Founded 1951 Current champions South Korea (2014) | Region AFC (Asia) | |
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Most successful team(s) South Korea & Iran (4 titles each) | ||
Men's football has been a part of the Asian Games sporting events since the 1951 edition. Women's football competition began in 1990.
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Since the 2002 Asian Games, age limit for men teams is under-23 plus up to three over aged players for each squad, same as the age limit in football competitions at the Summer Olympics. Kazakhstan does not participate in association football of Asian Games from 2002 because Kazakhstan Football Federation has left Asian Football Confederation and joined the Union of European Football Associations.
Summaries
*Under-23 tournament since 2002.
1 The title was shared.
2 Saudi Arabia were awarded the third-place playoff by default after the Korea DPR team were handed a two-year suspension for assaulting officials at the end of their semi-final.
Medal table
* = hostSummaries
In 1990 a women's tournament was started.