1956 AFC Asian Cup

The 1956 AFC Asian Cup was the inaugural tournament of the AFC Asian Cup. The final tournament was held in Hong Kong from 1 September to 15 September 1956. It was won by the South Korea.

Venues

Qualification

Qualifiers

• (as hosts)
• (winner group 1)
• (winner group 2)
• (winner group 3)

Squads

Results

All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+8)

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Winners

Goalscorers

4 goals

• Nahum Stelmach

3 goals

• Woo Sang-Kwon
• Lê Hữu Đức

2 goals

• Au Chi Yin
• Yehoshua Glazer
• Choi Chung-Min
• Sung Nak-Woon

2 goals (cont.)

• Trần Văn Tổng

1 goal

• Chu Wing Wah
• Ko Po Keung
• Lau Chi Lam
• Tang Yee Kit
• Choi Kwang-Seok
• Kim Ji-Sung
• Trải Văn Đào

References

• Jovanovic, Bojan; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter. RSSSF.

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