1956 AFC Asian Cup
| 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) |
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 as a four-team round-robin competition with no final. It was won by South Korea.[1][2]
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
| Hong Kong | |
|---|---|
| Government Stadium | |
| Capacity: 28,000 | |
|
Qualification
Qualified
Did not qualify
Withdrew before playing any matches
Did not enter
Not an AFC member
| 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
Results
All 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 |
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
| South Korea | 2–2 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
Kim Ji-sung  45'Sung Nak-woon 62' |
Tang Yee Kit [zh] 10' Ko Po Keung [zh] 39' |
Attendance: 25,000
| 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' |
Attendance: 20,000
| 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' |
Attendance: 13,000
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.
4 goals
3 goals
Sung Nak-woon- Woo Sang-kwon
Lê Hữu Đức
2 goals
Au Chi Yin [zh]
Yehoshua Glazer- Choi Chung-min
- Trần Văn Tổng
1 goal
- Chu Wing Wah [zh]
- Ko Po Keung [zh]
- Lau Chi Lam [zh]
- Tang Yee Kit [zh]
- Kim Ji-sung
- Trải Văn Đào
References
- ^ "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.
1956 AFC Asian Cup finalists | |
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| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |