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1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates29 March – 18 December 1959
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored79 (4.39 per match)
Attendance337,744 (18,764 per match)
← 1956
1964 →

The qualification for the 1960 AFC Asian Cup consisted of 10 teams in three zones with the winners of each zone joining South Korea in the final tournament.[1]

Zones

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Central zone Eastern zone Western zone

 Burma *
 Cambodia *
 Indonesia **
 Malaya
 Singapore
 South Vietnam
 Thailand *

 Hong Kong
 Japan *
 Philippines
 Taiwan

 Afghanistan *
 Ceylon *
 India
 Iran
 Israel
   Nepal *
 Pakistan

  • * Withdrew
  • **  Indonesia declined to participate due to an AFC membership dispute.[2]

Central zone

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All matches held in Singapore.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Vietnam 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 4 1960 AFC Asian Cup
2  Malaya 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 2
3  Singapore (H) 2 0 0 2 3 9 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
Singapore 2–5 Malaya
Yusoff 32', 55' Ghani 4'
Choe 10', 73'
Boon Bee 38'
Wah Chin red-colored football 65' (o.g.)
Attendance: 3,400
South Vietnam 1–0 Malaya
Hà Tam 4'
Attendance: 9,806

Eastern zone

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All matches held in Philippines.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Taiwan 2 2 0 0 14 8 +6 4 1960 AFC Asian Cup
2  Hong Kong 2 1 0 1 11 7 +4 2
3  Philippines (H) 2 0 0 2 4 14 −10 0
Source: [citation needed]
Philippines 0–7 Hong Kong
Lau Chi Lam 5', 21', 39'
Lau Kai Cheung 15'
Leung Wai Hung 20'
Ho Cheung Yau (?)
Attendance: 10,000
Philippines 4–7 Taiwan
Attendance: 12,000
Taiwan 7–4 Hong Kong
Law Kwok-tai 8', 11', 62'
Lam Sheung Yee 16'
Yang Wei Yu 36', 49'
Huang Zhi Qiang 55'
Attendance: 22,000

Western zone

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All matches held in India.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Israel 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 8 1960 AFC Asian Cup
2  Iran 6 3 1 2 12 10 +2 7
3  Pakistan 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 5
4  India (H) 6 2 0 4 7 9 −2 4
Source: [citation needed]
Israel 0–3 Iran
Report Hajari 49'
Barmaki 59'
Dehdari 65'
Attendance: 30,000
India 1–0 Pakistan
D'Souza 40' Report
Attendance: 30,000
India 1–3 Israel
Devdas 60' Report R. Levi 35', 43', 53'
Attendance: 30,000
Pakistan 4–1 Iran
Umer 21', 35', 37'
Hussain 28'		 Report Mokhtar 10'
Attendance: 15,000
Israel 2–0 Pakistan
R. Levi 55'
Stelmach 65'		 Report
Attendance: 15,000
India 3–1 Iran
Goswami 64'
Khan 66' (pen.)
Balaram 80'		 Report Dehdari 62'
Attendance: 20,000
Israel 1–1 Iran
Menchel 9' Report Hajari 49'
Attendance: 15,000
India 0–1 Pakistan
Report Abdullah 53'
Attendance: 30,000
Iran 4–1 Pakistan
Abbas Hajari
Jamali 		Report Qayyum (?)
Attendance: 16,000
India 1–2 Israel
Rahmatullah 19' Report Stelmach 11'
R. Levi 75'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Natarajan (Malaya)
Pakistan 2–2 Israel
Umer 49'
Ghafoor 57'		 Report Menchel 60'
Ratzabi 68'
Attendance: 15,000
India 1–2 Iran
Khan 64' Report Dehdari (?)
Attendance: 25,000

Qualified teams

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  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)
 TaiwanEastern zone winners3 April 19590 (debut)
 IsraelWestern Zone winners17 December 19591 (1956)

Goalscorers

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There were 79 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.39 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

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  1. ↑ "Asian Nations Cup 1960". Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Hong Kong off to 7–1 Win in Asian Cup". Reuters. The Straits Times. 30 March 1959. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
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