1968 AFC Asian Cup
Appearance
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 | |
Runners-up | |
Third place | |
Fourth place | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 32 (3.2 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | (4 goals each) |
The 1968 AFC Asian Cup was the 4th AFC Asian Cup, a football tournament that happens every four years. It is organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The tournament was played in Iran from 10 to 19 May 1968.[1]
The tournament was a round-robin. The hosts Iran won every game.
Besides Iran, the other four teams have never qualified in the Asian Cup again.[2][3][4]
Qualification
[change | change source]Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearance |
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Hosts | 0 | ||
Central Zone winners | 2 April 1967 | 2 (1956, 1964) | |
Eastern zone winners | 7 August 1967 | 1 (1960) | |
Western Zone 1 winners | 1967 | 2 (1956, 1960, 1964) | |
Western Zone 2 winners | 16 November 1967 | 0 (debut) |
Squads
[change | change source]Venues
[change | change source]Tehran | |
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Amjadieh Stadium | |
Capacity: 30,000 | |
Results
[change | change source]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 8 | Champions | |
2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | ||
3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 4 | ||
4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 2 | ||
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 |
Taiwan | 1–1 | |
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Hong Kong | 1–6 | |
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Hong Kong | 1–1 | |
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Israel | 4–1 | |
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Burma | 2–0 | |
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Iran | 2–1 | |
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Goalscorers
[change | change source]Homayoun Behzadi, Giora Spiegel and Moshe Romano scored the most goals. They each scored 4 goals. 32 goals were scored by 19 or 20 different players. There were no own goals.
- 4 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Asian Cup: Know Your History – Part One (1956–1988)". Goal.com. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "1968 AFC Asian Cup". Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ↑ "Asian Cup 1968". Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ↑ "Asian Cup 1968 Iran » Final round". Retrieved 2 December 2021.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Garin, Erik; Jovanovic, Bojan; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter. "Asian Nations Cup 1968". RSSSF.
- AFC Report for 1968 Asian Cup