1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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.

AFC Asian Qualifiers
FIFA World Cup
AFC Asian Cup
  Qualified
  Did not qualify
  Withdrew before playing any matches
  Did not enter
  Not an AFC member

Zones
Central zone Eastern zone Western zone

 Burma *
 Cambodia *
 Indonesia **
 Malaysia
 Singapore
 South Vietnam
 Thailand *

 Hong Kong
 Japan *
 Philippines
 Republic of China

 Afghanistan *
 Ceylon *
 India
 Iran
 Israel
   Nepal *
 Pakistan

  • * Withdrew
  • **  Indonesia declined to participate due to an AFC membership dispute.[1]

Central zone

All matches held in Singapore.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Vietnam 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 4
 Malaya 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 2
 Singapore 2 0 0 2 3 9 −6 0
Source:
Singapore 1–4 South Vietnam
Singapore 2–5 Malaya
South Vietnam 1–0 Malaya
Ha Tam  4'
Attendance: 9,806

Eastern zone

All matches held in Philippines.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Republic of China 2 2 0 0 14 8 +6 4
 Hong Kong 2 1 0 1 11 7 +4 2
 Philippines 2 0 0 2 4 14 −10 0
Source:
Philippines 0–7 Hong Kong
Lau Chi Lam
Ho Cheung Yau
Lau Kai Cheung
Leung Wai Hung
Attendance: 10,000
Philippines 4–7 Republic of China
Attendance: 12,000
Republic of China 7–4 Hong Kong
Attendance: 22,000

Western zone

All matches held in India.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Israel 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 8
 Iran 6 3 1 2 12 10 +2 7
 Pakistan 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 5
 India 6 2 0 4 7 9 −2 4
Source:
Israel 0–3 Iran
Hajari  49'
Barmaki  59'
Dehdari  65'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: P. Chakravarthy (India)
India 1–0 Pakistan
D'Souza
Attendance: 30,000
India 1–3 Israel
Devadas  60' R. Levi  35', 43', 53'
Attendance: 30,000
Pakistan 4–1 Iran
Haji Mokhtar
Attendance: 15,000
Israel 2–0 Pakistan
R. Levi  55'
Stelmach  65'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: P. Chakravarthy (India)
India 3–1 Iran
Goswami  64'
Khan  66' (pen.)
Balaram  80'		 Dehdari  62'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Rahman (Pakistan)
Israel 1–1 Iran
Menchel  9' Hajari  49'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: P. Chakravarthy (India)
India 0–1 Pakistan
Attendance: 30,000
Iran 4–1 Pakistan
Hajari
Jamali
Attendance: 16,000
India 1–2 Israel
Rehmatullah  19' Stelmach  11'
R. Levi  75'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Natarajan (Malaya)
Pakistan 2–2 Israel
Omar  49'
Ghafoor  57'		 Menchel  60'
Ratzabi  68'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: A. N. Jayaraman (India)
India 1–2 Iran
Khan  64' Dehdari
Attendance: 25,000

References
  1. "Hong Kong off to 7–1 Win in Asian Cup". Reuters. The Straits Times. 30 March 1959. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
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