The 1972 AFC Asian Cup was the 5th edition of the men's

AFC Asian Cup The AFC Asian Cup is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), determining the continental champion of Asia. It is the second oldest cont ...

, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the

Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in some countries/territories in Asia and Oceania. It has 47 member countries most of which are located in Asia. Australia, formerly ...

(AFC), that was hosted 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 b ...

. The finals were held in Thailand between 7 May and 19 May 1972. It was won by

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

Qualification

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

Squads

Venue

Group allocation matches

* Winners divided over different groups ---- ----

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 Hossein Kalani ( fa, حسین کلانی; born January 23, 1945 in Tehran) is a retired Iranian football striker who played for Shahin, Persepolis, Paykan Tehran, Shahbaz and the Iran national football team. He was named as one of the mem ...

;4 goals * Ali Jabbari *

Park Lee-Chun Park Lee-chun (born July 26, 1947) is former South Korean football player and manager. He played for the South Korea national football team from 1969 to 1974. In the 1972 AFC Asian Cup, he scored four goals and led South Korea to become runners- ...

;3 goals * Doeur Sokhom * Prapon Tantariyanond ;2 goals * Safar Iranpak ;1 goal *

Parviz Ghelichkhani Parviz Ghelichkhani ( fa, پرویز قلیچ‌خانی, born 4 December 1945) is an Iranian-French retired football player and former captain of Iran national football team. He is now based in France, where he is the editor and publisher of a ...

* Ammo Yousif * Sea Cheng Eang * Sok Sun Hean * Tes Sean * Fayez Marzouq * Ibrahim Duraiham * Jawad Khalaf * Mohammad Sultan * Cha Bum-Kun *

Lee Hoi-Taek Lee Hoe-taik (이회택, born 11 October 1946) is a former South Korean football player and manager. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest South Korean forwards of all time. He is also one of four players inducted into the Korean FA H ...

* Park Su-Deok * Supakit Meelarpkit

Final positions

References

External links

Details at RSSSFAFC Report
{{DEFAULTSORT:1972 Afc Asian Cup

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AFC Asian Cup tournaments International association football competitions hosted by Thailand May 1972 sports events in Asia