1972 AFC Asian Cup final

The 1972 AFC Asian Cup final was a football match which determined the winner of the 1972 AFC Asian Cup, the 5th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of the Asian Football Confederation. It was the first time that a final match was held in AFC Asian Cup. Because the previous four editions were held by round-robin format. The match was won by Iran, defeating South Korea 2–1 after extra time to win their second AFC Asian Cup.

1972 AFC Asian Cup final

National Stadium (pictured in 2017) held the final
Event	1972 AFC Asian Cup
Iran South Korea 2 1
After extra time
Date	19 May 1972 (1972-05-19)
Venue	National Stadium, Bangkok
Referee	Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)
Attendance	15,000
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Venue

The National Stadium, located in Bangkok, Thailand, hosted the 1972 AFC Asian Cup Final. The 19,793-seat stadium was built in 1937. It was only stadium used to host the 1972 Asian Cup; all matches were played in this stadium.

Route to the final

Iran		Round	South Korea
Opponents	Result	Group allocation matches	Opponents	Result
Khmer Republic	2–0		Iraq	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 pen.)
Opponents	Result	Group stage	Opponents	Result
Iraq	3–0	Match 1	Khmer Republic	4–1
Thailand	3–2	Match 2	Kuwait	1–2
Group A winners Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Iran 2 4 2  Thailand (H) 2 1 3  Iraq 2 1 Source: RSSSF (H) Hosts		Final standings	Group B winners Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  South Korea 2 2 2  Khmer Republic 2 2 3  Kuwait 2 2 Source: RSSSF
Opponents	Result	Knockout stage	Opponents	Result
Khmer Republic	2–1	Semi-finals	Thailand	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–1 pen.)

Match

Details

19 May 1972

Iran	2–1 (a.e.t.)	South Korea
Jabbari 48' Kalani 108'		Park Lee-chun 65'

National Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)