Asian Cups Semifinal Balance


NB: up to date as of Nov 26, 2010 (after 2010 competitions).

Country Classification

(according to number of cups won):

              Cups Won     Diff Winn     Finals      Diff Fin       Semis     Diff Semi   SC AA
Country       C1 C2 Tt     C1 C2 Tt     C1 C2 Tt     C1 C2 Tt     C1 C2 Tt     C1 C2 Tt

South Korea    9     9      5     5     13  3 16      7  3  8     21  4 25     11  4 12    2  2

Japan          5  5 10      5  4  9      8  6 14      6  5 10     13 10 23      8  6 12    2
Saudi Arabia   4  6 10      2  5  5     10  7 17      5  5  6     14 11 25      6  6  8    3

Iran           3  1  4      2  1  3      7  2  9      4  1  5     14  4 18      6  2  6
Israel         3     3      2     2      4     4      2     2      4     4      2     2

Thailand       2     2      1     1      3     3      2     2      4  3  7      2  3  5       1

China          1     1      1     1      3  1  4      2  1  2      9  3 12      4  3  6
UAE            1     1      1     1      2  1  3      1  1  2      6  2  8      4  2  5
Qatar          1     1      1     1      2     2      2     2      4  2  6      4  2  4

Jordan            3  3         2  2         4  4         2  2         7  7         4  4
Syria             2  2         2  2      1  4  5      1  4  4      2  4  6      2  4  4
Bahrain           1  1         1  1         3  3         1  1         4  4         2  2
Kuwait            1  1         1  1         2  2         2  2      1  2  3      1  2  2

Iraq                                     2  2  4      2  2  4      6  3  9      4  2  4
Malaysia                                 1     1      1     1      3     3      3     3
Oman                                     1     1      1     1      1  1  2      1  1  2
Australia                                1     1      1     1      1     1      1     1

Lebanon                                     2  2         2  2      1  4  5      1  2  3
Hongkong                                    1  1         1  1         3  3         2  2

Uzbekistan                                                         5  1  6      4  1  5
Indonesia                                                          3  1  4      3  1  4

India                                                              1  1  2      1  1  2
Kazakhstan                                                         1     1      1     1
North Korea                                                        1     1      1     1

Singapore                                                             2  2         2  2
Vietnam                                                               2  2         2  2
Maldives                                                              1  1         1  1
Turkmenistan                                                          1  1         1  1

Totals        29 19 48     20 16 34     58 38 96     37 30 58    115 76 191    70 56 106   7  3

Notes:

   Starting with the 2004 season, the Champions League is only open
   to 14 countries, while 14 others enter the AFC Cup and 17 AFC
   members may only enter the AFC Presidents Cup (not included in 
   the above summary; the 3 competitions (2005-2007) to date were
   dominated by clubs from Kyrgyzstan (2 wins, 1 lost final, all
   by Dordoy-Dinamo Naryn) and Tajikistan (1 win, 1 lost final, 1 
   lost semifinal, all by Regar-TadAZ Tursunzade)).

 1.C1=Champions' Cup (Champions League from 2002/03 on), 
   C2=Cup Winners' Cup (up to and including 2002/03),
   C2=AFC Cup (from 2004 on), 
   Diff Win/Final/Semi denotes the number of different clubs that
   won/reached the final reached the semis.
 2.SC=Super Cup, AA=Afro-Asian Club Cup.
 3.There were only three semifinalists in the 1967 Champions' Cup.
 4.The 1986/87 tournament was decided by a final group of four.  Runners-up 
   Al-Hilal are considered losing finalists.
 5.The C1 tournaments from 1987/88 to 1989/90 were decided in a final between
   two "semifinal" group winners; the groups' runners-up are considered losing 
   semifinalists.


Final winning ratios

Jordan            2/ 2   = 1.00  [1 inter-Jordan final; 3/4 = 0.75]
Israel            3/ 4   = 0.75
Japan            10/14   = 0.71
Thailand          2/ 3   = 0.67
Saudi Arabia     10/17   = 0.59
South Korea       7/13   = 0.57  [2 inter-Korean finals; 9/16 = 0.56]
Kuwait            1/ 2   = 0.50
Qatar             1/ 2   = 0.50
Iran              4/ 9   = 0.44
Bahrain           1/ 3   = 0.33
Syria             1/ 3   = 0.33  [1 inter-Syrian final; 2/5 = 0.40]
UAE               1/ 3   = 0.33
China             1/ 4   = 0.25
Australia         0/ 1   = 0.00
Hongkong          0/ 1   = 0.00
Malaysia          0/ 1   = 0.00
Oman              0/ 1   = 0.00
Lebanon           0/ 2   = 0.00
Iraq              0/ 4   = 0.00

Semifinal-to-Cup-win ratios

(not adjusted for "internal meetings"):

