| Tourney Name: | 1956 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| Dates: | 17 March – 24 May 1956 |
| Num Teams: | 19 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Matches: | 8 |
| Goals: | 35 |
| Top Scorer: |  Abdul Ghani Minhat (10 Goals) |
| Nextseason: | 1960 |
The qualification for the 1956 AFC Asian Cup consisted of 19 teams separated in three zones.[1] 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.
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Malaya won 11–5 on aggregate.[2]
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South Vietnam won 7–3 on aggregate.[3]
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South Korea won 5–0 on aggregate.
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South Korea won 4–1 on aggregate.
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| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | |
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| 7 June 1955 | |||
| Western Zone winners (Qualified by default after all the other nations withdrew) | April 1956 | ||
| Central Zone winners | 24 May 1956 | ||
| Eastern Zone winners | 2 September 1956 |
Kim Hong-woo Kim Dong-keun