Hong Kong national football team all-time record

This page covers the record of the Hong Kong national football team in the FIFA World Cup and the AFC Asian Cup. In the "Results" section, (h), (a) and (n) indicate home, away and neutral.

Major Tournaments

Tournament Structure Placing Results Notes
Uruguay 1930 FIFA World Cup Did not enter
Italy 1934 FIFA World Cup
France 1938 FIFA World Cup
Brazil 1950 FIFA World Cup
Switzerland 1954 FIFA World Cup
Hong Kong 1956 AFC Asian Cup One group of 4 3rd of 4
2/6 points 		 Israel 2–3 (h)
 South Korea 2–2 (h)
 South Vietnam 2–2 (h) 		Qualified as host
Sweden 1958 FIFA World Cup Did not enter
South Korea 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification One group of 3 2nd of 3
2/4 points 		 Philippines 7–0 (a)
 Republic of China 4–7 (n) 		Did not qualify
Chile 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification Did not enter
Israel 1964 AFC Asian Cup qualification One group of 4 1st of 4
5/6 points 		 Thailand 3–3 (n)
 South Vietnam 4–1 (a)
 Malaysia 4–3 (n) 		Qualified
Israel 1964 AFC Asian Cup One group of 4 4th of 4
0/6 points 		 Israel 0–1 (a)
 South Korea 0–1 (n)
 India 1–3 (n)
England 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification Did not enter
Iran 1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification Groups (two groups of 4 and one group of 5) 1st of 5
8/8 points 		 South Vietnam 2–0 (h)
 Malaysia 3–1 (h)
 Singapore 2–0 (h)
 Thailand 2–0 (h) 		Qualified
Iran 1968 AFC Asian Cup One group of 5 5th of 5
1/8 points 		 Iran 0–2 (a)
 Israel 1–6 (n)
 Republic of China 1–1 (n)
 Burma 0–2 (n)
Mexico 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Did not enter
Thailand 1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification Groups (one zone of 6 and one zone of 7; two groups of 3, then knockout) Defeat in allocation match
3rd of 3
0/4 points 		 Indonesia 1–2 (n)
 Khmer Republic 1–2 (n)
 Malaysia 1–2 (n) 		Did not qualify
West Germany 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Groups
(one zone of 7 and one zone of 8; one group of 3 and one group of 4, then knockout) 		Won in classification match
1st of 3
4/4 points
Defeat in zonal semi-Finals 		 Malaysia 1–0 (n)
 Japan 1–0 (n)
 South Vietnam 1–0 (n)
 South Korea 1–3 (a) 		Did not qualify for Final Round
Iran 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification Groups
(one group of 4, one group of 5 and one group of 6; two subgroups of 3, then knockout) 		Won in allocation match
2nd of 3
2/4 points
Defeat in semi-Finals and Third place play-off 		 Japan 0–0 (4–3 (p)) (h)
 Brunei 3–0 (h)
 China 0–1 (h)
 North Korea 3–3 (10–11 (p)) (h)
 Japan 0–1 (h) 		Did not qualify
Argentina 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification 1st Round
(four groups of 3 and one group of 5, then play-off) 		1st of 5
6/8 points
Won in play-off 		 Indonesia 4–1 (n)
 Singapore 2–2 (a), 1–0 (a)
 Thailand 2–1 (n)
 Malaysia 1–1 (n) 		Did not qualify
Final Round
(one group of 5) 		5th of 5
0/16 points 		 Iran 0–2 (h), 0–3 (a)
 South Korea 0–1 (h), 2–5 (a)
 Kuwait 1–3 (h), 0–4 (a)
 Australia 2–5 (h), 0–3 (a)
Kuwait 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification Groups
(two groups of 3, one groups of 4 and one group of 7; one subgroup of 3 and one subgroup of 4, then knockout) 		Defeat in allocation match
