Asian Cup 1956 - Hong Kong

Group 1 (Qualifying Tournament)
Israel Afghanistan Pakistan
Israel qualified, Afghanistan and Pakistan withdrew
Final Tournament ( Hong Kong)
South Korea Israel Hong Kong South Vietnam
1.9.1956 Hong Kong 2-3 Israel
6.9.1956 Hong Kong 2-2 South Korea
8.9.1956 South Korea 2-1 Israel
9.9.1956 Hong Kong 2-2 S. Vietnam
12.9.1956 Israel 2-1 S. Vietnam
15.9.1956   South Korea   5-3   S. Vietnam
 TEAM  P   W   D   L   GF   GA   GDif.   Pts. 
 South Korea 3 2 1 0 9 6 +3 5
 Israel 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 4
 Hong Kong 3 0 2 1 6 7 -1 2
 South Vietnam  3 0 1 2 6 9 -3 1
Group 2 (Qualifying Tournament)
Vietnam Malaysia Cambodia
Preliminary Round
17.3.1956 Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia 9-2 Cambodia 
24.4.1956  Phnom-Penh Cambodia   3-2   Malaysia
  Malaysia won 11-5 on agg.
Final Round
3.5.1956 Saigon S. Vietnam   4-0   Malaysia
24.5.1956  Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia 3-3 S. Vietnam 
  South Vietnam won 7-3 on agg.
Group 3 (Qualifying Tournament)
South Korea Taiwan Philippines
Preliminary Round
25.2.1956   Manila   Philippines 0-2 South Korea 
21.4.1956 Seoul South Korea   3-0   Philippines
  South Korea won 5-0 on agg.
Final Round
26.8.1956 Seoul South Korea 2-0 Taiwan
2.9.1956 Taipei Taiwan 1-2 South Korea
  South Korea won 4-1 on agg.


South Korea 1960 Israel 1964 Iran 1968 Thailand 1972 Iran 1976 Kuwait 1980 Qatar 1988 Japan 1992 United Arab Emirates 1996 Lebanon 2000 China PR 2004 Thailand - Vietnam - Malaysia - Indonesia - 2007

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