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), that was hosted in Thailand . The finals were held in Thailand between 7 May and 19 May 1972. It was won by Iran.[1][2][3]

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)Iran Hossein Kalani
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Iran Ebrahim Ashtiani

Qualification
Main article: 1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
 ThailandHosts* and Central Zone winners30 May 19710 (debut)
 Iran1968 AFC Asian Cup champions19 May 19681 (1968)
 Khmer RepublicCentral Zone runners-up30 May 19710 (debut)
 South KoreaEastern zone winners (automatically qualified)19713 (1956, 1960, 1964)
 IraqWestern Zone winners22 December 19710 (debut)
 KuwaitWestern Zone runners-up21 December 19710 (debut)
  •  Israel originally qualified as hosts but later withdrew.  Thailand replaced them later.

Squads
Main article: 1972 AFC Asian Cup 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 soccer ball with check mark
Hwang Jae-Man soccer ball with check mark
Park Su-Deok soccer ball with red X		 2–4 soccer ball with check mark Aziz
soccer ball with check mark Nouri
soccer ball with check mark Kadhim
soccer ball with check mark 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
Jawad Khalaf 42'
Fayez 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: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Iran 3–0 Iraq
Kalani 34', 70', 78'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)
Thailand 1–1 Iraq
Supakit Meelarpkit 57' Yousif 6'
Thailand 2–3 Iran
Prapon Tantariyanond 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: RSSSF
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.) Mohammad Sultan 25'
Ibrahim 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' Prapon 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
Main article: 1972 AFC Asian Cup Final
Iran 2–1 (a.e.t.) South Korea
Jabbari 48'
Kalani 108'		 Park Lee-chun 65'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)

Goalscorers
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
  • Cambodia Doeur Sokhom
  • Thailand 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 4th
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.
  2. "Asian Cup of Nations 1972; RSSSF". Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  3. Shilarze Saha Roy. "Cambodia's football story: From the highs of the 1972 Asian Cup to depths of despair". FIFA. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
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