Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers

The Men's Asian Qualifiers for the Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics began on 28 May 1971 and finished on 3 June 1972.[1] The qualification determined the three teams that would play at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Malaysia, Burma, and Iran qualified for the tournament.

1972 Summer Olympics – Men's Football Asian Qualifiers
Dates28 May 1971 – 3 June 1972
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Qualifying tournaments edit

Group 1 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Malaysia 4 4 0 0 12 0 +12 8
  South Korea 4 3 0 1 16 2 +14 6
  Japan 4 2 0 2 14 7 +7 4
  Philippines 4 1 0 3 4 19 −15 2
  Republic of China 4 0 0 4 1 19 −28 0
Malaysia  3–0  Japan
Syed Ahmad   46', 84'
Looi Loon Teik   81'
Report
Malaysia  1–0  South Korea
Syed Ahmad   51' Report
Philippines  3–0  Republic of China
Crame   9'
Martínez   11'
Delgado   65'
Report
Malaysia  3–0  Republic of China
Liu Chen-Kuo   23' (o.g.)
Salleh Ibrahim   42'
Looi Loon Teik   45'
Report
Japan  8–1  Philippines
Ogi   9' (pen.), 40'
Kamamoto   11', 52', 73'
Tomizawa   41'
Miyamoto   44'
Yoshimura   61'
Report Martínez   62'
Japan  5–1  Republic of China
Kamamoto   13', 71', 81'
Yoshimura   47'
Miyamoto   59'
Report Lee Fu-Tsai   88'
South Korea  6–0  Philippines
Park Su-deok   49', 55', 85'
Jeong Gyu-poong   60'
Choi Jae-mo   65' (pen.)
Lee Cha-man   70'
Report
Malaysia  5–0  Philippines
Wong Choon Wah   20'
Looi Loon Teik   67', 67'
Syed Ahmad   44'
Mohammed Bakar   80'
Report
South Korea  2–1  Japan
Park Su-deok   47'
Jeong Gyu-poong   83'
Report Nagai   51'
South Korea  8–0  Republic of China
Jeong Gyu-poong   7', 89'
Park Su-deok   11', 58'
Jeong Kang-ji   26'
Park Lee-chun   33'
Lee Cha-man   68'
Kim Gi-hyo   84'
Report

Group 2 edit

  • All matches were held in Rangoon, Burma.

First Round

Group A location Matches

Indonesia  4 – 0  Thailand
Jacob Sihasale   13', 69'
Iswadi Idris   49'
Abdul Kadir   82'
Report
Bogyoke Aung San Stadium,Rangoon.
Burma  4 – 3  India
Than Soe   11', 14'
Win Maung   24', 41'
Report Magan Singh   26'
Ghosh Dastidar   44', 50'
Bogyoke Aung San Stadium,Rangoon.
Israel  3 – 0  Ceylon
Roni Calderon   12'
Dror Bar-Nur   52'
George Borba   70'
Report
Bogyoke Aung San Stadium,Rangoon.

Group (A)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Israel 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 4
  Indonesia 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 2
  India 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0
Indonesia  4 – 2  India
Jacob Sihasale   10'
Waskito   16', 38'
Abdul Kadir   75'
Report S.Chowdhury   57'
D.Nataraj   89'
Bogyoke Aung San Stadium,Rangoon.
Israel  1 – 0  India
Mordechai Spiegler   50' Report
Bogyoke Aung San Stadium,Rangoon.
Israel  1 – 0  Indonesia
Victor Sarussi   47' Report
Bogyoke Aung San Stadium,Rangoon.

Group (B)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Burma 2 2 0 0 12 1 +11 4
  Thailand 2 1 0 1 5 7 −2 2
  Ceylon 2 0 0 2 1 10 −9 0
Burma  5 – 1  Ceylon
Than Soe   20', 80'
Aye Maung Lay   38'
Win Maung   55'
Khin Maung Tint   73'
Report Dil Fawzeer   60'
Bogyoke Aung San Stadium,Rangoon.
Thailand  5 – 0  Ceylon
Sudtha Sudsa-ard   17', 27', 29'
Kasetchai Suvantada   39'
Preecha Kitboon   44'
Report
Bogyoke Aung San Stadium,Rangoon.
Burma  7 – 0  Thailand
Aye Maung Gyi   9'
Pitak Silprasit   18' (OG)
Tin Aung Moe   35'
Win Maung   66', 88'
Aye Maung Lay   79'
Ye Nyunt   83'
Report
Bogyoke Aung San Stadium,Rangoon.

Semi-finals - 1

Israel  0 – 0  Thailand
Report
Penalties
2 – 4
Bogyoke Aung San Stadium,Rangoon.

Semi-finals - 2

Burma  3 – 0  Indonesia
Win Maung   16', 52'
Ye Nyunt   59'
Report
Bogyoke Aung San Stadium,Rangoon.

Finals

Burma  1 – 0  Thailand
Than Soe   59' Report
Bogyoke Aung San Stadium,Rangoon.

Group 3 edit

This group was initially scheduled to be played at Tehran but, due to problems obtaining visas from the Iranian authorities, FIFA rescheduled the group as a series of knockout ties.

First round

North Korea  0–0  Syria
North Korea  1–0  Syria
Kim   30'
Lebanon  1–0  Iraq
Torikian   58'
Iraq  1–0  Lebanon
Jassam   55'
Iraq  2–1  Lebanon
D.Aziz   27', Pen.'
T.Aziz   87'
Hamzé   89'

Second round

Iraq  1–0  North Korea
Hatim   12'
North Korea  3–0  Iraq
  20'
  43'
  58'
Iran  2–0  Kuwait
Parvin   27'
Jabbari   47'
Kuwait  0–2  Iran
Mazloomi   49'
Parvin   76'
Panathinaikos Stadium, Athens, Greece

Third round

North Korea  0–0  Iran
Iran  0–0  North Korea
Iran  2–0  North Korea
Iranpak   27'
Kalani   47'

Qualified teams for Summer Olympics edit

The following teams from Asia qualified for the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in Summer Olympics
  Malaysia 2 October 1972 None
  Burma 4 April 1972 None
  Iran 3 June 1972 1 (1964)

References edit

  1. ^ "Games of the XX. Olympiad Football Qualifying Tournament - Munchen 1972". RSSSF. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  2. ^ Milliyet (Newspaper), 18.06.1971, p. 8