List of AFC Asian Cup national team droughts

This is a list of droughts associated with the participation of national football teams in the AFC Asian Cup.

Longest active AFC Asian Cup droughts

Does not include teams that have not yet made their first appearance or teams that no longer exist.

Team	Last appearance	AC Missed
Hong Kong	1968	12
Myanmar	1968	12
Cambodia	1972	11
Bangladesh	1980	9
Chinese Taipei	1968	8
Singapore	1984	8
Lebanon	2000	4
Turkmenistan	2004	3
Indonesia	2007	3
Vietnam	2007	2
Thailand	2007	2
Malaysia	2007	2
Syria	2011	1
India	2011	1

Longest AFC Asian Cup droughts overall

Only includes droughts begun after a team's first appearance and until the team ceased to exist. Updated to include qualification for 2015 AFC Asian Cup.

Team	Prev. appearance	Next appearance	AC Missed
Hong Kong	1968	active	12
Myanmar	1968	active	12
Cambodia	1972	active	11
Bangladesh	1980	active	9
Chinese Taipei	1968	active	8
Singapore	1984	active	8
Malaysia	1980	2007	6
India	1984	2011	6
Lebanon	2000	active	4
India	1964	1984	4
Thailand	1972	1992	4
Iraq	1976	1996	4
North Korea	1992	2011	4