1972 AFC Asian Cup
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| 1972 AFC Asian Cup Asian Cup Thailand 1972 |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Thailand |
| Dates | 7 May - 19 May |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 Iran (2nd title) |
Second place  |
 Korea Republic |
Third place  |
Thailand |
| Fourth place |  Khmer Republic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 34 (3.4 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Hossein Kalani (5 goals) Park Ee-Chon (5 goals) |
| Best player | Ebrahim Ashtiani |
The Asian Football Confederation's 1972 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Thailand between May 7 and May 19. It was won by Iran.
Contents |
[edit] Qualification
The other 4 qualifying teams were:
[edit] Final Tournament
[edit] Preliminary Round
| Iran |
2 - 0 | Khmer Republic |
| Korea Republic |
0 - 0 (2-4 PK) | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Iraq_(1963-1991).svg.png){kind=small} Iraq |
| Thailand |
0 - 2 |  Kuwait |
[edit] First round
[edit] Group 1
| Iran |
3 - 0 | Iraq |
| Thailand |
1 - 1 | Iraq |
| Thailand |
2 - 3 | Iran |
Results
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Thailand |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Iraq |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
[edit] Group 2
| Korea Republic |
4 - 1 | Khmer Republic |
| Korea Republic |
1 - 2 | Kuwait |
| Khmer Republic |
4 - 0 | Kuwait |
Results
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korea Republic |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Khmer Republic |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Kuwait |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
[edit] Semi finals
| Semi finals | Final | ||||||
| 16 May | |||||||
| Iran |
2 | ||||||
| Khmer Republic |
1 | ||||||
| 19 May | |||||||
| Iran |
2 | ||||||
| Korea Republic |
1 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 17 May | 19 May | ||||||
| Thailand |
1 (1) | Khmer Republic |
2 (3) | ||||
| Korea Republic |
1 (2) | Thailand |
2 (5) | ||||
| Iran |
2 - 1 | Khmer Republic |
| Thailand |
1 - 1 (AET: 1-1, FT:1-1, PK:1-2) | Korea Republic |
[edit] 3rd/4th Playoff
| Thailand |
2 - 2 (AET: 2-2, FT:2-2, PK:5-3) | Khmer Republic |
[edit] Final
| Iran |
2 - 1 | Korea Republic |
| AFC Asian Cup 1972 Winners |
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 Iran Second title |
[edit] Trivia
- The Thailand national football team recorded its first (and until 2007, only) ever win in an Asian Cup finals match, defeating Cambodia on penalties in the 3rd place final.
[edit] External links
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