Football at the 1954 Asian Games

Men at the 1954 Asian Games
Medalists
Republic of China    South Korea    Burma

Football at the 1954 Asian Games was held in Manila, Philippines from 1 to 8 May 1954. All matches took place at the Rizal Memorial Stadium, and were of 80 minutes duration.

Venues

Manila
Rizal Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 12,873

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men	Republic of China Chan Fai-hung Chou Wen-chi Chu Chin-ching Chu Wing-keung Hau Ching-to Hau Yung-sang Ho Ying-fan Hsu Wei-po King Loh-sung Lau Yee Lee Tai-fai Li Chun-fat Lo Ching-hsiang Mok Chun-wah Ng Kee-cheung Pau King-yin Szeto Man Tang Sum Teng Sheung Tse Tsu-kuo Yen Shih-hsin Yiu Cheuk-yin	South Korea Choi Chung-min Choi Kwang-seok Chu Yung-kwang Chung Kook-chin Chung Nam-sik Ham Heung-chul Han Chang-wha Hong Deok-young Kang Chang-gi Kim Ji-sung Lee Sang-yi Li Jong-kap Min Byung-dae Park Il-kap Park Kyu-chung Sung Nak-woon	Burma Seaton Aukim Ba Kyu Perry Dwe Samuel Gordon Hla Maung Htoowa Dwe Kyaw Zaw Pe Myint Maung Aung Sein Myint Sein Pe Douglas Steward Thein Aung Tin Kyi Tun Aung Robert Yin Gyaw Suk Bahadur

Draw

The draw was held one day before the event.

Group A

• Republic of China
• Vietnam
• Philippines

Group B

• Singapore
• Pakistan
• Burma

Group C

• Japan
• Indonesia
• India

Group D

• South Korea
• Hong Kong
• Afghanistan

Squads

Main article: Football at the 1954 Asian Games – Squads

Results

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Republic of China	2	2	0	0	7	2	+5	4
Vietnam	2	1	0	1	5	5	0	2
Philippines	2	0	0	2	2	7	−5	0

1 May

Republic of China	3–2	Vietnam
Lee Tai-fai 17' Chu Wing-keung 37' (pen.) Yiu Cheuk-yin 50'		Nguyễn Văn Tư 41' Trần Văn Ứng 65'

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

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3 May

Philippines	2–3	Vietnam
Pacheco 51' Razon 63'		Khe On 17' Mi 31' Quoc 79'

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

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6 May

Philippines	0–4	Republic of China

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Burma	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	3
Pakistan	2	1	0	1	7	4	+3	2
Singapore	2	0	1	1	3	7	−4	1

2 May

Singapore	2–6	Pakistan
Pang Siang Hock 36', 45'		Akhtar 39', 41' Fakhri 42', 43', 47' Kutty 52'

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

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4 May

Burma	1–1	Singapore
Gordon 60'		Foo Hee Jong 31'

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

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5 May

Burma	2–1	Pakistan
Gordon 31' Sein Pe 35'		Fakhri 38'

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Indonesia	2	2	0	0	9	3	+6	4
India	2	1	0	1	3	6	−3	2
Japan	2	0	0	2	5	8	−3	0

1 May

Japan	3–5	Indonesia
Kano 20' (pen.) Tokita 70' Takabayashi 80'		Ramang 10' Dhalhar 25' (pen.), 41' (pen.) Tee San Liong 33', 36'

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

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3 May

India	3–2	Japan
Moinuddin 6', 28' Joe D'Sa 42'	Report	Takabayashi 47' Kawamoto 78'

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

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5 May

India	0–4	Indonesia
	Report	Dhalhar 28' (pen.), 80' Ramang 51', 69'

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	2	1	1	0	11	5	+6	3
Hong Kong	2	1	1	0	7	5	+2	3
Afghanistan	2	0	0	2	4	12	−8	0

2 May

South Korea	3–3	Hong Kong
Park Il-kap 20' Chung Kook-chin 64' Sung Nak-woon 78'		Chu Wing Wah 2' Lo Kan Chuen 63' Lee Yuk Tak 76'

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

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4 May

South Korea	8–2	Afghanistan
Choi Chung-min 7' Choi Kwang-seok 22' Sung Nak-woon 23', 45', 55', 80' Chung Nam-sik 42' Chung Kook-chin 49'

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

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6 May

Hong Kong	4–2	Afghanistan

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

Knockout round

	Semifinals				Gold medal match
	7 May
	Republic of China	4
					8 May
	Indonesia	2
					Republic of China	5
	7 May
					South Korea	2
	Burma	2
	South Korea (a.e.t.)	2
					Bronze medal match
					8 May
					Indonesia	4
					Burma	5

Semifinals

7 May

Republic of China	4–2	Indonesia
Lee Tai-fai 10', 75' Yiu Cheuk-yin 20' Chu Wing-keung 32'		Witarsa 5' Siregar 71'

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

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7 May

Burma	2–2 (a.e.t.)	South Korea
		Kang Chang-gi 18' Choi Chung-min 71'

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

• South Korea advanced to the final due to their superior overall goal-average (1.857 to 1.25).

Bronze medal match

8 May

Indonesia	4–5	Burma
Tee San Liong Dhalhar Ramang

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

Gold medal match

8 May

Republic of China	5–2	South Korea
Yiu Cheuk-yin 6' Chu Wing-keung 17' (pen.), 68' Szeto Man 50' Ho Ying-fan 82'		Choi Chung-min 30' Park Il-kap 71'

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

Final standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	Republic of China	4	4	0	0	16	6	+10	8
	South Korea	4	1	2	1	15	12	+3	4
	Burma	4	2	2	0	10	8	+2	6
4	Indonesia	4	2	0	2	15	12	+3	4
5	Hong Kong	2	1	1	0	7	5	+2	3
6	Pakistan	2	1	0	1	7	4	+3	2
7	Vietnam	2	1	0	1	5	5	0	2
8	India	2	1	0	1	3	6	−3	2
9	Singapore	2	0	1	1	3	7	−4	1
10	Japan	2	0	0	2	5	8	−3	0
11	Philippines	2	0	0	2	2	7	−5	0
12	Afghanistan	2	0	0	2	4	12	−8	0

References

• Garin, Erik; Morrison, Neil. "Asian Games 1954". RSSSF.