1964 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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)
AFC Asian Qualifiers
FIFA World Cup
AFC Asian Cup

Zones
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

All matches held in South Vietnam.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hong Kong 3210117+45
 South Vietnam 320197+24
 Malaysia 3102910−12
 Thailand 301249−51
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

All the others withdrew, so  South Korea qualified automatically.

Western zone

All the others withdrew, so  India qualified automatically.

Qualified teams
  Qualified
  Did not qualify
  Withdrew before playing any matches
  Did not enter
  Not an AFC member
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
 IsraelHosts[1]2 (1956, 1960)
 Hong KongCentral Zone winners14 December 19631 (1956)
 South KoreaEastern zone winners (automatically qualified)19632 (1956, 1960)
 IndiaWestern Zone winners (automatically qualified)19630 (debut)

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