Hong Kong at the AFC Asian Cup
Hong Kong is one of the earliest participants in the AFC Asian Cup, and was also the first host in the tournament, in the inaugural 1956 edition.[1] Hong Kong, since then, had qualified for two another tournaments in 1964 and 1968. The best result of Hong Kong is third place and it has remained as Hong Kong's best achievement in football.
As for 2019, Hong Kong has not returned to the Asian Cup for 51 years.
Competitive record
| AFC Asian Cup finals record | AFC Asian Cup qualification | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts / Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1956 | Third place | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | Qualify as host | ||||||
 1960 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | ||||||||
 1964 | Fourth place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1968 | Fifth place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
 1972 | Did not Qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1976 |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||
 1980 |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||
 1984 |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
 1988 |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
 1992 |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
 1996 |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||
 2000 |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||
 2004 |
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | |||||||||
   2007 |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||
| 2011 |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 | |||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2015 |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | |||||||||
| 2019 |
14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2023 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Total | 1 Third place | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 78 | 24 | 21 | 33 | 105 | 111 | ||
1956 AFC Asian Cup
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 5 |
| Israel |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hong Kong |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 2 |
 South Vietnam |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 1 |
| South Korea | 2–2 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
Kim Ji-sung  45'Choi Kwang-seok 62' |
Tang Yee Kit 10' Ko Po Keung 39' |
Attendance: 30,000
| South Vietnam | 2 – 2 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Trần Văn Tổng 30' Lê Hữu Đức 64' |
Chu Wing Wah 59' (pen.) Lau Chi Lam 79' |
Attendance: 30,000
1964 AFC Asian Cup
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
 India |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| South Korea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hong Kong |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| South Korea | 1 – 0 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Park Seung-ok 74' |
1968 AFC Asian Cup
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 8 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Burma |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| Israel |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 4 |
 Republic of China |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 2 |
| Hong Kong |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 |
| Hong Kong | 1–1 | Republic of China |
|---|---|---|
| Li Kwok Keung |
Lo Kwok Tai |
References
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