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 1930 FIFA World Cup Did not enter 1934 FIFA World Cup 1938 FIFA World Cup 1950 FIFA World Cup 1954 FIFA World Cup 1956 AFC Asian Cup1 group of 43rd of 42/6 points 2–3 (h) 2–2 (h) 2–2 (h)Qualified as host 1958 FIFA World Cup Did not enter 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification1 group of 32nd of 32/4 points 7–0 (a) 4–7 (n)Did not qualify 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification Did not enter 1964 AFC Asian Cup qualification1 group of 41st of 45/6 points 3–3 (n) 4–1 (a) 4–3 (n)Qualified 1964 AFC Asian Cup1 group of 44th of 40/6 points 0–1 (a) 0–1 (n) 1–3 (n) 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification Did not enter 1968 AFC Asian Cup qualificationGroups (2 groups of 4 and 1 group of 5)1st of 58/8 points 2–0 (h) 3–1 (h) 2–0 (h) 2–0 (h)Qualified 1968 AFC Asian Cup1 group of 55th of 51/8 points 0–2 (a) 1–6 (n) 1–1 (n) 0–2 (n) 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Did not enter 1972 AFC Asian Cup qualificationGroups (1 zone of 6 and 1 zone of 7; 2 groups of 3, then knockout)Defeat in allocation match3rd of 30/4 points 1–2 (n) 1–2 (n) 1–2 (n)Did not qualify 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Groups(1 zone of 7 and 1 zone of 8; 1 group of 3 and 1 group of 4, then knockout)Won in classification match1st of 34/4 pointsDefeat in zonal semi-Finals 1–0 (n) 1–0 (n) 1–0 (n) 1–3 (a)Did not qualify for Final Round 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualificationGroups(1 group of 4, 1 group of 5 and 1 group of 6; 2 subgroups of 3, then knockout)Won in allocation match2nd of 32/4 pointsDefeat in semi-Finals and Third place play-off 0–0 (4–3 ) (h) 3–0 (h) 0–1 (h) 3–3 (10–11 ) (h) 0–1 (h)Did not qualify 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification 1st Round(4 groups of 3 and 1 group of 5, then play-off)1st of 56/8 pointsWon in play-off 4–1 (n) 2–2 (a), 1–0 (a) 2–1 (n) 1–1 (n)Did not qualifyFinal Round(1 group of 5)5th of 50/16 points 0–2 (h), 0–3 (a) 0–1 (h), 2–5 (a) 1–3 (h), 0–4 (a) 2–5 (h), 0–3 (a) 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification Groups(2 groups of 3, 1 groups of 4 and 1 group of 7; 1 subgroup of 3 and 1 subgroup of 4, then knockout)Defeat in allocation match2nd of 44/6 pointsDefeat in semi-FinalsWon in Third place play-off 0–3 (n) 0–1 (a) 3–1 (n) 5–0 (n) 0–0 (4–5 ) (n) 2–1 (a)Did not qualify 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification 1st Round(1 group of 4, 2 groups of 5 and 1 group of 6; 2 subgroups of 3, then knockout)2nd of 32/6 pointsDefeat in zonal semi-Finals 0–1 (h) 1–1 (h) 2–2 (h) 0–0 (4–5 ) (h)Did not qualify for Final Round 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification Groups(3 groups of 5 and 1 group of 6)4th of 52/8 points 0–2 (a) 0–1 (n) 1–1 (n) 0–0 (n)Did not qualify 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification 1st Round(1 zone of 10 and 1 zone of 14; 2 groups of 3 and 2 groups of 4)1st of 411/12 points 0–0 (h), 2–1 (a) 8–0 (h), 5–1 (a) 2–0 (h), 2–0 (a)Did not qualify for Final Round2nd Round(knockout)Defeat 1–2 (h), 0–3 (a) 1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification Groups(1 group of 4, 2 groups of 5 and 1 group of 6)4th of 51/8 points 0–1 (n) 0–2 (n) 0–2 (n) 0–0 (a)Did not qualify 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification 1st Round(5 groups of 4 and 1 group of 5)4th of 43/12 points 1–2 (h), 1–4 (a) 1–1 (h), 2–3 (a) 0–0 (h), 0–0 (a)Did not qualify for Final Round 1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification Groups(4 groups of 3 and 2 groups of 4)3rd of 43/6 points 2–2 (n) 0–0 (a) 0–0 (n)Did not qualify 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification 1st Round(1 groups of 4 and 5 groups of 5)4th of 55/16 points 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 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification Groups(1 group of 2, 5 groups of 3 and 4 groups of 4)2nd of 46/9 points 0–2 (h) 4–1 (h) 8–0 (h)Did not qualify 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 1st Round(4 groups of 3 and 6 groups of 4)3rd of 33/12 points 0–2 (h), 0–4 (a) 3–2 (h), 0–2 (a)Did not qualify for Final Round 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification Groups(1 group of 3, 6 groups of 4 and 3 groups of 5)2nd of 37/12 points 1–1 (h), 1–3 (a) 4–1 (h), 1–0 (a)Did not qualify1st Round(1 group of 3 and groups of 4) 4th of 44/18 points 0–2 (h), 0–3 (a) 1–1 (h), 0–1 (n) 0–2 (h), 2–1 (n)Did not qualify for 2nd Round 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification Preliminary Round(1 group of 2 and 6 groups of 3)1st of 34/6 points 5–1 (h) 2–2 (h)Did not qualifyQualifying Round(7 groups of 4)4th of 44/18 points 1–4 (a), 0–1 (n) 2–1 (n), 0–4 (a) 0–0 (n), 0–1 (n) 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 1st RoundByeDid not qualify for 3rd Round2nd Round(8 groups of 4)3rd of 46/18 points 0–1 (h), 0–7 (a) 0–2 (h), 0–4 (a) 2–0 (h), 3–1 (a) 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification Preliminary RoundByeDid not qualifyQualifying Round(1 group of 3 and 5 groups of 4)3rd of 48/18 points 0–3 (h), 0–2 (a) 0–0 (h), 2–2 (a) 2–0 (h), 1–0 (a) 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 1st Round(knockout)Won 3–2 (h), 8–1 (a)Did not qualify for 3rd Round2nd Round(knockout)Defeat 0–0 (h), 0–3 (a) 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification Preliminary RoundByeDid not qualifyQualifying Round(1 group of 3 and 3 groups of 4)4th of 41/18 points 0–4 (h), 0–6 (a) 1–3 (h), 0–4 (a) 0–0 (h), 0–1 (a) 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 1st RoundByeDid not qualify for 3rd Round2nd Round(knockout)Defeat 0–3 (h), 0–5 (a) 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualificationGroups(5 groups of 4)3rd of 44/18 points 0–4 (h), 0–4 (a) 0–2 (h), 0–0 (a) 1–0 (h), 1–3 (a)Did not qualify 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 1st RoundByeDid not qualify for 3rd Round2nd Round(1 group of 4 and 7 groups of 5)3rd of 514/24 points 0–0 (h), 0–0 (a) 2–3 (h), 0–2 (a) 2–0 (h), 1–0 (a) 7–0 (h), 1–0 (a) 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification1st RoundByeDid not qualify2nd Round(1 group of 4 and 7 groups of 5)3rd of 514/24 points 0–0 (h), 0–0 (a) 2–3 (h), 0–2 (a) 2–0 (h), 1–0 (a) 7–0 (h), 1–0 (a)Play-off RoundBye3rd Round(6 groups of 4)3rd of 45/18 points 0–1 (h), 0–2 (a) 1–1 (h), 0–2 (a) 2–0 (h), 1–1 (a) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 1st RoundByeDid not qualify for 3rd Round2nd Round(1 group of 4 and 7 groups of 