2nd of 4
4/6 points
Defeat in semi-Finals
Won in Third place play-off 		 North Korea 0–3 (n)
 Thailand 0–1 (a)
 Singapore 3–1 (n)
 Sri Lanka 5–0 (n)
 Malaysia 0–0 (4–5 (p)) (n)
 Thailand 2–1 (a) 		Did not qualify
Spain 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification 1st Round
(one group of 4, two groups of 5 and one group of 6; two subgroups of 3, then knockout) 		2nd of 3
2/6 points
Defeat in zonal semi-Finals 		 China 0–1 (h)
 Singapore 1–1 (h)
 North Korea 2–2 (h)
 China 0–0 (4–5 (p)) (h) 		Did not qualify for Final Round
Singapore 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification Groups
(three groups of 5 and one group of 6) 		4th of 5
2/8 points 		 China 0–2 (a)
 Qatar 0–1 (n)
 Jordan 1–1 (n)
 Afghanistan 0–0 (n) 		Did not qualify
Mexico 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification 1st Round
(one zone of 10 and one zone of 14; two groups of 3 and two groups of 4) 		1st of 4
11/12 points 		 China 0–0 (h), 2–1 (a)
 Brunei 8–0 (h), 5–1 (a)
 Macau 2–0 (h), 2–0 (a) 		Did not qualify for Final Round
2nd Round
(knockout) 		Defeat  Japan 1–2 (h), 0–3 (a)
Qatar 1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification Groups
(one group of 4, two groups of 5 and one group of 6) 		4th of 5
1/8 points 		 North Korea 0–1 (n)
 Syria 0–2 (n)
 Iran 0–2 (n)
   Nepal 0–0 (a) 		Did not qualify
Italy 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification 1st Round
(five groups of 4 and one group of 5) 		4th of 4
3/12 points 		 North Korea 1–2 (h), 1–4 (a)
 Indonesia 1–1 (h), 2–3 (a)
 Japan 0–0 (h), 0–0 (a) 		Did not qualify for Final Round
Japan 1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification Groups
(four groups of 3 and two groups of 4) 		3rd of 4
3/6 points 		 Macau 2–2 (n)
 North Korea 0–0 (a)
 Chinese Taipei 0–0 (n) 		Did not qualify
United States 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification 1st Round
(one groups of 4 and five groups of 5) 		4th of 5
5/16 points 		 Bahrain 2–1 (n), 0–3 (n)
 Lebanon 2–2 (a), 1–2 (n)
 South Korea 0–3 (n), 1–4 (a)
 India 2–1 (n), 1–3 (a) 		Did not qualify for Final Round
United Arab Emirates 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification Groups
(one group of 2, five groups of 3 and four groups of 4) 		2nd of 4
6/9 points 		 China 0–2 (h)
 Macau 4–1 (h)
 Philippines 8–0 (h) 		Did not qualify
France 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 1st Round
(four groups of 3 and six groups of 4) 		3rd of 3
3/12 points 		 South Korea 0–2 (h), 0–4 (a)
 Thailand 3–2 (h), 0–2 (a) 		Did not qualify for Final Round
Lebanon 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification Groups
(one group of 3, six groups of 4 and three groups of 5) 		2nd of 3
7/12 points 		 Indonesia 1–1 (h), 1–3 (a)
 Cambodia 4–1 (h), 1–0 (a) 		Did not qualify
South Korea Japan 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 1st Round
(one group of 3 and groups of 4) 		4th of 4
4/18 points 		 Qatar 0–2 (h), 0–3 (a)
 Palestine 1–1 (h), 0–1 (n)
 Malaysia 0–2 (h), 2–1 (n) 		Did not qualify for 2nd Round
China 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification Preliminary Round
(one group of 2 and six groups of 3) 		1st of 3
4/6 points 		 Laos 5–1 (h)
