1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates21 May 1971 – 24 December 1971
Teams13 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored98 (3.38 per match)
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Qualification for the 1972 AFC Asian Cup finals held in Thailand.

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*
 Republic of China *
 South Korea

 Afghanistan*
 Iran**
 Israel***
   Nepal*

 Bahrain
 Ceylon
 India*
 Jordan
 Kuwait
 Pakistan*
 Lebanon
 Syria

  • * Withdrew
  • ** Qualified as defending champions
  • *** Qualified as hosts but withdrew later[1]
  •  Iraq were allocated to Western zone later

Central Zone[]

Group allocation matches where winners were divided into separate groups

Thailand 1–1 Khmer Republic
Malaysia 8–0 Brunei
Goal 12', 28', 80'
S. Abdullah Goal 28', 38', 83'
Wong Choon Wah Goal 37'
Soh Chin Aun Goal 48'
Indonesia 2–1 Hong Kong
Goal 4'
 ? Goal		 ? Goal

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Indonesia 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 4
 Thailand 2 1 0 1 10 1 +9 2
 Brunei 2 0 0 2 0 19 −19 0
Source:[citation needed]
Thailand 10–0 Brunei
Indonesia 1–0 Thailand
Indonesia 9–0 Brunei

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Malaysia 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 4
 Khmer Republic 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2
 Hong Kong 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
Source:[citation needed]
Khmer Republic 2–1 Hong Kong
Malaysia 2–1 Khmer Republic
Wong Choon Wah Goal 12'
Shaharuddin Abdullah Goal 75'		 Goal 44'
Malaysia 2–1 Hong Kong
Shaharuddin Abdullah Goal 25', 69' Goal 44'

Semifinal[]

Khmer Republic 2–0 Indonesia
Thailand 1–0 Malaysia

Match for third place[]

Malaysia 3–0 Indonesia

Final[]

Thailand 4–2 Khmer Republic

Thailand and Khmer Republic qualified for final tournament

Eastern Zone[]

All the others withdrew, so  South Korea qualified automatically.

Western Zone[]

Group allocation matches where winners were divided into separate groups

Iraq 1–1 Kuwait
Aziz Goal 15' Goal
Penalties
3–4
Bahrain 3–0 Lebanon
Syria 0–0 Jordan
Penalties
4–3

Ceylon (Sri Lanka) had a bye

Group A[]

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

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kuwait 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 3
 Lebanon 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2
 Syria 2 0 1 1 4 5 −1 1
Source:[citation needed]
Kuwait 1–0 Lebanon
Goal Red card
Kuwait 2–2 Syria
Goal
Goal		 ? Goal
? Goal
Lebanon 3–2 Syria
Goal 23'
Goal 35', 55'		 Goal 3'
Goal 25'
Referee: Fernando (Ceylon)

Semifinal[]

Kuwait 2–0 Jordan
Goal
Goal
Iraq 4–1 Lebanon
 Goal 88'
Al Choueikh High School, Kuwait

Match for third place[]

Lebanon 2–0 Jordan
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Final[]

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

Iraq and Kuwait qualified for final tournament

Qualified teams[]

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
 Thailand Hosts and Central Zone winners 30 May 1971 0 (debut)
 Khmer Republic Central Zone runners-up 30 May 1971 0 (debut)
 South Korea Eastern zone winners (automatically qualified) 1971 3 (1956, 1960, 1964)
 Iraq Western Zone winners 22 December 1971 0 (debut)
 Kuwait Western Zone runners-up 21 December 1971 0 (debut)

References[]

  1. ^ "Malaysia, Singapore stay in Asian Cup central zone". The Straits Times. 16 August 1970.
  2. ^ http://www.niiiis.com/70-79.html

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