|Japan]] with 2 championships.


==History==
==History==
The first edition in 1978, where Iran defeated Ghana 3-0, the trophy was not awarded: because the second leg was cancelled due to [[Iranian Revolution|political problems in Iran]]. The 1989, 2005 editions were cancelled. The 1997 edition was severely delayed to 1999, while the "true" 1999 edition (between Egypt and Iran) was also canceled.
*The first edition was in 1978. Iran defeated Ghana 3–0 in the first leg, but the second leg was cancelled due to [[Iranian Revolution|political problems in Iran]], and the trophy was not awarded.
*The competition was completed in 1985, 1987, 1991, 1993 and 1995, but the 1989 competition was cancelled.
*The 1997 edition was severely delayed to 1999, while the "true" 1999 edition (between Egypt and Iran) was also cancelled.
*The competition was discontinued following a [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] decision on July 30, 2000, after [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] representatives had supported Germany rather than South Africa in the vote for hosting the [[Football World Cup 2006|2006 World Cup]]. The competition was scheduled to be resumed in 2005 with the match Tunisia-Japan, but was then cancelled once again.
*The competition resumed in 2007 under the name "AFC Asia/Africa Challenge Cup". The 2008 edition was scheduled to be played in November 2008 between [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] and [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] in the neutral venue of [[Saudi Arabia]], but was eventually cancelled.


==Results and statistics==
The competition was discontinued following a [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] decision on July 30, 2000, after [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] representatives had supported Germany rather than South Africa in the vote for hosting the [[Football World Cup 2006|2006 World Cup]]. The competition was scheduled to be resumed in 2005 with the match Tunisia-Japan, but then was cancelled. However the trophy was resumed in 2007 under the name "AFC Asia/Africa Challenge Cup". The 2008 edition was scheduled to be played in November 2008 between [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] and [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] in the neutral venue of [[Saudi Arabia]] but was eventually cancelled.

==Results & Statistics==
=== Finals ===
=== Finals ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width:90%; text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:60%;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:2%;" |Ed.
! rowspan="2" style="width:5%;" |Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:20%;" |Hosts
| rowspan="15" width="1%" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top-style:hidden; border-bottom-style:hidden;" |
! colspan="3" |Final
|-
|-
! style="width:15%; " |Team 1
!width="5%" rowspan="2"|Year
! style="width:10%; " |Score
!width="12%" rowspan="2"|Host nation
! style="width:15%; " |Team 2
!width="1%" rowspan=18|
!colspan="3"|Final
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |1
!Team 1
| rowspan="2" |[[1978 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations|1978]]
!width="12%"|Score
| align="left" |{{flagicon|IRN|1964}} [[Iran]]
!Team 2
| rowspan="2" |{{Fb-big|IRN|1964}}
|-style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|rowspan=2|1978 <br>''[[1978 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations|Details]]''
|align=left|{{flagicon|IRN|1964}} [[Iran]]
|rowspan=2|{{Fb-big|IRN|1964}}
|'''3–0'''
|'''3–0'''
|rowspan=2|{{Fb-big|GHA}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Fb-big|GHA}}
|-
|-style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|align=left|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Ghana]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Ghana]]
|''{{small|Cancelled}}''<ref group="n">The second leg of the 1978 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations between Ghana and Iran was cancelled due to [[Iranian Revolution|political problems in Iran]]. In the first leg, Iran beat Ghana 3–0.</ref>
|''{{small|Cancelled}}''<ref group="n">The second leg of the 1978 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations between Ghana and Iran was cancelled due to the [[Iranian Revolution]]. In the first leg, Iran beat Ghana 3–0.</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |2
|rowspan=2|1985<br>''[[1985 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations|Details]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[1985 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations|1985]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|CMR}} [[Cameroon]]
|rowspan=2|'''{{Fb-big|CMR}}'''
| align="left" |{{flagicon|CMR}} [[Cameroon]]
| rowspan="2" |'''{{Fb-big|CMR}}'''
|'''4–1'''
|'''4–1'''
|rowspan=2|{{Fb-big|KSA}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Fb-big|KSA}}
|-
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Saudi Arabia]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Saudi Arabia]]
|align=center|'''1–2'''
|'''1–2'''
|-
|-style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|3
|1987<br>''[[1987 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations|Details]]''
|[[1987 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations|1987]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Qatar]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Qatar]]
|'''{{Fb-big|KOR}}'''
|'''{{Fb-big|KOR|1984}}'''
|'''1–1''' {{aet}}<br />{{pen|4–3}}
|'''1–1''' {{aet}}<br>{{pen|4–3}}
|{{Fb-big|EGY}}
|{{Fb-big|EGY}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |4
|rowspan=2|1991<br>''[[1991 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations|Details]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[1991 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations|1991]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Iran]]
|rowspan=2|{{Fb-big|IRN}}
| align="left" |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Iran]]
| rowspan="2" |'''{{Fb-big|ALG}}'''
|'''2–1'''
|rowspan=2|'''{{Fb-big|ALG}}'''
|([[Away goals|a]])'''1–2'''
| rowspan="2" |{{Fb-big|IRN}}
|-
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|ALG}} [[Algeria]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|ALG}} [[Algeria]]
|'''0–1'''
|'''1–0'''
|-
|-style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|5
|1993<br>''[[1993 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations|Details]]''
|[[1993 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations|1993]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Japan]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Japan]]
|'''{{Fb-big|JPN}}'''
|'''{{Fb-big|JPN|1947}}'''
|'''1–0''' {{aet}}
|'''1–0''' {{aet}}
|{{Fb-big|CIV}}
|{{Fb-big|CIV}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |6
|rowspan=2|1995<br>''[[1995 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations|Details]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[1995 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations|1995]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|UZB}} [[Uzbekistan]]
|rowspan=2|{{Fb-big|UZB}}
| align="left" |{{flagicon|UZB}} [[Uzbekistan]]
| rowspan="2" |'''{{Fb-big|NGR}}'''
|'''2–3'''
|rowspan=2|'''{{Fb-big|NGR}}'''
|'''3–2'''
| rowspan="2" |{{Fb-big|UZB}}
|-
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|NGR}} [[Nigeria]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|NGR}} [[Nigeria]]
|'''0–1'''
|-style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|rowspan=2|1997 <br>''[[1997 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations|Details]]''
|align=left|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[South Africa]]
|rowspan=2|'''{{Fb-big|RSA}}'''
|'''1–0'''
|'''1–0'''
|-
|rowspan=2|{{Fb-big|KSA}}
| rowspan="2" |7
|-style="background: #D0E6FF;"
| rowspan="2" |[[1997 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations|1997]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Saudi Arabia]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|RSA}} [[South Africa]]
| rowspan="2" |'''{{Fb-big|RSA}}'''
|'''1–0'''
| rowspan="2" |{{Fb-big|KSA}}
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Saudi Arabia]]
|'''0–0'''
|'''0–0'''
|-
|-
|8
|2007<br>''[[2007 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations|Details]]''
|[[2007 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations|2007]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Japan]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Japan]]
|'''{{Fb-big|JPN}}'''
|'''{{Fb-big|JPN}}'''
|'''4–1'''
|'''4–1'''
|{{Fb-big|EGY}}
|{{Fb-big|EGY}}
|-style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|}
|}


