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)	Nahum Stelmach (4 goals)

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	Hong Kong
	Government Stadium
	Capacity: 28,000

Qualification

Qualifiers

•  Hong Kong (as hosts)
•  South Vietnam (winner central zone)
•  South Korea (winner eastern zone)
•  Israel (winner western zone)

Squads

Results

All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+8)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	3	2	1	0	9	6	+3	5
Israel	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	4
Hong Kong	3	0	2	1	6	7	−1	2
South Vietnam	3	0	1	2	6	9	−3	1

Hong Kong  v  Israel

1 September 1956 19:00

Hong Kong	2 – 3	Israel
Au Chi Yin  12', 66'		Glazer  37', 76' Stelmach  69'

Government Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 30,000 Referee: H.A. Sheppard (England)

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South Korea  v  Hong Kong

6 September 1956 19:00

South Korea	2 – 2	Hong Kong
Kim Ji-sung  45' Choi Kwang-seok  62'		Tang Yee Kit  10' Ko Po Keung  39'

Government Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 30,000

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Israel  v  South Korea

8 September 1956 19:00

Israel	1 – 2	South Korea
Stelmach  71'		Woo Sang-kwon  52' Sung Nak-woon  64'

Government Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Trương Văn Ky (South Vietnam)

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South Vietnam  v  Hong Kong

9 September 1956 19:00

South Vietnam	2 – 2	Hong Kong
Trần Văn Tổng  30' Lê Hữu Đức  64'		Chu Wing Wah  59' (pen.) Lau Chi Lam  79'

Government Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 30,000

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Israel  v  South Vietnam

12 September 1956 19:00

Israel	2 – 1	South Vietnam
Stelmach  14', 27'		Trần Văn Tổng  58'

Government Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Tommy Tucker (England)

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South Korea  v  South Vietnam

15 September 1956 19:00

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'

Government Stadium, Hong Kong 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.

4 goals Nahum Stelmach 3 goals Woo Sang-kwon Lê Hữu Đức 2 goals Au Chi Yin Yehoshua Glazer Choi Chung-min Sung Nak-woon

2 goals (cont.) Trần Văn Tổng 1 goal Chu Wing Wah Ko Po Keung Lau Chi Lam Tang Yee Kit Choi Kwang-seok Kim Ji-sung Trải Văn Đào

References

1. http://www.goal.com/en/news/8/main/2011/01/07/2293901/asian-cup-know-your-history-part-one-1956-1988

• Jovanovic, Bojan; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter. "Asian Nations Cup 1956". RSSSF.