1964 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Summary

The qualification for the 1964 AFC Asian Cup consisted of several teams separated in four groups. The winner of each group would join hosts Israel in the final tournament.

1964 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates7 – 14 December 1963
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored33 (5.5 per match)
1960
1968

Zones edit

Central zone 1 Central zone 2 Eastern zone Western zone

  Myanmar *
  Malaysia **
  Pakistan *
  Singapore *

  Cambodia *
  Hong Kong
  Indonesia *
  South Vietnam
  Thailand

  Japan *
  Philippines *
  Republic of China *
  South Korea

  Afghanistan *
  Ceylon *
  India
  Iran *

  • * Withdrew
  • ** Moved to Central group 2

Central zone edit

All matches held in South Vietnam.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Hong Kong 3 2 1 0 11 7 +4 5
  South Vietnam 3 2 0 1 9 7 +2 4
  Malaysia 3 1 0 2 9 10 −1 2
  Thailand 3 0 1 2 4 9 −5 1
Hong Kong  3–3  Thailand

South Vietnam  5–3  Malaysia

Malaysia  3–1  Thailand

South Vietnam  1–4  Hong Kong

Hong Kong  4–3  Malaysia

South Vietnam  3–0  Thailand

Eastern zone edit

All the others withdrew, so   South Korea qualified automatically.

Western zone edit

All the others withdrew, so   India qualified automatically.

Qualified teams edit

 
  Qualified
  Did not qualify
  Withdrew before playing any matches
  Did not enter
  Not an AFC member
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
  Israel Hosts[1] N/A 2 (1956, 1960)
  Hong Kong Central Zone winners 14 December 1963 1 (1956)
  South Korea Eastern zone winners (automatically qualified) 1963 2 (1956, 1960)
  India Western Zone winners (automatically qualified) 1963 0 (debut)

References edit

  1. ^ "AFC warn Indonesia". The Straits Times. 22 April 1963. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
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