The Asian first round of 1960 Summer Olympics football qualification was played from 27 August to 20 December 1959.[1]
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Dates | 27 August – 20 December 1959 |
Teams | 8 |
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Matches played | 5 |
Goals scored | 18 (3.6 per match) |
Summary
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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
editIndonesia won on walkover and advanced to the second round.[note 1]
Afghanistan | 2–5 | India |
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India | w/o | Afghanistan |
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India won on walkover and advanced to the second round.[note 2]
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
editThere were 18 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3.6 goals per match.
1 goal
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Games of the XVII. Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament – (Roma, Italy, 1960): ASIA". RSSSF. 12 May 2021.
- ^ Barr, Alex (14 September 1959). "Australia Out of Olympic Soccer". The Age. p. 11.