In the AFC Asian Cup, prior to 2004, various balls were used for the tournament and therefore it made hard to decide which balls were official balls for the Asian Cup. Only after going to new millennia, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) had started to choose an official ball. The following balls were used in the AFC Asian Cup over the years:

Asian Cup Official Match Ball Manufacturer Additional Information Ref
1992 Etrusco Unico Adidas It was the same ball used during 1990 FIFA World Cup. [1]
1996 Questra Adidas It was the same ball used during 1994 FIFA World Cup. [2]
2000 Terrestra Silverstream Adidas It was the same ball used during UEFA Euro 2000 held earlier. [3]
2004 Roteiro Adidas This was the first championship to have registered the ball using for the tournament. It was the same ball used during UEFA Euro 2004 held earlier. [4]
2007 Mercurial Veloci Nike This was the first independent official ball after years using various or brought balls from UEFA European Championship and FIFA World Cup. [5]
2011 Total 90 Tracer Nike [6]
2015 Ordem 2 Nike [7]
2019 Acentec Molten The first time in Asian Cup history that didn't use any balls manufactured by Adidas or Nike. [8]
2023 VORTEXAC23
VORTEXAC23+		 Kelme After the VORTEXAC23 was unveiled, the VORTEXAC23+ was announced as the official match ball for the final. [9][10]
2027 TBD TBD

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Etrusco Unico is official match ball of World Cup 1990 | Football Balls Database". football-balls.com. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  2. ↑ "Adidas Questra is official match ball of World Cup 1994 | Football Balls Database". football-balls.com. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  3. ↑ "Terrestra Silverstream is official match ball of Euro Cup 2000 | Football Balls Database". football-balls.com. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  4. ↑ "Football Year 2004 the Most Successful for Adidas". Adidas. 16 December 2004. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Flashback: AFC Asian Cup 2007". the-afc. Asian Football Confederation. 8 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "The Tracer's excitement for AC 2011". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 13 December 2010. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Khám phá trái bóng Nike Ordem 2 của Asian Cup 2015" [Discover the Nike Ordem 2 ball of the 2015 Asian Cup]. VTV (in Vietnamese). 1 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "AFC appoints world-leading ball manufacturer Molten as official match ball supplier".
  9. ↑ "VORTEXAC23: Official Match Ball of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ unveiled". the-afc. Asian Football Confederation. 10 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "The Official Match Ball of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ Final Revealed". the-afc. Asian Football Confederation. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
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