Jjisr

• 1956 - Champions
• 1960 - Champions
• 1964 - Third place
• 1968 - Did not qualify
• 1972 - Second place
• 1976 - Did not qualify
• 1980 - Second place
• 1984 - Round 1
• 1988 - Second place
• 1992 - Did not qualify
• 1996 - Quarterfinals
• 2000 - Third place
• 2004 - Quarterfinals
• 2007 - Third place
• 2011 - qualified

Asian Championship Record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1956	Champions	3	2	1	0	9	6
1960	Champions	3	3	0	0	9	1
1964	Third place	5	1	2	2	7	6
1968	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1972	Final	5	4	1	0	6	1
1976	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1980	Final	6	4	1	1	12	6
1984	Round 1	4	0	2	2	1	2
1988	Final	6	5	1	0	11	3
1992	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	7	11
2000	Third place	6	3	1	2	9	6
2004	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	9	4
2007	Third place	6	1	4	1	3	3
Total	2 Titles	52	26	15	11	83	49

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1930	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1934	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1938	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1950	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1954	Round 1	16	2	0	0	2	0	16
1958	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1962	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1966	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1970	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1974	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1978	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986	Round 1	20	3	0	1	2	4	7
1990	Round 1	22	3	0	0	3	1	6
1994	Round 1	20	3	0	2	1	4	5
1998	Round 1	30	3	0	1	2	2	9
2002	Semi-Finals	4	7	3	2	2	8	6
2006	Round 1	17	3	1	1	1	3	4
Total	7/18	1 Semi-final	24	4	7	13	22	53

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Silver background color indicates that the tournament was held on home soil. Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won.

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	July 21 - Bangkok
	Iraq	2
					July 25 - Kuala Lumpur
	Vietnam	0
					Iraq
	July 22 - Kuala Lumpur
					South Korea
	Iran	0 (2)
									July 29 - Jakarta
	South Korea	0 (4)
									South Korea
	July 21 - Hanoi
	Japan	1 (4)
					July 25 - Hanoi
	Australia	1 (3)
					Japan
	July 22 - Jakarta
					Saudi Arabia				Third place
	Saudi Arabia	2
									July 28 - Palembang
	Uzbekistan	1
									Iraq

AFC Asian Cup 2007 Winners
Korea Republic Third title

2007 AFC Asian Cup squads

2007 AFC Asian Cup Squad (Speculated) Iran

Head coach: Amir Ghalenoei

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ebrahim Mirzapour	16 September 1978	69	0	Esteghlal Ahvaz
12	1GK	Hassan Roudbarian	6 July 1978	9	0	Pas
22	1GK	Vahid Talebloo	26 May 1982	4	0	Esteghlal
5	2DF	Rahman Rezaei	20 February 1975	50	3	Livorno
13	2DF	Hossein Kaebi	23 September 1985	49	1	Al-Emarat
20	2DF	Mohammad Nosrati	10 January 1982	54	4	Pas
0	2DF	Hadi Aghili	15 January 1981	4	0	Sepahan
0	2DF	Amir Hossein Sadeqi	6 September 1981	7	0	Esteghlal
0	2DF	Hadi Shakouri	2 May 1982	7	0	Pas
0	2DF	Jalal Hosseini	3 February 1982	1	0	Saipa
2	3MF	Mehdi Mahdavikia (c)	24 July 1977	96	12	Hamburger SV
6	3MF	Javad Nekounam	7 September 1980	79	14	Osasuna
8	3MF	Ali Karimi	8 November 1978	97	35	Bayern Munich
14	3MF	Andranik Teymourian	6 March 1983	18	1	Bolton Wanderers
23	3MF	Masoud Shojaei	19 June 1984	5	0	Al-Sharjah
0	3MF	Mehrzad Madanchi	10 January 1985	14	3	Persepolis
0	3MF	Iman Mobali	3 November 1982	33	1	Al-Shabbab
0	3MF	Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht	30 June 1980	63	12	Persepolis
9	4FW	Vahid Hashemian	21 July 1976	34	12	Hannover 96
15	4FW	Arash Borhani	14 September 1983	22	8	Al-Nasr
16	4FW	Reza Enayati	23 September 1976	21	6	Al-Emarat
17	4FW	Javad Kazemian	23 April 1981	29	0	Al-Shaab

