1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Qualification for the 1972 AFC Asian Cup finals held in Thailand.

Qualification for
championships (AFC)

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 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:
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:
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
Aziz  15' 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 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  32', 42', 69'
Kamil  51'
Khalaf  88'
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
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:
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
Kadhim  40', 53'
Aziz  65'
Ahmed  83'

Match for third place
Lebanon 2–0 Jordan

Final
Iraq 1–0 Kuwait
Nouri  90+4'

Iraq and Kuwait qualified for final tournament

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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