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.
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 17 March – 24 May 1956 |
Teams | 19 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 8 |
Goals scored | 35 (4.38 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Central zone
editFirst round
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Thailand | Bye | |||
Singapore | w/o | Indonesia | ||
South Vietnam | Bye | |||
Malaya | 11–5 | Cambodia | 9–2 | 2–3 |
First leg
editMalaya | 9–2 | Cambodia |
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Ghani 14', 25', 30', 35', 40', 45', 48' Pang Siang Hock 20', 49' |
Nguon Tuy 70' Reith 71' |
Second leg
editCambodia | 3–2 | Malaya |
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Lung 35', 78' Nguon Tuy 65' |
Ghani 20' ? 45' (o.g.) |
Referee: Trương Văn Ký (South Vietnam)
Malaya won 11–5 on aggregate.[2]
Second round
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Thailand | w/o | Indonesia | ||
South Vietnam | 7–3 | Malaya | 4–0 | 3–3 |
First leg
editSouth Vietnam | 4–0 | Malaya |
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Đỗ Quang Thách 17', 57' Lê Hữu Đức 30' Nguyễn Văn Tư 65' |
Second leg
editMalaya | 3–3 | South Vietnam |
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Ghani 55', 80' Pang Siang Hock 83' |
Nguyễn Văn Tu 24' Trần Văn Nhung 74', 88' |
South Vietnam won 7–3 on aggregate.[3]
Third round
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Indonesia | w/o | South Vietnam |
Eastern zone
editFirst round
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Philippines | Bye | |||
South Korea | Bye | |||
North Borneo | Bye | |||
Japan | w/o | Republic of China |
Second round
editTeam 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
editPhilippines | 0–2 | South Korea |
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Sung Nak-woon 53' Choi Jung-min 56' |
Second leg
editSouth Korea | 3–0 | Philippines |
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Kim Hong-woo 5', 62' Woo Sang-kwon 59' |
South Korea won 5–0 on aggregate.
Third round
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
South Korea | 4–1 | Republic of China | 2–0 | 2–1 |
First leg
editSouth Korea | 2–0 | Republic of China |
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Choi Jung-min 23' Kim Dong-keun 78' |
Second leg
editRepublic of China | 1–2 | South Korea |
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Chu Wing-keung 20' | Woo Sang-kwon 66' (pen.) Kim Dong-keun 79' |
South Korea won 4–1 on aggregate.
Western zone
editFirst round
editTeam 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
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
n/a | ||||
Afghanistan | w/o | Israel |
Third round
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bye | w/o | Israel |
Qualified teams
edit 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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Hong Kong | Hosts | 7 June 1955 |
Israel | Western Zone winners (Qualified by default after all the other nations withdrew) | April 1956 |
South Vietnam | Central Zone winners | 24 May 1956 |
South Korea | Eastern Zone winners | 2 September 1956 |
Goal scorers
edit- 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
edit- ^ "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.