AFC Asian Qualifiers |
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The qualification for the 1956 AFC Asian Cup consisted of 19 teams separated in three zones.[1] The winner of each zone would join hosts Hong Kong in the final tournament. Qualification was done on a two-legged format, home and away games.
Central zone
First round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Thailand ![]() |
Bye | |||
Singapore ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
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South Vietnam ![]() |
Bye | |||
Malaya ![]() |
11–5 | ![]() |
9–2 | 2–3 |
First leg
Malaya ![]() | 9–2 | ![]() |
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Ghani ![]() Pang Siang Hock ![]() |
Nguon Tuy ![]() Reith ![]() |
Second leg
Cambodia ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Lung ![]() Nguon Tuy ![]() |
Ghani ![]() ? ![]() |
Referee: Trương Văn Ký (South Vietnam)
Malaya won 11–5 on aggregate.[2]
Second round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Thailand ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
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South Vietnam ![]() |
7–3 | ![]() |
4–0 | 3–3 |
First leg
South Vietnam ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Đỗ Quang Thách ![]() Lê Hữu Đức ![]() Nguyễn Văn Tư ![]() |
Second leg
Malaya ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() |
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Ghani ![]() Pang Siang Hock ![]() |
Nguyễn Văn Tu ![]() Trần Văn Nhung ![]() |
South Vietnam won 7–3 on aggregate.[3]
Third round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Indonesia ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
Eastern zone
First round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Philippines ![]() |
Bye | |||
South Korea ![]() |
Bye | |||
North Borneo ![]() |
Bye | |||
Japan ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
Second round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Philippines ![]() |
0–5 | ![]() |
0–2 | 0–3 |
North Borneo ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
First leg
Philippines ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Sung Nak-woon ![]() Choi Jung-min ![]() |
Second leg
South Korea ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Kim Hong-woo ![]() Woo Sang-kwon ![]() |
South Korea won 5–0 on aggregate.
Third round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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South Korea ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–1 |
First leg
South Korea ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Choi Jung-min ![]() Kim Dong-keun ![]() |
Second leg
Republic of China ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Chu Wing-keung ![]() |
Woo Sang-kwon ![]() Kim Dong-keun ![]() |
South Korea won 4–1 on aggregate.
Western zone
First round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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India ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
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Burma ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
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Ceylon ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
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Pakistan ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
Second round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
n/a | ||||
Afghanistan ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
Third round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Bye | w/o | ![]() |
Qualified teams

Qualified
Did not qualify
Withdrew before playing any matches
Did not enter
Not an AFC member
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on |
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Hosts | 7 June 1955 |
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Western Zone winners (Qualified by default after all the other nations withdrew) | April 1956 |
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Central Zone winners | 24 May 1956 |
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Eastern Zone winners | 2 September 1956 |
Goal scorers
- 10 Goals
- 2 Goals
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Trần Văn Nhung
Đỗ Quang Thách
Nguyễn Văn Tu
Nguon Tuy
Lung
Choi Jung-min
Woo Sang-kwon
Kim Hong-woo
Kim Dong-keun
- 1 Goal
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Lê Hữu Đức
Reith Peon
Chu Wing-keung
Sung Nak-woon
References
- ^ "Singapore to Meet Indonesia in Asian Soccer Tourney". The Straits Times. 14 June 1955. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ "Ghani Gets 7 in Rout of Cambodia". The Straits Times. 18 March 1956. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ "Vietnam move into third round on 3-all draw". The Straits Times. 25 May 1956. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- Jovanovic, Bojan; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter. "Asian Nations Cup 1956". RSSSF.
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