1960 AFC Asian Cup

1960 AFC Asian Cup
Asian Cup Korea 1960
1960년 AFC 아시안컵
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Korea
Dates14–23 October
Teams4
Venue1 (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 played6
Goals scored19 (3.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Cho Yoon-ok
(4 goals)
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1964 →

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

Seoul
Hyochang Stadium
Capacity: 15,194

Qualification

  Qualified
  Did not qualify
  Withdrew before playing any matches
  Did not enter
  Not an AFC member
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
 South KoreaHostsN/A1 (1956)
 South VietnamCentral Zone winners13 May 19591 (1956)
 Republic of ChinaEastern zone winners3 April 19590 (debut)
 IsraelWestern Zone winners17 December 19591 (1956)

Squads

Results

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
South Korea 5–1 South Vietnam
  • Nguyễn Văn Tư 65'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Haji Ibrahim bin Annuar (Malaya)
Republic of China 2–0 South Vietnam
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Sumio Hayakawa (Japan)
South Korea 3–0 Israel
Cho Yoon-ok 17', 60'
Woo Sang-kwon 30'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Yozo Yokoyama (Japan)

Over 100,000 people surrounded the stadium in the build up to this match. The crowd stormed through the gates despite mounted police. It is estimated that more than 60,000 people crammed inside the stadium. Around 30 people were injured in the overcrowding, and one young boy died. During the match the referee had to suspend play several times because the crowd spilled over onto the playing field.

South Vietnam 1–5 Israel
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Luis Javellana (Philippines)
South Korea 1–0 Republic of China
Moon Jung-sik 54'
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Haji Ibrahim bin Annuar (Malaya)
Israel 1–0 Republic of China
S. Levi 72'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Yozo Yokoyama (Japan)

Winners

 1960 AFC Asian Cup winners 

South Korea
Second title

Goalscorers

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

2 goals

1 goal

References

  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". Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "1960 AFC Asian Cup". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Inside World Football - Asian Cup 1960". Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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