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1972 AFC Asian Cup
Asian Cup Thailand 1972
เอเชียนคัพ 2515
Tournament details
Host countryThailand
Dates7–19 May
Teams6
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (2nd title)
Runners-up South Korea
Third place Thailand
Fourth place Khmer Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored38 (2.92 per match)
Attendance155,000 (11,923 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Hossein Kalani
(5 goals)
Best playerIran Ebrahim Ashtiani
← 1968
1976 →

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.[1][2][3]

Qualification

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Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
 Thailand[note 1]Hosts and Central Zone winners30 May 19710 (debut)
 Iran1968 AFC Asian Cup champions19 May 19681 (1968)
 Khmer RepublicCentral Zone runners-up30 May 19710 (debut)
 South KoreaEastern zone winners (automatically qualified)19713 (1956, 1960, 1964)
 IraqWestern Zone winners22 December 19710 (debut)
 KuwaitWestern Zone runners-up21 December 19710 (debut)

Squads

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Venue

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Bangkok
National Stadium
Capacity: 26,000

Group allocation matches

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All times are Indochina Time (UTC+7).

Group allocation matches where winners were divided into separate groups.

Iran 2–0 Khmer Republic
Kalani 45'
Iranpak 51'
Attendance: 3,000
Thailand 0–2 Kuwait
Khalaf 42'
Marzouq 85'
Attendance: 28,000

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 4 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Thailand (H) 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
3  Iraq 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Iran 3–0 Iraq
Kalani 34', 70', 78'
Attendance: 5,000
Thailand 1–1 Iraq
Meelarpkit 57' Fathi 6'
Attendance: 24,000
Thailand 2–3 Iran
Tantariyanond 69', 71' Jabbari 74', 77', 79'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Matolozi (Malaysia)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 2 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Khmer Republic 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 2
3  Kuwait 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 2
Source: RSSSF
South Korea 4–1 Khmer Republic
Park Su-deok 37'
Lee Hoi-taek 59'
Cha Bum-kun 69'
Park Lee-chun 78'		 Sokhom 82'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Sobhi Adeeb (Iraq)
South Korea 1–2 Kuwait
Park Lee-chun 2' (pen.) Sultan 25'
Duraiham 73'
Attendance: 10,000
Khmer Republic 4–0 Kuwait
Sokhom 23'
Sok Sun Hean 56'
Tes Sean 59'
Sea Cheng Eang 80'
Attendance: 1,000

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 May–Bangkok
 
 
 Iran2
 
19 May–Bangkok
 
 Khmer Republic 1
 
 Iran (a.e.t.)2
 
17 May–Bangkok
 
 South Korea 1
 
 South Korea (pen.)1 (2)
 
 
 Thailand1 (1)
 
Third place
 
 
19 May–Bangkok
 
 
 Khmer Republic2 (3)
 
 
 Thailand (pen.)2 (5)

Semi-finals

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Iran 2–1 Khmer Republic
Iranpak 15'
Ghelichkhani 48'		 Sokhom 18'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Matolozi (Malaysia)
Thailand 1–1 (a.e.t.) South Korea
Tantariyanond 98' Park Lee-chun 105'
Penalties
1–2
Attendance: 50,000

Third place play-off

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Thailand 2–2 (a.e.t.) Khmer Republic
Tantariyanond 35'
Kitboon 68'		 Miladord 64'
Samkol 84'
Penalties
5–3
Attendance: 15,000

Final

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Iran 2–1 (a.e.t.) South Korea
Jabbari 48'
Kalani 107'		 Park Lee-chun 68'
Attendance: 15,000

Winners

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 1972 AFC Asian Cup winners 

Iran
Second title

Goalscorers

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With 5 goals, Hossein Kalani of Iran is the top scorer of the tournament. In total, 38 goals were scored by 21 players, with none of them credited as own goal.

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Notes

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  1. ↑ Israel originally qualified as hosts but later withdrew and Thailand replaced them.

References

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  1. ↑ "Asian Cup: Know Your History - Part One (1956-1988)". Goal.com. 2011-01-07. Archived from the original on 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2015-05-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ "Asian Cup of Nations 1972; RSSSF". Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Shilarze Saha Roy. "Cambodia's football story: From the highs of the 1972 Asian Cup to depths of despair". FIFA. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
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