1956 AFC Asian Cup qualification

The qualification for the 1956 AFC Asian Cup consisted of 19 teams separated into three zones. The winner of each zone would join hosts Hong Kong in the final tournament. Qualification was done in a two-legged format, home and away games.

First Round

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Second leg
South Vietnam won 9-1 on aggregate

Malaya won 13–3 on aggregate.

First Round

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First Round

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Second Round

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