1972 AFC Asian Cup Final
National Stadium (pictured in 2017) held the final
Event1972 AFC Asian Cup
Iran South Korea
Iran South Korea
2 1
After extra time
Date19 May 1972 (1972-05-19)
VenueNational Stadium, Bangkok
RefereeSivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)
Attendance15,000

The 1972 AFC Asian Cup Final was a football match which determined the winner of the 1972 AFC Asian Cup, the 5th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of the Asian Football Confederation.[1] It was the first time that a final match was held in AFC Asian Cup. Because the previous four editions were held by round-robin format. The match was won by Iran, defeating South Korea 2–1 after extra time to win their second AFC Asian Cup.

Venue

The National Stadium, located in Bangkok, Thailand, hosted the 1972 AFC Asian Cup Final. The 19,793-seat stadium was built in 1937. It was only stadium used to host the 1972 Asian Cup; all matches were played in this stadium.

Route to the final

Iran Round South Korea
Opponents Result Group allocation matches Opponents Result
 Khmer Republic 2–0  Iraq 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 pen.)
Opponents Result Group stage Opponents Result
 Iraq 3–0 Match 1  Khmer Republic 4–1
 Thailand 3–2 Match 2  Kuwait 1–2
Group A winners

Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Iran 2 4
2  Thailand (H) 2 1
3  Iraq 2 1
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
 Final standings Group B winners

Pos Team Pld Pts
1  South Korea 2 2
2  Khmer Republic 2 2
3  Kuwait 2 2
Source: RSSSF
Opponents Result Knockout stage Opponents Result
 Khmer Republic 2–1 Semi-finals  Thailand 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–1 pen.)

Match

Details

Iran 2–1 (a.e.t.) South Korea
Jabbari 48'
Kalani 108'		 Park Lee-chun 65'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)

References

  1. ↑ "Moments & Milestones: Iran crowned 1972 AFC Asian Cup champions". the-AFC.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.