1972 AFC Asian Cup

The 1972 AFC Asian Cup was the 5th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Thailand between 7 May and 19 May 1972. It was won by Iran.[1]

1972 AFC Asian Cup
Asian Cup Thailand 1972
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Tournament details
Host countryThailand
Dates7–19 May
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (2nd title)
Runners-up South Korea
Third place Thailand
Fourth place Khmer Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored38 (2.92 per match)
Top scorer(s) Hossein Kalani
(5 goals)
Best player(s) Ebrahim Ashtiani

Qualification

  •  Iran (qualified automatically as defending champions)
  •  Israel originally qualified as host, but later withdrew.

The other 5 qualifying teams were:

Squads

Venue

Bangkok
National Stadium
Capacity: 26,000

Group allocation matches

  • Winners divided over different groups
South Korea 0–0 Iraq
Penalties
Cha Bum-Kun
Hwang Jae-Man
Park Su-Deok
2–4 Aziz
Nouri
Kadhim
Fathi
Attendance: 2,000

Iran 2–0 Khmer Republic
Kalani  45'
Iranpak  51'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kim Jo-Wong (South Korea)

Thailand 0–2 Kuwait
Khalaf  42'
Marzouq  87'

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 4 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Thailand (H) 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 1
3  Iraq 2 0 1 1 1 4 3 1
Source:
(H) Host.
Iran 3–0 Iraq
Kalani  34', 70', 78'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)

Thailand 1–1 Iraq
Supakit  57' Yousif  6'

Thailand 2–3 Iran
Prapon  69', 70' Jabbari  80', 86', 88'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Matolzi (Malaysia)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 2 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Khmer Republic 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 2
3  Kuwait 2 1 0 1 2 5 3 2
Source:
South Korea 4–1 Khmer Republic
Park Su-Deok  37'
Lee Hoi-Taek  59'
Cha Bum-Kun  69'
Park Lee-Chun  78'
Doeur Sokhom  82'

South Korea 1–2 Kuwait
Park Lee-Chun  2' (pen.) Sultan  25'
Duraiham  73'

Khmer Republic 4–0 Kuwait
Doeur Sokhom  23'
Sok Sun Hean  56'
Tes Sean  59'
Sea Cheng Eang  80'

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 May–Bangkok
 
 
 Iran2
 
19 May–Bangkok
 
 Khmer Republic 1
 
 Iran (a.e.t.)2
 
17 May–Bangkok
 
 South Korea 1
 
 South Korea (pen.)1 (2)
 
 
 Thailand1 (1)
 
Third place
 
 
19 May–Bangkok
 
 
 Khmer Republic2 (3)
 
 
 Thailand (pen.)2 (5)

Semi-finals

Iran 2–1 Khmer Republic
Iranpak  13'
Ghelichkhani  47'
Doeur Sokhom  18'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Matolozi (Malaysia)

South Korea 1–1 (a.e.t.) Thailand
Park Lee-Chun  115' Tantariyanond  98'
Penalties
2–1

Third place play-off

Khmer Republic 2–2 (a.e.t.) Thailand
Tol Kimchi  44', 49' Ich Narding  6', 90+13'
Penalties
3–5

Final

Iran 2–1 (a.e.t.) South Korea
Jabbari  48'
Kalani  108'
Park Lee-Chun  65'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)

Winners

 AFC Asian Cup 1972 Winners 

Iran
Second title

Goalscorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
  • Doeur Sokhom
  • Prapon Tantariyanond
2 goals
1 goal

Final positions

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1  Iran 5 5 0 0 12 4 +8 10 1st
2  South Korea 5 1 2 2 7 6 +1 4 2nd
3  Thailand 5 0 3 2 6 9 3 3 3rd
4  Khmer Republic 5 1 1 3 8 10 2 3
5  Kuwait 3 2 0 1 4 5 1 4 Eliminated in the first stage
6  Iraq 3 0 2 1 1 4 3 2
Source: rsssf.com

References

  1. "Asian Cup: Know Your History - Part One (1956-1988)". Goal.com. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
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