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 | .svg.png) 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) | .svg.png) Cho Yoon-ok (4 goals) | 
| ← 1956  1964 →  | |
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]
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

  Qualified
   Did not qualify
   Withdrew before playing any matches
   Did not enter
   Not an AFC member
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearance | 
|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png) South Korea | Hosts | N/A | 1 (1956) | 
|  South Vietnam | Central Zone winners | 13 May 1959 | 1 (1956) | 
|  Republic of China | Eastern zone winners | 3 April 1959 | 0 (debut) | 
|  Israel | Western Zone winners | 17 December 1959 | 1 (1956) | 
Squads
Results
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png) South Korea (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 | Champions | 
| 2 |  Israel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | Runners-up | 
| 3 |  Republic of China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Third place | 
| 4 |  South Vietnam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | Fourth place | 
| South Korea .svg.png) | 5–1 |  South Vietnam | 
|---|---|---|
| Cho Yoon-ok  15', 71' Woo Sang-kwon  27' Choi Chung-min  47' Moon Jung-sik  56' | Nguyễn Văn Tư  70' | 
Attendance: 30,000
| Republic of China  | 2–0 |  South Vietnam | 
|---|---|---|
| Luk Man Wai  51' Yiu Cheuk Yin  | 
| South Korea .svg.png) | 3–0 |  Israel | 
|---|---|---|
| Cho Yoon-ok  17', 60' Woo Sang-kwon  30' | 
| 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
| Israel  | 1–0 |  Republic of China | 
|---|---|---|
| S. Levi  72' | 
Winners
| 1960 AFC Asian Cup winners | 
|---|
| .svg.png) 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
 Amnon Aharonskind Amnon Aharonskind
 Rafi Levi Rafi Levi
 Avraham Menchel Avraham Menchel
 Nahum Stelmach Nahum Stelmach
 Luk Man Wai Luk Man Wai
 Yiu Cheuk Yin Yiu Cheuk Yin
.svg.png) Choi Chung-min Choi Chung-min
 Nguyễn Văn Tú Nguyễn Văn Tú
 Trần Văn Nhung Trần Văn Nhung
References
- ^ "Asian Cup: Know Your History - Part One (1956-1988)". Goal.com. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
- ^ "Asian Cup 1960 South Korea » Final round". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "1960 AFC Asian Cup". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Inside World Football - Asian Cup 1960". Retrieved 13 June 2023.
External links
- Jovanoic, Bojan; Morrison, Neil; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter. "Asian Nations Cup 1960". RSSSF.

