1972 AFC Asian Cup

1972 AFC Asian Cup
Asian Cup Thailand 1972
เอเชียนคัพ 2515
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
← 1968
1976 →

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]

Qualification

Main article: 1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
 Thailand Hosts* and Central Zone winners 30 May 1971 0 (debut)
 Iran 1968 AFC Asian Cup champions 19 May 1968 1 (1968)
 Khmer Republic Central Zone runners-up 30 May 1971 0 (debut)
 South Korea Eastern zone winners (automatically qualified) 1971 3 (1956, 1960, 1964)
 Iraq Western Zone winners 22 December 1971 0 (debut)
 Kuwait Western Zone runners-up 21 December 1971 0 (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

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.