2007 AFC Asian Cup Squad (Speculated) Korea Republic

Head coach: Pim Verbeek

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
0	1GK	Kim Yong-Dae	11 October 1979	0		Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
0	1GK	Kim Young-Kwang	28 June 1983	0		Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
0	1GK	Jung Sung-Ryong	04 January 1985	0		Pohang Steelers
0	2DF	Jang Hack-Young	24 August 1981	0		Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
0	2DF	Kim Chi-Gon	29 July 1983	0		FC Seoul
0	2DF	Kim Chi-Woo	11 November 1983	0		Chunnam Dragons
0	2DF	Oh Beom-Seok	29 July 1984	0		Pohang Steelers
0	2DF	Song Chong-Gug	20 February 1979	0		Suwon Samsung Bluewings
0	2DF	Kim Jin-Kyu	16 February 1985	0		Chunnam Dragons
0	2DF	Kim Dong-Jin	29 January 1982	0		Zenit
0	3MF	Kim Sang-Sik	17 February 1976	0		Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
0	3MF	Kim Jung-Woo	9 May 1982	0		Nagoya Grampus Eight
0	3MF	Oh Jang-Eun	24 July 1985	0		Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
0	3MF	Kim Nam-Il (c)	14 March 1977	0		Suwon Samsung Bluewings
0	3MF	Lee Ho	22 October 1984	0		Zenit
0	4FW	Baek Ji-Hoon	28 February 1985	0		Suwon Samsung Bluewings
0	3MF	Kim Doo-Hyun	14 July 1982	0		Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
0	4FW	Lee Chun-Soo	9 July 1981	0		Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
0	4FW	Seol Ki-Hyeon	8 January 1979	0		Reading
0	4FW	Yeom Ki-Hun	30 March 1983	0		Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
0	4FW	Cho Jae-Jin	9 July 1981	0		Shimizu S-Pulse
0	4FW	Lee Dong-Gook	29 April 1979	0		Middlesbrough

2007 AFC Asian Cup Best Eleven (Speculated)

2007 AFC Asian Cup Best Eleven (Speculated) Australia

Head coach: Graham Arnold

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Mark Schwarzer	October 61972	43	0	Middlesbrough
2	2DF	Lucas Neill	March 9 1978	31	0	West Ham United
3	2DF	Craig Moore	December 12 1975	37	3	Newcastle United
4	3MF	Tim Cahill	December 6 1979	22	11	Everton
13	3MF	Vince Grella	October 5 1979	24	0	Parma
14	3MF	Scott Chipperfield	December 30 1975	52	11	FC Basel
20	3MF	Luke Wilkshire	October 2 1981	12	0	FC Twente
17	3MF	Jason Čulina	August 5 1980	19	1	PSV Eindhoven
23	3MF	Mark Bresciano	February 11 1980	30	8	Palermo
27	3MF	Mile Sterjovski	May 27 1979	27	4	FC Basel
9	4FW	Mark Viduka (c)	October 9 1975	37	6	Middlesbrough

2007 AFC Asian Cup Best Eleven (Speculated) Iran

Head coach: Amir Ghalenoei

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ebrahim Mirzapour	16 September 1978	69	0	Esteghlal Ahvaz
5	2DF	Rahman Rezaei	20 February 1975	50	3	Livorno
20	2DF	Mohammad Nosrati	10 January 1982	54	4	Pas
0	2DF	Amir Hossein Sadeqi	6 September 1981	7	0	Esteghlal
2	3MF	Mehdi Mahdavikia (c)	24 July 1977	96	12	Hamburger SV
6	3MF	Javad Nekounam	7 September 1980	79	14	Osasuna
8	3MF	Ali Karimi	8 November 1978	97	35	Bayern Munich
14	3MF	Andranik Teymourian	6 March 1983	18	1	Bolton Wanderers
0	3MF	Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht	30 June 1980	63	12	Persepolis
9	4FW	Vahid Hashemian	21 July 1976	34	12	Hannover 96
16	4FW	Reza Enayati	23 September 1976	21	6	Al-Emarat

