1956 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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

Second leg

''Malaya won 11–5 on aggregate.''

Second round

Second leg

''South Vietnam won 7–3 on aggregate.''

Eastern zone

Second round

Second leg

''South Korea won 5–0 on aggregate.''

Third round

Second leg

''South Korea won 4–1 on aggregate.''

Qualified teams

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on
		7 June 1955
	[\|Western Zone] winners	April 1956
	[\|Central Zone] winners	24 May 1956
	[\|Eastern Zone] winners	2 September 1956

Goal scorers

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