Hong Kong at the AFC Asian Cup

Hong Kong is one of the earliest participants in the AFC Asian Cup, and was also the first host in the tournament, in the inaugural 1956 edition.[1] Hong Kong, since then, had qualified for two another tournaments in 1964 and 1968. The best result of Hong Kong is third place and it has remained as Hong Kong's best achievement in football.

In 2022, Hong Kong qualified for the 2023 Asian Cup for the first time in 55 years. Hong Kong scored the 1st and the 1000th goal in AFC Asian Cup history.[2]

Competitive record

AFC Asian Cup record AFC Asian Cup qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956 Third place 3rd 3 0 2 1 6 7 Qualified as hosts
South Korea 1960 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 11 7
Israel 1964 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 1 5 3 2 1 0 11 7
Iran 1968 Fifth place 5th 4 0 1 3 2 11 4 4 0 0 9 1
Thailand 1972 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 2 4
Iran 1976 5 1 2 2 6 5
Kuwait 1980 6 3 1 2 10 6
Singapore 1984 4 0 2 2 1 4
Qatar 1988 4 0 1 3 0 5
Japan 1992 3 0 3 0 2 2
United Arab Emirates 1996 3 2 0 1 12 3
Lebanon 2000 4 2 1 1 7 5
China 2004 8 2 2 4 10 14
IndonesiaMalaysiaThailandVietnam 2007 6 2 2 2 5 7
Qatar 2011 6 0 1 5 1 18
Australia 2015 6 1 1 4 1 13
United Arab Emirates 2019 14 5 4 5 17 12
Qatar 2023 Group stage 23rd 3 0 0 3 1 7 11 3 2 6 9 18
Saudi Arabia 2027 To be determined 8 1 2 5 8 17
Total Third place 4/18 13 0 3 10 10 30 99 29 25 45 122 148

1956 AFC Asian Cup

Main article: 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
Hong Kong 2–3 Israel
Au Chi Yin 12', 66' Glazer 37', 76'
Stelmach 69'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: H.A. Sheppard (England)
South Korea 2–2 Hong Kong
Kim Ji-sung 45'
Choi Kwang-seok 62'		 Tang Yee Kit 10'
Ko Po Keung 39'
Attendance: 30,000
South Vietnam 2–2 Hong Kong
Trần Văn Tổng 30'
Lê Hữu Đức 64'		 Chu Wing Wah 59' (pen.)
Lau Chi Lam 79'
Attendance: 30,000

1964 AFC Asian Cup

Main article: 1964 AFC Asian Cup
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
Israel 1–0 Hong Kong
Spiegler 76'
Attendance: 25,000
South Korea 1–0 Hong Kong
Park Seung-ok 74'
Attendance: 7,000
India 3–1 Hong Kong
I. Singh 45'
Samajapati 60'
Goswami 77'		 Cheung Yiu Kwok 39'
Attendance: 5,000

1968 AFC Asian Cup

Main article: 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
Iran 2–0 Hong Kong
Behzadi 70'
Jabbari 88'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Norman Boswell (Malaysia)
Hong Kong 1–6 Israel
Yuan Kuan Yick 76' Spiegler 9', 53'
Spiegel 52', 65'
Romano 61', 71'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Batha Chaterchi (India)
Hong Kong 1–1 Republic of China
Li Kwok Keung Lo Kwok Tai
Burma 2–0 Hong Kong

2023 AFC Asian Cup

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup

Group C

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  United Arab Emirates 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3  Palestine 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: AFC
United Arab Emirates 3–1 Hong Kong
 Report
Attendance: 15,586
Hong Kong 0–1 Iran
Report
Attendance: 36,412
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Hong Kong 0–3 Palestine
Report
Attendance: 6,568

Squads

References

  1. ^ "Asian Cup: Know Your History - Part One (1956-1988) | Goal.com".
  2. ^ "Hong Kong boss Andersen fumes over VAR, proud of team's Asian Cup display". South China Morning Post. 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-01-15.