1972 AFC Asian Cup

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.

Qualification

Squads

Venue

Group allocation matches

• Winners divided over different groups

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Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

Goalscorers

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

References

External links

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