1956 AFC Asian Cup

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The 1956 AFC Asian Cup was the inaugural AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial continental association football competition introduced and organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The final tournament was held in Hong Kong from 1 September to 15 September 1956 as a four-team round-robin competition with no final. It was won by South Korea. An unusual ruling meant that all games were 80 minutes long rather than 90, with an extra 30 minutes extra time if the game was drawn at full time (although this did not happen due to bad light).

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