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 |
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Dates | 1 – 15 September |
Teams | 4 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions |
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Runners-up |
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Third place |
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Fourth place |
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Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Goals scored | 27 (4.5 per match) |
Attendance | 136,000 (22,667 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
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The 1956 AFC Asian Cup was the inaugural tournament of the AFC Asian Cup. 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
Main article: 1956 AFC Asian Cup qualification
- Qualifiers
Hong Kong (as hosts)
South Vietnam (winner central zone)
South Korea (winner eastern zone)
Israel (winner western zone)
Squads
Main article: 1956 AFC Asian Cup squads
Results
All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+8)
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 5 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 1 |
6 September 1956 19:00 |
South Korea ![]() |
2 – 2 | ![]() |
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Kim Ji-sung ![]() Choi Kwang-seok ![]() |
Tang Yee Kit ![]() Ko Po Keung ![]() |
Government Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 30,000 |
9 September 1956 19:00 |
South Vietnam ![]() |
2 – 2 | ![]() |
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Trần Văn Tổng ![]() Lê Hữu Đức ![]() |
Chu Wing Wah ![]() Lau Chi Lam ![]() |
Government Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 30,000 |
15 September 1956 19:00 |
South Korea ![]() |
5 – 3 | ![]() |
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Sung Nak-woon ![]() Woo Sang-kwon ![]() Choi Chung-min ![]() |
Trải Văn Đào ![]() Lê Hữu Đức ![]() |
Government Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 11,000 |
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
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1 goal
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References
- Jovanovic, Bojan; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter. "Asian Nations Cup 1956". RSSSF.
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