1956 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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.

AFC Asian Qualifiers
FIFA World Cup
AFC Asian Cup
  Qualified
  Did not qualify
  Withdrew before playing any matches
  Did not enter
  Not an AFC member

Central zone

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Thailand  Bye
Singapore  w/o  Indonesia
South Vietnam  Bye
Malaya  11–5  Cambodia 9–2 2–3

First leg
Malaya 9–2 Cambodia
Ghani  14', 25', 30', 35', 40', 45', 48'
Pang Siang Hock  20', 49'		 Tuy  70'
Reith  71'

Second leg
Cambodia 3–2 Malaya

Malaya won 11–5 on aggregate.[2]

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Thailand  w/o  Indonesia
South Vietnam  7–3  Malaya 4–0 3–3

First leg
South Vietnam 4–0 Malaya

Second leg
Malaya 3–3 South Vietnam
Ghani  55', 80'
Pang Siang Hock  83'		 Nguyễn Văn Tu  24'
Trần Văn Nhung  74', 88'
Princes Road Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Greg de Silva (Malaya)

South Vietnam won 7–3 on aggregate.[3]

Third round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Indonesia  w/o  South Vietnam

Eastern zone

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Philippines  Bye
South Korea  Bye
North Borneo  Bye
Japan  w/o  Republic of China

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Philippines  0–5  South Korea 0–2 0–3
North Borneo  w/o  Republic of China

First leg
Philippines 0–2 South Korea

Second leg
South Korea 3–0 Philippines
Attendance: 40,000

South Korea won 5–0 on aggregate.

Third round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Korea  4–1  Republic of China 2–0 2–1

First leg
South Korea 2–0 Republic of China

Second leg
Republic of China 1–2 South Korea

South Korea won 4–1 on aggregate.

Western zone

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
India  w/o  Iran
Burma  w/o    Nepal
Ceylon  w/o  Afghanistan
Pakistan  w/o  Israel

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
n/a
Afghanistan  w/o  Israel

Third round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye w/o  Israel

References
  1. "Singapore to Meet Indonesia in Asian Soccer Tourney". The Straits Times. 14 June 1955. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  2. "Ghani Gets 7 in Rout of Cambodia". The Straits Times. 18 March 1956. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  3. "Vietnam move into third round on 3-all draw". The Straits Times. 25 May 1956. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
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