The 1956 AFC Asian Cup was the inaugural AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial continental association football competition introduced and organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The final tournament was held in Hong Kong from 1 September to 15 September 1956 as a four-team round-robin competition with no final. It was won by South Korea.[1][2]
| Asian Cup Hong Kong 1956 1956年亞洲盃足球賽 | |
|---|---|
 South Korea, the winner of 1956 AFC Asian Cup, at Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 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) | Nahum Stelmach (4 goals) |
1960 → | |
An unusual ruling meant that all games were 80 minutes long, with an extra 30 minutes extra time if the game was drawn at full time (although this didn’t happen due to bad light).[3]
Venues
edit| Hong Kong | |
|---|---|
| Government Stadium | |
| Capacity: 28,000 | |
|
Qualification
edit
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong |
Hosts | N/A | 0 (debut) |
| South Vietnam |
Central Zone winners | 24 May 1956 | 0 (debut) |
| South Korea |
Eastern Zone winners | 2 September 1956 | 0 (debut) |
| Israel |
Western Zone winners (Automatically qualified since other nations withdrew) | 1956 | 0 (debut) |
Squads
editResults
editAll times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+8)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 5 | Champions |
| 2 | Israel
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Hong Kong (H)
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 2 | Third place |
| 4 | South Vietnam
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 1 | Fourth place |
| South Korea | 2–2 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
Kim Ji-sung  45'Sung Nak-woon 62' |
Tang Yee Kit [zh] 10' Ko Po Keung [zh] 39' |
| Israel | 1–2 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Stelmach 71' |
Woo Sang-kwon 52' Sung Nak-woon 64' |
| South Vietnam | 2–2 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Trần Văn Tổng 30' Lê Hữu Đức 64' |
Chu Wing Wah [zh] 59' (pen.) Lau Chi Lam [zh] 79' |
| Israel | 2–1 | South Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Stelmach 14', 27' |
Trần Văn Tổng 58' |
| 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' |
Winners
edit| AFC Asian Cup 1956 winners |
|---|
 South Korea First title |
Goalscorers
editWith 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
edit- ^ "Asian Cup: Know Your History - Part One (1956-1988) | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "1956 AFC Asian Cup". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Inside World Football - Asian Cup 1956". Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- Jovanovic, Bojan; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter. "Asian Nations Cup 1956". RSSSF.