 Bangladesh 2–2 (h) 		Did not qualify
Qualifying Round
(seven groups of 4) 		4th of 4
4/18 points 		 Uzbekistan 1–4 (a), 0–1 (n)
 Thailand 2–1 (n), 0–4 (a)
 Tajikistan 0–0 (n), 0–1 (n)
Germany 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 1st Round Bye Did not qualify for 3rd Round
2nd Round
(eight groups of 4) 		3rd of 4
6/18 points 		 China 0–1 (h), 0–7 (a)
 Kuwait 0–2 (h), 0–4 (a)
 Malaysia 2–0 (h), 3–1 (a)
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification Preliminary Round Bye Did not qualify
Qualifying Round
(one group of 3 and five groups of 4) 		3rd of 4
8/18 points 		 Qatar 0–3 (h), 0–2 (a)
 Uzbekistan 0–0 (h), 2–2 (a)
 Bangladesh 2–0 (h), 1–0 (a)
South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 1st Round
(knockout) 		Won  Timor-Leste 3–2 (h), 8–1 (a) Did not qualify for 3rd Round
2nd Round
(knockout) 		Defeat  Turkmenistan 0–0 (h), 0–3 (a)
Qatar 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification Preliminary Round Bye Did not qualify
Qualifying Round
(one group of 3 and three groups of 4) 		4th of 4
1/18 points 		 Japan 0–4 (h), 0–6 (a)
 Bahrain 1–3 (h), 0–4 (a)
 Yemen 0–0 (h), 0–1 (a)
Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 1st Round Bye Did not qualify for 3rd Round
2nd Round
(knockout) 		Defeat  Saudi Arabia 0–3 (h), 0–5 (a)
Australia 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification Groups
(five groups of 4) 		3rd of 4
4/18 points 		 United Arab Emirates 0–4 (h), 0–4 (a)
 Uzbekistan 0–2 (h), 0–0 (a)
 Vietnam 1–0 (h), 1–3 (a) 		Did not qualify
Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 1st Round Bye Did not qualify for 3rd Round
2nd Round
(one group of 4 and seven groups of 5) 		3rd of 5
14/24 points 		 China 0–0 (h), 0–0 (a)
 Qatar 2–3 (h), 0–2 (a)
 Maldives 2–0 (h), 1–0 (a)
 Bhutan 7–0 (h), 1–0 (a)
United Arab Emirates 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification 1st Round Bye Did not qualify
2nd Round
(one group of 4 and seven groups of 5) 		3rd of 5
14/24 points 		 China 0–0 (h), 0–0 (a)
 Qatar 2–3 (h), 0–2 (a)
 Maldives 2–0 (h), 1–0 (a)
 Bhutan 7–0 (h), 1–0 (a)
Play-off Round Bye
3rd Round
(six groups of 4) 		3rd of 4
5/18 points 		 Lebanon 0–1 (h), 0–2 (a)
 North Korea 1–1 (h), 0–2 (a)
 Malaysia 2–0 (h), 1–1 (a)
Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 1st Round Bye Did not qualify for 3rd Round
2nd Round
(one group of 4 and seven groups of 5) 		4th of 5
5/24 points 		 Iran 0–2 (h), 1–3 (a)
 Iraq 0–1 (h), 0–2 (a)
 Bahrain 0–0 (h), 0–4 (a)
 Cambodia 2–0 (h), 1–1 (a)
Qatar 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification 1st Round Bye Qualified
2nd Round
(one group of 4 and seven groups of 5) 		4th of 5
5/24 points 		 Iran 0–2 (h), 1–3 (a)
 Iraq 0–1 (h), 0–2 (a)
 Bahrain 0–0 (h), 0–4 (a)
 Cambodia 2–0 (h), 1–1 (a)
Play-off Round Bye
3rd Round
(six groups of 4) 		2nd of 4
6/9 points
5th of best runner-up team 		 Afghanistan 2–1 (n)
 Cambodia 3–0 (n)
 India 0–4 (n)
Qatar 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
(six groups of 4) 		4th of 4
0/9 points 		 United Arab Emirates 1–3 (n)
 Iran 0–1 (n)
 Palestine 0–3 (n) 		Knocked out in Group Stage, 23rd of 24 in overall
Canada Mexico United States 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 1st Round
(knockout) 		Won  Bhutan 4–0 (h), 0–2 (a) Did not qualify for 3rd Round
