1972 AFC Asian Cup final

Association football match

Football match

1972 AFC Asian Cup Final

National Stadium (pictured in 2017) held the final

Event| 1972 AFC Asian Cup
| Iran | South Korea

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2 | 1
After extra time
Date| 19 May 1972 (1972-05-19)
Venue| National Stadium, Bangkok
Referee| Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)
Attendance| 15,000

1976 →

The 1972 AFC Asian Cup Final was a football match which determined the winner of the 1972 AFC Asian Cup, the 5th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of the Asian Football Confederation.[1] It was the first time that a final match was held in AFC Asian Cup. Because the previous four editions were held by round-robin format. The match was won by Iran, defeating South Korea 2–1 after extra time to win their second AFC Asian Cup.

## Venue

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Main article: National Stadium (Thailand)

The National Stadium, located in Bangkok, Thailand, hosted the 1972 AFC Asian Cup Final. The 19,793-seat stadium was built in 1937. It was only stadium used to host the 1972 Asian Cup; all matches were played in this stadium.

## Route to the final

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Further information: 1972 AFC Asian Cup

Iran  | Round  | South Korea

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Opponents  | Result  | Group allocation matches | Opponents  | Result
Khmer Republic | 2–0  |  |  Iraq | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 pen.)
Opponents  | Result  | Group stage | Opponents  | Result
Iraq | 3–0  | Match 1  |  Khmer Republic | 4–1
Thailand | 3–2  | Match 2  |  Kuwait | 1–2
Group A winners

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1  |  Iran | 2  | 4
2  |  Thailand (H) | 2  | 1
3  |  Iraq | 2  | 1

Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

Final standings  | Group B winners

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1  |  South Korea | 2  | 2
2  |  Khmer Republic | 2  | 2
3  |  Kuwait | 2  | 2

Source: RSSSF

Opponents  | Result  | Knockout stage | Opponents  | Result
Khmer Republic | 2–1  | Semi-finals  |  Thailand | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–1 pen.)

## Match

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### Details

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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)

## References

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1. ^ "Moments & Milestones: Iran crowned 1972 AFC Asian Cup champions". the-AFC.

## External links

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* Official website

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