1968 AFC Asian Cup

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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]

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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)
Attendance182,000 (18,200 per match)
Top scorer(s) Homayoun Behzadi
Moshe Romano
Giora Spiegel
(4 goals each)
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1972
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The home team Iran won with a perfect record of four wins.[2]

Qualification

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Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
 IranHostsN/A0 (debut)
 Hong KongCentral Zone winners2 April 19672 (1956, 1964)
 Republic of ChinaEastern zone winners7 August 19671 (1960)
 IsraelWestern Zone 1 winners19673 (1956, 1960, 1964)
 BurmaWestern Zone 2 winners16 November 19670 (debut)
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Squads

Venues

More information Tehran ...
Tehran
Amjadieh Stadium
Capacity: 30,000
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Results

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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
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Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
More information Iran, 2–0 ...
Iran 2–0 Hong Kong
Behzadi 70'
Jabbari 89'
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Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Norman Boswell (Malaysia)

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

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

More information Iran, 4–0 ...
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Attendance: 25,000
Referee: S. K. Bhattacharya (India)

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

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

More information Burma, 1–3 ...
Burma 1–3 Iran
Hla Htay 50' Kalani 2'
Eftekhari 60'
Behzadi 70'
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Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Alex Vaz (India)

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

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

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

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

References

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