1960 AFC Asian Cup

1960 AFC Asian CupAsian Cup Korea 1960
1960년 AFC 아시안컵

Tournament details
Host country| South Korea
Dates| 14–23 October
Teams| 4
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions|  South Korea (2nd title)
Runners-up|  Israel
Third place|  Republic of China
Fourth place|  South Vietnam
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 6
Goals scored| 19 (3.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Cho Yoon-ok
(4 goals)

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International football competition

The 1960 AFC Asian Cup was the 2nd edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were hosted by South Korea from 14 October to 23 October 1960. The final tournament was organised on a round robin basis, and host country South Korea won with a perfect record of three wins.[1][2][3]

As in the 1st edition of the competition, the tournament kept the unusual arrangement of 80 minutes games.[4]

## Venues

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Seoul

| Seoul

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Hyochang Stadium
Capacity: 15,194

## Qualification

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Main article: 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Qualified

Did not qualify

Withdrew before playing any matches

Did not enter

Not an AFC member

Team  | Qualified as  | Qualified on  | Previous appearance

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South Korea | Hosts | N/A | 1 (1956)
South Vietnam | Central Zone winners | 13 May 1959 | 1 (1956)
Republic of China | Eastern zone winners | 3 April 1959 | 0 (debut)
Israel | Western Zone winners | 17 December 1959 | 1 (1956)

## Squads

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Main article: 1960 AFC Asian Cup squads

## Results

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All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  South Korea (H) | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 9  | 1  | +8  | 6  | Champions
2  |  Israel | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 6  | 4  | +2  | 4  | Runners-up
3  |  Republic of China | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 2  | Third place
4  |  South Vietnam | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 12  | −10  | 0  | Fourth place

Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

14 October 1960 (1960-10-14)

15:15

South Korea | 5–1|  South Vietnam

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Cho Yoon-ok 15', 71'
Woo Sang-kwon 27'
Choi Chung-min 47'
Moon Jung-sik 56' |  | Nguyễn Văn Tư 70'

Hyochang Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 30,000

* * *

16 October 1960 (1960-10-16)

15:00

Republic of China | 2–0|  South Vietnam

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Luk Man Wai 51'
Yiu Cheuk Yin |  |

Hyochang Stadium, Seoul

* * *

17 October 1960 (1960-10-17)

15:00

South Korea | 3–0|  Israel

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Cho Yoon-ok 17', 60'
Woo Sang-kwon 30' |  |

Hyochang Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Yozo Yokoyama (Japan)

* * *

19 October 1960 (1960-10-19)

15:00

South Vietnam | 1–5|  Israel

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Trần Văn Nhung 68' (pen.) |  | R. Levi 13'
Stelmach 18'
S. Levi 25'
Menchel 32'
Aharonskind 70'

Hyochang Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 15,000

* * *

21 October 1960 (1960-10-21)

15:00

South Korea | 1–0|  Republic of China

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Moon Jung-sik 54' |  |

Hyochang Stadium, Seoul

* * *

23 October 1960 (1960-10-23)

15:00

Israel | 1–0|  Republic of China

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S. Levi 72' |  |

Hyochang Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Yozo Yokoyama (Japan)

## Winners

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1960 AFC Asian Cup winners

South Korea
Second title

## Goalscorers

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With four goals, Cho Yoon-Ok is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 19 goals were scored by 13 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.

4 goals

* Cho Yoon-ok

2 goals

* Shlomo Levi
* Moon Jung-sik
* Woo Sang-kwon

1 goal

* Amnon Aharonskind
* Rafi Levi
* Avraham Menchel
* Nahum Stelmach
* Luk Man Wai
* Yiu Cheuk Yin
* Choi Chung-min
* Nguyễn Văn Tú
* Trần Văn Nhung

## References

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1. ^ "Asian Cup: Know Your History - Part One (1956-1988)". Goal.com. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
2. ^ "Asian Cup 1960 South Korea » Final round". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
3. ^ "1960 AFC Asian Cup". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
4. ^ "Inside World Football - Asian Cup 1960". Retrieved 13 June 2023.

## External links

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* Jovanoic, Bojan; Morrison, Neil; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter. "Asian Nations Cup 1960". RSSSF.

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1960 AFC Asian Cup finalists

Champions|

*  South Korea

Runners-up|

*  Israel

Third place|

*  Republic of China

Fourth place|

*  South Vietnam

* v
* t
* e

AFC Asian Cup

Tournaments|

* Hong Kong 1956
* South Korea 1960
* Israel 1964
* Iran 1968
* Thailand 1972
* Iran 1976
* Kuwait 1980
* Singapore 1984
* Qatar 1988
* Japan 1992
* United Arab Emirates 1996
* Lebanon 2000
* China 2004
* Indonesia / Malaysia / Thailand / Vietnam 2007
* Qatar 2011
* Australia 2015
* United Arab Emirates 2019
* Qatar 2023
* Saudi Arabia 2027
* TBD 2031

Qualification|

* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023
* 2027

Finals|

* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023

Squads|

* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
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* 2023

Bids|

* 2019
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* 2027

Records and lists|

* Awards
* Records and statistics
* Hat-tricks
* Qualification
* Finals

Miscellaneous|

* Music
* Mascots
* Match balls

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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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