1960 AFC Asian Cup

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{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name =

| year = 1960

| other_titles = Asian Cup Korea 1960
1960년 AFC 아시안컵

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| country = South Korea

| dates = 14–23 October

| num_teams = 4

| venues = 1

| cities = 1

| champion = South Korea

| count = 2

| champion-flagvar = 1949

| second = ISR

| third = ROC

| fourth = South Vietnam

| matches = 6

| goals = 19

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|South Korea|1949}} Cho Yoon-ok
(4 goals)

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| prevseason = 1956

| nextseason = 1964

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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/8/main/2011/01/07/2293901/asian-cup-know-your-history-part-one-1956-1988 |title=Asian Cup: Know Your History - Part One (1956-1988) |publisher=Goal.com |date=2011-01-07 |access-date=2015-05-05}}{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/schedule/asian-cup-1960-suedkorea/|title=Asian Cup 1960 South Korea » Final round|access-date=4 December 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/afc-asian-cup-1960-korea-republic/final-round/4542/|title=1960 AFC Asian Cup|access-date=4 December 2021}}

As in the 1st edition of the competition, the tournament kept the unusual arrangement of 80 minutes games.{{cite web|url=http://www.insideworldfootball.com/asian-cup-1960/|title=Inside World Football - Asian Cup 1960|access-date=13 June 2023}}

Venues

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! Seoul

Hyochang Stadium
Capacity: 15,194
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Qualification

{{main|1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification}}

File:1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification.png

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Team

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! Qualified on

! Previous appearance

{{fb|KOR|1949}}{{Sort|*|Hosts}}{{N/A|N/A}}{{sort|01|1 (1956)}}
{{fb|VSO}}Central Zone winners13 May 1959{{sort|01|1 (1956)}}
{{fb|ROC}}Eastern zone winners3 April 19590 (debut)
{{fb|ISR}}Western Zone winners17 December 1959{{sort|01|1 (1956)}}

Squads

{{main|1960 AFC Asian Cup squads}}

Results

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)

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|score = 5–1

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|goals1 = Cho Yoon-ok {{goal|15||71}}
Woo Sang-kwon {{goal|27}}
Choi Chung-min {{goal|47}}
Moon Jung-sik {{goal|56}}

|goals2 = Nguyễn Văn Tư {{goal|70}}

|stadium = Hyochang Stadium, Seoul

|attendance= 30,000

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| score = 2–0

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Yiu Cheuk Yin {{goal|}}

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|time = 15:00

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Woo Sang-kwon {{goal|30}}

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|referee= Yozo Yokoyama (Japan)

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|goals2 = R. Levi {{goal|13}}
Stelmach {{goal|18}}
S. Levi {{goal|25}}
Menchel {{goal|32}}
Aharonskind {{goal|70}}

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|time = 15:00

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|score = 1–0

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|time = 15:00

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|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|Republic of China}}

|goals1 = S. Levi {{goal|72}}

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|stadium = Hyochang Stadium, Seoul

|attendance= 25,000

|referee= Yozo Yokoyama (Japan)

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Winners

{{winners|fb|1960 AFC Asian Cup winners|South Korea|Second|1949}}

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

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1 goal

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References

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