2nd Round
(nine groups of 4) 		4th of 4
2/18 points 		 Iran 2–4 (h), 0–4 (a)
 Turkmenistan 2–2 (h), 0–0 (a)
 Uzbekistan 0–2 (h), 0–3 (a)
Saudi Arabia 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification 1st Round
(knockout) 		Won  Bhutan 4–0 (h), 0–2 (a) TBD
2nd Round
(nine groups of 4) 		4th of 4
2/18 points 		 Iran 2–4 (h), 0–4 (a)
 Turkmenistan 2–2 (h), 0–0 (a)
 Uzbekistan 0–2 (h), 0–3 (a)
Play-off Round Bye
3rd Round
(six groups of 4) 		TBD  Singapore – (h), 0–0 (a)
 India 1–0 (h), – (a)
 Bangladesh – (h), – (a)

Regional Tournaments

Tournament Section Placing Results Notes
Japan 2003 East Asian Football Championship Preliminary One group of 5 1st of 5
12/12 points 		 Chinese Taipei 2–0 (h)
Macau 3–0 (h)
 Mongolia 10–0 (h)
 Guam 11–0 (h) 		Qualified
Japan 2003 East Asian Football Championship One group of 4 4th of 4
0/9 points 		 South Korea 1–3 (n)
 Japan 0–1 (a)
 China 1–3 (n)
South Korea 2005 East Asian Football Championship Preliminary One group of 5 2nd of 5
9/12 points 		 North Korea 0–2 (n)
 Chinese Taipei 5–0 (a)
 Mongolia 6–0 (n)
 Guam 15–0 (n) 		Did not qualify
China 2008 East Asian Football Championship Preliminary Stage 1 Bye Did not qualify
Stage 2
(two groups of 3, then Final) 		1st of 3
4/6 points
Defeat in Final 		 Chinese Taipei 1–1 (n)
 Guam 15–1 (n)
 North Korea 0–1 (n)
Japan 2010 East Asian Football Championship Preliminary Round 1 Bye Qualified
Round 2
(one group of 4) 		1st of 4
7/9 points 		 Chinese Taipei 4–0 (a)
 North Korea 0–0 (n)
 Guam 12–0 (n)
Japan 2010 East Asian Football Championship One group of 4 4th of 4
0/9 points 		 South Korea 0–5 (n)
 Japan 0–3 (a)
 China 0–2 (n)
South Korea 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Round 1 Bye Did not qualify
Round 2
(one group of 5) 		3rd of 5
6/12 points 		 Guam 2–1 (h)
 Australia 0–1 (h)
 Chinese Taipei 2–0 (h)
 North Korea 0–4 (h)
China 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary 1st Round Bye Did not qualify
2nd Round
(one group of 4) 		2nd of 4
4/9 points 		 North Korea 1–2 (n)
 Chinese Taipei 1–0 (a)
 Guam 0–0 (n)
Japan 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Preliminary 1st Round Bye Did not qualify
2nd Round
(one group of 4) 		2nd of 4
6/9 points 		 Guam 3–2 (h)
 Chinese Taipei 4–2 (h)
 North Korea 0–1 (h)
South Korea 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Preliminary 1st Round Bye Qualified
2nd Round
(one group of 4) 		1st of 4
7/9 points 		 Chinese Taipei 2–1 (a)
 North Korea 0–0 (n)
 Mongolia 5–1 (n)
South Korea 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship One group of 4 4th of 4
0/9 points 		 South Korea 0–2 (a)
 Japan 0–5 (n)
 China 0–2 (n)
Japan 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship One group of 4 4th of 4
0/9 points 		 Japan 0–6 (a)
 South Korea 0–3 (n)
 China 0–1 (n) 		Qualified by FIFA Rankings
South Korea 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Preliminary One group of 2 and one group of 3, then Final 1st of 3
6/6 points
won in Final 		 Mongolia 3–0 (h)
 Chinese Taipei 2–1 (h)
 Guam 5–0 (h) 		Qualified
South Korea 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship One group of 4 4th of 4
0/9 points 		 South Korea 0–2 (a)
 Japan 1–6 (n)
 China 0–1 (n)

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