This page covers the record of the Hong Kong national football team in the FIFA World Cup and the Asian Cup.
In the "Results" section, home results are written before away results. Where Hong Kong only played a team once, (h), (a) and (n) indicates home, away and neutral.
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| Tournament | Section | Placing | Results | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay 1930 to Switzerland 1954 |
Did not enter | - | - | - |
| Asian Cup 1956, Hong Kong | Qualified as hosts | - | - | Hong Kong came 3rd in the tournament |
| Tournament | Section | Placing | Results | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden 1958 | Did not enter | - | - | - |
| Asian Cup 1960, South Korea | 3 teams, one qualifies | 2nd, 2pts/4 | Philippines 7-0 (a) Republic of China 4-7 (n) |
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| Chile 1962 | Did not enter | - | - | - |
| Asian Cup 1964, Israel | Qualified automatically | - | - | Came last out of the 4 teams in the final tournament. |
| Tournament | Section | Placing | Results | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England 1966 | Did not enter | - | - | - |
| Asian Cup 1968, Iran | 5 teams, 1 qualifies | 1st, 8pts/8 | South Vietnam 2-0 (h) Malaysia 3-1 (h) Singapore 2-0 (h) Thailand 2-0 (h) |
Came last out of the 5 teams in the final tournament. |
| Tournament | Section | Placing | Results | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico 1970 | Did not enter | - | - | - |
| Asian Cup 1972, Thailand | 2 groups of 3 teams, 4 qualifies, than Knockout |
3rd, 0pts/4 | Indonesia 1-2 (?) Khmer Republic 1-2 (h) Malaysia 1-2 (h) |
Lost in the first group stage of qualifying. |
| West Germany 1974 | AFC/OFC Zone A Group stage,then knock-out |
1st 4/4, knocked out in 1⁄2 finals | Japan 1-0 (n) South Vietnam 1-0 (n) South Korea 1-3 (a) |
Lost in Semi Finals of qualifying. |
| Asian Cup 1976, Iran | Group stage then knock-out | 2nd, 2/4pts; knocked out in 1⁄2 finals | Brunei 3-0 (h) China PR 0-1 (h) North Korea 3-3 (10-11 pens) (h)) |
Lost in Semi Finals of qualifying, but came 3rd in 'mini-tournament'. |
| Argentina 1978 | AFC/OFC Groups stages | 1st 6/8, then 0/16pts | Indonesia 4-1 (n) Singapore 2-2 (a) Thailand 2-1 (a) Malaysia 1-1 (a) Iran 0-2, 0-3 South Korea 0-1, 2-5 Kuwait 1-3, 0-4 Australia 2-5, 0-3 |
Lost in last round robin of qualifying. |
| Asian Cup 1980, Kuwait | Groups (2 groups of 3 and 1 group of 7) | 2nd 4/6 pts then knockout | North Korea 0-3* (n) Thailand 0-1 (h) Singapore 3-1 (n) Sri Lanka 5-0 (n) Malaysia 0-0 (4-5 pen) (n) |
Lost in semi finals of qualifying. |
| Spain 1982 | AFC/OFC Groups stages | 2nd 2/6 pts then knockout | China PR 0-1* (h) Singapore 1-1 (h) North Korea 2-2 (h) China PR 0-0 (4-5 pen) (h) |
Lost in semi finals of group. |
| Asian Cup 1984, Singapore | Groups (3 groups of 5, 1 group of 6) | 4th 2/8 pts | China PR 0-2 (a) Qatar 0-1 (n) Jordan 1-1 (n) Afghanistan 0-0 (n) |
Did not qualify. |
| Mexico 1986 | Group stages then knockout | 1st, 11/12 pts then knockout | China PR 0-0, 2-1 Brunei 8-0, 5-1 Macau 2-0, 2-0 Japan 1-2, 0-3 |
Lost in semi finals of group to Japan. |
| Asian Cup 1988, Qatar | Groups (1 group of 6, 2 groups of 5, 1 group of 4) | 4th 1/8 pts | North Korea 0-1 (n) Syria 0-2 (n) Iran 0-2 (n) Nepal 0-0 (a) |
Did not qualify. |
| Italy 1990 | Group stages then final round | 4th, 3/12pts | North Korea 1-2 , 1-4 Indonesia 1-1, 2-3 Japan 0-0 (n), 0-0 (n) |
Did not make it through first group stage of qualifying. |
| Asian Cup 1992, Japan | Groups (2 groups of 4, 4 groups of 3) | 3rd, 3/6 pts | Macau 2-2 (n) North Korea 0-0 (a) Chinese Taipei 0-0 (n) |
Did not qualify. |
| USA 1994 | Groups (4 group of 5, 2 groups of 4) then final round | 4th, 5/16 pts | Bahrain 2-1 (n), 0-3 (n) Lebanon 2-2 (a), 1-2 (n) South Korea 0-3 (n), 1-4 (a) India 2-1 (n), 1-3 (a) |
Did not qualify for final round. |
| Asian Cup 1996, UAE | Groups (4 groups of 4, 5 groups of 3, 1 group of 2) | 2nd, 6/9 pts | China PR 0-2 (h) Macau 4-1 (h) Philippines 8-0 (h) |
Needed to beat China to qualify. |
