Indonesia has participated in five AFC Asian Cup in their football history. Their first ever appearance was in 1996. Since then, Indonesia had repeatedly qualified for 2000, 2004, 2007 and 2023 tournaments. Indonesia once hosted the 2007 edition alongside Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
| record | record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | ||||||||||||||
 1956 | Withdrew | Withdrew before playing any matches | ||||||||||||||
 1960 | ||||||||||||||||
 1964 | ||||||||||||||||
 1968 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||
 1972 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1976 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1980 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1984 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||
 1988 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
 1992 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1996 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
 2000 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | ||
 2004 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | ||
 2007 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Qualified as co-hosts | |||||||
| 2011 | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
 2015 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Disqualified due to FIFA suspension | Disqualified | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 30 | ||
| Qualified | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Total | Best: Round of 16 | 6/19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 38 | 72 | 26 | 13 | 33 | 116 | 111 | ||
| AFC Asian Cup matches (by team) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | |||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 38 | |
See main article: 1996 AFC Asian Cup.
| Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 |
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See main article: 2000 AFC Asian Cup.
| Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 |
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See main article: 2004 AFC Asian Cup.
| Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
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See main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup.
See main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group D.
| wiBAN=25 | width=165 | Team | wiBAN=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | |||||||||
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| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
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See main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
See main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group D. --------
See main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage.
| Player | Goals | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2007 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |