| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score in final | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Hong Kong | Indonesia | (tournament in group stages) | |
| 1958 | Malaya | Hong Kong | ||
| 1959 | Malaya | Indonesia | - | |
| 1960 | South Korea | Malaya | 0-0 | (trophy shared) |
| 1961 | Indonesia | Malaya | 2-1 | |
| 1962 | Indonesia | Pakistan | 2-1 | |
| 1963 | Taiwan | Japan | - | (tournament in group stages) |
| 1964 | Burma | India | 1-0 | |
| 1965 | South Korea | Taiwan | 1-1 | (trophy shared) |
| 1966 | South Vietnam | Burma | 1-0 | |
| 1967 | South Korea | Burma | 0-0 | (trophy shared) |
| 1968 | Malaysia | Burma | 3-0 | |
| 1969 | Indonesia | Malaysia | 3-2 | |
| 1970 | South Korea | Burma | 1-0 | |
| 1971 | Burma | Indonesia | 1-0 | |
| 1972 | South Korea | Malaysia | 2-1 | |
| 1973 | Malaysia | Kuwait | 3-1 | |
| 1974 | Malaysia | South Korea | 1-0 | |
| 1975 | South Korea | Malaysia | 1-0 | |
| 1976 | Malaysia | Japan | 2-0 | |
| 1977 | South Korea | Iraq | 1-0 | |
| 1978 | South Korea | Iraq | 2-0 | |
| 1979 | Korea Republic B | Malaysia | 0-0 | (trophy shared) |
| 1980 | Morocco | Malaysia | 2-1 | |
| 1981 | Iraq | Sao Paulo XI | 1-0 | |
| 1982 | Santa Catarina XI | Ghana | 3-0 | |
| 1983 | Buenos Aires XI | Algeria XI | 2-1 | |
| 1984 | Korea Republic U-23 | Minas Gerais XI | 2-0 | |
| 1985 | Korea Republic U-23 | America FC Rio de Janeiro | 7-4 (aet) | |
| 1986 | Malaysia | Czechoslovakia XI | 3-0 | |
| 1987 | Czechoslovakia Olympic | South Korea | 3-2 | |
| 1988 | Hamburger SV | FC Tirol Innsbruck | 1-0 | |
| 1989–1990 | (not held) | |||
| 1991 | SK Admira Wacker | China Olympic Team | 3-0 | |
| 1992 | (not held) | |||
| 1993 | Malaysia | Korea Republic B | 3-1 | |
| 1994 | (not held) | |||
| 1995 | Iraq | Budapesti Vasas SC | 2-0 | |
| 1996–1999 | (not held) | |||
| 2000 | New Zealand | Malaysia | 2-0 | |
| 2001 | Uzbekistan | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2-1 | |
| 2002–2005 | (not held) | |||
| 2006 | Myanmar | Indonesia | 2-1 | |
| 2007 | Malaysia U-23 | Myanmar | 3-1 | |
| 2008 | Vietnam U-23 | Malaysia | 0-0 | Penalty 6-5 |
| 2009 | (Cancelled) | |||
| 2010–2012 | (not held) | |||
| 2013 | ||||
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“Myths and legends die hard in America. We love them for the extra dimension they provide, the illusion of near-infinite possibility to erase the narrow confines of most men’s reality. Weird heroes and mould-breaking champions exist as living proof to those who need it that the tyranny of “the rat race” is not yet final.”
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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To every just or larger end,
Whence should come the trust and cheer?
Youth must its ignorant impulse lend—
Age finds place in the rear.
All wars are boyish, and are fought by boys,
The champions and enthusiasts of the state:”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)