1956 AFC Asian Cup

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 countryHong Kong
Dates1–15 September
Teams4
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 played6
Goals scored27 (4.5 per match)
Attendance136,000 (22,667 per match)
Top scorer(s)Israel Nahum Stelmach
(4 goals)
1960

The 1956 AFC Asian Cup was the inaugural AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial continental association football competition introduced 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]

  1. ^ "Asian Cup: Know Your History - Part One (1956-1988) | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  2. ^ "1956 AFC Asian Cup". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Inside World Football - Asian Cup 1956". Retrieved 13 June 2023.