1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Appearance
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21 May – 24 December 1971 |
| Teams | 13 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Goals scored | 98 (3.38 per match) |
← 1968 1976 → | |
| AFC Asian Qualifiers |
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Qualification for the 1972 AFC Asian Cup finals held in Thailand.
Zones
[edit]| Central zone | Eastern zone | Western zone 1 | Western zone 2 |
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- * Withdrew
- **
Israel originally qualified as hosts, but withdrew later[1] - ***
Iraq were allocated to Western zone later
Iran qualified as defending champions
Central Zone
[edit]- All matches played in Thailand.
Group allocation matches where winners were divided into separate groups
| Malaysia | 8–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zulkifli Norbit S. Abdullah Wong Choon Wah Soh Chin Aun |
| Indonesia | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Budi Santoso ? |
? |
Group A
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Malaysia | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wong Choon Wah Shaharuddin Abdullah |
Sleyman Selim |
| Malaysia | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shaharuddin Abdullah |
Chung Chor Wai |
Semifinal
[edit]Match for third place
[edit]Final
[edit]Thailand and Khmer Republic qualified for final tournament
Eastern Zone
[edit]All the others withdrew, so
South Korea qualified automatically.
Western Zone
[edit]- All matches played in Kuwait.
Group allocation matches where winners were divided into separate groups
Ceylon (Sri Lanka) had a bye
Group A
[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
Source: [2]
Group B
[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Semifinal
[edit]Match for third place
[edit]Final
[edit]Iraq and Kuwait qualified for final tournament
Qualified teams
[edit]| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts* and Central Zone winners | 30 May 1971 | 0 (debut) | |
| 1968 AFC Asian Cup Champions | 19 May 1968 | 1 (1968) | |
| Central Zone runners-up | 30 May 1971 | 0 (debut) | |
| Eastern zone winners (automatically qualified) | 1971 | 3 (1956, 1960, 1964) | |
| Western Zone winners | 22 December 1971 | 0 (debut) | |
| Western Zone runners-up | 21 December 1971 | 0 (debut) |