1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Indonesia 42200100+10
 Thailand 22101101+9
 Brunei 02002019–19
Thailand  10–0  Brunei
Indonesia  1–0  Thailand
Indonesia  9–0  Brunei

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Malaysia 4220042+2
 Khmer Republic 22101330
 Hong Kong 0200224–2
Khmer Republic  2–1  Hong Kong
Malaysia  2–1  Khmer Republic
Wong Choon Wah  12'
Shaharuddin Abdullah  75'		 Sleyman Selim  44'
Malaysia  2–1  Hong Kong
Shaharuddin Abdullah  25'  69' Chung Chor Wai  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
– –' Bu Hamad  –'
Penalties
3–4
Bahrain  3–0  Lebanon
Syria  0–0  Jordan
Penalties
4–3

Ceylon (Sri Lanka) had a bye

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iraq 6330080+8
 Jordan 43201550
 Bahrain 2310254+1
 Ceylon 03003110-9
Iraq  5–0  Ceylon
Jordan  3–2  Bahrain
Iraq  1–0  Bahrain
Jordan  2–1  Ceylon
Iraq  2–0  Jordan
Bahrain  3–0  Ceylon

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Kuwait 3211032+1
 Lebanon 22101330
 Syria 1201145–1
Kuwait  1–0  Lebanon
Khalaf  –'
Kuwait  2–2  Syria
Khalaf  –'
Ibrahim  –'		 – –'
–  –'
Lebanon  3–2  Syria

Semifinal

Kuwait  2–0  Jordan
Al Khashram  –'
Khalaf  –'
Iraq  4–1  Lebanon

Match for third place

Lebanon  2–0  Jordan

Final

Iraq  1–0  Kuwait

Iraq and Kuwait qualified for final tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Malaysia, Singapore stay in Asian Cup central zone". The Straits Times. 16 August 1970.
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