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1956 AFC Asian Cup qualificationTournament details

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)|  Abdul Ghani Minhat (10 Goals)

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International football competition

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

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### First round

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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

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17 March 1956

Malaya | 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'

Princes Road Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Greg de Silva (Singapore)

#### Second leg

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24 April 1956

Cambodia | 3–2|  Malaya

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Lung  35', 78'
Nguon Tuy 65' |  | Ghani 20'
?  45' (o.g.)

Phnom Penh

Referee: Trương Văn Ký (South Vietnam)

Malaya won 11–5 on aggregate.[2]

### Second round

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Thailand | w/o  |  Indonesia |  |
South Vietnam | 7–3  |  Malaya | 4–0  | 3–3

#### First leg

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3 May 1956

South Vietnam | 4–0|  Malaya

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Đỗ Quang Thách 17', 57'
Lê Hữu Đức 30'
Nguyễn Văn Tư 65' |  |

Stade du Jardin de la Ville Saigon

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Eng Ly Bean (Cambodia)

#### Second leg

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24 May 1956

Malaya | 3–3|  South Vietnam

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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

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Indonesia | w/o  |  South Vietnam |  |

## Eastern zone

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### First round

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Philippines |  | Bye  |  |
South Korea |  | Bye  |  |
North Borneo |  | Bye  |  |
Japan | w/o  |  Republic of China |  |

### Second round

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Philippines | 0–5  |  South Korea | 0–2  | 0–3
North Borneo | w/o  |  Republic of China |  |

#### First leg

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25 February 1956

Philippines | 0–2|  South Korea

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|  | Sung Nak-woon 53'
Choi Jung-min 56'

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Johnny Cuatico (Philippines)

#### Second leg

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21 April 1956

South Korea | 3–0|  Philippines

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Kim Hong-woo 5', 62'
Woo Sang-kwon 59' |  |

Seoul Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Lee Yong-il (South Korea)

South Korea won 5–0 on aggregate.

### Third round

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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South Korea | 4–1  |  Republic of China | 2–0  | 2–1

#### First leg

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26 August 1956

South Korea | 2–0|  Republic of China

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Choi Jung-min 23'
Kim Dong-keun 78' |  |

Seoul Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Kim Duk-joon (South Korea)

#### Second leg

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2 September 1956

Republic of China | 1–2|  South Korea

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Chu Wing-keung 20' |  | Woo Sang-kwon 66' (pen.)
Kim Dong-keun 79'

Municipal Stadium, Taipei

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Richard Tucker (Hong Kong)

South Korea won 4–1 on aggregate.

## Western zone

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### First round

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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India | w/o  |  Iran |  |
Burma | w/o  |  Nepal |  |
Ceylon | w/o  |  Afghanistan |  |
Pakistan | w/o  |  Israel |  |

### Second round

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Afghanistan | w/o  |  Israel |  |

### Third round

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Bye  | w/o  |  Israel |  |

## Qualified teams

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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

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10 Goals

* Abdul Ghani Minhat

3 Goals

* Pang Siang Hock

2 Goals

* 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

* Lê Hữu Đức
* Reith Peon
* Chu Wing-keung
* Sung Nak-woon

## References

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1. ^ "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.
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.

* Jovanovic, Bojan; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter. "Asian Nations Cup 1956". RSSSF.

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