2007 AFC Asian Cup Best Eleven (Speculated) Japan

Head coach: Ivica Osim

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
0	1GK	Kawaguchi Yoshikatsu (c)	15 August 1975	0		Júbilo Iwata
0	2DF	Komano Yuichi	25 June 1981	0		Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0	2DF	Kaji Akira	13 January 1980	0		Gamba Osaka
0	2DF	Nakazawa Yuji	25 February 1978	0		Yokohama F Marinos
0	2DF	Tanaka Marcus Tulio	24 April 1981	0		Urawa Reds
0	3MF	Nakamura Kengo	24 October 1980	0		Kawasaki Frontale
0	3MF	Suzuki Keita	8 July 1981	0		Urawa Reds
0	3MF	Alessandro dos Santos	20 July 1977	0		Red Bull Salzburg
0	3MF	Nakamura Shunsuke	24 June 1978	0		Celtic
0	4FW	Maki Seiichiro	8 August 1980	0		JEF United Ichihara Chiba
0	4FW	Takahara Naohiro	4 June 1979	0		Eintracht Frankfurt

2007 AFC Asian Cup Best Eleven (Speculated) Korea Republic

Head coach: Pim Verbeek

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
0	1GK	Kim Yong-Dae	11 October 1979	0		Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
0	2DF	Kim Chi-Woo	11 November 1983	0		Chunnam Dragons
0	2DF	Song Chong-Gug	20 February 1979	0		Suwon Samsung Bluewings
0	2DF	Kim Dong-Jin	29 January 1982	0		Zenit
0	2DF	Kim Jin-Kyu	16 February 1985	0		Chunnam Dragons
0	3MF	Kim Nam-Il (c)	14 March 1977	0		Suwon Samsung Bluewings
0	3MF	Lee Ho	22 October 1984	0		Zenit
0	3MF	Kim Doo-Hyun	14 July 1982	0		Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
0	4FW	Yeom Ki-Hun	30 March 1983	0		Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
0	4FW	Lee Chun-Soo	9 July 1981	0		Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
0	4FW	Lee Dong-Gook	29 April 1979	0		Middlesbrough

2004 AFC Asian Cup Squad Korea Republic

Head coach: Johannes Bonfrere

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Lee Woon-Jae (c)	26 April 1973			Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2	2DF	Park Jin-Sub	11 March 1977			Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
3	2DF	Park Jae-Hong	10 November 1978			Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
4	2DF	Choi Jin-Cheul	26 March 1971			Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
5	3MF	Kim Nam-Il	14 March 1977			Chunnam Dragons
7	2DF	Kim Tae-Young	8 November 1970			Chunnam Dragons
9	3MF	Seol Ki-Hyeon	8 January, 1979			Anderlecht
10	3MF	Hyun Young-Min	25 December 1979			Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
12	3MF	Lee Young-Pyo	23 April 1977			PSV Eindhoven
13	3MF	Lee Eul-Yong	8 September 1975			FC Seoul
14	3MF	Chung Kyung-Ho	22 May 1980			Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
15	2DF	Lee Min-Sung	23 June 1973			Pohang Steelers
16	4FW	Cha Du-Ri	25 July 1980			Eintracht Frankfurt
17	3MF	Kim Jung-Kyum	9 June 1976			Chunnam Dragons
18	4FW	Kim Eun-Jung	8 April 1979			FC Seoul
19	4FW	Ahn Jung-Hwan	27 January 1976			Yokohama F. Marinos
20	4FW	Lee Dong-Gook	29 April 1979			Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix
21	3MF	Park Ji-Sung	25 February 1981			PSV Eindhoven
23	1GK	Kim Yong-Dae	11 October 1979			Busan I'Cons
25	2DF	Park Yo-Seb	3 December 1980			FC Seoul
28	2DF	Kim Jin-Kyu	16 February 1985			Chunnam Dragons
30	1GK	Cha Ki-Seok	26 December 1986			Seoul Physical Education High School

