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1956 AFC Asian Cup qualification

1956 AFC Asian Cup qualification
FieldValue
tourney_name1956 AFC Asian Cup qualification
dates17 March – 24 May 1956
num_teams19
confederations1
matches8
goals35
top_scorerMalaysia Abdul Ghani Minhat (10 Goals)
nextseason[1960](1960-afc-asian-cup-qualification)

The qualification for the 1956 AFC Asian Cup consisted of 19 teams separated in three zones. 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

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First leg

Pang Siang Hock Reith

Second leg

Nguon Tuy ?

Malaya won 11–5 on aggregate.

Second round

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First leg

Lê Hữu Đức Nguyễn Văn Tư

Second leg

Pang Siang Hock Trần Văn Nhung

South Vietnam won 7–3 on aggregate.

Third round

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Eastern zone

First round

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Second round

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First leg

Choi Jung-min

Second leg

Woo Sang-kwon

South Korea won 5–0 on aggregate.

Third round

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First leg

Kim Dong-keun

Second leg

Kim Dong-keun

South Korea won 4–1 on aggregate.

Western zone

First round

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Second round

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Third round

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Qualified teams

Not an AFC member}}
TeamQualified asQualified on
7 June 1955
Western Zone winners (*Qualified by default after all the other nations withdrew*)April 1956
Central Zone winners24 May 1956
Eastern Zone winners2 September 1956

Goal scorers

;10 Goals :*Malaya Abdul Ghani Minhat

;3 Goals :*Malaya Pang Siang Hock

;2 Goals :*SVM Trần Văn Nhung :*SVM Đỗ Quang Thách :*SVM Nguyễn Văn Tu :*CAM Nguon Tuy :*CAM Lung :*KOR Choi Jung-min :*KOR Woo Sang-kwon :*KOR Kim Hong-woo :*KOR Kim Dong-keun

;1 Goal :*SVM Lê Hữu Đức :*CAM Reith Peon :*Republic of China Chu Wing-keung :*KOR Sung Nak-woon

References

References

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