Hong Kong at the AFC Asian Cup

Hong Kong is one of the earliest participants in the AFC Asian Cup, and was also the first host in the tournament, in the inaugural 1956 edition.[1] Hong Kong, since then, had qualified for two another tournaments in 1964 and 1968. The best result of Hong Kong is third place and it has remained as Hong Kong's best achievement in football.

In 2022, Hong Kong qualified for the 2023 Asian Cup for the first time in 55 years. Hong Kong scored the 1st and the 1000th goal in AFC Asian Cup history.[2]

## Competitive record

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AFC Asian Cup record  |  | AFC Asian Cup qualification record

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Year  | Result  | Position  | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA
1956 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | Qualified as hosts
1960 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7
1964 | Fourth place | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7
1968 | Fifth place | 5th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11  | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1
1972 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6
1976 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5
1980 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6
1984 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4
1988 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5
1992 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2
1996 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3
2000 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5
2004 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14
2007 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7
2011 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18
2015 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13
2019 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 12
2023 | Group stage | 23rd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7  | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18
2027 | To be determined | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17
Total | Third place | 4/18 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 100 | 29 | 25 | 46 | 124 | 150

## 1956 AFC Asian Cup

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Main article: 1956 AFC Asian Cup

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

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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

1 September 1956

19:00

Hong Kong | 2–3|  Israel

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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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6 September 1956

19:00

South Korea | 2–2|  Hong Kong

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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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9 September 1956

19:00

South Vietnam | 2–2|  Hong Kong

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Trần Văn Tổng 30'
Lê Hữu Đức 64' |  | Chu Wing Wah 59' (pen.)
Lau Chi Lam 79'

Government Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 30,000

## 1964 AFC Asian Cup

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Main article: 1964 AFC Asian Cup

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

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Israel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6
India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4
South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2
Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0

26 May 1964

16:30

Israel | 1–0|  Hong Kong

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Spiegler 76' |  |

Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Patrick Nice (Malaysia)

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30 May 1964

16:30

South Korea | 1–0|  Hong Kong

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Park Seung-ok 74' |  |

Hebrew University Stadium, Jerusalem

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Pisit Ngarampanich (Thailand)

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2 June 1964

16:30

India | 3–1|  Hong Kong

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I. Singh 45'
Samajapati 60'
Goswami 77' |  | Cheung Yiu Kwok 39'

Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Patrick Nice (Malaysia)

## 1968 AFC Asian Cup

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Main article: 1968 AFC Asian Cup

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

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Iran | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 8
Burma | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5
Israel | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 4
Republic of China | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 2
Hong Kong | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1

10 May 1968

Iran | 2–0|  Hong Kong

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Behzadi 70'
Jabbari 88' |  |

Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 28,000

Referee: Norman Boswell (Malaysia)

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12 May 1968

Hong Kong | 1–6|  Israel

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Yuan Kuan Yick 76' |  | Spiegler 9', 53'
Spiegel 52', 65'
Romano 61', 71'

Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Batha Chaterchi (India)

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15 May 1968

Hong Kong | 1–1|  Republic of China

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Li Kwok Keung |  | Lo Kwok Tai

Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran

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18 May 1968

Burma | 2–0|  Hong Kong

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Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran

## 2023 AFC Asian Cup

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Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup

### Group C

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Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group C

Pos | Team

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1  |  Iran | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 2  | +5  | 9  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  United Arab Emirates | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 5  | 4  | +1  | 4
3  |  Palestine | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 5  | 5  | 0  | 4
4  |  Hong Kong | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 1  | 7  | −6  | 0  |

Source: AFC

14 January 2024 (2024-01-14)

17:30

United Arab Emirates | 3–1|  Hong Kong

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* Adil 34' (pen.)
* Sultan 52'
* Al-Ghassani 90+5' (pen.)

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* Chan Siu Kwan 49'

Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 15,586

Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

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19 January 2024 (2024-01-19)

20:30

Hong Kong | 0–1|  Iran

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* Ghayedi 24'

Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 36,412

Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

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23 January 2024 (2024-01-23)

18:00

Hong Kong | 0–3|  Palestine

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* Dabbagh 12', 60'
* Z. Qunbar 48'

Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 6,568

Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

## Squads

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* 1956 AFC Asian Cup squads
* 1964 AFC Asian Cup squads
* 1968 AFC Asian Cup squads
* 2023 AFC Asian Cup squads

## References

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1. ^ "Asian Cup: Know Your History - Part One (1956-1988) | Goal.com".
2. ^ "Hong Kong boss Andersen fumes over VAR, proud of team's Asian Cup display". South China Morning Post. 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-01-15.

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Countries at the AFC Asian Cup

* Team appearances

AFF|

* Australia
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CAFA|

* Iran
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EAFF|

* China
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SAFF|

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WAFF|

* Bahrain
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Former|

* Israel2
* South Yemen3

1 Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under other name(s). 2 Israel was a member of the AFC until 1974. 3 Recognized by FIFA as defunct.

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Hong Kong national football team

General|

* HKFA
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Venues|

* Hong Kong Stadium
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Statistics|

* Records
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Results|

* Overall
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Players|

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AFC Asian Cup Finals|

* Summary
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Other tournaments|

* EAFF E-1 Football Championship
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Notable matches|

* May 19 incident against China (1985)

Other HKFA teams|

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