The 1962 Aga Khan Gold Cup was the fifth edition of the Aga Khan Gold Cup. The tournament was organized by the East Pakistan Sports Federation (EPSF) and all games were held at the Dhaka Stadium in Dhaka, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), from 27 September 1962 to 20 October 1962. The matches lasted 70 minutes.
Venues Dhaka Dhaka Stadium Capacity: 25,000
First phase
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Byes to the second phase: Young Taegeuk FA, Bandung FA, Azad SC, Baloch Eleven, Dhaka Central Jail, Ceylon FA XI, Pakistan Airlines and Central Printing Press.
Second phase
Dhaka Mohammedan and Fire Service AC both received byes to the quarter-finals after their respective opponents, Pakistan Moghuls and Keamari Muhammadan, were unable to participate in the tournament.
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final Match
The 1962 Aga Khan Gold Cup final took place on 20 October, the final which was held at the Dhaka Stadium, between Victoria and Young Taegeuk, which was South Korea's youth representative for the tournament.
The match kicked off on a fast note with Muhammad Umer opening the scoring in the 3rd minute of the game. Immediately afterwards, Victoria were awarded a free-kick, taken by Abdul Ghafoor, found the back of the net with a powerful right foot strike. Leading by 2–0, Victoria continued to press, finding key passes movements through their forwards. The opposition also made attacking plays every once in a while, as in the 10th minute, centre-forward Lee Yi-woo tried to connect the ball to the goal, but failed.
In the 23rd minute, the Korean team managed to reduce the margin through Lee Yi-woo, made possible through a left flank opening. Later on in the 34th minute, Abdullah Rahi, headed the ball into the goal through a lob from Yousuf Sr., After half-time. Both teams exchanged sides, and began the second-half on a fierce note, after a mistake made by Yang Woo-Sik, Ghulam Abbas Baloch tried a first-time shot, which did not succeed, the ball instead rolled over to Muhammad Umer, who made no mistake by putting the ball in the net. The last goal came in the 67th minute, which was scored by Ghulam Abbas Baloch, who registered his name on the scoresheet after heading home the fifth and final goal.
Line-ups
Victoria: Ghulam Hussain, Khuda Bakhsh, Gafur Baloch, Murad Bakhsh, Hussain Killer, Abdul Ghafoor, Ghulam Rabbani, Abdullah Rahi, Muhammad Umer, Ghulam Abbas Baloch, Yousuf Sr. (Yousuf Jr.). Young Taegeuk: Yang Woo-Sik, Lim Yong Kook, Um Kyong Jim, Lee Woo Bong, Kim Chong, Nam Un Kyong, Kim Yong Bai, Choh-Kae-Tai, Lim Kong Chan, Lee Yi-Woo, Chung Kang Moon.
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