1968 AFC Asian Cup

1968 AFC Asian Cup
جام ملت‌های آسیا ۱۹۶۸
Tournament details
Host countryIran
Dates10–19 May
Teams5
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 played10
Goals scored32 (3.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Homayoun Behzadi
Israel Moshe Romano
Israel 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]

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

  1. ^ "Inside World Football - Asian Cup 1968". Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Asian Cup: Know Your History – Part One (1956–1988)". Goal.com. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2015.