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.
Qualification
Israel originally qualified as hosts but later withdrew. Thailand replaced them later.
Squads
Venue
Group allocation matches
Winners divided over different groups
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Goalscorers
5 goals
Hossein Kalani
4 goals
Ali Jabbari
Park Lee-Chun
3 goals
Doeur Sokhom
Prapon Tantariyanond
2 goals
Safar Iranpak
Ich Narding
Tol Kimchi
1 goal
References
External links
Details at RSSSF
FIFA results record, used to update dates and locations