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|-
|-
!Team
!Team
!Winners
!Champions
!Runners-Up
!Runners-Up
|-
|-
|style="background:#fff68f;"|{{fb|JPN}}
|style="background:#fff68f;"|{{fb|JPN}}
|style="background:#fff68f;"|2 (1993, 2007)
|style="background:#fff68f;"|2 (1993, 2007)
| <center>—</center>
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
|style="background:#fff68f;"|{{fb|Cameroon}}
|style="background:#fff68f;"|{{fb|Cameroon}}
|style="background:#fff68f;"|1 (1985)
|style="background:#fff68f;"|1 (1985)
| <center>—</center>
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
|style="background:#fff68f;"|{{fb|KOR}}
|style="background:#fff68f;"|{{fb|KOR}}
|style="background:#fff68f;"|1 (1987)
|style="background:#fff68f;"|1 (1987)
| <center>—</center>
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
|style="background:#fff68f;"|{{fb|Algeria}}
|style="background:#fff68f;"|{{fb|Algeria}}
|style="background:#fff68f;"|1 (1991)
|style="background:#fff68f;"|1 (1991)
| <center>—</center>
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
|style="background:#fff68f;"|{{fb|Nigeria}}
|style="background:#fff68f;"|{{fb|Nigeria}}
|style="background:#fff68f;"|1 (1995)
|style="background:#fff68f;"|1 (1995)
| <center>—</center>
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
|style="background:#fff68f;"|{{fb|South Africa}}
|style="background:#fff68f;"|{{fb|South Africa}}
|style="background:#fff68f;"|1 (1999)
|style="background:#fff68f;"|1 (1997)
| <center>—</center>
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
|{{fb|KSA}}
|{{fb|KSA}}
| <center>—</center>
| {{center|—}}
|2 (1985, 1999)
|2 (1985, 1997)
|-
|-
|{{fb|Egypt}}
|{{fb|Egypt}}
| <center>—</center>
| {{center|—}}
|2 (1987, 2007)
|2 (1987, 2007)
|-
|-
|{{fb|IRN}}
|{{fb|IRN}}
| <center>—</center>
| {{center|—}}
|1 (1991)
|1 (1991)
|-
|-
|{{fb|Côte d'Ivoire}}
|{{fb|Côte d'Ivoire}}
| <center>—</center>
| {{center|—}}
|1 (1993)
|1 (1993)
|-
|-
|{{fb|Uzbekistan}}
|{{fb|Uzbekistan}}
| <center>—</center>
| {{center|—}}
|1 (1995)
|1 (1995)
|}
|}


