1972 AFC Asian Cup final
.jpg) 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Final standings | Group B winners | ||
| Opponents | Result | Knockout stage | Opponents | Result |
| Khmer Republic
|
2–1 | Semi-finals | Thailand
|
1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–1 pen.) |
Match
[edit]Details
[edit]Iran  | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |  South Korea |
|---|---|---|
Jabbari  48'Kalani 108' |
Park Lee-chun 65' |
References
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