1968 AFC Asian Cup

1968 AFC Asian Cup
جام ملت‌های آسیا ۱۹۶۸
Tournament details
Host country	Iran
Dates	10–19 May
Teams	5
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 played	10
Goals scored	32 (3.2 per match)
Attendance	182,000 (18,200 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Homayoun Behzadi; Moshe Romano; 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.^[1]

Quick facts جام ملت‌های آسیا ۱۹۶۸, Tournament details ...

The home team Iran won with a perfect record of four wins.^[2]

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Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearance
Iran	Hosts	N/A	0 (debut)
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	3 (1956, 1960, 1964)
Burma	Western Zone 2 winners	16 November 1967	0 (debut)

Tehran	Tehran
	Amjadieh Stadium
	Capacity: 30,000

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran (H)	4	4	0	0	11	2	+9	8	Champions
2	Burma	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	5	Runners-up
3	Israel	4	2	0	2	11	5	+6	4	Third place
4	Republic of China	4	0	2	2	3	10	−7	2	Fourth place
5	Hong Kong	4	0	1	3	2	11	−9	1	Fifth place

1968 AFC Asian Cup

Qualification

Squads

Venues

Results

Goalscorers

References

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