The qualification for the 1956 AFC Asian Cup consisted of 19 teams separated in three zones. 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 |} First leg Second leg Malaya won 11–5 on aggregate. Second round |} First leg Second leg South Vietnam won 7–3 on aggregate. Third round |} Eastern zone First round |} Second round |} First leg Second leg South Korea won 5–0 on aggregate. Third round |} First leg Second leg South Korea won 4–1 on aggregate. Western zone First round |} Second round |} Third round |} Qualified teams Goal scorers 10 Goals Abdul Ghani Minhat 3 Goals Pang Siang Hock 2 Goals Trần Văn Nhung Đỗ Quang Thách Nguyễn Văn Tu Nguon Tuy Lung Choi Jung-min Woo Sang-kwon Kim Hong-woo Kim Dong-keun 1 Goal Lê Hữu Đức Reith Peon Chu Wing-keung Sung Nak-woon References Jovanovic, Bojan; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter. "Asian Nations Cup 1956". RSSSF. AFC Asian Cup qualification Afc Asian Cup Qualification, 1956 Afc Asian Cup Qualification, 1956 Afc Asian Cup Qualification, 1956 Afc Asian Cup Qualification, 1956 Afc Asian Cup Qualification, 1956 Afc Asian Cup Qualification, 1956 Q