1964 AFC Asian Cup
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 | {{country data Israel|flag/core|name=Israel|variant= |size=}} |
| Dates | 26 May – 3 June |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Israel (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  India |
| Third place |  Korea Republic |
| 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) |
← 1960 1968 → | |
The tournament was a round-robin. The hosts Israel won every game.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Venues
| 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
11 out of the 16 nations withdrew from qualifying.[a] That meant South Korea and India automatically qualified.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearance |
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| Israel |
Hosts | 2 | |
| Hong Kong |
Central Zone winners | 14 December 1963 | 1 |
| Korea Republic |
Eastern zone winners (automatically qualified) | 1963 | 2 |
| India |
Western Zone winners (automatically qualified) | 1963 | 0 |
Results
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| 26 May 1964 16:30 |
Israel
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1–0 | Hong Kong
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Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Patrick Nice (Malaysia) |
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| 27 May 1964 16:30 |
Korea Republic
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0–2 | India
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Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, Haifa Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Davoud Nassiri (Iran) |
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| 29 May 1964 16:00 |
Israel
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2–0 | India
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Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Li Pak Tung (Malaysia) |
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| 30 May 1964 16:30 |
Korea Republic
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1–0 | Hong Kong
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Hebrew University Stadium, Jerusalem Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Pisit Ngarampanich (Thailand) |
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| 2 June 1964 16:30 |
India
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3–1 | Hong Kong
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Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Patrick Nice (Malaysia) |
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| 3 June 1964 16:00 |
Korea Republic
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1–2 | Israel
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Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Davoud Nassiri (Iran) |
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Winners
| 1964 AFC Asian Cup Winners |
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 Israel First title |
Scorers
Israeli teammates (Mordechai Spiegler in the middle) holding the 1964 AFC Asian Cup after beating South Korea in the final round
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
- ↑ Afghanistan, Cambodia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of China and Singapore withdrew from qualifying.
References
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
Other websites
- Korean scorers (in Korean)
- RSSSF
| Tournaments | |
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| Qualification | |
| Finals | |
| Squads | |
| Bids | |
| Records and lists | |
| Miscellaneous | |