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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
Champions Iran (1st title)
Runners-up Burma
Third place Israel
Fourth place Republic of China
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored32 (3.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Homayoun Behzadi
Israel Moshe Romano
Israel 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. It was organized on a round robin basis, with the home team Iran winning with a perfect record of four wins.[1]

Except Iran, none of the other four teams that played in this tournament has ever appeared again in the Asian Cup finals as of 2019.

Qualification

Qualifiers

Squads

Venues

Tehran
Amjadieh Stadium
Capacity: 30,000

Results

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Iran (H) 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9 8 Champions
2  Burma 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 5
3  Israel 4 2 0 2 11 5 +6 4
4  Republic of China 4 0 2 2 3 10 −7 2
5  Hong Kong 4 0 1 3 2 11 −9 1
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Iran 2–0 Hong Kong
Behzadi 70'
Jabbari 89'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Norman Boswell (Malaysia)

Republic of China 1–1 Burma
Wong Chi-keung 64' Hla Htay 14'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: S. K. Bhattacharya (India)

Hong Kong 1–6 Israel
Yuan Kuan Yick 75' Spiegler 10', 65'
Spiegel 52', 53'
Romano 61'
Young 70'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Alex Vaz (India)

Iran 4–0 Republic of China
Behzadi 34'
Kalani 35'
Eftekhari 51'
Farzami 57'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: S. K. Bhattacharya (India)

Burma 1–0 Israel
Ye Nyunt 42'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Norman Boswell (Malaysia)

Hong Kong 1–1 Republic of China
Li Kwok Keung 14' Mak Tian-fu 37'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: S. K. Bhattacharya (India)

Burma 1–3 Iran
Hla Htay 50' Kalani 2'
Eftekhari 60'
Behzadi 70'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Alex Vaz (India)

Israel 4–1 Republic of China
Romano 2', 60'
Rosenthal 70'
Spiegel 76'
Li Huan-wen 45+1'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: S. K. Bhattacharya (India)

Burma 2–0 Hong Kong
Aung Khin 80'
Suk Bahadur 85'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Norman Boswell (Malaysia)

Iran 2–1 Israel
Behzadi 75'
Ghelichkhani 87'
Spiegel 52'
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Alex Vaz (India)

Winners

 AFC Asian Cup 1968 Winners 

Iran

First title

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 19 or 20 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.

4 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. ^ "Asian Cup: Know Your History – Part One (1956–1988)". Goal.com. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2015.