1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification

1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates21 May – 24 December 1971
Teams13 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored98 (3.38 per match)
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The qualification for the 1972 AFC Asian Cup consisted of 13 teams in three zones. The winner and runners-up of each group would join hosts Thailand and title defenders Iran in the final tournament.

Zones

Central zone Eastern zone Western zone 1 Western zone 2

 Brunei
 Burma*
 Hong Kong
 Indonesia
 Khmer Republic
 Laos*
 Malaysia
 Singapore*
 Thailand
 South Vietnam*

 Japan*
 Philippines*
 Taiwan *
 South Korea

 Afghanistan*
 Israel**
   Nepal*

 Bahrain
 Ceylon
 India*
 Iraq***
 Jordan
 Kuwait
 Pakistan*
 Lebanon
 Syria

  • * Withdrew
  • ** Israel originally qualified as hosts, but withdrew later[1]
  • *** Iraq were allocated to Western zone later
  • Iran qualified as defending champions

Central Zone

All matches played in Thailand.

Group allocation matches where winners were divided into separate groups.

Malaysia 8–0 Brunei
Norbit 12', 28', 80'
S. Abdullah 28', 38', 83'
Wong Choon Wah 37'
Soh Chin Aun 48'
Indonesia 2–1 Hong Kong
Santoso 4'
 ? (?)		 ? (?)

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Indonesia 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 4 Advance to semi-finals
2  Thailand 2 1 0 1 10 1 +9 2
3  Brunei 2 0 0 2 0 19 −19 0
Source:
Thailand 10–0 Brunei

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Malaysia 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 4 Advance to semi-finals
2  Khmer Republic 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2
3  Hong Kong 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
Source:
Malaysia 2–1 Hong Kong
S. Abdullah 25', 69' Chung Chor Wai 44'
Attendance: 30,000

Semi-finals

Khmer Republic 2–0 Indonesia
Sea Cheng Eang (?)
Attendance: 20,000

Third place play-off

Malaysia 3–0 Indonesia
R. Abdullah 33'
Bakar 84'
Mydin 88'
Referee: Nisan Thantanond (Thailand)

Final

Eastern Zone

All the other teams withdrew, so South Korea qualified automatically.

Western Zone

All matches played in Kuwait.

Group allocation matches where winners were divided into separate groups. Ceylon received a bye and was automatically allocated into Group A.

Iraq 1–1 Kuwait
Aziz 15' Mohamed (?)
Penalties
2–4
Bahrain 3–0 Lebanon
Syria 0–0 Jordan
Penalties
4–3

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 6 Advance to semi-finals
2  Jordan 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 4
3  Bahrain 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 2
4  Ceylon 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: [2]
Iraq 5–0 Ceylon
Kadhim 32', 42', 69'
Kamil 51'
Khalaf 88'
Referee: Sarkis Demirdjian (Lebanon)
Jordan 3–2 Bahrain
Iraq 1–0 Bahrain
Kadhim 89'
Jordan 2–1 Ceylon
Iraq 2–0 Jordan
Ahmed 11'
Kadhim 62'
Bahrain 3–0 Ceylon

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kuwait 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 3 Advance to semi-finals
2  Lebanon 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2
3  Syria 2 0 1 1 4 5 −1 1
Source:
Kuwait 1–0 Lebanon
Khalaf (?) Rahal Red card
Kuwait 2–2 Syria
Khalaf (?)
Ibrahim (?)		 ? (?)
Lebanon 3–2 Syria
Mantoufi 23'
Al Ghoul 35', 55'		 Said 3'
Nano 25'
Referee: Fernando (Ceylon)

Semi-finals

Kuwait 2–0 Jordan
Al Khashram (?)
Khalaf (?)
Iraq 4–1 Lebanon
 Mantoufi 88'

Third place play-off

Lebanon 2–0 Jordan
  • Al Ghoul (?)
  • Mantoufi (?)
 Report

Final

Iraq 1–0 Kuwait
Nouri 90+4'
Referee: Sarkis Demirdjian (Lebanon)

Qualified teams

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
 ThailandHosts* 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)
  • Israel originally qualified as hosts but later withdrew. Thailand replaced them later.

Goalscorers

There were 98 goals scored in 29 matches, for an average of 3.38 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

3 goals

  • Kuwait Jawad Khalaf
  • Lebanon Daoud Mantoufi
  • Lebanon Youssef Al Ghoul
  • Malaysia Shah Norbit

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ↑ "Malaysia, Singapore stay in Asian Cup central zone". The Straits Times. 16 August 1970.
  2. ↑ "مباريات منتخب العراق الدولية 70-79".
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