| France 1998 | Groups (6 group of 4, 4 groups of 3) then final round | 4th, 3/12 pts | South Korea 0-2, 0-4 Thailand 3-2, 0-2 |
Did not qualify for final round. |
| Asian Cup 2000, Lebanon | Groups (6 groups of 4, 3 groups of 5, 1 group of 3) | 2nd, 7/12 pts | Indonesia 1-1, 1-3 Cambodia 4-1, 1-0 |
Needed to beat Indonesia to qualify. |
| Korea/Japan 2002 | Groups (9 group of 4, 1 groups of 3) then final round | 4th, 4/18 pts | Qatar 0-2 (h), 0-3 (a) Palestine 1-1 (h), 0-1 (n) Malaysia 0-2 (h), 2-1 (n) |
Did not qualify for final round. |
| Asian Cup 2004, China | Preliminary (6 groups of 3, 1 group of 2) then final stage (7 groups of 4) |
1st, 4/6 pts then 4th, 4/18 pts | Laos 5-1 (h) Bangladesh 2-2 (h) Uzbekistan 1-4 (a), 0-1 (n) Thailand 2-1 (n), 0-4 (a) Tajikistan 0-0 (n), 0-1 (n) |
Won their group in the Preliminary stage. Lost subsequent group stage. |
| Germany 2006 | Preliminary rd, then 2nd round (8 grps of 4) then final rd (4 grps of 4 then playoff) |
3rd, 6/18 pts | China PR 0-1, 0-7 Kuwait 0-2, 0-4 Malaysia 2-0, 3-1 |
Did not qualify for final round. |
| Asian Cup 2007, 4 Nations | Groups (6 groups of 4) | 3rd, 8/18 pts | Qatar 0-3, 0-2 Uzbekistan 0-0, 2-2 Bangladesh 2-0, 1-0 |
Did not qualify. |
| South Africa 2010 | 1st and 2nd round knockout 3rd round (5 groups of 4) then Final round (2 groups of 5) |
Won 1st round lost in 2nd round |
Timor-Leste 3-2, 8-1 Turkmenistan 0-0, 0-3 |
Did not qualify for third round of qualifying. |
| Asian Cup 2011, Qatar | Groups (5 groups of 4) | 4th, 1/18pts | Qatar 1-3, 0-4 Japan 0-4, 0-6 Yemen 0-0, 0-1 |
Did not qualify. |
| Brazil 2014 | 1st and 2nd round knockout 3rd round (5 groups of 4) then Final round (2 groups of 5) |
Bye 1st round lost in 2nd round |
Saudi Arabia 0-3, 0-5 | Did not qualify for third round of qualifying. |
| Tournament | Section | Placing | Results | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Asian Dynasty Cup 1995, Hong Kong | 1 groups of 4 teams, then Third Place Match or Final. | 4th, 1/12 points in groups stage. Won China in Third Place Match. |
Japan 3-0 (h) China PR 0-0 (h) South Korea 2-3 (h) China PR 1-1(AET)3:1(PSO) (h) |
Hong Kong came 3rd in the tournament. |
| Tournament | Section | Placing | Results | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Asian Dynasty Cup 1998, Japan | 1 groups of 4 teams. | 4th, 0/12 points | China PR 1-0 (n) Japan 5-1 (a) South Korea 1-0 (a) |
| Tournament | Section | Placing | Results | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 East Asian Football Championship Qualifying, Hong Kong | 1 group of 5 teams, winner goes through | 1st, 12/12 points | Chinese Taipei 2-0 (h) Macau, China 3-0 (h) Mongolia 10-0 (h) Guam 11-0 (h) |
Qualified for Final tournament. |
| 2003 East Asian Football Championship, Japan | 1 group of 4 teams | 4th, 0/9 points | South Korea 1-3 (n) Japan 0-1 (a) China PR 1-3 (n) |
| Tournament | Section | Placing | Results | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 East Asian Football Championship Qualifying, Chinese Taipei | 1 group of 5 teams, winner goes through | 2nd, 9/12 points | North Korea 0-2 (n) Chinese Taipei 5-0 (a) Mongolia 6-0 (n) Guam 15-0 (n) |
Did not qualify for Final tournament. |
| Tournament | Section | Placing | Results | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 East Asian Football Championship Qualifying, Macau | 2 groups of 3 teams, then knockout. Winner qualifies for final tournament. |
1st, 4/6 points Lose to North Korea in knockout stage. |
Chinese Taipei 1-1 (n) Guam 15-1 (n) North Korea 0-1 (n) |
Did not qualify for Final tournament. |
| Tournament | Section | Placing | Results | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 East Asian Football Championship Semi-final, Chinese Taipei | 1 group of 4 teams. Winner qualifies for final tournament. |
1st, 7/9 points |
Chinese Taipei 4-0 (a) North Korea 0-0 (n) Guam 12-0 (n) |
Qualified for final tournament |
| 2010 East Asian Football Championship, Japan | 1 group of 4 teams | 4th, 0/9 points | South Korea 0-5 (n) Japan 0-3 (a) China PR 0-2 (n) |
Does not include friendly matches.
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