1972 AFC Asian Cup

The 5th Asian Cup was held from 7 to 19 May 1972 in the Thai capital Bangkok instead. The winner was the defending champion Iran.

With Hossein Kalani (5 matches ) and Ali Jabbari (4 matches ) Iran had at that time the best strikers of Asia, which were also the record shooters at these finals.

Qualifying phase

See main article: Qualification for the Asian Cup 1972

Automatically qualify were:

• Thailand Thailand ( host )
• Iran 1964 Iran ( defending champion )

The following teams also could still qualify:

• Iraq 1963 Iraq
• Khmer Republic Khmer Republic 1970
• Kuwait Kuwait
• Flag of South Korea South Korea

Match Results

Group playoffs

Composition of the Group:

• Group 1: 2 winners, one loser
• Group 2: 1 winner, 2 losers

Preliminary round

Group 1

Group 2

Final Games

1 win on penalties