Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 27 August 1959 – 30 April 1960 |
Teams | 7 |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 9 |
Goals scored | 29 (3.22 per match) |
The Asian section of the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Football Qualifiers acted as qualifiers for the 1960 Summer Olympics football tournament, held in Italy, for national teams that are members of Asia.[1]
Entrants
Eight national teams initially entered qualification, but Australia withdrew, leaving seven teams entering qualification.
Entered qualification | Withdrew before playing |
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Format
- First round: Eight teams played home-and-away over two legs. The four winners advanced to the second round.
- Second round: Four teams from the first round played home-and-away over two legs. The two winners qualified for the Summer Olympics.
First round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Indonesia ![]() |
w/o[note 1] | ![]() |
– | – |
Afghanistan ![]() |
w/o[note 2] | ![]() |
2–5 | – |
Thailand ![]() |
2–6 | ![]() |
1–3 | 1–3 |
Japan ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
0–2 | 1–0 |
Afghanistan ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() |
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Ayubi ![]() Mosa ![]() |
Banerjee ![]() Goswami ![]() Kempiah ![]() Rehmatullah ![]() Lahiri ![]() |
India ![]() | w/o | ![]() |
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India advance.
Republic of China win 6–2 on aggregate.
Japan ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Choi ![]() Moon ![]() |
Attendance: 20,000
South Korea ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Ninomiya ![]() |
Attendance: 10,000
South Korea win 2–1 on aggregate.
Second round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Taiwan ![]() |
2–2[note 3] | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–0 |
India ![]() |
6–2 | ![]() |
4–2 | 2–0 |
Republic of China ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Wong ![]() |
Cha ![]() Choi ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Wong ![]() |
Referee: John Petrie (England)
Republic of China qualified.
Indonesia ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Goswami ![]() Sundararaj ![]() |
India won 6–2 on aggregate and qualified.
Qualified teams
The following two teams from the Asian qualified for the final tournament.[2]
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in the Summer Olympics |
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Second round winners | 30 April 1960 | 2 (1936, 1936) |
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Second round runners-up | 30 April 1960 | 2 (1948, 1956) |
Notes
- ^ The tie was awarded to Indonesia, as Australia withdrew.
- ^ The tie was awarded to India, as Afghanistan withdrew prior to the second leg.
- ^ The tie was awarded to Taiwan, as the second leg was abandoned at 23rd minute, with Taiwan winning 1–0, as South Korea players attacked referee John Petrie after he awarded a penalty to Taiwan.
References
- ^ "Games of the XVII. Olympiad - Football Qualifying Tournament Amlast". RSSSF. 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Men Football XVII Olympic Games Roma, Italy 1960 Qualifications – Asia". todor66.com. Retrieved 20 July 2024.