Hong Kong at the AFC Asian Cup

Hong Kong is one of the earliest participants in the AFC Asian Cup, and was also the first host in the tournament, in the inaugural 1956 edition.[1] Hong Kong, since then, had qualified for two another tournaments in 1964 and 1968. The best result of Hong Kong is third place and it has remained as Hong Kong's best achievement in football.

As for 2019, Hong Kong has not returned to the Asian Cup for 51 years.

Competitive record

AFC Asian Cup finals record AFC Asian Cup qualification
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA GP W D L GS GA
Hong Kong 1956Third place3302167Qualify as host
South Korea 1960Did not qualify 2101117
Israel 1964Fourth place4300315 3210117
Iran 1968Fifth place54013211 440091
Thailand 1972Did not Qualify 200224
Iran 1976 512265
Kuwait 1980 6312106
Singapore 1984 402214
Qatar 1988 401305
Japan 1992 303022
United Arab Emirates 1996 3201123
Lebanon 2000 421175
China 2004 82241014
IndonesiaMalaysiaThailandVietnam 2007 622257
Qatar 2011 6015118
Australia 2015 6114113
United Arab Emirates 2019 145451712
2023------- ------
Total1 Third place10037923 78242133105111

Hong Kong 1956 AFC Asian Cup

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

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 1964 AFC Asian Cup

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Israel 330051+46
 India 320153+24
 South Korea 310224−22
 Hong Kong 300315−40
Israel 1 – 0 Hong Kong
Spiegler  76'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Patrick Nice (Malaysia)

South Korea 1 – 0 Hong Kong
Park Seung-ok  74'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Pisit Ngarampanich (Thailand)

India 3 – 1 Hong Kong
I. Singh  45'
Samajapati  60'
Goswami  77'
Cheung Yiu Kwok  39'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Patrick Nice (Malaysia)

Iran 1968 AFC Asian Cup

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 4400112+98
 Burma 421154+15
 Israel 4202115+64
 Republic of China 4022310−72
 Hong Kong 4013211−91
Iran 2–0 Hong Kong
Behzadi  70'
Jabbari  88'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Norman Boswell (Malaysia)

Hong Kong 1–6 Israel
Yuan Kuan Yick  76' Spiegler  9', 53'
Spiegel  52', 65'
Romano  61', 71'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Batha Chaterchi (India)

Hong Kong 1–1 Republic of China
Li Kwok Keung Lo Kwok Tai

Burma 2–0 Hong Kong

Squads

References

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