1956 AFC Asian Cup
Asian Cup Hong Kong 1956 |
| Tournament details |
| Host country |
 Hong Kong |
| Dates |
1 September – 15 September |
| Teams |
4 |
| Venue(s) |
1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions |
Champions  |
 Korea Republic (1st title) |
Second place  |
 Israel |
Third place  |
Hong Kong |
| Fourth place |
 South Vietnam |
| Tournament statistics |
| Matches played |
6 |
| Goals scored |
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| Top scorer(s) |
Nahum Stelmach (4 goals) |
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Qualifying Round
Group 1
Israel accepted an invitation after Afghanistan and Pakistan withdrew. The Israeli National Football Team (נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל is the national football team of Israel and is controlled by the Israel Football Association The Afghanistan national football team is the national team of Afghanistan and is controlled by the Football Federation of Afghanistan. Pakistan national football team is the national team of Pakistan and is controlled by the PFF and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC
Original Draw
Preliminary Round
Final Round
Group 2
Preliminary Round
March 17, 1956
April 24, 1956
Malaya qualified to the final round with 11–5 on aggregate
Final Round
May 3, 1956
May 24, 1956
South Vietnam qualified from group 2 with 7–3 on aggregate
Group 3
Preliminary Round
February 25, 1956
April 21, 1956
Korea Republic qualified to the final round with 5–0 on aggregate
Final Round
August 26, 1956
September 2, 1956
Korea Republic qualified from group 3 with 4–1 on aggregate
Final tournament
September 1, 1956
September 6, 1956
September 8, 1956
September 9, 1956
September 12, 1956
September 15, 1956
Winners
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