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.
In 2022, Hong Kong qualified for the 2023 Asian Cup for the first time in 55 years. Hong Kong scored the 1st and the 1000th goal in AFC Asian Cup history.[2]
| AFC Asian Cup record | AFC Asian Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1956 |
Third place | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
 1960 |
Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | ||||||||
 1964 |
Fourth place | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | |
 1968 |
Fifth place | 5th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
 1972 |
Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1976
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5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||
 1980
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||
 1984
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
 1988
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
 1992
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
 1996
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||
 2000
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||
 2004
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8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | |||||||||
   2007
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||
| 2011
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 | |||||||||
 2015
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | |||||||||
| 2019
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14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2023 |
Group stage | 23rd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | |
 2027 |
To be determined | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | ||||||||
| Total | Third place | 4/18 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 99 | 29 | 25 | 45 | 122 | 148 | |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 5 |
| Israel
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
 Hong Kong
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 2 |
 South Vietnam
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 1 |
| Hong Kong | 2–3 | Israel |
|---|---|---|
Au Chi Yin  12', 66' |
Glazer 37', 76' Stelmach 69' |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: H.A. Sheppard (England)
| 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
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
 India
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| South Korea
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
 Hong Kong
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| Israel | 1–0 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Spiegler 76' |
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Patrick Nice (Malaysia)
| South Korea | 1–0 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Park Seung-ok 74' |
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Pisit Ngarampanich (Thailand)
| India | 3–1 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| I. Singh 45' Samajapati 60'Goswami 77' |
Cheung Yiu Kwok 39' |
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Patrick Nice (Malaysia)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 8 |
 Burma
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| Israel
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 4 |
 Republic of China
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 2 |
| Hong Kong
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 |
| Iran | 2–0 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Behzadi 70' Jabbari 88' |
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Norman Boswell (Malaysia)
| Hong Kong | 1–6 | Israel |
|---|---|---|
| Yuan Kuan Yick 76' |
Spiegler 9', 53' Spiegel 52', 65'Romano 61', 71' |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Batha Chaterchi (India)
| Hong Kong | 1–1 | Republic of China |
|---|---|---|
| Li Kwok Keung |
Lo Kwok Tai |
| Burma | 2–0 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team
|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Palestine
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Hong Kong
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3–1 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
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52' 90+5' (pen.) |
Report |
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Attendance: 15,586
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
| Hong Kong | 0–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Attendance: 36,412
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
| Hong Kong | 0–3 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
48' |
Attendance: 6,568
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
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Countries at the AFC Asian Cup
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| Former |
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1 Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under other name(s). 2 Israel was a member of the AFC until 1974. 3 Recognized by FIFA as defunct. | |
