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Hong Kong

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Current Elo

1322

Rank #164

Matches played

450

since 1953-04-05

First international

4–0

vs South Korea · 1953-04-05

Hong Kong are 0.65 AFC Asian Cup titles short of what their record projects — genuine bad luck, though not the worst of it: China, who are 1.21 short and still have never won it.

Elo journey

Peak Elo

1577

1963

Best year

1985

+90 Elo

Worst year

1964

-111 Elo

All-time record

Record (W-D-L)

146-96-208

450 matches

Goals for / against

656 / 732

Home record

103-64-104

Away record

43-32-104

Biggest win

15–0

vs Guam · 2005-03-07 · EAFF Championship

Biggest loss

0–7

vs Argentina · 2014-10-14 · Friendly

Highest-scoring match

15–1

vs Guam · 2007-06-21 · EAFF Championship

Biggest upset win

2–1

vs China · 2024-01-01

1238 Elo vs their 1581

Rivalry

Singapore

11-11-11 in 33 matches · head to head

Nemesis

Kuwait

0-1-6 in 7 matches · head to head

Longest unbeaten run

2024-10-15 → 2025-06-10

Current unbeaten run

AFC Asian Cup history

xCC total

0.65

Titles won

Luck diff (actual − expected)

-0.65

Best AFC Asian Cup

1956

0.41 xCC

1956 AFC Asian Cup

0.41 xCC

Won by South Korea

1964 AFC Asian Cup

0.20 xCC

Won by Israel

1968 AFC Asian Cup

0.04 xCC

Won by Iran

2023 AFC Asian Cup

<0.01 xCC

Won by Qatar