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)Iran Homayoun Behzadi
Israel Moshe Romano
Israel 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
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  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 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 Republic of China
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 Republic of China
  • 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 Republic of China
  • 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
  • Taiwan Lim Lu-shoor
  • Taiwan Li Huan-wen
  • Taiwan 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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