Israel            3/ 4   = 0.75
Japan            10/23   = 0.43  [1 inter-Japanese semifinal]
Jordan            3/ 7   = 0.43  [1 inter-Jordan final; 2 inter-Jordan semifinals]
Saudi Arabia     10/25   = 0.40
South Korea       9/25   = 0.36  [2 inter-Korean finals; 1 inter-Korean semifinal]
Syria             2/ 6   = 0.33  [1 inter-Syrian final]
Kuwait            1/ 3   = 0.33
Thailand          2/ 7   = 0.29
Bahrain           1/ 4   = 0.25
Iran              4/18   = 0.22
Qatar             1/ 6   = 0.17
UAE               1/ 7   = 0.14
China             1/12   = 0.08
Australia         0/ 1   = 0.00
Kazakhstan        0/ 1   = 0.00
Maldives          0/ 1   = 0.00
North Korea       0/ 1   = 0.00
Turkmenistan      0/ 1   = 0.00
India             0/ 2   = 0.00
Oman              0/ 2   = 0.00
Singapore         0/ 2   = 0.00
Vietnam           0/ 2   = 0.00
Hongkong          0/ 3   = 0.00
Malaysia          0/ 3   = 0.00
Indonesia         0/ 4   = 0.00
Lebanon           0/ 5   = 0.00
Uzbekistan        0/ 6   = 0.00
Iraq              0/ 9   = 0.00

Japan and Saudi Arabia have a good semifinal-to-win conversion rate, 
while those of China and Iraq are extremely poor.


The Club List

                          Cups Won      Finals      Semifinals   Country         SC AA
Club                      C1 C2 Tt     C1 C2 Tt      C1 C2 Tt                     7  3

1 [4 cups]
Al-Hilal (Riyadh)          2  2  4      4  2  6       6  3  9    Saudi Arabia 1   2

2-3 [3 cups]
Pohang Steelers            3     3      3     3       3     3    South Korea 1
Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)        2  1  3      3  1  4       3  3  6    Saudi Arabia 2

4-10 [2 cups]
Esteghlal (Tehran) [1]     2     2      4     4       6  2  8    Iran 1 
Ilhwa Chunma (Seongnam)    2     2      4     4       6     6    South Korea 2    1  1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings    2     2      2  1  3       3  1  4    South Korea 3    1
T.F.B. (Bangkok) [2]       2     2      2     2       3     3    Thailand 1          1
Maccabi Tel-Aviv           2     2      2     2       2     2    Israel 1
Nissan [3]                    2  2      1  2  3       1  3  4    Japan 1
Al-Faysali (Amman)            2  2         3  3          3  3    Jordan 1

11-22 [1 CC]
Jubilo Iwata               1     1      3     3       3     3    Japan 2          1
Liaoning (Shenyang)        1     1      2     2       4     4    China 1
Al-Ain (Al-Ain)            1     1      2     2       3     3    UAE 1
Hapoel Tel-Aviv            1     1      2     2       2     2    Israel 2
Chonbuk Hyundai Motors     1     1      1  1  2       2  1  3    South Korea 4
Verdy Kawasaki [4]         1     1      1     1       3     3    Japan 3
Urawa Red Diamonds         1     1      1     1       2     2    Japan 4
Al-Saad (Doha)             1     1      1     1       1  1  2    Qatar 1
Daewoo Royals (Pusan)      1     1      1     1       1     1    South Korea 5       1
Furukawa [5]               1     1      1     1       1     1    Japan 5
Gamba Osaka                1     1      1     1       1     1    Japan 6
Paas (Tehran)              1     1      1     1       1     1    Iran 2

23-34 [1 CWC/AFC Cup]
Al-Nasr (Riyadh)              1  1      1  2  3       1  2  3    Saudi Arabia 3   1
Al-Shabab (Riyadh)            1  1      1  1  2       2  1  3    Saudi Arabia 4
Muharraq                      1  1         3  3          3  3    Bahrain 1
Piroozi (Tehran)              1  1         2  2       4  2  6    Iran 3
Al-Ittihad (Aleppo)           1  1         1  1       1  1  2    Syria 1
Shimizu S-Pulse               1  1         1  1          2  2    Japan 7
Yokohama Flügels [6]          1  1         1  1          2  2    Japan 8         1
Bellmare Hiratsuka            1  1         1  1          1  1    Japan 9
Al-Jaish (Damascus)           1  1         1  1          1  1    Syria 2
Al-Kuwait SC                  1  1         1  1          1  1    Kuwait 1
Al-Qadisiyah (Khobar)         1  1         1  1          1  1    Saudi Arabia 5
Shabab Al-Ordon (Amman)       1  1         1  1          1  1    Jordan 2

35-48 [1 CC final]
Dalian Shide [9]                        1  1  2       3  1  4    China 2
Al-Karama (Homs)                        1  1  2       1  1  2    Syria 3
Al-Rasheed                              1     1       3     3    Iraq 1
Al-Arabi                                1     1       1  1  2    Qatar 2
Adelaide United                         1     1       1     1    Australia 1
Al-Ahly (Jeddah)                        1     1       1     1    Saudi Arabia 6
Anyang LG Cheetahs                      1     1       1     1    South Korea 6
BEC Tero Sasana                         1     1       1     1    Thailand 2    
Omani Club (Muscat)                     1     1       1     1    Oman 1
Selangor                                1     1       1     1    Malaysia 1
Sepahan (Isfahan)                       1     1       1     1    Iran 4
Al-Shourta (Bagdad)                     1     1       1     1    Iraq 2
Yangzee                                 1     1       1     1    South Korea 6
Zob-Ahan (Isfahan)                      1     1       1     1    Iran 5

