1956 AFC Asian Cup qualification

1956 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates17 March – 24 May 1956
Teams19 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored36 (4.5 per match)
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

South Vietnam and Thailand received a bye to the second round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Singapore  w/o  Indonesia
Malaya  11–5  Cambodia 9–2 2–3

First leg

Malaya 9–2 Cambodia
Ghani 14', 25', 30', 35', 40', 45', 48'
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'
 ? red-colored football 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'
Siang Hock 83'		 Nguyễn Văn Tư 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

South Vietnam qualified for the 1956 AFC Asian Cup.

Eastern zone

Philippines, South Korea and North Borneo received a bye to the second round.

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Japan  w/o  Taiwan

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  Taiwan

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  Taiwan 2–0 2–1

First leg

South Korea 2–0 Taiwan
Choi Jung-min 23'
Kim Dong-keun 78'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Kim Duk-joon (South Korea)

Second leg

Taiwan 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 and qualified for the 1956 AFC Asian Cup.

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

Israel qualified for the 1956 AFC Asian Cup.

Qualified teams

  Qualified
  Did not qualify
  Withdrew before playing any matches
  Did not enter
  Not an AFC member
Team Qualified as Qualified on
 Hong KongHosts7 June 1955
 IsraelWestern Zone winners (Automatically qualified)April 1956
 South VietnamCentral Zone winners24 May 1956
 South KoreaEastern Zone winners2 September 1956

Goalscorers

There were 36 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.5 goals per match.

10 goals

3 goals

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. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Vietnam move into third round on 3-all draw". The Straits Times. 25 May 1956. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
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