1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification

The qualification for the 1968 AFC Asian Cup consisted of 15 teams in four zones. The winner of each group would join hosts Iran in the final tournament.

1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates22 March – 19 November 1967
Teams14 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored86 (3.31 per match)
← 1964
1972 →

Zones

Central zone Eastern zone Western zone 1 Western zone 2

 Hong Kong
 Malaysia
 Singapore
 South Vietnam
 Thailand

 Indonesia
 Japan
 Philippines
 South Korea
 Taiwan

 Afghanistan*
 Israel
 Kuwait*

 Burma
 Cambodia
 Ceylon*
 India
 Pakistan

  • * Withdrew

Central zone

All matches held in Hong Kong.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hong Kong (H) 4 4 0 0 9 1 +8 8 1968 AFC Asian Cup
2  Thailand 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1 4
3  South Vietnam 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 4
4  Malaysia 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 3
5  Singapore 4 0 1 3 2 10 −8 1
Source:
Hong Kong 2–0 South Vietnam
Au Pang Nin 14' (pen.), 35' (pen.)
Malaysia 1–1 Singapore
H. Abdullah red-colored football 60' (o.g.) Ariff 26'
Thailand 4–1 Singapore
Muankasem 15' (?)
Penglee 83'		 Quah Kim Swee 63'
Attendance: 12,000
Hong Kong 3–1 Malaysia
Wallis (?)
Kwong Ying Ying 13', 58'		 Thanabalan (?)
South Vietnam 0–2 Malaysia
Salim 20'
Karathu 24'
Hong Kong 2–0 Singapore
Yuen Kuen To 36' (pen.)
Kwong Yuen Yong 52'
Hong Kong 2–0 Thailand
Yuen Kuen To 33' (pen.)
Kwong Yin Ying 79'
South Vietnam 3–0 Singapore
Trương Văn Tư 29', 34', 65'

Eastern zone

All matches held in Taiwan.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Taiwan (H) 4 3 1 0 15 4 +11 7 1968 AFC Asian Cup
2  Japan 4 3 1 0 8 4 +4 7
3  South Korea 4 1 1 2 9 4 +5 3
4  Indonesia 4 1 1 2 10 6 +4 3
5  Philippines 4 0 0 4 0 24 −24 0
Source:
Taiwan 1–0 South Korea
Lam Sheung Yee 73'
Attendance: 25,000

Western zone 1

All the others withdrew, so Israel qualified automatically.

Western zone 2

All matches held in Burma.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Burma (H) 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 6 1968 AFC Asian Cup
2  Cambodia 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 4
3  Pakistan 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
4  India 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source:


Burma 2–0 India
Suk Bahadur 51'
Aung Khin 88'		 Report
Cambodia 1–0 Pakistan
Nebu Kandien 83' Report
Pakistan 1–1 India
Bakhsh (?) Report Subramaniam (?)
Cambodia 3–1 India
Sea Cheng Eang 35'
Sieng Tara 57', 60'		 Report Kannan 89'
Burma 2–0 Pakistan
Suk Bahadur 61'
Hla Kyi 77'		 Report

Qualified teams

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
 IranHosts[1]N/A0 (debut)
 Hong KongCentral Zone winners2 April 19672 (1956, 1964)
 TaiwanEastern zone winners7 August 19671 (1960)
 IsraelWestern Zone 1 winners (automatically qualified)19673 (1956, 1960, 1964)
 BurmaWestern Zone 2 winners16 November 19670 (debut)

Goalscorers

There were 86 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 3.31 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

  • Hong Kong Kwong Yin Ying
  • South Vietnam Trương Văn Tư

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Singapore Hussein Abdullah

References

  1. ↑ "Malaysia to meet Iraq, Indonesia". The Straits Times. 27 December 1966. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
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