1960 AFC Asian Cup

1960 AFC Asian Cup

Asian Cup Korea 1960 1960년 AFC 아시안컵
Tournament details
Host country	South Korea
Dates	14 – 23 October
Teams	4
Venue(s)	1 (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 played	6
Goals scored	19 (3.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Cho Yoon-Ok (4 goals)

The 1960 AFC Asian Cup was the second edition of the tournament. The finals were hosted by South Korea from October 14 to October 23, 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]

Venues

Seoul	Seoul
	Hyochang Stadium
	Capacity: 15,194

Qualification

Qualifiers

•  South Korea (as hosts)
•  Israel (winner western zone)
•  South Vietnam (winner central zone)
•  Republic of China (winner eastern zone)

Squads

Results

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)

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

South Korea  v  South Vietnam

14 October 1960 15:15

South Korea	5 – 1	South Vietnam
Cho Yoon-Ok  15', 71' Woo Sang-Kwon  27' Choi Chung-Min  47' Moon Jung-Sik  56'		Nguyễn Văn Tu  70'

Hyochang Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 30,000

South Korea  v  Israel

17 October 1960 15:00

South Korea	3 – 0	Israel
Cho Yoon-Ok  17', 60' Woo Sang-Kwon  30'

Hyochang Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Yozo Yokoyama (Japan)

Republic of China  v  South Vietnam

17 October 1960

Republic of China	2 – 0	South Vietnam

Hyochang Stadium, Seoul

South Vietnam  v  Israel

19 October 1960

South Vietnam	1 – 5	Israel
Trần Văn Nhung  68' (pen.)		R. Levi  13' Stelmach  18' S. Levi  25' Menchel  32' Aharonskind  70'

Hyochang Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 15,000

South Korea  v  Republic of China

21 October 1960 15:00

South Korea	1 – 0	Republic of China
Moon Jung-Sik  54'

Hyochang Stadium, Seoul

Israel  v  Republic of China

23 October 1960

Israel	1 – 0	Republic of China
S. Levi  72'

Hyochang Stadium, Seoul 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.

References

External links

• Jovanoic, Bojan; Morrison, Neil; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter. "Asian Nations Cup 1960". RSSSF.