1972 AFC Asian Cup

1972 AFC Asian CupAsian Cup Thailand 1972
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Tournament details
Host country| Thailand
Dates| 7–19 May
Teams| 6
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 played| 13
Goals scored| 38 (2.92 per match)
Attendance| 155,000 (11,923 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Hossein Kalani
(5 goals)
Best player(s)|  Ebrahim Ashtiani

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International football competition

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

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Main article: 1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Team  | Qualified as  | Qualified on  | Previous appearance

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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

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Main article: 1972 AFC Asian Cup squads

## Venue

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Bangkok

| Bangkok

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National Stadium
Capacity: 26,000

## Group allocation matches

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* Winners divided over different groups

7 May 1972

South Korea | 0–0|  Iraq

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|  |
Penalties
Cha Bum-kun
Hwang Jae-man
Park Su-deok | 2–4 |  Aziz
Nouri
Kadhim
Fathi

National Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 2,000

* * *

7 May 1972

Iran | 2–0|  Khmer Republic

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Kalani 45'
Iranpak 51' |  |

National Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Kim Jo-Wong (South Korea)

* * *

8 May 1972

Thailand | 0–2|  Kuwait

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|  | Jawad Khalaf 42'
Fayez Marzouq 87'

National Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 28,000

## Group stage

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### Group A

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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

9 May 1972

Iran | 3–0|  Iraq

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Kalani 34', 70', 78' |  |

National Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)

* * *

11 May 1972

Thailand | 1–1|  Iraq

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Supakit Meelarpkit  57' |  | Yousif 6'

National Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 24,000

* * *

13 May 1972

Thailand | 2–3|  Iran

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Prapon Tantariyanond  69', 70' |  | Jabbari 80', 86', 88'

National Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Matolzi (Malaysia)

### Group B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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

10 May 1972

South Korea | 4–1|  Khmer Republic

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Park Su-deok 37'
Lee Hoi-taek 59'
Cha Bum-kun 69'
Park Lee-chun 78' |  | Doeur Sokhom  82'

National Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 7,000

* * *

12 May 1972

South Korea | 1–2|  Kuwait

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Park Lee-chun 2' (pen.) |  | Mohammad Sultan  25'
Ibrahim Duraiham  73'

National Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 10,000

* * *

14 May 1972

Khmer Republic | 4–0|  Kuwait

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Doeur Sokhom  23'
Sok Sun Hean  56'
Tes Sean 59'
Sea Cheng Eang  80' |  |

National Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 1,000

## Knockout stage

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| Semi-finals| | Final

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|  |  |  |  |  |

| 16 May–Bangkok| |

|  Iran| 2

| 19 May–Bangkok

|  Khmer Republic | 1 |

|  Iran (a.e.t.)| 2

| 17 May–Bangkok

| |  South Korea | 1

|  South Korea (pen.)| 1 (2)

|  Thailand| 1 (1) |

| Third place

| 19 May–Bangkok

|  Khmer Republic| 2 (3)

|  Thailand (pen.)| 2 (5)

### Semi-finals

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16 May 1972

Iran | 2–1|  Khmer Republic

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Iranpak 13'
Ghelichkhani 47' |  | Doeur Sokhom  18'

National Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Matolozi (Malaysia)

* * *

17 May 1972

South Korea | 1–1 (a.e.t.)|  Thailand

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Park Lee-chun 115' |  | Prapon Tantariyanond  98'
Penalties
| 2–1 |

National Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 20,000

### Third place play-off

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19 May 1972

Khmer Republic | 2–2 (a.e.t.)|  Thailand

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Tol Kimchi  44', 49' |  | Ich Narding  6', 90+13'
Penalties
| 3–5 |

National Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 15,000

### Final

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Main article: 1972 AFC Asian Cup final

19 May 1972

Iran | 2–1 (a.e.t.)|  South Korea

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Jabbari 48'
Kalani 108' |  | Park Lee-chun 65'

National Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)

## Goalscorers

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5 goals

* Hossein Kalani

4 goals

* Ali Jabbari
* Park Lee-Chun

3 goals

* Doeur Sokhom
* Prapon Tantariyanond

2 goals

* Safar Iranpak
* Ich Narding
* Tol Kimchi

1 goal

* Parviz Ghelichkhani
* Ammo Yousif
* Sea Cheng Eang
* Sok Sun Hean
* Tes Sean
* Fayez Marzouq
* Ibrahim Duraiham
* Jawad Khalaf
* Mohammad Sultan
* Cha Bum-Kun
* Lee Hoi-Taek
* Park Su-Deok
* Supakit Meelarpkit

## Notes

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

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Details at RSSSF
* FIFA results record, used to update dates and locations
* AFC Report

* v
* t
* e

1972 AFC Asian Cup finalists

Champions|

*  Iran

Runners-up|

*  South Korea

Third place|

*  Thailand

Fourth place|

*  Cambodia

Group stage|

*  Iraq
*  Kuwait

* v
* t
* e

AFC Asian Cup

Tournaments|

* Hong Kong 1956
* South Korea 1960
* Israel 1964
* Iran 1968
* Thailand 1972
* Iran 1976
* Kuwait 1980
* Singapore 1984
* Qatar 1988
* Japan 1992
* United Arab Emirates 1996
* Lebanon 2000
* China 2004
* Indonesia / Malaysia / Thailand / Vietnam 2007
* Qatar 2011
* Australia 2015
* United Arab Emirates 2019
* Qatar 2023
* Saudi Arabia 2027
* TBD 2031

Qualification|

* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023
* 2027

Finals|

* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023

Squads|

* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023

Bids|

* 2019
* 2023
* 2027

Records and lists|

* Awards
* Records and statistics
* Hat-tricks
* Qualification
* Finals

Miscellaneous|

* Music
* Mascots
* Match balls

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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