(The first four tournaments, between 1956 and 1968, were played as a round-robin competition.) 1956 - Played in Hong Kong. Champions: South Korea. Runners-up: Israel. 1960 - Played in South Korea. Champions: South Korea. Runners-up: Israel 1964 - Played in Israel: Champions: Israel. Runners-up: India 1968 - Played in Iran: Champions: Iran. Runners-up: Burma (Finals were played from 1972 onwards). 1972 - Played in Thailand: Iran beat South Korea 2-1 aet 1976 - Played in Iran: Iran beat Kuwait 1-0 1980 - Played in Kuwait: Kuwait beat South Korea 3-0 1984 - Played in Singapore: Saudi Arabia beat China 2-0 1988 - Played in Qatar: Saudi Arabia beat South Korea 4-3 on pens (0-0 aet) 1992 - Played in Japan: Japan beat Saudi Arabia 1-0 1996 - Played in United Arab Emirates: Saudi Arabia beat UAE 4-2 on pens (0-0 aet) 2000 - Played in Lebanon: Japan beat Saudi Arabia 1-0 2004 - Played in China: Japan beat China 3-1 2007 - Played in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam: Iraq beat Saudi Arabia 1-0 2011 - Played in Qatar: Japan beat Australia 1-0 aet (Compiled by Julian Linden; Editing by Peter Rutherford) http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/121653.aspx