Asian Nations Cup 1972

Qualifying Tournament

South Korea qualified by the withdrawal of Israel
Iran qualified as holders

Group 1 (tournament in Bangkok)

Group allocation matches (winners divided over different groups)
Thailand       1-1 Cambodia         [5-1 pen] [21 May 1971]
Malaysia       8-0 Brunei
Indonesia      2-1 Hongkong

Group 1-A
Thailand      10-0 Brunei
Indonesia      1-0 Thailand
Indonesia      9-0 Brunei

 1.Indonesia               2  2  0  0  10- 0  4
 2.Thailand                2  1  0  1  10- 1  2
 3.Brunei                  2  0  0  2   0-19  0

Group 1-B
Cambodia       2-1 Hongkong
Malaysia       2-1 Hongkong
Malaysia       2-1 Cambodia

 1.Malaysia                2  2  0  0   4- 2  4
 2.Cambodia                2  1  0  1   3- 3  2
 3.Hongkong                2  0  0  2   2- 4  0

Semifinals
Cambodia       2-0 Indonesia
Thailand       1-0 Malaysia

Third Place Match
Malaysia       3-0 Indonesia

Final
Thailand       4-2 Cambodia

Thailand and Cambodia qualified for final tournament

Group 2 (tournament; location unknown)

Group allocation matches (winners divided over different groups)
Iraq           1-1 Kuwait
Bahrain        3-0 Lebanon
Syria          0-0 Jordan
Ceylon         bye

Group 2-A
Iraq           5-0 Ceylon
Jordan         3-2 Bahrain
Iraq           1-0 Bahrain
Jordan         2-1 Ceylon
Iraq           2-0 Jordan
Bahrain        3-0 Ceylon

 1.Iraq                    3  3  0  0   8- 0  6
 2.Jordan                  3  2  0  1   5- 5  4
 3.Bahrain                 3  1  0  2   5- 4  2
 4.Ceylon                  3  0  0  3   1-10  0

Group 2-B
Kuwait         1-0 Lebanon
Kuwait         2-2 Syria
Lebanon        3-2 Syria

 1.Kuwait                  2  1  1  0   3- 2  3
 2.Lebanon                 2  1  0  1   3- 3  2
 3.Syria                   2  0  1  1   4- 5  1

Semifinals
Kuwait         2-0 Jordan
Iraq           4-1 Lebanon

Third Place Match
Lebanon        2-0 Jordan

Final
Iraq           1-0 Kuwait

Iraq and Kuwait qualified for final tournament


Final Tournament (Bangkok, Thailand, May 1972)


Group allocation matches (winners divided over different groups)
South Korea    0-0 Iraq     
Iran           2-0 Cambodia      
Kuwait         2-0 Thailand    

Group 1
Iran           3-2 Thailand
Iraq           1-1 Thailand
Iran           3-0 Iraq

 1.IRAN                    2  2  0  0   6- 2  4
 2.THAILAND                2  0  1  1   3- 4  1
 3.Iraq                    2  0  1  1   1- 4  1

Group 2
South Korea    4-1 Cambodia  
Cambodia       4-0 Kuwait    
Kuwait         2-1 South Korea    

 1.SOUTH KOREA  2  1  0  1  5- 3  2
 2.CAMBODIA     2  1  0  1  5- 4  2
 3.Kuwait       2  1  0  1  2- 5  2

Semifinals
Iran           2-1 Cambodia     
South Korea    1-1 Thailand         [2-1 pen]

Third Place Match
Thailand       2-2 Cambodia         [5-3 pen]

Final
Iran           2-1 South Korea    


overview

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Authors: Majeed Panahi (pamajeed@batelco.com.bh) and Pieter Veroeveren (pieter.veroeveren@tvd.be)
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