This page covers the record of the Hong Kong national football team

Hong Kong national football team

The Hong Kong national football team , represents Hong Kong in international association football events such as the FIFA World Cup, AFC Asian Cup and East Asian Football Championship. The team is represented by the Hong Kong Football Association....

in the FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...

 and the Asian Cup.

In the "Results" section, home results are written before away results. Where Hong Kong only played a team once, (h), (a) and (n) indicates home, away and neutral.

Qualifying 1930-1956

Tournament	Section	Placing	Results	Notes
Uruguay 1930 1930 FIFA World Cup The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...  to Switzerland 1954 1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game...	Did not enter	-	-	-
Asian Cup 1956, Hong Kong	Qualified as hosts	-	-	Hong Kong came 3rd in the tournament

Qualifying 1958-1964

Tournament	Section	Placing	Results	Notes
Sweden 1958 1958 FIFA World Cup The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 June to 29 June. The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Sweden 5–2 in the final for their first title. To date, this marks the only occasion that a World Cup staged in Europe was not won by a European...	Did not enter	-	-	-
Asian Cup 1960, South Korea	3 teams, one qualifies	2nd, 2pts/4	7-0 (a) 4-7 (n)	-
Chile 1962 1962 FIFA World Cup The 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup, was held in Chile from 30 May to 17 June. It was won by Brazil, who retained the championship by beating Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final...	Did not enter	-	-	-
Asian Cup 1964, Israel	Qualified automatically	-	-	Came last out of the 4 teams in the final tournament.

Qualifying 1966-1968

Tournament	Section	Placing	Results	Notes
England 1966 1966 FIFA World Cup The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from 11 July to 30 July. England beat West Germany 4–2 in the final, winning the World Cup for the first time, so becoming the first host to win the tournament since Italy in 1934.-Host selection:England was chosen as...	Did not enter	-	-	-
Asian Cup 1968, Iran	5 teams, 1 qualifies	1st, 8pts/8	2-0 (h) 3-1 (h) 2-0 (h) 2-0 (h)	Came last out of the 5 teams in the final tournament.

Qualifying 1970-present

Tournament	Section	Placing	Results	Notes
Mexico 1970 1970 FIFA World Cup The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. In a match-up of two-time World Cup champions, the final was won by...	Did not enter	-	-	-
Asian Cup 1972, Thailand	2 groups of 3 teams, 4 qualifies, than Knockout	3rd, 0pts/4	1-2 (?) 1-2 (h) 1-2 (h)	Lost in the first group stage of qualifying.
West Germany 1974 1974 FIFA World Cup The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...	AFC/OFC Zone A Group stage,then knock-out	1st 4/4, knocked out in finals	1-0 (n) 1-0 (n) 1-3 (a)	Lost in Semi Finals of qualifying.
Asian Cup 1976, Iran	Group stage then knock-out	2nd, 2/4pts; knocked out in finals	3-0 (h) 0-1 (h) 3-3 (10-11 pens Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ) (h))	Lost in Semi Finals of qualifying, but came 3rd in 'mini-tournament'.
Argentina 1978 1978 FIFA World Cup The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth...	AFC/OFC Groups stages	1st 6/8, then 0/16pts	4-1 (n) 2-2 (a) 2-1 (a) 1-1 (a) 0-2, 0-3 0-1, 2-5 1-3, 0-4 2-5, 0-3	Lost in last round robin of qualifying.
Asian Cup 1980, Kuwait	Groups (2 groups of 3 and 1 group of 7)	2nd 4/6 pts then knockout	0-3* (n) 0-1 (h) 3-1 (n) 5-0 (n) 0-0 (4-5 pen) (n)	Lost in semi finals of qualifying.
Spain 1982 1982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...	AFC/OFC Groups stages	2nd 2/6 pts then knockout	0-1* (h) 1-1 (h) 2-2 (h) 0-0 (4-5 pen) (h)	Lost in semi finals of group.
Asian Cup 1984, Singapore	Groups (3 groups of 5, 1 group of 6)	4th 2/8 pts	0-2 (a) 0-1 (n) 1-1 (n) 0-0 (n)	Did not qualify.
Mexico 1986 1986 FIFA World Cup The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...	Group stages then knockout	1st, 11/12 pts then knockout	0-0, 2-1 China v Hong Kong (1985) -Result:Hong Kong qualifies for the next round after the dramatic upset victory where they would fall to the Japan national football team 5 – 1 in a two legged home and away matchup.... 8-0, 5-1 2-0, 2-0 1-2, 0-3	Lost in semi finals of group to Japan.
Asian Cup 1988, Qatar	Groups (1 group of 6, 2 groups of 5, 1 group of 4)	4th 1/8 pts	0-1 (n) 0-2 (n) 0-2 (n) 0-0 (a)	Did not qualify.
Italy 1990 1990 FIFA World Cup The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...	Group stages then final round	4th, 3/12pts	1-2 , 1-4 1-1, 2-3 0-0 (n), 0-0 (n)	Did not make it through first group stage of qualifying.
Asian Cup 1992, Japan	Groups (2 groups of 4, 4 groups of 3)	3rd, 3/6 pts	2-2 (n) 0-0 (a) 0-0 (n)	Did not qualify.
USA 1994 1994 FIFA World Cup The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...	Groups (4 group of 5, 2 groups of 4) then final round	4th, 5/16 pts	2-1 (n), 0-3 (n) 2-2 (a), 1-2 (n) 0-3 (n), 1-4 (a) 2-1 (n), 1-3 (a)	Did not qualify for final round.
Asian Cup 1996, UAE	Groups (4 groups of 4, 5 groups of 3, 1 group of 2)	2nd, 6/9 pts	0-2 (h) 4-1 (h) 8-0 (h)	Needed to beat China to qualify.
France 1998 1998 FIFA World Cup The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...	Groups (6 group of 4, 4 groups of 3) then final round	4th, 3/12 pts	0-2, 0-4 3-2, 0-2	Did not qualify for final round.
Asian Cup 2000, Lebanon	Groups (6 groups of 4, 3 groups of 5, 1 group of 3)	2nd, 7/12 pts	1-1, 1-3 4-1, 1-0	Needed to beat Indonesia to qualify.
Korea/Japan 2002 2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...	Groups (9 group of 4, 1 groups of 3) then final round	4th, 4/18 pts	0-2 (h), 0-3 (a) 1-1 (h), 0-1 (n) 0-2 (h), 2-1 (n)	Did not qualify for final round.
Asian Cup 2004, China	Preliminary (6 groups of 3, 1 group of 2) then final stage (7 groups of 4)	1st, 4/6 pts then 4th, 4/18 pts	5-1 (h) 2-2 (h) 1-4 (a), 0-1 (n) 2-1 (n), 0-4 (a) 0-0 (n), 0-1 (n)	Won their group in the Preliminary stage. Lost subsequent group stage.
Germany 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...	Preliminary rd, then 2nd round (8 grps of 4) then final rd (4 grps of 4 then playoff)	3rd, 6/18 pts	0-1, 0-7 0-2, 0-4 2-0, 3-1	Did not qualify for final round.
Asian Cup 2007, 4 Nations	Groups (6 groups of 4)	3rd, 8/18 pts	0-3, 0-2 0-0, 2-2 2-0, 1-0	Did not qualify.
South Africa 2010 2010 FIFA World Cup The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...	1st and 2nd round knockout 3rd round (5 groups of 4) then Final round (2 groups of 5)	Won 1st round lost in 2nd round	3-2, 8-1 0-0, 0-3	Did not qualify for third round of qualifying.
Asian Cup 2011, Qatar	Groups (5 groups of 4)	4th, 1/18pts	1-3, 0-4 0-4, 0-6 0-0, 0-1	Did not qualify.
Brazil 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014....	1st and 2nd round knockout 3rd round (5 groups of 4) then Final round (2 groups of 5)	Bye 1st round lost in 2nd round	0-3, 0-5	Did not qualify for third round of qualifying.

