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1968 AFC Asian Cup
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1968 |
| other_titles | جام ملتهای آسیا ۱۹۶۸ |
| country | Iran |
| dates | 10–19 May |
| num_teams | 5 |
| venues | 1 |
| cities | 1 |
| champion | Iran |
| champion-flagvar | 1964 |
| count | 1 |
| second_other | |
| third | ISR |
| fourth | ROC |
| matches | 10 |
| goals | 32 |
| attendance | 182000 |
| top_scorer | Iran Homayoun Behzadi |
| Israel Moshe Romano | |
| Israel Giora Spiegel | |
| (4 goals each) | |
| prevseason | [1964](1964-afc-asian-cup) |
| nextseason | [1972](1972-afc-asian-cup) |
| champion-flagvar = 1964 Israel Moshe Romano Israel Giora Spiegel (4 goals each)
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.
The home team Iran won with a perfect record of four wins.
Qualification
Main article: 1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 (debut) | |||
| [Central Zone](1968-afc-asian-cup-qualification-central-zone) winners | 2 April 1967 | ||
| [Eastern zone](1968-afc-asian-cup-qualification-eastern-zone) winners | 7 August 1967 | ||
| [Western Zone 1](1968-afc-asian-cup-qualification-western-zone-1) winners | 1967 | ||
| [Western Zone 2](1968-afc-asian-cup-qualification-western-zone-2) winners | 16 November 1967 | 0 (debut) |
Squads
Main article: 1968 AFC Asian Cup squads
Venues
| {{location map | Iran | float=none | width=300 | caption= | lat=35.6961 | long=51.4231 | label=Tehran | position=bottom | Tehran |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amjadieh Stadium | |||||||||
| Capacity: **30,000** | |||||||||
| [[File:Amjadieh Stadium.jpg | 200px]] |
Results
Jabbari
Spiegel Romano Young
Kalani Eftekhari Farzami
Eftekhari Behzadi
Rosenthal Spiegel
Suk Bahadur
Ghelichkhani
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
- Iran Homayoun Behzadi
- Israel Giora Spiegel
- Israel Moshe Romano ;2 goals
- Iran Akbar Eftekhari
- Iran Hossein Kalani
- Israel Mordechai Spiegler ;1 goal
- Burma Aung Khi
- Burma Maung Hla Htay
- Burma Suk Bahadur
- Burma Hla Htay
- 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
- Taiwan Wong Chi-keung
References
References
- (7 January 2011). "Asian Cup: Know Your History – Part One (1956–1988)". Goal.com.
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