1956 AFC Asian Cup

1956 AFC Asian Cup
Asian Cup Hong Kong 1956
1956年亞洲盃足球賽
Tournament details
Host country Hong Kong
Dates 1–15 September
Teams 4
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 played 6
Goals scored 27 (4.5 per match)
Attendance 136,000 (22,667 per match)
Top scorer(s) Israel Nahum Stelmach
(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
Government Stadium
Capacity: 28,000

Qualification

Qualifiers

Squads

Results

All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+8)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 321096+35
 Israel 320165+14
 Hong Kong 302167−12
 South Vietnam 301269−31
Hong Kong  2–3  Israel
Au Chi Yin  12', 66' Glazer  37', 76'
Stelmach  69'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: H.A. Sheppard (England)
South Korea  2–2  Hong Kong
Kim Ji-sung  45'
Choi Kwang-seok  62'		 Tang Yee Kit  10'
Ko Po Keung  39'
Attendance: 30,000
Israel  1 – 2  South Korea
Stelmach  71' Woo Sang-kwon  52'
Sung Nak-woon  64'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Trương Văn Ky (South Vietnam)
South Vietnam  2 – 2  Hong Kong
Trần Văn Tổng  30'
Lê Hữu Đức  64'		 Chu Wing Wah  59' (pen.)
Lau Chi Lam  79'
Attendance: 30,000
Israel  2 – 1  South Vietnam
Stelmach  14', 27' Trần Văn Tổng  58'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Tommy Tucker (England)
South Korea  5 – 3  South Vietnam
Sung Nak-woon  5'
Woo Sang-kwon  41' (pen.), 58'
Choi Chung-min  57', 66'		 Trải Văn Đào  20'
Lê Hữu Đức  51', 63'
Attendance: 11,000

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.

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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