1968 AFC Asian Cup

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]

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)
Top scorer(s) Homayoun Behzadi
Moshe Romano
Giora Spiegel
(4 goals each)

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
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
 Iran Hosts 0
 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 2 (1956, 1960, 1964)
 Burma Western Zone 2 winners 16 November 1967 0 (debut)

Squads
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  Republic of China 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)
Republic of China 1–1 Burma
  • Wong Chi-keung  64'
  • Hla Htay  14'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: S. K. Bhattacharya (India)
Hong Kong 1–6 Israel
  • Yuan Kuan Yick  75'
  • Spiegler  10', 65'
  • Spiegel  52', 53'
  • Romano  61'
  • Young  70'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Alex Vaz (India)
Iran 4–0 Republic of China
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: S. K. Bhattacharya (India)
Burma 1–0 Israel
  • Ye Nyunt  42'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Norman Boswell (Malaysia)
Hong Kong 1–1 Republic of China
  • Li Kwok Keung  14'
  • Mak Tian-fu  37'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: S. K. Bhattacharya (India)
Burma 1–3 Iran
  • Hla Htay  50'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Alex Vaz (India)
Israel 4–1 Republic of China
  • Romano  2', 60'
  • Rosenthal  70'
  • Spiegel  76'
  • Li Huan-wen  45+1'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: S. K. Bhattacharya (India)
Burma 2–0 Hong Kong
  • Aung Khin  80'
  • Suk Bahadur  85'
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Norman Boswell (Malaysia)
Iran 2–1 Israel
  • Spiegel  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
  • Aung Khi
  • Maung Hla Htay
  • Suk Bahadur
  • Ali Jabbari
  • Gholam Hossein Farzami
  • Parviz Ghelichkhani
  • Shmuel Rosenthal
  • Li Kwok Keung
  • Yuan Kuan Yick
  • Lim Lu-shoor
  • Li Huan-wen
  • 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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