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)
Attendance155,000 (11,923 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[note 1] 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)

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: 3,000
Referee: Kim Jo-Wong (South Korea)
Thailand 0–2 Kuwait
Jawad Khalaf 42'
Fayez Marzouq 87'
Attendance: 28,000

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: 3,000
Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)
Thailand 1–1 Iraq
Supakit Meelarpkit 57' Yousif 6'
Attendance: 24,000
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'
Attendance: 7,000
South Korea 1–2 Kuwait
Park Lee-chun 2' (pen.) Mohammad Sultan 25'
Ibrahim Duraiham 73'
Attendance: 10,000
Khmer Republic 4–0 Kuwait
Doeur Sokhom 23'
Sok Sun Hean 56'
Tes Sean 59'
Sea Cheng Eang 80'
Attendance: 1,000

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
Attendance: 20,000

Third place play-off

Khmer Republic 2–2 (a.e.t.) Thailand
Tol Kimchi 44', 49' Ich Narding 6', 90+13'
Penalties
3–5
Attendance: 15,000

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

Notes

  1. ^  Israel originally qualified as hosts but later withdrew and Thailand replaced them.

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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