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. This successful achievement of Kyrgyzstan was deemed to have a positive impact to the nation, which is mostly known for wrestling and traditional archery.
2019 AFC Asian Cup
Group C
Ranking of third-placed teams
Knockout stage
Round of 16
2023 AFC Asian Cup
Group F
Asian Cup performance AFC Asian Cup recordQualification recordYearResultPosition* 1956 to 1992 Part of Part of 1996 Did not qualify410337 20003003311 2004210132 2007 Did not enter Did not enter 2011 Did not qualify 2015 2019Round of 1615th410367148332617 2023Group stage20th301215115242313 2027 Qualified6321137Total3/19 Best: 15th7 1 1 5 7 1240 18 7 15 81 57
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