The Asian Football Confederation's Asian Cup 1956 finals were held in Hong Kong between September 1 and September 15. It was won by the Republic of Korea.

Qualification

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• Hong Kong qualified automatically as host

The other 3 qualifying teams were:

• Israel
• Rep. of Korea
• Rep. of Vietnam

Qualifying Rounds

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Pre-qualifying

Group 1

Afghanistan and Pakistan withdrew, so Israel qualified automatically.

Group 2

=Preliminary Round

= March 17 at Kuala Lumpur Malaysia  Cambodia

9 - 2

April 24 at Phnom Penh

  CambodiaMalaysia

3 - 3

=Final Round

= May 3 at Saigon Rep. of VietnamMalaysia

4 - 0

May 24 at Kuala Lumpur

MalaysiaRep. of Vietnam

3 - 2

Rep. of Vietnam qualified group 2.

Group 3

=Preliminary Round

= February 25 at Manila PhilippinesRep. of Korea

0 - 2

April 21 at Seoul

Rep. of KoreaPhilippines

3 - 0

=Final Round

= August 26 at Seoul Rep. of KoreaTaiwan

2 - 0

September 2 at Taipei

TaiwanRep. of Korea

1 - 2

Rep. of Korea qualified group 3.

Final Tournament

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September 1 IsraelHong Kong

3 - 2

September 6

Rep. of KoreaHong Kong

2 - 2

September 8

Rep. of KoreaIsrael

2 - 1

September 9

Rep. of VietnamHong Kong

2 - 2

September 12

IsraelRep. of Vietnam

2 - 1

September 15

Rep. of KoreaRep. of Vietnam

5 - 3

Final Results

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Rep. of KoreaIsraelHong KongRep. of Vietnam

	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
3	2	1		9	6	5
3	2		1	5	4	4
3		2	1	6	7	2
3		1	2	6	9	1

Rep. of Korea

Asian Cup 1956 Champions:

Asian Cup | 1956 in football (soccer) | Sport in Hong Kong | Football in Hong Kong

Fußball-Asienmeisterschaft 1956 | Coupe d'Asie des nations de football 1956 | アジアカップ1956 | Asian Cup 1956 | Puchar Azji 1956 | 1956年亞洲盃足球賽