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1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification

{{Qualification for championships (AFC)}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification

| dates = 29 March – 18 December 1959

| num_teams = 14

| confederations = 1

| matches = 18

| goals = 79

| attendance = 349806

| top_scorer =

| prevseason = 1956

| nextseason = 1964

}}

The qualification for the 1960 AFC Asian Cup consisted of 10 teams in three zones with the winners of each zone joining South Korea in the final tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/60asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 1960|access-date=18 October 2022}}

Zones

class="wikitable" width=60%

!width=33%|Central zone

!width=33%|Eastern zone

!width=33%|Western zone

valign=top|

{{fb|Burma|1948}} *

{{fb|CAM}} *

{{fb|INA}} **

{{fb|Malaya|1948}}

{{fb|SIN|colonial}}

{{fb|VSO}}

{{fb|THA}} *

|valign=top|

{{fb|HKG|1955}}

{{fb|JPN|1870}} *

{{fb|PHI|1936}}

{{fb|ROC}}

|valign=top|

{{fb|AFG|1930}} *

{{fb|Ceylon|1951}} *

{{fb|IND}}

{{fb|IRN|1925}}

{{fb|ISR}}

{{fb|NEP|old}} *

{{fb|PAK}}

  • * Withdrew
  • ** {{fb|IDN}} declined to participate due to an AFC membership dispute.{{cite web|url=http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19590330.1.13.aspx|title=Hong Kong off to 7–1 Win in Asian Cup|date=30 March 1959|work=Reuters|publisher=The Straits Times|access-date=16 July 2012}}

Central zone

All matches held in Singapore.

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Central zone

|res_col_header=Q

|winpoints=2

|show_positions=y

|team1=VSO|name_VSO={{fb|VSO}}

|team2=MLY|name_MLY={{fb|Malaya}}

|team3=SIN|name_SIN={{fb|SIN|colonial}}

|win_VSO=2|draw_VSO=0|loss_VSO=0|gf_VSO=5|ga_VSO=1

|win_MLY=1|draw_MLY=0|loss_MLY=1|gf_MLY=5|ga_MLY=3

|win_SIN=0|draw_SIN=0|loss_SIN=2|gf_SIN=3|ga_SIN=9

|col_A=green1|text_A=1960 AFC Asian Cup

|result1=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{footballbox

|date= 9 May 1959

|time= 20:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SIN|colonial}}

|score = 1–4

|team2 = {{fb|VSO}}

|stadium = Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

}}

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{{footballbox

|date= 11 May 1959

|time= 20:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SIN|colonial}}

|score = 2–5

|team2 = {{fb|Malaya}}

|stadium = Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

}}

----

{{footballbox

|date= 13 May 1959

|time= 20:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|VSO}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|Malaya}}

|goals1 = Ha Tam {{goal|4}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

|attendance = 9,806

}}

Eastern zone

All matches held in Philippines.

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Eastern zone

|res_col_header=Q

|winpoints=2

|show_positions=n

|team1=ROC|name_ROC={{fb|Republic of China}}

|team2=HKG|name_HKG={{fb|HKG|1955}}

|team3=PHI|name_PHI={{fb|PHI|1936}}

|win_ROC=2|draw_ROC=0|loss_ROC=0|gf_ROC=14|ga_ROC=8

|win_HKG=1|draw_HKG=0|loss_HKG=1|gf_HKG=11|ga_HKG=7

|win_PHI=0|draw_PHI=0|loss_PHI=2|gf_PHI=4|ga_PHI=14

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{footballbox

|date= 29 March 1959

|team1 = {{fb-rt|PHI|1936}}

|score = 0–7

|team2 = {{fb|HKG|1955}}

|goals2 = Lau Chi Lam {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}
Ho Cheung Yau {{goal}} {{goal}}
Lau Kai Cheung {{goal}}
Leung Wai Hung {{goal}}

|stadium = Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

|attendance = 10,000

}}

----

{{footballbox

|date= 31 March 1959

|team1 = {{fb-rt|PHI|1936}}

|score = 4–7

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

|stadium = Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

|attendance = 12,000

}}

----

{{footballbox

|date= 3 April 1959

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Republic of China}}

|score = 7–4

|team2 = {{fb|HKG|1955}}

|stadium = Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

|attendance = 22,000

}}

Western zone

All matches held in India.

