1968 AFC Asian Cup

1968 AFC Asian Cup
جام ملت‌های آسیا ۱۹۶۸
Tournament details
Host country Iran
Dates 10–19 May
Teams 5
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Iran (1st title)
Runners-up  Burma
Third place  Israel
Fourth place  Republic of China
Tournament statistics
Matches played 10
Goals scored 32 (3.2 per match)
Top scorer(s) Iran Homayoun Behzadi
Israel Moshe Romano
Israel Giora Spiegel
(4 goals each)

The 1968 AFC Asian Cup was the 4th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Iran between 10 and 19 May 1968. It was organized on a round robin basis, with the home team Iran winning with a perfect record of four wins.[1]

Except Iran, none of the other four teams that played in this tournament has ever appeared again in the Asian Cup finals as of 2019.

Qualification

Qualifiers

Squads

Venues

Tehran
Amjadieh Stadium
Capacity: 30,000

Results

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 4400112+98
 Burma 421154+15
 Israel 4202115+64
 Republic of China 4022310−72
 Hong Kong 4013211−91
Iran  2–0  Hong Kong
Behzadi  70'
Jabbari  88'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Norman Boswell (Malaysia)
Republic of China  1–1  Burma
Lim Lu-shoor  63' Maung Hla Htay  13'
Hong Kong  1–6  Israel
Yuan Kuan Yick  76' Spiegler  9', 53'
Spiegel  52', 65'
Romano  61', 71'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Batha Chaterchi (India)
Iran  4–0  Republic of China
Behzadi  31'
Kalani  34'
Eftekhari  51'
Farzami  56'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Alex Joseph Vaz (India)
Burma  1–0  Israel
Suk Bahadur  42'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Norman Boswell (Malaysia)
Hong Kong  1–1  Republic of China
Li Kwok Keung Lo Kwok Tai
Burma  1–3  Iran
Aung Khi  50' Kalani  2'
Eftekhari  60'
Behzadi  71'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Natrajan (India)
Israel  4–1  Republic of China
Romano  2', 60'
Rosenthal  70'
Spiegel  76'		 Li Huan-wen  45+1'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Narayan Ghosh (India)
Burma  2–0  Hong Kong
Iran  2–1  Israel
Behzadi  75'
Ghelichkhani  86'		 Spiegel  56'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Alex Joseph Vaz (India)

Winners

 AFC Asian Cup 1968 Winners 

Iran
First title

Goalscorers

With 4 goals, Homayoun Behzadi of Iran, Giora Spiegel and Moshe Romano of Israel are the top scorers of the tournament. In total, 32 goals were scored by 19 or 20 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.

4 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. ↑ "Asian Cup: Know Your History – Part One (1956–1988)". Goal.com. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
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