1968 AFC Asian Cup

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 Taiwan
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 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

See the main article: 1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
 Iran Hosts 0
 Hong Kong Central Zone winners 2 April 1967 2 (1956, 1964)
 Taiwan Eastern zone winners 7 August 1967 1 (1960)
 Israel Western Zone 1 winners 1967 2 (1956, 1960, 1964)
 Burma Western Zone 2 winners 16 November 1967 0 (debut)

Squads

See the main article: 1968 AFC Asian Cup 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  Taiwan 4 0 2 2 3 10 −7 2
5  Hong Kong 4 0 1 3 2 11 −9 1
Source: RSSSF
(H) Host
Iran 2–0 Hong Kong
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Norman Boswell (Malaysia)
Taiwan 1–1 Burma
  • Wong Chi-keung Goal 64'
  • Hla Htay Goal 14'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: S. K. Bhattacharya (India)
Hong Kong 1–6 Israel
  • Yuan Kuan Yick Goal 75'
  • Spiegler Goal 10', 65'
  • Spiegel Goal 52', 53'
  • Romano Goal 61'
  • Young Goal 70'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Alex Vaz (India)
Iran 4–0 Taiwan
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: S. K. Bhattacharya (India)
Burma 1–0 Israel
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Norman Boswell (Malaysia)
Hong Kong 1–1 Taiwan
  • Li Kwok Keung Goal 14'
  • Mak Tian-fu Goal 37'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: S. K. Bhattacharya (India)
Burma 1–3 Iran
  • Hla Htay Goal 50'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Alex Vaz (India)
Israel 4–1 Taiwan
  • Romano Goal 2', 60'
  • Rosenthal Goal 70'
  • Spiegel Goal 76'
  • Li Huan-wen Goal 45+1'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: S. K. Bhattacharya (India)
Burma 2–0 Hong Kong
  • Aung Khin Goal 80'
  • Suk Bahadur Goal 85'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Norman Boswell (Malaysia)
Iran 2–1 Israel
  • Spiegel Goal 52'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Alex Vaz (India)

Goalscorers

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
  • Myanmar Aung Khi
  • Myanmar Maung Hla Htay
  • Myanmar Suk Bahadur
  • Iran Ali Jabbari
  • Iran Gholam Hossein Farzami
  • Iran Parviz Ghelichkhani
  • Israel Shmuel Rosenthal
  • Hong Kong Li Kwok Keung
  • Hong Kong Yuan Kuan Yick
  • Republic of China Lim Lu-shoor
  • Republic of China Li Huan-wen
  • Republic of China Lo Kwok Tai

References

  1. ↑ "Asian Cup: Know Your History – Part One (1956–1988)". Goal.com. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "1968 AFC Asian Cup". Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Asian Cup 1968". Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Asian Cup 1968 Iran » Final round". Retrieved 2 December 2021.

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