1964 AFC Asian Cup
football tournament
The 1964 AFC Asian Cup was the 3rd AFC Asian Cup, a football tournament that happens every four years. It is organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[1] The tournament was played in Israel from 26 May to 3 June 1964.
| Asian Cup Israel 1964 גביע אסיה בכדורגל 1964 | |
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_-_The_Asian_Cup.jpg) Israel holds the Asian Cup after winning it | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Israel |
| Dates | 26 May – 3 June |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Israel (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  India |
| Third place |  South Korea |
| Fourth place |  Hong Kong |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 13 (2.17 per match) |
| Attendance | 99,000 (16,500 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Inder Singh Mordechai Spiegler (2 goals each) |
The tournament was a round-robin. The hosts Israel won every game.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Venues change
| Ramat Gan | Haifa | Tel Aviv | Jerusalem | |
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| Ramat Gan Stadium | Kiryat Eliezer Stadium | Bloomfield Stadium | Hebrew University Stadium | |
| Capacity: 51,000 | Capacity: 17,000 | Capacity: 22,000 | Capacity: 16,000 | |
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Qualification change
11 out of the 16 nations withdrew from qualifying.[a] That meant South Korea and India automatically qualified.
Qualified
Did not qualify
Withdrew before playing any matches
Did not enter
Not an AFC member
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearance |
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| Israel |
Hosts | 2 | |
| Hong Kong |
Central Zone winners | 14 December 1963 | 1 |
| South Korea |
Eastern zone winners (automatically qualified) | 1963 | 2 |
| India |
Western Zone winners (automatically qualified) | 1963 | 0 |
Results change
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 1 | Israel (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Champions |
| 2 | India
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | South Korea
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| South Korea | 0–2 | India |
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| South Korea | 1–0 | Hong Kong |
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| India | 3–1 | Hong Kong |
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| South Korea | 1–2 | Israel |
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Winners change
| 1964 AFC Asian Cup Winners |
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 Israel First title |
Scorers change
Inder Singh and Mordechai Spiegler scored the most goals. They each scored 2 goals. 13 goals were scored by 11 different players. There were no own goals.
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Cheung Yiu Kwok
K. Appalaraju- Chuni Goswami
- Sukumar Samajpati
Yohai Aharoni- Moshe Leon
- Gideon Tish
Park Seoung-ok- Lee Soon-Myung
Notes change
- ↑ Afghanistan, Cambodia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of China and Singapore withdrew from qualifying.
References change
- ↑ "Asian Cup: Know Your History - Part One (1956-1988)". Goal.com. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ↑ Smith, Matt (2014-06-04). "Amnesia, not admiration for Israel's 1964 heroes | Reuters". Uk.reuters.com. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ↑ Dann, Uzi (2015-01-22). "Israel erased from Asian Cup history video - World - Israel News". Haaretz.com. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ↑ Michael Safi. "Israel omitted from Asian Cup video history | Football". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ↑ "Israel wiped from AFC history | The Australian Jewish News". Jewishnews.net.au. 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ↑ Dominic Bossi (2015-01-30). "Winners and losers of the 2015 Asian Cup". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ↑ "Football: Israel's forgottten heroes who brought Asian Cup in 1964 - The Economic Times". Economictimes.indiatimes.com. 2014-06-04. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ↑ "Asian Eye - Indian football still finding its feet :: Total Football Magazine - Premier League, Championship, League One, League Two, Non-League News". Totalfootballmag.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
Other websites change
- Korean scorers (in Korean)
- RSSSF