Asian Nations Cup 1956

Qualifying Tournament

Hongkong qualified as hosts

Group 1

Israel qualified as Afghanistan and Pakistan withdrew

Group 2

Preliminary Round
17- 3-1956 Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia       9-2 Cambodia
24- 4-1956 Phnom-Penh:   Cambodia       3-2 Malaysia     [also reported 2-3]

Final
 3- 5-1956 Saigon:       South Vietnam  4-0 Malaysia
24- 5-1956 Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia       3-3 South Vietnam

Group 3

Preliminary Round
25- 2-1956 Manila:       Philippines    0-2 South Korea
21- 4-1956 Seoul:        South Korea    3-0 Philippines

Final
26- 8-1956 Seoul:        South Korea    2-0 Taiwan
 2- 9-1956 Taipei:       Taiwan         1-2 South Korea

Final Tournament (Hongkong, September 1956)

 1- 9-1956 Hongkong       2-3 Israel
 6- 9-1956 South Korea    2-2 Hongkong    
 8- 9-1956 South Korea    2-1 Israel          
 9- 9-1956 South Vietnam  2-2 Hongkong    
12- 9-1956 Israel         2-1 South Vietnam    
15- 9-1956 South Korea    5-3 South Vietnam     

 1.South Korea             3  2  1  0   9- 6  5
 2.Israel                  3  2  0  1   6- 5  4
 3.Hongkong                3  0  2  1   6- 7  2
 4.South Vietnam           3  0  1  2   6- 9  1

overview

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