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1960 AFC Asian Cup

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Host country
  
South Korea

Runners-up
  
Israel

Matches played
  
6

Top scorer
  
Cho Yoon-ok

Goals scored
  
19

Venue(s)
  
1 (in 1 host city)

Fourth place
  
South Vietnam

Dates
  
14 Oct 1960 – 23 Oct 1960

Teams
  
4

1960 AFC Asian Cup

Champions
  
South Korea (2nd title)

Champion
  
South Korea national football team

Third place
  
Chinese Taipei national football team

Similar
  
1964 AFC Asian Cup, 1972 AFC Asian Cup, 1968 AFC Asian Cup, 1980 AFC Asian Cup, 1988 AFC Asian Cup

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.

Contents

Qualification

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

    All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)

    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

    1960 AFC Asian Cup Wikipedia