5)4th of 55/24 points 0–2 (h), 1–3 (a) 0–1 (h), 0–2 (a) 0–0 (h), 0–4 (a) 2–0 (h), 1–1 (a) 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification1st RoundByeQualified2nd Round(1 group of 4 and 7 groups of 5)4th of 55/24 points 0–2 (h), 1–3 (a) 0–1 (h), 0–2 (a) 0–0 (h), 0–4 (a) 2–0 (h), 1–1 (a)Play-off RoundBye3rd Round(6 groups of 4)2nd of 46/9 points5th of best runner-up team 2–1 (n) 3–0 (n) 0–4 (n) 2023 AFC Asian CupGroup Stage(6 groups of 4)4th of 40/9 points 1–3 (n) 0–1 (n) 0–3 (n)Knocked out in Group Stage, 23rd of 24 in overall 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 1st Round(knockout)Won 4–0 (h), 0–2 (a)Did not qualify for 3rd Round2nd Round(9 groups of 4)4th of 42/18 points 2–4 (h), 0–4 (a) 2–2 (h), 0–0 (a) 0–2 (h), 0–3 (a) 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification1st Round(knockout)Won 4–0 (h), 0–2 (a)Did not qualify2nd Round(9 groups of 4)4th of 42/18 points 2–4 (h), 0–4 (a) 2–2 (h), 0–0 (a) 0–2 (h), 0–3 (a)Play-off RoundBye3rd Round(6 groups of 4)2nd of 48/18 points 1–2 (h), 0–0 (a) 1–0 (h), 1–2 (a) 1–1 (h), 4–3 (a)
Regional Tournaments Tournament Section Placing Results Notes 2003 East Asian Football Championship Preliminary1 group of 51st of 512/12 points 2–0 (h) 3–0 (h) 10–0 (h) 11–0 (h)Qualified 2003 East Asian Football Championship1 group of 44th of 40/9 points 1–3 (n) 0–1 (a) 1–3 (n) 2005 East Asian Football Championship Preliminary 1 group of 52nd of 59/12 points 0–2 (n) 5–0 (a) 6–0 (n) 15–0 (n)Did not qualify 2008 East Asian Football Championship PreliminaryStage 1ByeDid not qualifyStage 2(2 groups of 3, then Final)1st of 34/6 pointsDefeat in Final 1–1 (n) 15–1 (n) 0–1 (n) 2010 East Asian Football Championship PreliminaryRound 1ByeQualifiedRound 2(1 group of 4)1st of 47/9 points 4–0 (a) 0–0 (n) 12–0 (n) 2010 East Asian Football Championship1 group of 44th of 40/9 points 0–5 (n) 0–3 (a) 0–2 (n) 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup PreliminaryRound 1ByeDid not qualifyRound 2(1 group of 5)3rd of 56/12 points 2–1 (h) 0–1 (h) 2–0 (h) 0–4 (h) 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary1st RoundByeDid not qualify2nd Round(1 group of 4)2nd of 44/9 points 1–2 (n) 1–0 (a) 0–0 (n) 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Preliminary1st RoundByeDid not qualify2nd Round(1 group of 4)2nd of 46/9 points 3–2 (h) 4–2 (h) 0–1 (h) 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Preliminary1st RoundByeQualified2nd Round(1 group of 4)1st of 47/9 points 2–1 (a) 0–0 (n) 5–1 (n) 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship1 group of 44th of 40/9 points 0–2 (a) 0–5 (n) 0–2 (n) 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship1 group of 44th of 40/9 points 0–6 (a) 0–3 (n) 0–1 (n)Qualified by FIFA Rankings 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Preliminary1 group of 2 and 1 group of 3, then Final1st of 36/6 pointswon in Final 3–0 (h) 2–1 (h) 5–0 (h)Qualified 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship1 group of 44th of 40/9 points 0–2 (a) 1–6 (n) 0–1 (n) 2026 FIFA ASEAN Challenge Cup2 group of 3, then Final1st of 36/6 pointswon in Final 4–0 (h) 2–0 (h) 2–0 (h)Qualified as host
References
External links Asian Nations Cup at RSSSF World Cup at RSSSF East Asian Cup at RSSSF International Football Results 1872-Present