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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
Tournament details
Host countryHong Kong
Dates1–15 September
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (1st title)
Runners-up Israel
Third place Hong Kong
Fourth place South Vietnam
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored27 (4.5 per match)
Attendance136,000 (22,667 per match)
Top scorer(s)Israel 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. It was won by South Korea.[1]

Venues[]

 Hong Kong
Government Stadium
Capacity: 28,000
Hong Kong Stadium-1.jpg

Qualification[]

Main article: 1956 AFC Asian Cup qualification
  Qualified
  Did not qualify
  Withdrew before playing any matches
  Did not enter
  Not an AFC member
Team Qualified as Qualified on
 Hong Kong Hosts
 South Vietnam Central Zone winners 24 May 1956
 South Korea Eastern Zone winners 2 September 1956
 Israel Western Zone winners (Automatically qualified since other nations withdrew) 1956

Squads[]

Main article: 1956 AFC Asian Cup squads

Results[]

All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+8)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  South Korea 3 2 1 0 9 6 +3 5 Champions
2  Israel 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 4
3  Hong Kong (H) 3 0 2 1 6 7 −1 2
4  South Vietnam 3 0 1 2 6 9 −3 1
Source:[citation needed]
(H) Host
Hong Kong 2–3 Israel
Goal 12', 66' Glazer Goal 37', 76'
Stelmach Goal 69'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: H.A. Sheppard (England)
South Korea 2–2 Hong Kong
Kim Ji-sung Goal 45'
Goal 62'		 Goal 10'
Goal 39'
Attendance: 25,000
Israel 1–2 South Korea
Stelmach Goal 71' Woo Sang-kwon Goal 52'
Sung Nak-woon Goal 64'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Trương Văn Ky (South Vietnam)
South Vietnam 2–2 Hong Kong
Goal 30'
Goal 64'		 Goal 59' (pen.)
Goal 79'
Attendance: 20,000
Israel 2–1 South Vietnam
Stelmach Goal 14', 27' Goal 58'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Tommy Tucker (England)
South Korea 5–3 South Vietnam
Sung Nak-woon Goal 5'
Woo Sang-kwon Goal 41' (pen.), 58'
Choi Chung-min Goal 57', 66'		 Goal 20'
Goal 51', 63'
Attendance: 13,000

Winners[]

 AFC Asian Cup 1956 Winners 

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

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.goal.com/en/news/8/main/2011/01/07/2293901/asian-cup-know-your-history-part-one-1956-1988
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