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Western zone

|res_col_header=Q

|winpoints=2

|show_positions=n

|team1=ISR|name_ISR={{fb|ISR}}

|team2=IRN|name_IRN={{fb|IRN|1925}}

|team3=PAK|name_PAK={{fb|PAK}}

|team4=IND|name_IND={{fb|IND}}

|win_ISR=3|draw_ISR=2|loss_ISR=1|gf_ISR=10|ga_ISR=8

|win_IRN=3|draw_IRN=1|loss_IRN=2|gf_IRN=12|ga_IRN=10

|win_PAK=2|draw_PAK=1|loss_PAK=3|gf_PAK=8|ga_PAK=10

|win_IND=2|draw_IND=0|loss_IND=4|gf_IND=7|ga_IND=9

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{football box

|date= 5 December 1959

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ISR}}

|score = 0–3

|team2 = {{fb|IRN|1925}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Hajari {{goal|49}}
Barmaki {{goal|59}}
Dehdari {{goal|65}}

|stadium = Maharaja College Stadium, Kochi

|attendance= 30,000

|referee= P. Chakravarthy (India)

}}

----

{{football box

|date= 7 December 1959

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|PAK}}

|goals1 = D'Souza {{goal}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Maharaja College Stadium, Kochi

|attendance= 30,000

|referee=

}}

----

{{football box

|date= 8 December 1959

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}

|score = 1–3

|team2 = {{fb|ISR}}

|goals1 = Devdas {{goal|60}}

|goals2 = R. Levi {{goal|35||43||53}}

|stadium = Maharaja College Stadium, Kochi

|attendance= 30,000

|referee=

}}

----

{{football box

|date= 9 December 1959

|team1 = {{fb-rt|PAK}}

|score = 4–1

|team2 = {{fb|IRN|1925}}

|goals1 = Umer {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}
Faqir {{goal}}

|goals2 = Haji Mokhtar {{goal}}

|stadium = Maharaja College Stadium, Kochi

|attendance= 15,000

|referee=

}}

----

{{football box

|date= 10 December 1959

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ISR}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fb|PAK}}

|goals1 = R. Levi {{goal|55}}
Stelmach {{goal|65}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Maharaja College Stadium, Kochi

|attendance= 15,000

|referee= P. Chakravarthy (India)

}}

----

{{football box

|date= 11 December 1959

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}

|score = 3–1

|team2 = {{fb|IRN|1925}}

|goals1 = Goswami {{goal|64}}
Khan {{goal|66|pen.}}
Balaram {{goal|80}}

|goals2 = Dehdari {{goal|62}}

|stadium = Maharaja College Stadium, Kochi

|attendance= 20,000

|referee= Rahman (Pakistan) }}

----

{{football box

|date= 12 December 1959

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ISR}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|IRN|1925}}

|goals1 = Menchel {{goal|9}}

|goals2 = Hajari {{goal|49}}

|stadium = Maharaja College Stadium, Kochi

|attendance= 15,000

|referee= P. Chakravarthy (India)

}}

----

{{football box

| date = 13 December 1959

| team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}

| score = 0–1

| team2 = {{fb|PAK}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Abdullah {{goal|13}}

| stadium = Maharaja College Stadium, Kochi

| attendance = 30,000

| referee =

| event =

| time =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

| report =

}}

----

{{football box

|date= 14 December 1959

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRN|1925}}

|score = 4–1

|team2 = {{fb|PAK}}

|goals1 = Hajari {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}
Jamali {{goal}}

|goals2 = Qayyum {{goal}}

|stadium = Maharaja College Stadium, Kochi

|attendance= 16,000

|referee=

}}

----

{{football box

|date= 16 December 1959

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fb|ISR}}

|goals1 = Rehmatullah {{goal|19}}

|goals2 = Stelmach {{goal|11}}
R. Levi {{goal|75}}

|stadium = Maharaja College Stadium, Kochi

|attendance= 35,000

|referee= Natarajan (Malaya)

}}

----

{{football box

|date= 17 December 1959

|team1 = {{fb-rt|PAK}}

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{fb|ISR}}

|goals1 = Umer {{goal|49}}
Ghafoor {{goal|57}}

|goals2 = Menchel {{goal|60}}
Ratzabi {{goal|68}}

|stadium = Maharaja College Stadium, Kochi

|attendance= 15,000

|referee= A. N. Jayaraman (India)

}}

----

{{football box

|date= 18 December 1959

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fb|IRN|1925}}

|goals1 = Khan {{goal|64}}

|goals2 = Dehdari {{goal}} {{goal}}

|stadium = Maharaja College Stadium, Kochi

|attendance= 25,000

|referee=

}}

Qualified teams

File:1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification.png

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
Team

! Qualified as

! 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|Republic of China}}Eastern zone winners3 April 19590 (debut)
{{fb|ISR}}Western Zone winners17 December 1959{{sort|01|1 (1956)}}

References

{{reflist}}

  • Jovanoic, Bojan; Morrison, Neil; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter. [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/60asch.html "Asian Nations Cup 1960".] RSSSF.

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