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

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.

Tourney Name:	Summer Olympics – Men's Football Asian Qualifiers
Year:	1972
Prevseason:	1968
Nextseason:	1976

Qualifying tournaments

Group 1

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	4	4	0	0	12	0	+12	8
	4	3	0	1	16	2	+14	6
	4	2	0	2	14	7	+7	4
	4	1	0	3	4	19	-15	2
	4	0	0	4	1	19	-28	0

Group 2

• All matches were held in Rangoon, Burma.

First Round Group A location Matches

Group (A)

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	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	4
	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	2
	2	0	0	2	2	5	-3	0

Group (B)

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	2	2	0	0	12	1	+11	4
	2	1	0	1	5	7	-2	2
	2	0	0	2	1	10	-9	0

Semi-finals - 1

Semi-finals - 2

Finals

Group 3

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

Second round

Third round

Qualified teams for Summer Olympics

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

Team	Qualified on	data-sort-type="number"	Previous appearances in Summer Olympics
		None
		None
		(1964)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Games of the XX. Olympiad Football Qualifying Tournament - Munchen 1972. . August 25, 2016.