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

Contents

Qualifying Round

Group 1

Group 2

Preliminary Round

Final Round

Group 3

Preliminary Round

Final Round

Final tournament

Qualifying Round

Group 1

Israel accepted an invitation after Afghanistan and Pakistan withdrew.

Group 2

Preliminary Round

March 17, 1956

9–2

Kuala Lumpur

April 24, 1956

3–3

Phnom Penh

Malaya qualified to the final round with 12–5 on aggregate

Final Round

May 3, 1956

4–0

Saigon

May 24, 1956

3–2

Kuala Lumpur

South Vietnam qualified from group 2 with 6–3 on aggregate

Group 3

Preliminary Round

February 25, 1956

0–2

Manila

April 21, 1956

3–0

Seoul

Korea Republic qualified to the final round with 5–0 on aggregate

Final Round

August 26, 1956

2–0

Taiwan

Seoul

September 2, 1956

Taiwan

1–2

Taipei

Korea Republic qualified from group 3 with 4–1 on aggregate

Final tournament

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
	'5'	3	2	1	0	9	6	+3
	'4'	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1
	'2'	3	0	2	1	6	7	−1
	'1'	3	0	1	2	6	9	−3

September 1, 1956

3–2

September 6, 1956

2–2

September 8, 1956

2–1

September 9, 1956

2–2

September 12, 1956

2–1

September 15, 1956

5–3

1956 AFC Asian Cup Winners
border 'Korea Republic' 'First title'