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.

Second Round

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Second leg
Malaya won 5-4 on aggregate

Third Round

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Second leg
Westrailia won 4-1 on aggregate

First Round

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Second Round

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Second leg
Japan won 7-0 on aggregate

Third Round

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Second leg
Korea won 5-3 on aggregate

First Round

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Second Round

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Third Round

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Second leg
Israel won 7-2 on aggregate