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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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 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

Cambodia 3–2 Malaya
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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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
Đỗ Quang Thách 17', 57'
Lê Hữu Đức 30'
Nguyễn Văn Tư 65'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Eng Ly Bean (Cambodia)

Second leg

Malaya 3–3 South Vietnam
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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Indonesia  w/o  South Vietnam

Eastern zone

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Philippines  Bye
South Korea  Bye
North Borneo  Bye
Japan  w/o  Republic of China

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Philippines  0–5  South Korea 0–2 0–3
North Borneo  w/o  Republic of China

First leg

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

Second leg

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

South Korea won 5–0 on aggregate.

Third round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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 23'
Kim Dong-keun 78'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Kim Duk-joon (South Korea)

Second leg

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

South Korea won 4–1 on aggregate.

Western zone

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
n/a
Afghanistan  w/o  Israel

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
Team Qualified as Qualified on
 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

10 Goals
3 Goals
  • Federation of Malaya Pang Siang Hock
2 Goals
1 Goal

References

  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.