Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers – First round

The Asian first round of 1960 Summer Olympics football qualification was played from 27 August to 20 December 1959.[1]

Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers – First round
Tournament details
Dates27 August – 20 December 1959
Teams8
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Goals scored18 (3.6 per match)

Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Australia   w/o[note 1]   Indonesia
Afghanistan   w/o[note 2]   India 2–5
Thailand   2–6   Taiwan 1–3 1–3
Japan   1–2   South Korea 0–2 1–0

Matches

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Indonesia  w/o  Australia
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Indonesia won on walkover and advanced to the second round.[note 1]


Afghanistan  2–5  India
  • Ayubi   ?'
  • Mosa   ?'
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India  w/o  Afghanistan
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India won on walkover and advanced to the second round.[note 2]


Thailand  1–3  Taiwan
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Taiwan  3–1  Thailand
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Taiwan won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Japan  0–2  South Korea
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Attendance: 20,000
South Korea  0–1  Japan
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Attendance: 10,000

South Korea won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Goalscorers

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There were 18 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3.6 goals per match.

1 goal

Notes

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  1. ^ a b The tie was awarded to Indonesia, as Australia withdrew due to expensive travels.[2]
  2. ^ a b The tie was awarded to India, as Afghanistan withdrew prior to the second leg.

References

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  1. ^ "Games of the XVII. Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament – (Roma, Italy, 1960): ASIA". RSSSF. 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ Barr, Alex (14 September 1959). "Australia Out of Olympic Soccer". The Age. p. 11.