The first tournament was held in 1984 in Sharjah,U A E where the council's offices were based (until 1995)
India boycotted the 1986 Tournament due to strained cricketing relations with Sri Lanka.
Pakistan boycotted the 1990-91 Tournament due to strained political relations with India.
The 1993 Tournament was cancelled due to strained political relations between India and Pakistan
The ACC announced that the tournament will be held biennially from 2008 onwards
After downsizing of Asian Cricket Council in 2015, it was announced by the ICC that Asia Cup events from 2016 will be played on a rotation basis between ODI and T20 Format. As a result, the 2016 event will be first event played in T20I format
Results
Year Winner Runner-Up Host Nation
1984 India Sri Lanka U A E
1986 Sri Lanka Pakistan Sri Lanka
1988 India Sri Lanka Bangladesh
1990-91 India Sri Lanka India
1993 Cancelled Pakistan
1995 India Sri Lanka U A E
1997 Sri Lanka India Sri Lanka
2000 Pakistan Sri Lanka Bangladesh
2004 Sri Lanka India Sri Lanka
2008 Sri Lanka India Pakistan
2010 India Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
2012 Pakistan Bangladesh Bangladesh
2014 Sri Lanka Pakistan Bangladesh
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