2004 AFC Asian Cup Squad Iran

Head coach: Branko Ivankovic

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ebrahim Mirzapour	16 September 1978			Foolad
2	4FW	Mehdi Mahdavikia	24 July 1977			Hamburger SV
3	3MF	Mehdi Amirabadi	22 February 1979			Saipa
4	2DF	Yahya Golmohammadi	16 March 1971			Persepolis
5	2DF	Rahman Rezaei	20 February 1975			Messina
6	3MF	Javad Nekounam	7 September 1980			Pas
7	3MF	Hamed Kavianpour	December 1, 1978			Persepolis
8	3MF	Ali Karimi	8 November 1978			Al-Ahli
10	4FW	Ali Daei (c)	21 March 1969			Persepolis
12	1GK	Hassan Roudbarian	6 July 1978			Pas
13	2DF	Hossein Kaebi	23 September 1985			Foolad
14	4FW	Arash Borhani	14 September 1983			Pas
15	2DF	Ebrahim Taghipour	September 23 1976			Zob Ahan
16	4FW	Reza Enayati	23 September 1976			Esteghlal
17	3MF	Iman Mobali	November 3 1982			Foolad
18	2DF	Ali Badavi	June 20 1982			Foolad
19	2DF	Jalal Kameli Mofrad	15 May 1981			Foolad
20	2DF	Mohammad Nosrati	10 January 1982			Pas
21	1GK	Mehdi Rahmati	February 2 1983			Fajr Sepasi
26	3MF	Mohammad Alavi	January 29 1982			Foolad
27	2DF	Sattar Zare	January 28 1982			Bargh Shiraz
29	3MF	Farzad Majidi	September 9 1977			Esteghlal

2007 AFC Asian Cup Best Eleven (Speculated) Korea Republic

Head coach: Pim Verbeek

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
0	1GK	Kim Yong-Dae	11 October 1979	0		Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
0	2DF	Kim Chi-Woo	11 November 1983	0		Chunnam Dragons
0	2DF	Song Chong-Gug	20 February 1979	0		Suwon Samsung Bluewings
0	2DF	Kim Dong-Jin	29 January 1982	0		Zenit
0	2DF	Kim Jin-Kyu	16 February 1985	0		Chunnam Dragons
0	3MF	Kim Nam-Il (c)	14 March 1977	0		Suwon Samsung Bluewings
0	3MF	Lee Ho	22 October 1984	0		Zenit
0	3MF	Kim Doo-Hyun	14 July 1982	0		Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
0	4FW	Lee Chun-Soo	9 July 1981	0		Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
0	4FW	Seol Ki-Hyeon	8 January 1979	0		Reading
0	4FW	Lee Dong-Gook	29 April 1979	0		Middlesbrough

2004 AFC Asian Cup Squad Korea Republic

Head coach: Johannes Bonfrere

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Lee Woon-Jae (c)	26 April 1973			Suwon Samsung Bluewings
15	2DF	Lee Min-Sung	23 June 1973			Pohang Steelers
28	2DF	Kim Jin-Kyu	16 February 1985			Chunnam Dragons
4	2DF	Choi Jin-Cheul	26 March 1971			Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2	2DF	Park Jin-Sub	11 March 1977			Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
5	3MF	Kim Nam-Il	14 March 1977			Chunnam Dragons
21	3MF	Park Ji-Sung	25 February 1981			PSV Eindhoven
12	3MF	Lee Young-Pyo	23 April 1977			PSV Eindhoven
16	4FW	Cha Du-Ri	25 July 1980			Eintracht Frankfurt
20	4FW	Lee Dong-Gook	29 April 1979			Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix
9	3MF	Seol Ki-Hyeon	8 January, 1979			Anderlecht

Korea Republic XI Korea Republic

Head coach: Pim Verbeek

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
0	1GK	Kim Yong-Dae	11 October 1979	0		Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
0	3MF	Lee Young-Pyo	23 April 1977			Tottenham Hotspur
0	2DF	Song Chong-Gug	20 February 1979	0		Suwon Samsung Bluewings
0	2DF	Kim Dong-Jin	29 January 1982	0		Zenit
0	2DF	Kim Jin-Kyu	16 February 1985	0		Chunnam Dragons
0	3MF	Kim Nam-Il (c)	14 March 1977	0		Suwon Samsung Bluewings
0	3MF	Lee Ho	22 October 1984	0		Zenit
0	3MF	Kim Doo-Hyun	14 July 1982	0		Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
0	4FW	Park Ji-Sung	25 February 1981			Manchester United
0	4FW	Seol Ki-Hyeon	8 January 1979	0		Reading
0	4FW	Lee Dong-Gook	29 April 1979	0		Middlesbrough