1972 AFC Asian Cup final
Appearance
![]() National Stadium (pictured in 2017) held the final | |||||||
Event | 1972 AFC Asian Cup | ||||||
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After extra time | |||||||
Date | 19 May 1972 | ||||||
Venue | National Stadium, Bangkok | ||||||
Referee | Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia) | ||||||
Attendance | 15,000 | ||||||
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
[edit]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
[edit]Iran | Round | South Korea | ||
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Opponents | Result | Group allocation matches | Opponents | Result |
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2–0 | ![]() |
0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 pen.) | |
Opponents | Result | Group stage | Opponents | Result |
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3–0 | Match 1 | ![]() |
4–1 |
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3–2 | Match 2 | ![]() |
1–2 |
Group A winners | Final standings | Group B winners | ||
Opponents | Result | Knockout stage | Opponents | Result |
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2–1 | Semi-finals | ![]() |
1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–1 pen.) |
Match
[edit]Details
[edit]Iran ![]() | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Jabbari ![]() Kalani ![]() |
Park Lee-chun ![]() |
References
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