East Asian Dynasty Cup 1995

Tournament	Section	Placing	Results	Notes
East Asian Dynasty Cup 1995, Hong Kong	1 groups of 4 teams, then Third Place Match or Final.	4th, 1/12 points in groups stage. Won China in Third Place Match.	3-0 (h) 0-0 (h) 2-3 (h) 1-1(AET)3:1(PSO) (h)	Hong Kong came 3rd in the tournament.

East Asian Dynasty Cup 1998

Tournament	Section	Placing	Results	Notes
East Asian Dynasty Cup 1998, Japan East Asian Dynasty Cup 1998 The 1998 Dynasty Cup was a football competition for the top four teams of East Asia. The fourth and final edition of the Dynasty Cup was held from March 1, 1998 to March 7, 1998 in Tokyo and Yokohama, Japan. The competition was won by Japan for the third straight time.-Venues:-Matches...	1 groups of 4 teams.	4th, 0/12 points	1-0 (n) 5-1 (a) 1-0 (a)

2003 East Asian Football Championship

Tournament	Section	Placing	Results	Notes
2003 East Asian Football Championship Qualifying, Hong Kong	1 group of 5 teams, winner goes through	1st, 12/12 points	2-0 (h)   Macau, China Macau national football team The Macau football team represents the Chinese special administrative region of Macau in international association football. The team is supervised by the Macau Football Association . The Macau football team has a ranking that is one of the lowest among the FIFA members...  3-0 (h) 10-0 (h) 11-0 (h)	Qualified for Final tournament.
2003 East Asian Football Championship, Japan	1 group of 4 teams	4th, 0/9 points	1-3 (n) 0-1 (a) 1-3 (n)

2005 East Asian Football Championship

Tournament	Section	Placing	Results	Notes
2005 East Asian Football Championship Qualifying, Chinese Taipei	1 group of 5 teams, winner goes through	2nd, 9/12 points	0-2 (n) 5-0 (a) 6-0 (n) 15-0 (n)	Did not qualify for Final tournament.

2008 East Asian Football Championship

Tournament	Section	Placing	Results	Notes
2008 East Asian Football Championship Qualifying, Macau	2 groups of 3 teams, then knockout. Winner qualifies for final tournament.	1st, 4/6 points Lose to North Korea in knockout stage.	1-1 (n) 15-1 (n) 0-1 (n)	Did not qualify for Final tournament.

2010 East Asian Football Championship

Tournament	Section	Placing	Results	Notes
2010 East Asian Football Championship Semi-final, Chinese Taipei	1 group of 4 teams. Winner qualifies for final tournament.	1st, 7/9 points	4-0 (a) 0-0 (n) 12-0 (n)	Qualified for final tournament
2010 East Asian Football Championship, Japan	1 group of 4 teams	4th, 0/9 points	0-5 (n) 0-3 (a) 0-2 (n)

AFC countries Hong Kong have never played competitively in major competitions

Does not include friendly matches. (have played South Vietnam

South Vietnam national football team

The South Vietnam national football team was the national team of South Vietnam controlled by Vietnam Football Association between 1949 and 1975. It took part in the first two Asian Cups finals , finishing fourth both times...

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