1956 AFC Asian Cup
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| Asian Cup Hong Kong 1956 | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Hong Kong |
| Dates | 1 September – 15 September |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 Korea Republic (1st title) |
Runner-up  |
 Israel |
Third place  |
 Hong Kong |
| Fourth place |  South Vietnam |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 27 (4.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Nahum Stelmach (4 goals) |
The 1956 AFC Asian Cup was the inaugural tournament of the AFC Asian Cup. The final tournament was held in Hong Kong from 1 September to 15 September 1956. It was won by the Korea Republic.
Contents |
[edit] Qualifying Round
[edit] Group 1
Israel accepted an invitation after Afghanistan and Pakistan withdrew.
[edit] Preliminary Round
Afghanistan  |
– |  Pakistan |
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| Pakistan |
– | Afghanistan |
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[edit] Final Round
| Israel |
– | Winner | ||
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| Winner | – | Israel |
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[edit] Group 2
[edit] Preliminary Round
| 1956-03-17 | Malaya  |
9 – 2 |  Cambodia |
Kuala Lumpur |
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| 1956-04-24 | Cambodia |
3 – 2 | Malaya |
Phnom Penh |
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Malaya qualified to the final round with 11–5 on aggregate
[edit] Final Round
| 1956-05-03 | South Vietnam |
4 – 0 | Malaya |
Saigon |
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| 1956-05-24 | Malaya |
3 – 3 | South Vietnam |
Kuala Lumpur |
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South Vietnam qualified from group 2 with 7–3 on aggregate
[edit] Group 3
[edit] Preliminary Round
| 1956-02-25 | Philippines  |
0 – 2 | Korea Republic |
Manila |
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| 1956-04-21 | Korea Republic |
3 – 0 | Philippines |
Seoul |
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Korea Republic qualified to the final round with 5–0 on aggregate
[edit] Final Round
| 1956-08-26 | Korea Republic |
2 – 0 |  Republic of China |
Seoul |
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| 1956-09-02 | Republic of China |
1 – 2 | Korea Republic |
Taipei |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Korea Republic qualified from group 3 with 4–1 on aggregate
[edit] Final tournament
All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+8)
In the following tables
- Pts = total points accumulated
- Pld = total games played
- W = total games won
- D = total games drawn (tied)
- L = total games lost
- GF = total goals scored (goals for)
- GA = total goals conceded (goals against)
- GD = goal difference (GF−GA)
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korea Republic |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
| Israel |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| Hong Kong |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 |
| South Vietnam |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 |
| 1956-09-01 19:00 |
Hong Kong |
2 – 3 | Israel |
Government Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 30,000 Referee: H.A. Sheppard (England) |
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Au Chi Yin  12' 66' |
Glazer 37' 76' Stelmach 69' |
| 1956-09-06 19:00 |
Korea Republic |
2 – 2 | Hong Kong |
Government Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 30,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Ji-Sung 45' Choi Kwang-Seok 62' |
10' Ko Po Keung 39' |
| 1956-09-08 19:00 |
Israel |
1 – 2 | Korea Republic |
Government Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Trương Văn Ky (South Vietnam) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stelmach 71' |
Woo Sang-Kwon 52' Sung Nak-Woon 64' |
| 1956-09-09 19:00 |
South Vietnam |
2 – 2 | Hong Kong |
Government Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 30,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trần Văn Tổng 30' 64' |
Chu Wing Wah 59' (pen.) Lau Chi Lam 79' |
| 1956-09-12 19:00 |
Israel |
2 – 1 | South Vietnam |
Government Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Tommy Tucker (England) |
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| Stelmach 14' 27' |
Trần Văn Tổng 58' |
| 1956-09-15 19:00 |
Korea Republic |
5 – 3 | South Vietnam |
Government Stadium, Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sung Nak-Woon 5' Woo Sang-Kwon 41' (pen.) 58'Choi Jung-Min 57' 66' |
20' 51' 63' |
[edit] Winners
| AFC Asian Cup 1956 Winners |
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 Korea Republic First title |
[edit] Scoring players
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4 goals 3 goals 2 goals |
1 goal |
[edit] External links
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