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1956 AFC Asian Cup
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) |
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 | |
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Government Stadium | |
Capacity: 28,000 | |
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Qualification[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/1956_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification.png/300px-1956_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification.png)
Qualified
Did not qualify
Withdrew before playing any matches
Did not enter
Not an AFC member
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on |
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Hosts | |
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Central Zone winners | 24 May 1956 |
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Eastern Zone winners | 2 September 1956 |
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Western Zone winners (Automatically qualified since other nations withdrew) | 1956 |
Squads[]
Results[]
All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+8)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 5 | Champions |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 1 |
Source:[citation needed]
(H) Host
(H) Host
South Korea ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Kim Ji-sung ![]() ![]() |
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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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Government Stadium, Hong kong
Attendance: 20,000
Israel ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Stelmach ![]() |
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South Korea ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() |
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Sung Nak-woon ![]() Woo Sang-kwon ![]() Choi Chung-min ![]() |
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Government Stadium, Hong kong
Attendance: 13,000
Winners[]
AFC Asian Cup 1956 Winners |
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![]() 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[]
- Jovanovic, Bojan; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter. "Asian Nations Cup 1956". RSSSF.
Categories:
- 1956 AFC Asian Cup
- AFC Asian Cup tournaments
- 1956 in Asian football
- 1956–57 in Hong Kong football
- International association football competitions hosted by Hong Kong
- 1955–56 in Israeli football
- September 1956 sports events