===Most successful teams by continent===
===Results by confederation===
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Confederation
!Continent
!Winners
!Champions
!Runners-up
!Runners-up
|-
|-
|[[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]
|Africa
|4 (1985, 1991, 1995, 1997)
|4 (1985, 1991, 1995, 1997)
|3 (1987, 1993, 2007)
|3 (1987, 1993, 2007)
|-
|-
|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
|Asia
|3 (1987, 1993, 2007)
|3 (1987, 1993, 2007)
|4 (1985, 1991, 1995, 1997)
|4 (1985, 1991, 1995, 1997)
|}
|}


==See also==
== See also ==
* [[Artemio Franchi Trophy]]
* [[AFC–OFC Challenge Cup]]
* [[AFC–OFC Challenge Cup]]
* [[Panamerican Championship]]
* [[1980 Mundialito]]
* [[Afro-Asian Club Championship]]
* [[Afro-Asian Club Championship]]
* [[CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions]]
* [[Panamerican Championship]]


==Notes and references==
== Notes ==
===Notes===
{{reflist|group=n}}
{{reflist|group=n}}


===References===
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/asafr.html Afro-Asian Cup of Nations] - ''rsssf.com''
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asafr.html Afro-Asian Cup of Nations] at the [[RSSSF]]
* [https://www.football-the-story.com/coupe-afro-asiatique-des-nations Coupe afro asiatique des nations] - ''football-the-story.com''
* [https://www.football-the-story.com/coupe-afro-asiatique-des-nations Coupe Afro-asiatique des nation] at Football-the-story.com


{{Afro-Asian Cup of Nations}}
{{Afro-Asian Cup of Nations}}

Latest revision as of 16:17, 12 October 2024

Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
Organising bodyCAF and AFC
Founded1978; 47 years ago (1978)
Abolished2007; 18 years ago (2007)
RegionAfrica
Asia
Number of teams2
Last champions Japan (2007)
Most successful team(s) Japan (2 titles)

The Afro-Asian Cup of Nations, also called the AFC Asia/Africa Challenge Cup, was an intercontinental football competition endorsed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), contested between representative nations from these confederations, usually the winners of the Africa Cup of Nations and the winners of the AFC Asian Cup or the Asian Games. All editions were official competitions of CAF and AFC[1]

History

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  • The first edition was in 1978. Iran defeated Ghana 3–0 in the first leg, but the second leg was cancelled due to political problems in Iran, and the trophy was not awarded.
  • The competition was completed in 1985, 1987, 1991, 1993 and 1995, but the 1989 competition was cancelled.
  • The 1997 edition was severely delayed to 1999, while the "true" 1999 edition (between Egypt and Iran) was also cancelled.
  • The competition was discontinued following a CAF decision on July 30, 2000, after AFC representatives had supported Germany rather than South Africa in the vote for hosting the 2006 World Cup. The competition was scheduled to be resumed in 2005 with the match Tunisia-Japan, but was then cancelled once again.
  • The competition resumed in 2007 under the name "AFC Asia/Africa Challenge Cup". The 2008 edition was scheduled to be played in November 2008 between Iraq and Egypt in the neutral venue of Saudi Arabia, but was eventually cancelled.

Results and statistics

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Finals

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Ed. Year Hosts Final
Team 1 Score Team 2
1 1978 Iran Iran
Iran 		3–0
Ghana
Ghana Ghana Cancelled[n 1]
2 1985 Cameroon Cameroon
Cameroon 		4–1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 1–2
3 1987 Qatar Qatar
South Korea 		1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Egypt
4 1991 Iran Iran
Algeria 		(a)1–2
Iran
Algeria Algeria 1–0
5 1993 Japan Japan
Japan 		1–0 (a.e.t.)
Ivory Coast
6 1995 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
Nigeria 		3–2
Uzbekistan
Nigeria Nigeria 1–0
7 1997 South Africa South Africa
South Africa 		1–0
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 0–0
8 2007 Japan Japan
Japan 		4–1
Egypt

Most successful national teams

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Team Winners Runners-Up
 Japan 2 (1993, 2007)
—
 Cameroon 1 (1985)
—
 South Korea 1 (1987)
—
 Algeria 1 (1991)
—
 Nigeria 1 (1995)
—
 South Africa 1 (1997)
—
 Saudi Arabia
—
 2 (1985, 1997)
 Egypt
—
 2 (1987, 2007)
 Iran
—
 1 (1991)
 Ivory Coast
—
 1 (1993)
 Uzbekistan
—
 1 (1995)

Results by confederation

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Confederation Winners Runners-up
CAF 4 (1985, 1991, 1995, 1997) 3 (1987, 1993, 2007)
AFC 3 (1987, 1993, 2007) 4 (1985, 1991, 1995, 1997)

See also

[edit]

Notes

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  1. ^ The second leg of the 1978 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations between Ghana and Iran was cancelled due to the Iranian Revolution. In the first leg, Iran beat Ghana 3–0.

References

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  1. ^ "Ahmad Ahmad confident that Afro-Asia".
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