49-58 [1 CWC/AFC Cup final]
Al-Talaba                                  1  1       1  2  3    Iraq 3
Nagoya Grampus Eight                       1  1       1  1  2    Japan 10
Al-Qadisiya (Kuwait)                       1  1       1  1  2    Kuwait 2
Al-Zawra (Bagdad)                          1  1       1  1  2    Iraq 4
Al-Nijmeh (Beirut)                         1  1          3  3    Lebanon 1
South China                                1  1          2  2    Hongkong 1
Chunnam Dragons                            1  1          1  1    South Korea 8
Safa (Beirut)                              1  1          1  1    Lebanon 2
Al-Sha'ab (Sharjah)                        1  1          1  1    UAE 2
Al-Wahda (Damascus)                        1  1          1  1    Syria 4

59-85 [CC semifinalists]
Pakhtakor Toshkent                                    2     2    Uzbekistan 1
Al-Shabab (Dubai)                                     1  1  2    UAE 3
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i                                1  1  2    South Korea 12
April 25 (Pyongyang)                                  1     1    North Korea 1
Bunyodkor Toshkent                                    1     1    Uzbekistan 2
Busan I'Park                                          1     1    South Korea 9
Federal Territory                                     1     1    Malaysia 2
Guangdong (Guangzhou)                                 1     1    China 3
Homenetmen                                            1     1    Lebanon 3
Irtysh Pavlodar                                       1     1    Kazakhstan 1
Al-Ittifaq (Dammam)                                   1     1    Saudi Arabia 7
Kuala Lumpur                                          1     1    Malaysia 3
Mysore State                                          1     1    India 1
Nasaf Qarshi                                          1     1    Uzbekistan 3
Neftchi Fergana                                       1     1    Uzbekistan 4
Pelita Jaya (Jakarta)                                 1     1    Indonesia 1
PSMS (Medan)                                          1     1    Indonesia 2
Al-Rayyan (Doha)                                      1     1    Qatar 3
ROK Army                                              1     1    South Korea 10
Saipa (Tehran)                                        1     1    Iran 6
Shenzhen Jianlibao                                    1     1    China 4
Tiga Berlian (Jakarta)                                1     1    Indonesia 3
Toyo Kogyo [7]                                        1     1    Japan 11
Tungsten Mining                                       1     1    South Korea 11
Umm Salal                                             1     1    Qatar 4
Al-Wahda (Abu Dhabi)                                  1     1    UAE 4
Al-Wasl (Dubai)                                       1     1    UAE 5

86-106 [CWC/AFC Cup semifinalists]
Al-Wahdat (Amman)                                        2  2    Jordan 3
Bangkok Bank                                             1  1    Thailand 3
Beijing Guo'an                                           1  1    China 5
B.Binh Duong                                             1  1    Vietnam 1
Chongqing Longxin                                        1  1    China 6
Dempo SC (Goa)                                           1  1    India 2
Geylang United                                           1  1    Singapore 1
Home United                                              1  1    Singapore 2
Kashima Antlers                                          1  1    Japan 12
Kopet-Dag Ashkhabad                                      1  1    Turkmenistan 1
Muang Thong United                                       1  1    Thailand 4
Al-Nahda                                                 1  1    Oman 2
Navbakhor Namangan                                       1  1    Uzbekistan 5
New Radiant                                              1  1    Maldives 1
Pupuk Kaltim (Bontang)                                   1  1    Indonesia 4
Quang Nam (Danang)                                       1  1    Vietnam 2
Al-Ramtha                                                1  1    Jordan 4
Riffa                                                    1  1    Bahrain 2
Riyadh SC (Riyadh)                                       1  1    Saudi Arabia 8
Sun Hei                                                  1  1    Hongkong 2
T.O.T. (Bangkok) [8]                                     1  1    Thailand 5

Notes:
[ 1] Esteghlal's record includes that of Taj Club (both were the club of the
     Iranian Army, Taj ("Crown") before and Esteghlal after the Islamic revolution
     of 1979
[ 2] full name: Thai Farmers Bank
[ 3] Nissan are now called Yokohama F. Marinos
[ 4] Verdy Kawasaki were previously called Yomiuri
[ 5] Furukawa are now called JEF United Ichihara
[ 6] Yokohama Flügels merged with Yokohama Marinos into Yokohama F. Marinos
[ 7] Toyo Kogyo are now called Sanfrecce Hiroshima
[ 8] full name: Telephone Organization of Thailand
[ 9] Dalian Shide were previously called Dalian Wanda


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