1968 AFC Asian Cup

May 2016 1968 جام ملت‌های آسیا ۱۹۶۸ Iran 10–19 May 5 1 1 Iran 1964 1 Burma 1948 ISR ROC Republic of China 10 32 182000 Iran 1964 Homayoun BehzadiIsrael Moshe RomanoIsrael Giora Spiegel(4 goals each) 1964 1972 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.https://www.insideworldfootball.com/asian-cup-1968/ Inside World Football - Asian Cup 1968 13 June 2023 The home team Iran won with a perfect record of four wins.https://www.goal.com/en/news/8/main/2011/01/07/2293901/asian-cup-know-your-history-part-one-1956-1988 Asian Cup: Know Your History – Part One (1956–1988) Goal.com 7 January 2011 3 May 2015 31 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190531055150/https://www.goal.com/en/news/8/main/2011/01/07/2293901/asian-cup-know-your-history-part-one-1956-1988 bot: unknown Qualification 1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance Iran 1964 * Hosts N/A 0 (debut) Hong Kong 1959 Central Zone winners 2 April 1967 02 2 (1956, 1964) ROC Republic of China Eastern zone winners 7 August 1967 01 1 (1960) Israel Western Zone 1 winners 1967 03 3 (1956, 1960, 1964) Burma 1948 Western Zone 2 winners 16 November 1967 0 (debut) Squads 1968 AFC Asian Cup squads Venues Iran none 300 35.6961 51.4231 Tehran bottom Tehran Amjadieh Stadium Capacity: 30,000 200px Results main WDL Group A Q y 2 IRI Iran 1964 BIR Burma 1948 Burma ISR Israel ROC ROC Republic of China HKG Hong Kong 1959 4 0 0 11 2 H 2 1 1 5 4 2 0 2 11 5 0 2 2 3 10 0 1 3 2 11 gold C Champions Silver R Runners-up #c96 3rd Third place #F8F9FA 4th Fourth place #F8F9FA 5th Fifth place complete RSSSF All times are Iran Standard Time (UTC+3:30) 10 May 1968 16:00 Iran 1964 2–0 Hong Kong 1959 Behzadi 70Jabbari 89 Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran 28,000 Norman Boswell (Malaysia) 11 May 1968 18:00 ROC Republic of China 1–1 Burma 1948 Wong Chi-keung 64 Hla Htay 14 Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran 6,000 S. K. Bhattacharya (India) 12 May 1968 18:00 Hong Kong 1959 1–6 Israel Yuan Kuan Yick 75 Spiegler 10 65Spiegel 52 53Romano 61 70 Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran 15,000 Alex Vaz (India) 13 May 1968 18:00 Iran 1964 4–0 ROC Republic of China Behzadi 34Kalani 35Eftekhari 51Farzami 57 Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran 25,000 S. K. Bhattacharya (India) 14 May 1968 18:00 Burma 1948 1–0 Israel Ye Nyunt 42 Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran 20,000 Norman Boswell (Malaysia) 15 May 1968 18:00 Hong Kong 1959 1–1 ROC Republic of China Li Kwok Keung 14 Mak Tian-fu 37 Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran 3,000 S. K. Bhattacharya (India) 16 May 1968 18:00 Burma 1948 1–3 Iran 1964 Hla Htay 50 Kalani 2Eftekhari 60Behzadi 70 Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran 25,000 Alex Vaz (India) 17 May 1968 18:00 Israel 4–1 ROC Republic of China Romano 2 60Rosenthal 70Spiegel 76 Li Huan-wen 45+1 Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran 20,000 S. K. Bhattacharya (India) 18 May 1968 18:00 Burma 1948 2–0 Hong Kong 1959 Aung Khin 80Suk Bahadur 85 Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran 2,000 Norman Boswell (Malaysia) 19 May 1968 18:00 Iran 1964 2–1 Israel Behzadi 75Ghelichkhani 87 Spiegel 52 Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran 38,000 Alex Vaz (India) Winners fb 1968 AFC Asian Cup winners Iran First 1964 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 18em Iran 1964 Homayoun Behzadi Israel Giora Spiegel Israel Moshe Romano 2 goals 18em Burma 1948 Hla Htay Iran 1964 Akbar Eftekhari Iran 1964 Hossein Kalani Israel Mordechai Spiegler 1 goal 18em Burma 1948 Aung Khin Burma 1948 Suk Bahadur Burma 1948 Ye Nyunt Iran 1964 Ali Jabbari Iran 1964 Gholam Hossein Farzami Iran 1964 Parviz Ghelichkhani Israel Shmuel Rosenthal Hong Kong 1959 Li Kwok Keung Hong Kong 1959 Yuan Kuan Yick Taiwan Li Huan-wen Taiwan Mak Tian-fu Taiwan Wong Chi-keung References External links Garin, Erik; Jovanovic, Bojan; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter. "Asian Nations Cup 1968". RSSSF. AFC Report for 1968 Asian Cup 1968 Asian Cup Asian Cup Category:1967–68 in Iranian football 1968 Category:May 1968 sports events in Asia Category:May 1968 in Iran Category:1960s in Tehran 1968