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
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 i ...
(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
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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
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 member ...
;4 goals
*
Ali Jabbari
*
Park Lee-Chun
;3 goals
* Doeur Sokhom
* Prapon Tantariyanond
;2 goals
*
Safar Iranpak
;1 goal
*
Parviz Ghelichkhani
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Ammo Yousif
* Sea Cheng Eang
* Sok Sun Hean
* Tes Sean
* Fayez Marzouq
* Ibrahim Duraiham
* Jawad Khalaf
* Mohammad Sultan
*
Cha Bum-Kun
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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 Ha ...
* Park Su-Deok
* Supakit Meelarpkit
Final positions
References
External links
Details at RSSSFAFC Report
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AFC
AFC
AFC Asian Cup tournaments
International association football competitions hosted by Thailand
May 1972 sports events in Asia