1968 AFC Asian Cup

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1968 AFC Asian Cup
جام ملت‌های آسیا ۱۹۶۸
Tournament details
Host countryIran
Dates10–19 May
Teams5
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsState Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Burma (1948-1974).svg  Burma
Third placeFlag of Israel.svg  Israel
Fourth placeFlag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored32 (3.2 per match)
Attendance182,000 (18,200 per match)
Top scorer(s) State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Homayoun Behzadi
Flag of Israel.svg Moshe Romano
Flag of Israel.svg Giora Spiegel
(4 goals each)
1964
1972

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, with five teams competing in a round-robin format with no final for what would be the last time. It was also the first tournament with 90-minute games, after 80-minute games in the first three editions. [1]

Contents

The home team Iran won with a perfect record of four wins. [2]

Qualification

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearance
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran HostsN/A0 (debut)
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong Central Zone winners2 April 19672 (1956, 1964)
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China Eastern zone winners7 August 19671 (1960)
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Western Zone 1 winners19673 (1956, 1960, 1964)
Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg  Burma Western Zone 2 winners16 November 19670 (debut)

Squads

Venues

Tehran
Amjadieh Stadium
Capacity: 30,000
Amjadieh Stadium.jpg

Results

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran (H)4400112+98Champions
2Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg  Burma 421154+15Runners-up
3Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 4202115+64Third place
4Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China 402231072Fourth place
5Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 401321191Fifth place
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Iran  State Flag of Iran (1964).svg2–0Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
Behzadi Soccerball shade.svg70'
Jabbari Soccerball shade.svg89'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Norman Boswell (Malaysia)

Republic of China  Flag of the Republic of China.svg1–1Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg  Burma
Wong Chi-keung Soccerball shade.svg64' Hla Htay Soccerball shade.svg14'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: S. K. Bhattacharya (India)

Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg1–6Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Yuan Kuan Yick Soccerball shade.svg75' Spiegler Soccerball shade.svg10', 65'
Spiegel Soccerball shade.svg52', 53'
Romano Soccerball shade.svg61'
Young Soccerball shade.svg70'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Alex Vaz (India)

Iran  State Flag of Iran (1964).svg4–0Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China
Behzadi Soccerball shade.svg34'
Kalani Soccerball shade.svg35'
Eftekhari Soccerball shade.svg51'
Farzami Soccerball shade.svg57'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: S. K. Bhattacharya (India)

Burma  Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg1–0Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Ye Nyunt Soccerball shade.svg42'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Norman Boswell (Malaysia)

Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg1–1Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China
Li Kwok Keung Soccerball shade.svg14' Mak Tian-fu Soccerball shade.svg37'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: S. K. Bhattacharya (India)

Burma  Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg1–3State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran
Hla Htay Soccerball shade.svg50' Kalani Soccerball shade.svg2'
Eftekhari Soccerball shade.svg60'
Behzadi Soccerball shade.svg70'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Alex Vaz (India)

Israel  Flag of Israel.svg4–1Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China
Romano Soccerball shade.svg2', 60'
Rosenthal Soccerball shade.svg70'
Spiegel Soccerball shade.svg76'
Li Huan-wen Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: S. K. Bhattacharya (India)

Burma  Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg2–0Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
Aung Khin Soccerball shade.svg80'
Suk Bahadur Soccerball shade.svg85'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Norman Boswell (Malaysia)

Iran  State Flag of Iran (1964).svg2–1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Behzadi Soccerball shade.svg75'
Ghelichkhani Soccerball shade.svg87'
Spiegel Soccerball shade.svg52'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Alex Vaz (India)

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 18 players, with none of them credited as own goal.

4 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. "Inside World Football - Asian Cup 1968" . Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  2. "Asian Cup: Know Your History – Part One (1956–1988)". Goal.com. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2015.