# Hong Kong at the AFC Asian Cup

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. 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.

## Competitive 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 | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts |
| 1960 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1976 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 1980 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| 1984 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1988 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 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 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | 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 |

## 1956 AFC Asian Cup

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 5 |
| Israel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 2 |
| South Vietnam | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 1 |

## 1964 AFC Asian Cup

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Israel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |

## 1968 AFC Asian Cup

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Iran | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 8 |
| Burma | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| Israel | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 4 |
| Republic of China | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 2 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 |

## 2023 AFC Asian Cup
### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Palestine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |

## Squads

* 1956 AFC Asian Cup squads
* 1964 AFC Asian Cup squads
* 1968 AFC Asian Cup squads
* 2023 AFC Asian Cup squads