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

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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

*'' 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 ;4 goals *

Ali Jabbari Ali Jabbari is an Iranian former football midfielder who played for Iran in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He also played for Taj SC. On 13 May 1972 during a group match at the 1972 AFC Asian Cup, Iran were trailing 2–0 to Thailand. Ali Jabbari tur ...

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 Safar Iranpak (23 December 1946 – 30 January 2009) was an Iranian football striker who played for Persepolis and the Iran national football team. Early life He was born in Masjed Soleyman on 23 December 1946. He started his playing career for ...

;1 goal * Parviz Ghelichkhani *

Ammo Yousif Emmanuel Yousif better known as Ammo Yousif (born 1 July 1945) is a former Iraqi football forward who played for Iraq in the 1972 AFC Asian Cup. He played for the national team between 1968 and 1975. He scored the only goal for Iraq at the ...

* 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

Final positions

References

External links

Details at RSSSFAFC Report
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