Qualification for the

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 ...

finals held in

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

Zones

* * Withdrew * ** originally qualified as hosts, but withdrew later * *** were allocated to Western zone later * qualified as defending champions

Central Zone

*All matches played in

. Group allocation matches where winners were divided into separate groups ---- ----

Group A

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Group B

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Semifinal

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Match for third place

Final

---- Thailand and Khmer Republic qualified for final tournament ----

Eastern Zone

All the others withdrew, so qualified automatically.

Western Zone

*All matches played in

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...

. Group allocation matches where winners were divided into separate groups ---- ---- ---- Ceylon (Sri Lanka) had a bye ----

Group A

---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Group B

---- ----

Semifinal

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Match for third place

Final

---- Iraq and Kuwait qualified for final tournament ----

Qualified teams

*'' qualified as hosts but later withdrew. replaced them later.

References

External links

Details at RSSSF
*'' Al-Hayat''; December 1971 {{AFC Asian Cup Qual AFC Asian Cup qualification Q International association football competitions hosted by Thailand International association football competitions hosted by Kuwait