1968 AFC Asian Cup
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| 1968 AFC Asian Cup Asian Cup Iran1968 |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Iran |
| Dates | 10 May – 19 May |
| Teams | 5 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
Iran (1st title) |
Second place  |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Burma_(1948-1974).svg.png){kind=small} Myanmar |
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) |
The Asian Football Confederation's 1968 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Iran between May 10 and May 19.
The final tournament was organised on a round robin basis, and host country Iran won with a perfect record of four wins.
Contents |
[edit] Qualification
The other 3 qualifying teams were:
[edit] Qualifying Rounds
[edit] Group 1
All matches held in Burma
.svg/20px-Flag_of_Burma_(1948-1974).svg.png){kind=small} Burma |
2 - 0 |  India |
 Cambodia |
1 - 0 |  Pakistan |
| Pakistan |
1 - 1 | India |
| Burma |
1 - 0 | Cambodia |
| Cambodia |
3 - 1 | India |
| Burma |
2 - 0 | Pakistan |
[edit] Group 1 Results
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burma |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Cambodia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Pakistan |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| India |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Burma qualified from group 1.
[edit] Group 2
All matches held in Hong Kong
 Hong Kong |
2 - 0 |  Rep. of Vietnam |
 Malaysia |
1 - 1 |  Singapore |
 Thailand |
0 - 1 | Rep. of Vietnam |
| Thailand |
4 - 1 | Singapore |
| Hong Kong |
3 - 1 | Malaysia |
| Rep. of Vietnam |
0 - 2 | Malaysia |
| Hong Kong |
2 - 0 | Singapore |
| Thailand |
1 - 0 | Malaysia |
| Hong Kong |
2 - 0 | Thailand |
| Rep. of Vietnam |
3 - 0 | Singapore |
[edit] Group 2 Results
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hong Kong |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
 Rep. of Vietnam |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
 Thailand |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
 Malaysia |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
 Singapore |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
Hong Kong qualified from group 2.
[edit] Group 3
All matches held in Hong Kong
 Taiwan |
2 - 2 |  Japan |
 Rep. of Korea |
1 - 1 |  Indonesia |
| Taiwan |
9 - 0 |  Philippines |
| Japan |
2 - 1 | Rep. of Korea |
| Taiwan |
3 - 2 | Indonesia |
| Japan |
2 - 0 | Philippines |
| Japan |
2 - 1 | Indonesia |
| Rep. of Korea |
7 - 0 | Philippines |
| Taiwan |
1 - 0 | Rep. of Korea |
| Indonesia |
6 - 0 | Philippines |
[edit] Group 3 Results
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 7 |
 Japan |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
 Rep. of Korea |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
 Indonesia |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
 Philippines |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Taiwan qualified from group 3.
[edit] Final Tournament
| Burma |
2 - 0 | Hong Kong |
.svg/20px-Flag_of_Iran_(1964).svg.png){kind=small} Iran |
4 - 0 | Taiwan |
| Burma |
1 - 1 | Taiwan |
 Israel |
6 - 1 | Hong Kong |
| Burma |
1 - 0 | Israel |
| Iran |
2 - 0 | Hong Kong |
| Iran |
3 - 1 | Burma |
| Israel |
4 - 1 | Taiwan |
| Iran |
2 - 1 | Israel |
| Taiwan |
1 - 1 | Hong Kong |
[edit] Final Results
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 8 |
| Burma |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Israel |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
| Taiwan |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| Hong Kong |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
[edit] Winners
| AFC Asian Cup 1968 Winners |
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 Iran First title |
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