Israel at the AFC Asian Cup

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Template:Infobox Asian Cup Israel Israel competed at the AFC Asian Cup four times. In 1956 and 1960 Israel finished second, in 1964 they finished first, and in 1968 they finished third.[1] In 1972 Israel qualified for the tournament as hosts but later withdrew. [2]

Israel was expelled from the AFC in the early 1970s and eventually became a member of UEFA.[3] After joining the UEFA Israel began competing in the UEFA European Championship in 1996.

Record

AFC Asian Cup record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Hong Kong 1956 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 6 5
South Korea 1960 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 6 4
Israel 1964 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 5 1
Iran 1968 Third Place 3rd 4 2 0 2 11 5
Thailand 1972 Withdrew
Total Champions 4/15 13 9 0 4 28 15
Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

1956 AFC Asian Cup

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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

1960 AFC Asian Cup

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 6
 Israel 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 4
 Republic of China 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 2
 South Vietnam 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0

1964 AFC Asian Cup

Israel as the host nation automatically qualified for the tournament.[4]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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

1968 AFC Asian Cup

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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

References

  1. ^ Asian Nations Cup
  2. ^ "Malaysia, Singapore stay in Asian Cup central zone". The Straits Times. 16 August 1970.
  3. ^ "About the IFA". The Israel Football Association. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  4. ^ Asian Nations Cup 1964