1956 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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.

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

Central zone

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First round

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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

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Malaya  9–2  Cambodia
Ghani   14', 25', 30', 35', 40', 45', 48'
Pang Siang Hock   20', 49'
Nguon Tuy   70'
Reith   71'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Greg de Silva (Singapore)

Second leg

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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

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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

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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

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Malaya  3–3  South Vietnam
Ghani   55', 80'
Pang Siang Hock   83'
Nguyễn Văn Tu   24'
Trần Văn Nhung   74', 88'
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Greg de Silva (Malaya)

South Vietnam won 7–3 on aggregate.[3]

Third round

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

First leg

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

Second leg

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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

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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

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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

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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

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First round

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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

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

Third round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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
  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
3 Goals
  •   Pang Siang Hock
2 Goals
1 Goal

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.