The 1972 AFC Asian Cup was the 5th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), that was hosted in Thailand . The finals were held in Thailand between 7 May and 19 May 1972. It was won by Iran. Qualification qualified as hosts but later withdrew. replaced them later. Squads Venue Group allocation matches Winners divided over different groups Group stage Group A Group B Knockout stage Semi-finals Third place play-off Final Goalscorers 5 goals Hossein Kalani 4 goals Ali Jabbari Park Lee-Chun 3 goals Doeur Sokhom Prapon Tantariyanond 2 goals Safar Iranpak 1 goal Parviz Ghelichkhani Ammo Yousif Sea Cheng Eang Sok Sun Hean Tes Sean Fayez Marzouq Ibrahim Duraiham Jawad Khalaf Mohammad Sultan Cha Bum-Kun Lee Hoi-Taek Park Su-Deok Supakit Meelarpkit Final positions References External links Details at RSSSF FIFA results record, used to update dates and locations AFC Report AFC AFC AFC Asian Cup tournaments International association football competitions hosted by Thailand May 1972 sports events in Asia