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, with five teams competing in a round-robin format with no final for what would be the last time. It was also the first tournament with 90-minute games, after 80-minute games in the first three editions.[1]
| جام ملتهای آسیا ۱۹۶۸ | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Iran |
| Dates | 10–19 May |
| Teams | 5 |
| 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 played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 32 (3.2 per match) |
| Attendance | 182,000 (18,200 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Homayoun Behzadi Moshe Romano Giora Spiegel (4 goals each) |
← 1964 1972 → | |
The home team Iran won with a perfect record of four wins.[2]
Qualification
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
 Iran | Hosts | N/A | 0 (debut) |
 Hong Kong | Central Zone winners | 2 April 1967 | 2 (1956, 1964) |
 Republic of China | Eastern zone winners | 7 August 1967 | 1 (1960) |
 Israel | Western Zone 1 winners | 1967 | 3 (1956, 1960, 1964) |
 Burma | Western Zone 2 winners | 16 November 1967 | 0 (debut) |
Squads
Venues
| Tehran | |
|---|---|
| Amjadieh Stadium | |
| Capacity: 30,000 | |
 |
Results
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran (H) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 8 | Champions |
| 2 | Burma |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Israel |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 4 | Third place |
| 4 | Republic of China |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 2 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Hong Kong |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 | Fifth place |
| Republic of China | 1–1 | Burma |
|---|---|---|
Wong Chi-keung  64' |
Hla Htay 14' |
| Hong Kong | 1–1 | Republic of China |
|---|---|---|
| Li Kwok Keung 14' |
Mak Tian-fu 37' |
| Israel | 4–1 | Republic of China |
|---|---|---|
| Romano 2', 60' Rosenthal 70'Spiegel 76' |
Li Huan-wen 45+1' |
| Burma | 2–0 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Aung Khin 80' Suk Bahadur 85' |
| Iran | 2–1 | Israel |
|---|---|---|
| Behzadi 75' Ghelichkhani 87' |
Spiegel 52' |
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 18 players, with none of them credited as own goal.
- 4 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Aung Khi- Maung Hla Htay
- Suk Bahadur
- Hla Htay
Ali Jabbari- Gholam Hossein Farzami
- Parviz Ghelichkhani
Shmuel Rosenthal
Li Kwok Keung- Yuan Kuan Yick
Lim Lu-shoor- Li Huan-wen
- Lo Kwok Tai
- Wong Chi-keung
References
External links
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