1956 AFC Asian Cup qualification Tournament 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)1960 →
International football competition
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
First leg
17 March 1956 Princes Road Stadium , Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 4,000Referee: Greg de Silva (Singapore )
Second leg
24 April 1956 Phnom Penh Referee: Trương Văn Ký (South Vietnam )
Malaya won 11–5 on aggregate.
Second round
First leg
3 May 1956 Stade du Jardin de la Ville Saigon Attendance: 20,000Referee: Eng Ly Bean (Cambodia )
Second leg
24 May 1956 Princes Road Stadium , Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 7,500Referee: Greg de Silva (Malaya )
South Vietnam won 7–3 on aggregate.
Third round
Eastern zone
First round
Second round
First leg
25 February 1956 Rizal Memorial Stadium , Manila Attendance: 8,000Referee: Johnny Cuatico (Philippines )
Second leg
21 April 1956 Seoul Stadium , Seoul Attendance: 40,000Referee: Lee Yong-il (South Korea )
South Korea won 5–0 on aggregate.
Third round
First leg
26 August 1956 Seoul Stadium , Seoul Attendance: 35,000Referee: Kim Duk-joon (South Korea )
Second leg
2 September 1956 Municipal Stadium , Taipei Attendance: 20,000Referee: Richard Tucker (Hong Kong )
South Korea won 4–1 on aggregate.
Western zone
First round
Second round
Third round
Team 1
Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score
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
Goal scorers
10 Goals
3 Goals
Pang Siang Hock
2 Goals
1 Goal
References
"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.
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