1956 AFC Asian Cup

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1956 AFC Asian Cup
Asian Cup Hong Kong 1956
1956年亞洲盃足球賽
HKStadium KOR 1956AsianCup.jpg
South Korea, the winner of 1956 AFC Asian Cup, at Hong Kong Stadium
Tournament details
Host countryHong Kong
Dates1–15 September
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Israel.svg  Israel
Third placeFlag of Hong Kong 1955.svg  Hong Kong
Fourth placeFlag of South Vietnam.svg  South Vietnam
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored27 (4.5 per match)
Attendance136,000 (22,667 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Israel.svg Nahum Stelmach
(4 goals)
1960

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 as a four-team round-robin competition with no final. It was won by South Korea. [1] [2]

Contents

An unusual ruling meant that all games were 80 minutes long, with an extra 30 minutes extra time if the game was drawn at full time (although this didn’t happen due to bad light). [3]

Venues

Hong Kong
Government Stadium
Capacity: 28,000
HKG-vs-KOR 1956AsianCup.jpg

Qualification

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Qualified
Did not qualify
Withdrew before playing any matches
Did not enter
Not an AFC member 1956 AFC Asian Cup qualification.png
  Qualified
  Did not qualify
  Withdrew before playing any matches
  Did not enter
  Not an AFC member
TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearance
Flag of Hong Kong 1955.svg  Hong Kong HostsN/A0 (debut)
Flag of South Vietnam.svg  South Vietnam Central Zone winners24 May 19560 (debut)
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea Eastern Zone winners2 September 19560 (debut)
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Western Zone winners (Automatically qualified since other nations withdrew)19560 (debut)

Squads

Results

All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+8)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 321096+35Champions
2Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 320165+14Runners-up
3Flag of Hong Kong 1955.svg  Hong Kong (H)30216712Third place
4Flag of South Vietnam.svg  South Vietnam 30126931Fourth place
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong 1955.svg2–3Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Au Chi Yin  [ zh ]Soccerball shade.svg12', 66' Glazer Soccerball shade.svg37', 76'
Stelmach Soccerball shade.svg69'
Government Stadium, Hong kong
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: H.A. Sheppard (England)

South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg2–2Flag of Hong Kong 1955.svg  Hong Kong
Kim Ji-sung Soccerball shade.svg45'
Sung Nak-woon Soccerball shade.svg62'
Tang Yee Kit  [ zh ]Soccerball shade.svg10'
Ko Po Keung  [ zh ]Soccerball shade.svg39'
Government Stadium, Hong kong
Attendance: 25,000

Israel  Flag of Israel.svg1–2Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Stelmach Soccerball shade.svg71' Woo Sang-kwon Soccerball shade.svg52'
Sung Nak-woon Soccerball shade.svg64'
Government Stadium, Hong kong
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Trương Văn Ky (South Vietnam)

South Vietnam  Flag of South Vietnam.svg2–2Flag of Hong Kong 1955.svg  Hong Kong
Trần Văn Tổng Soccerball shade.svg30'
Lê Hữu Đức Soccerball shade.svg64'
Chu Wing Wah  [ zh ]Soccerball shade.svg59' (pen.)
Lau Chi Lam  [ zh ]Soccerball shade.svg79'
Government Stadium, Hong kong
Attendance: 20,000

Israel  Flag of Israel.svg2–1Flag of South Vietnam.svg  South Vietnam
Stelmach Soccerball shade.svg14', 27' Trần Văn Tổng Soccerball shade.svg58'
Government Stadium, Hong kong
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Tommy Tucker (England)

South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg5–3Flag of South Vietnam.svg  South Vietnam
Sung Nak-woon Soccerball shade.svg5'
Woo Sang-kwon Soccerball shade.svg41' (pen.), 58'
Choi Chung-min Soccerball shade.svg57', 66'
Trải Văn Đào Soccerball shade.svg20'
Lê Hữu Đức Soccerball shade.svg51', 63'
Government Stadium, Hong kong
Attendance: 13,000

Winners

 AFC Asian Cup 1956 winners 
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg
South Korea

First title

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

2 goals

1 goal

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References

  1. "Asian Cup: Know Your History - Part One (1956-1988) | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  2. "1956 AFC Asian Cup" . Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. "Inside World Football - Asian Cup 1956" . Retrieved 13 June 2023.