1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification

The qualification for the 1968 AFC Asian Cup consisted of 15 teams in four zones. The winner of each group would join hosts Iran in the final tournament. 1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification 22 March – 19 November 1967 14 1 26 86 1964 1972 Zones Central zoneEastern zoneWestern zone 1Western zone 2HKG 1959 MAS SIN VSO THAIDN JPN 1947 PHI 1936 KOR 1949 ROCAFG 1930* ISR KUW*Burma 1948 CAM Ceylon 1951* IND PAK * Withdrew Central zone All matches held in Hong Kong. main WDL Central zone Q 2 y HKG HKG 1959 (H) THA THA VSO VSO MAS MAS SIN SIN 4 0 0 9 1 2 0 2 5 4 2 0 2 4 4 1 1 2 4 5 0 1 3 2 10 #ccffcc 1968 AFC Asian Cup A complete 22 March 1967 Hong Kong 1959 2–0 South Vietnam Au Pang Nin 14(pen.) 35(pen.) Government Stadium, Hong Kong 24 March 1967 MAS 1–1 SIN H. Abdullah 60(o.g.) Ariff 26 Government Stadium, Hong Kong 24 March 1967 THA 0–1 South Vietnam Government Stadium, Hong Kong 26 March 1967 THA 4–1 SIN Muankasem 15 ?Penglee 83 Quah Kim Swee 63 Government Stadium, Hong Kong 12,000 26 March 1967 Hong Kong 1959 3–1 MAS Wallis ?Kwong Ying Ying 13 58 Thanabalan ? Government Stadium, Hong Kong 29 March 1967 South Vietnam 0–2 MAS Salim 20Karathu 24 Government Stadium, Hong Kong 29 March 1967 Hong Kong 1959 2–0 SIN Yuen Kuen To 36(pen.)Kwong Yuen Yong 52 Government Stadium, Hong Kong 31 March 1967 THA 1–0 MAS Muankasem 38 Government Stadium, Hong Kong 2 April 1967 Hong Kong 1959 2–0 THA Yuen Kuen To 33(pen.)Kwong Yin Ying 79 Government Stadium, Hong Kong 2 April 1967 12:45 (UTC+8) South Vietnam 3–0 SIN Trương Văn Tư 29 34 65 Government Stadium, Hong Kong Eastern zone All matches held in Taiwan. main WDL Eastern zone Q 2 y ROC ROC (H) JPN JPN 1947 KOR KOR 1949 IDN IDN PHI PHI 1936 3 1 0 15 4 3 1 0 8 4 1 1 2 9 4 1 1 2 10 6 0 0 4 0 24 #ccffcc 1968 AFC Asian Cup A complete 27 July 1967 Republic of China 2–2 JPN 1947 Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei 27 July 1967 KOR 1949 1–1 IDN Huh Yoon-Jung 34 Manan 69 pen. Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei 1 August 1967 Republic of China 9–0 PHI 1936 Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei 1 August 1967 JPN 1947 2–1 KOR 1949 Kuwahara 40Hamada Hiroshi 46 Jung Byung-tak 52 Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei 3 August 1967 Republic of China 3–2 IDN Wong Chi-keung 5Mok Chun-wah 25Cheung Chi-day 43 Soentoro 53 73 Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei 3 August 1967 JPN 1947 2–0 PHI 1936 Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei 5 August 1967 JPN 1947 2–1 IDN Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei 5 August 1967 KOR 1949 7–0 PHI 1936 Lee Hoe-taik 22Jung Byung-tak 45An Won-nam 54 75Kim Young-bae 67Huh Yoon-jung 83 85 Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei 7 August 1967 Republic of China 1–0 KOR 1949 Lam Sheung Yee 73 Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei 25,000 7 August 1967 IDN 6–0 PHI 1936 Soentoro 38 47 ?Sihasale 52Andjiek Alinurdin 56Djunaedi Abdillah 68 Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei Western zone 1 All the others withdrew, so Israel qualified automatically. Western zone 2 All matches held in Burma. main WDL Western zone 2 Q 2 y MMR Burma 1948 (H) CAM CAM PAK PAK IND IND 3 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 4 2 0 1 2 1 4 0 1 2 2 6 #ccffcc 1968 AFC Asian Cup A complete 12 November 1967 Burma 1948 2–0 IND Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Rangoon Suk Bahadur 51Aung Khin 88 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19671114-1.2.133.2 13 November 1967 CAM 1–0 PAK Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Rangoon Sieng Tara 80 pen. https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/45351/Cambodia_Pakistan.html 15 November 1967 PAK 1–1 https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/45352/Pakistan_India.html IND Bakhsh 50 Chatterjee 1 Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Rangoon 16 November 1967 Burma 1948 1–0 Report CAM Win Maung 22 Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Rangoon 18 November 1967 CAM 3–1 http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19671120-1.1.21 IND Sea Cheng Eang 35Sieng Tara 57 60 Kannan 89 Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Rangoon 19 November 1967 Burma 1948 2–0 https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/45355/Myanmar_Pakistan.html PAK Suk Bahadur 61Hla Kyi 83 Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Rangoon Qualified teams Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance IRN 1964 * Hostshttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19661227-1.2.85.4 Malaysia to meet Iraq, Indonesia 27 December 1966 The Straits Times 3 June 2026 N/A 0 (debut) HKG 1959 Central Zone winners 2 April 1967 02 2 (1956, 1964) Republic of China Eastern zone winners 7 August 1967 01 1 (1960) ISR Western Zone 1 winners (automatically qualified) 1967 03 3 (1956, 1960, 1964) Burma 1948 Western Zone 2 winners 16 November 1967 0 (debut) Goalscorers 86 26 THA Praderm Muankasem HKG 1959 Kwong Yin Ying VSO Trương Văn Tư CAM Sieng Tara Burma 1948 Suk Bahadur HKG 1959 Au Pang Nin HKG 1959 Yuen Kuen To Burma 1948 Aung Khin Burma 1948 Hla Kyi Burma 1948 Win Maung CAM Sea Cheng Eang HKG 1959 Ken Wallis HKG 1959 Kwong Yuen Yong IND Ashok Chatterjee IND Poongam Kannan MAS Agus Salim MAS Maruthaiah Karathu MAS Nadesan Thanabalan PAK Maula Bakhsh SIN Majid Ariff SIN Quah Kim Swee ROC Lam Sheung Yee THA Kevit Penglee SIN Hussein Abdullah References Garin, Erik; Jovanovic, Bojan; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter. "Asian Nations Cup 1968". RSSSF. Asian Cup qualification Category:AFC Asian Cup qualification Qualification Category:International association football competitions hosted by Myanmar