1968 AFC Asian Cup
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| جام ملتهای آسیا ۱۹۶۸ | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Iran |
| Dates | 10 – 19 May |
| Teams | 5 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Iran (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Burma |
| Third place |  Israel |
| Fourth place |  Republic of China |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 32 (3.2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Homayoun Behzadi Moshe Romano Giora Spiegel (4 goals) |
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The 1968 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Iran between May 10 and May 19. It was organized on a round robin basis, with the home team Iran winning with a perfect record of four wins.
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[edit] Qualification
Main article: 1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification
- Qualifiers
Iran (as hosts)
Israel (as defending champions)
Burma (Winner Qualification Group 1)
Hong Kong (Winner Qualification Group 2)
Republic of China (Winner Qualification Group 3)
[edit] Squads
Main article: 1968 AFC Asian Cup squads
[edit] Venues
| Tehran |
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| Amjadieh Stadium |
| Capacity: 30,000 |
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[edit] Results
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Iran |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 8 |
| Burma |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| Israel |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 4 |
| Republic of China |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 2 |
 Hong Kong |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 |
| 10 May 1968 |
Iran |
2 – 0 | Hong Kong |
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Norman Boswell (Malaysia) |
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Behzadi  70'Jabbari 88' |
| 11 May 1968 |
Republic of China |
1 – 1 | Burma |
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran |
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| 12 May 1968 |
Hong Kong |
1 – 6 | Israel |
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Batha Chaterchi (India) |
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| Yuan Kuan Yick 76' |
Spiegler 9', 65' Spiegel 52', 53'Romano 61', 71' |
| 13 May 1968 |
Iran |
4 – 0 | Republic of China |
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Alex Joseph Vaz (India) |
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| Behzadi 31' Kalani 34'Eftekhari 51'Farzami 56' |
| 14 May 1968 |
Burma |
1 – 0 | Israel |
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Norman Boswell (Malaysia) |
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| Pu Ba 42' |
| 15 May 1968 |
Hong Kong |
1 – 1 | Republic of China |
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran |
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| 16 May 1968 |
Iran |
3 – 1 | Burma |
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Natrajan (India) |
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| Kalani 2' Eftekhari 60'Behzadi 71' |
Yeni Yot 50' |
| 17 May 1968 |
Israel |
4 – 1 | Republic of China |
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Narayan Ghosh (India) |
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| Romano 2', 60' Rosenthal 70'Spiegel 76' |
Li Huan-wen 45+1' |
| 18 May 1968 |
Burma |
2 – 0 | Hong Kong |
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran |
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| 19 May 1968 |
Iran |
2 – 1 | Israel |
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Alex Joseph Vaz (India) |
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| Behzadi 75' Ghelichkhani 86' |
Spiegel 56' |
[edit] Winners
| AFC Asian Cup 1968 Winners |
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 Iran First title |
[edit] References
- Garin, Erik; Jovanovic, Bojan; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter. "Asian Nations Cup 1968". RSSSF.
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