Kyrgyzstan at the AFC Asian Cup

Kyrgyzstan, since independence from the Soviet Union, has struggled to qualify for the AFC Asian Cup. Not considering to be a top team, Kyrgyzstan was regarded as a weaker team, prior to the 2010s.

However, since the 2010s, with the subsequent managerial developments, especially from German and Russian managers, Kyrgyzstan has changed rapidly, and has emerged to become one of the better teams in the continent. Eventually, Kyrgyzstan registered history, by qualifying to their first ever Asian Cup, in 2019.^[1] This successful achievement of Kyrgyzstan was deemed to have a positive impact to the nation, which is mostly known for wrestling and traditional archery.

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	3	0	4	0	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	China	3	2	1	5	3	+2	6
3	Kyrgyzstan	3	1	2	4	4	0	3
4	Philippines	3	0	3	1	7	−6	0

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	A	Bahrain	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	C	Kyrgyzstan	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3^[a]
3	F	Oman	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3^[a]
4	D	Vietnam	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3^[b]
5	E	Lebanon	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3^[b]
6	B	Palestine	3	0	2	1	0	3	−3	2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Saudi Arabia	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Thailand	3	1	2	0	2	0	+2	5	Advance to knockout stage
3	Oman	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
4	Kyrgyzstan	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	1

AFC Asian Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1956 to 1992	Part of Soviet Union								Part of Soviet Union
1996	Did not qualify								4	1	0	3	3	7
2000									3	0	0	3	3	11
2004									2	1	0	1	3	2
2007	Did not enter								Did not enter
2011	Did not qualify								2010 AFC Challenge Cup was used to determine qualification
2015	Did not qualify								2012 and 2014 AFC Challenge Cup were used to determine qualification
2019	Round of 16	15th	4	1	0	3	6	7	14	8	3	3	26	17
2023	Group stage	20th	3	0	1	2	1	5	11	5	2	4	23	13
2027	Qualified								6	3	2	1	13	7
Total	3/19	Best: 15th	7	1	1	5	7	12	40	18	7	15	81	57

Kyrgyzstan at the AFC Asian Cup

2019 AFC Asian Cup

Group C

Knockout stage

Round of 16

2023 AFC Asian Cup

Group F

Asian Cup performance

References

Head-to-head record

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