1956 AFC Asian Cup
The 1956 AFC Asian Cup was the first AFC Asian Cup, held every four years and organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The final tournament was held in Hong Kong from 1 September to 15 September 1956. It was won by South Korea.[1]
Asian Cup Hong Kong 1956 1956年亞洲盃足球賽 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Hong Kong |
Dates | 1–15 September |
Teams | 4 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Third place | |
Fourth place | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Goals scored | 27 (4.5 per match) |
Attendance | 136,000 (22,667 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | (4 goals) |
Venues
Hong Kong | |
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Government Stadium | |
Capacity: 28,000 | |
Qualification
- Qualifiers
Hong Kong (hosts) South Vietnam (winners of Central zone) South Korea (winners of Eastern zone) Israel (winners of Western zone)
Squads
Results
All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+8)
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 5 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 2 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 1 |
Source:
(C) Champion.
(C) Champion.
South Korea | 2 – 2 | |
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Kim Ji-sung Choi Kwang-seok |
Tang Yee Kit Ko Po Keung |
Government Stadium, Hong kong
Attendance: 25,000
Israel | 1 – 2 | |
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Stelmach |
Woo Sang-kwon Sung Nak-woon |
South Vietnam | 2 – 2 | |
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Trần Văn Tổng Lê Hữu Đức |
Chu Wing Wah Lau Chi Lam |
Government Stadium, Hong kong
Attendance: 20,000
Israel | 2 – 1 | |
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Stelmach |
Trần Văn Tổng |
South Korea | 5 – 3 | |
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Sung Nak-woon Woo Sang-kwon Choi Chung-min |
Trải Văn Đào Lê Hữu Đức |
Government Stadium, Hong kong
Attendance: 13,000
Goalscorers
With four goals, Nahum Stelmach is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 27 goals were scored by 15 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
4 goals
3 goals
Woo Sang-kwon Lê Hữu Đức
2 goals
Au Chi Yin Yehoshua Glazer Choi Chung-min Sung Nak-woon Trần Văn Tổng
1 goal
Chu Wing Wah Ko Po Keung Lau Chi Lam Tang Yee Kit Choi Kwang-seok Kim Ji-sung Trải Văn Đào
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