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1964 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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The qualification for the 1964 AFC Asian Cup consisted of 6 teams in four zones. 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

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Central zone 1 Central zone 2 Eastern zone Western zone

 Myanmar *
 Malaysia **
 Pakistan *
 Singapore *

 Cambodia *
 Hong Kong
 Indonesia *
 South Vietnam
 Thailand

 Japan *
 Philippines *
 Taiwan *
 South Korea

 Afghanistan *
 Ceylon *
 India
 Iran *

  • * Withdrew
  • ** Moved to Central group 2

Central zone

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All matches held in South Vietnam.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hong Kong 3 2 1 0 11 7 +4 5 1964 AFC Asian Cup
2  South Vietnam (H) 3 2 0 1 9 7 +2 4
3  Malaysia 3 1 0 2 9 10 −1 2
4  Thailand 3 0 1 2 4 9 −5 1
Source: [citation needed]
Hong Kong 3–3 Thailand
Attendance: 15,000


Malaysia 3–1 Thailand
Hamid 14' (?)
Choe 18'
Nanongkai (?)


Hong Kong 4–3 Malaysia
(?)
Law Kwai Sang 88' (pen.)
(?)

Eastern zone

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All the others withdrew, so South Korea qualified automatically.

Western zone

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All the others withdrew, so India qualified automatically.

Qualified teams

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  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)

Goalscorers

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There were 33 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 5.5 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

References

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