1956 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.

First round

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Second leg
Malaya won 11–5 on aggregate.

Second round

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Second leg
South Vietnam won 7–3 on aggregate.

Third round

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First round

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Second round

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Second leg
South Korea won 5–0 on aggregate.

Third round

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Second leg
South Korea won 4–1 on aggregate.

First round

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Second round

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Third round

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Goal scorers

 * 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