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
Dates	7 – 14 December 1963
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	33 (5.5 per match)

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	3	2	1	0	11	7	+4	5
South Vietnam	3	2	0	1	9	7	+2	4
Malaysia	3	1	0	2	9	10	−1	2
Thailand	3	0	1	2	4	9	−5	1

7 December 1963

Hong Kong	3–3	Thailand

Cộng Hòa Stadium, Saigon

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7 December 1963

South Vietnam	5–3	Malaysia

Cộng Hòa Stadium, Saigon

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11 December 1963

Malaysia	3–1	Thailand

Cộng Hòa Stadium, Saigon

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11 December 1963

South Vietnam	1–4	Hong Kong

Cộng Hòa Stadium, Saigon

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14 December 1963

Hong Kong	4–3	Malaysia

Cộng Hòa Stadium, Saigon

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14 December 1963

South Vietnam	3–0	Thailand

Cộng Hòa Stadium, Saigon

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
Israel	Hosts		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)

References

• Details at RSSSF