1960 AFC Asian Cup

The 1960 AFC Asian Cup was the 2nd edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were hosted by South Korea from 14 October to 23 October 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][2][3]

1960 AFC Asian Cup
Asian Cup Korea 1960
1960년 AFC 아시안컵
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Korea
Dates14–23 October
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (2nd title)
Runners-up Israel
Third place Taiwan
Fourth place South Vietnam
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored19 (3.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Cho Yoon-ok
(4 goals)

As in the 1st edition of the competition, the tournament kept the unusual arrangement of 80 minutes games.[4]

Venues
Seoul
Hyochang Stadium
Capacity: 15,194

Qualification
Main article: 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification
  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)

Squads
Main article: 1960 AFC Asian Cup squads

Results

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  South Korea (H, C) 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 6
2  Israel 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 4
3  Taiwan 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 2
4  South Vietnam 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
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'
Attendance: 30,000
Taiwan 2–0 South Vietnam
Luk Man Wai 51'
Yiu Cheuk Yin
South Korea 3–0 Israel
Cho Yoon-ok 17', 60'
Woo Sang-kwon 30'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Yozo Yokoyama (Japan)
South Vietnam 1–5 Israel
Trần Văn Nhung 68' (pen.) R. Levi 13'
Stelmach 18'
S. Levi 25'
Menchel 32'
Aharonskind 70'
Attendance: 15,000
South Korea 1–0 Taiwan
Moon Jung-sik 54'
Israel 1–0 Taiwan
S. Levi 72'
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.

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References
  1. "Asian Cup: Know Your History - Part One (1956-1988)". Goal.com. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  2. "Asian Cup 1960 South Korea » Final round". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. "1960 AFC Asian Cup". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. "Inside World Football - Asian Cup 1960". Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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