1956 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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1956 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates17 March – 24 May 1956
Teams19 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored35 (4.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)Malaysia Abdul Ghani Minhat (10 Goals)
1960 →

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
Thailand  Bye
Singapore  w/o  Indonesia
South Vietnam  Bye
Malaya  11–5  Cambodia 9–2 2–3

First leg[]

Malaya 9–2 Cambodia
Ghani Goal 14', 25', 30', 35', 40', 45', 48'
Goal 20', 49'		 Goal 70'
Goal 71'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Greg de Silva (Singapore)

Second leg[]

Cambodia 3–2 Malaya
Lung Goal 35', 78'
Goal 65'		 Ghani Goal 20'
 ? Goal 45' (o.g.)
Referee: Trương Văn Ký (South Vietnam)

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
Goal 17', 57'
Goal 30'
Goal 65'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Eng Ly Bean (Cambodia)

Second leg[]

Malaya 3–3 South Vietnam
Ghani Goal 55', 80'
Goal 83'		 Goal 24'
Goal 74', 88'
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
  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
  w/o  Republic of China

First leg[]

Philippines 0–2 South Korea
Sung Nak-woon Goal 53'
Choi Jung-min Goal 56'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Johnny Cuatico (Philippines)

Second leg[]

South Korea 3–0 Philippines
Goal 5', 62'
Woo Sang-kwon Goal 59'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Lee Yong-il (South Korea)

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
Choi Jung-min Goal 23'
Goal 78'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Kim Duk-joon (South Korea)

Second leg[]

Republic of China 1–2 South Korea
Goal 20' Woo Sang-kwon Goal 66' (pen.)
Goal 79'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Richard Tucker (Hong Kong)

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

Qualified teams[]

  Qualified
  Did not qualify
  Withdrew before playing any matches
  Did not enter
  Not an AFC member
Team Qualified as Qualified on
 Hong Kong Hosts
 South Vietnam Central Zone winners 24 May 1956
 South Korea Eastern Zone winners 2 September 1956
 Israel Western Zone winners (Automatically qualified since other nations withdrew) 1956

Goal scorers[]

10 Goals
3 Goals
  • Malaysia Pang Siang Hock
2 Goals
1 Goal

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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