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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name =
| year = 1968
| other_titles = جام ملت‌های آسیا ۱۹۶۸
| image =
| size =
| caption =
| country = Iran
| dates = 10–19 May
| num_teams = 5
| confederations =
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion = Iran
| champion-flagvar = 1964
| count = 1
| second_other = {{fb|Burma|1948}}
| third = ISR
| fourth = ROC
| matches = 10
| goals = 32
| attendance = 182000
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|Iran|1964}} [[Homayoun Behzadi]]<br />{{flagicon|Israel}} [[Moshe Romano]]<br />{{flagicon|Israel}} [[Giora Spiegel]]<br />(4 goals each)
| player =
| prevseason = [[1964 AFC Asian Cup|1964]]
| nextseason = [[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]]
}}

The '''1968 AFC Asian Cup''' was the 4th edition of the men's [[AFC Asian Cup]], a quadrennial international [[association football|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.<ref Name="insideworldfootball">{{cite web|url=https://www.insideworldfootball.com/asian-cup-1968/|title=Inside World Football - Asian Cup 1968|access-date=13 June 2023}}</ref>

The home team [[Iran national football team|Iran]] won with a perfect record of four wins.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/8/main/2011/01/07/2293901/asian-cup-know-your-history-part-one-1956-1988 |title=Asian Cup: Know Your History – Part One (1956–1988) |publisher=Goal.com |date=7 January 2011 |access-date=3 May 2015}}</ref>

== Qualification ==
{{main|1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
! Team
! Qualified as
! Qualified on
! Previous appearance
|-
| {{fb|Iran|1964}} || {{Sort|*|Hosts}} || {{N/A|N/A}} || 0 (debut)
|-
| {{fb|Hong Kong|1959}} || [[1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Central zone|Central Zone]] winners || 2 April 1967 || {{sort|02|2 ([[1956 AFC Asian Cup|1956]], [[1964 AFC Asian Cup|1964]])}}
|-
| {{fb|Republic of China}} || [[1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Eastern zone|Eastern zone]] winners || 7 August 1967 || {{sort|01|1 ([[1960 AFC Asian Cup|1960]])}}
|-
| {{fb|Israel}} || [[1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Western zone 1|Western Zone 1]] winners || 1967 || {{sort|03|3 ([[1956 AFC Asian Cup|1956]], [[1960 AFC Asian Cup|1960]], [[1964 AFC Asian Cup|1964]])}}
|-
| {{fb|Burma|1948}} || [[1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Western zone 2|Western Zone 2]] winners || 16 November 1967 || 0 (debut)
|}

== Squads ==
{{main|1968 AFC Asian Cup squads}}

== Venues ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan=4|{{location map |Iran|float=none |width=300 |caption= |lat=35.6961 |long=51.4231 |label=[[Tehran]] |position=bottom 
}}
! [[Tehran]]
|-
| [[Amjadieh Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''30,000'''
|-
| [[File:Amjadieh Stadium.jpg|200px]]
|}

== Results ==
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group A
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=y
|winpoints=2

|team1=IRI|name_IRI={{fb|Iran|1964}}
|team2=BIR|name_BIR={{fb|Burma|1948|name=Burma}}
|team3=ISR|name_ISR={{fb|Israel}}
|team4=ROC|name_ROC={{fb|Republic of China}}
|team5=HKG|name_HKG={{fb|Hong Kong|1959}}
|win_IRI=4|draw_IRI=0|loss_IRI=0|gf_IRI=11|ga_IRI=2|status_IRI=H
|win_BIR=2|draw_BIR=1|loss_BIR=1|gf_BIR=5|ga_BIR=4
|win_ISR=2|draw_ISR=0|loss_ISR=2|gf_ISR=11|ga_ISR=5
|win_ROC=0|draw_ROC=2|loss_ROC=2|gf_ROC=3|ga_ROC=10
|win_HKG=0|draw_HKG=1|loss_HKG=3|gf_HKG=2|ga_HKG=11

|col_C=gold|result1=C|text_C=Champions
|col_R=Silver|result2=R|text_R=Runners-up
|col_3rd=#c96|result3=3rd|text_3rd=Third place
|col_4th=#F8F9FA|result4=4th|text_4th=Fourth place
|col_5th=#F8F9FA|result5=5th|text_5th=Fifth place
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/68asch.html RSSSF]
}}</onlyinclude>

{{football box
|date=10 May 1968
|time=16:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Iran|1964}}
|score= 2–0
|report = 
|team2={{fb|Hong Kong|1959}}
|goals1= [[Homayoun Behzadi|Behzadi]] {{goal|70}}<br />[[Ali Jabbari|Jabbari]] {{goal|89}}
|goals2=
|stadium = [[Shahid Shiroudi Stadium|Amjadieh Stadium]], [[Tehran]]
|attendance= 28,000
|referee=Norman Boswell ([[Football Association of Malaysia|Malaysia]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date=11 May 1968
|time=18:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Republic of China}}
|score= 1–1
|report =
|team2={{fb|Burma|1948}}
|goals1=[[Wong Chi-keung]] {{goal|64}}
|goals2=[[Hla Htay]] {{goal|14}}
|stadium = [[Shahid Shiroudi Stadium|Amjadieh Stadium]], [[Tehran]]
|attendance= 6,000
|referee=S. K. Bhattacharya ([[All India Football Federation|India]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date=12 May 1968
|time=18:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Hong Kong|1959}}
|score= 1–6
|report =
|team2={{fb|Israel}}
|goals1= [[Yuan Kuan Yick]] {{goal|75}}
|goals2= [[Mordechai Spiegler|Spiegler]] {{goal|10||65}}<br />[[Giora Spiegel|Spiegel]] {{goal|52||53}}<br />[[Moshe Romano|Romano]] {{goal|61}}<br />[[Roby Young|Young]] {{goal|70}}
|stadium = [[Shahid Shiroudi Stadium|Amjadieh Stadium]], [[Tehran]]
|attendance=15,000
|referee=Alex Vaz ([[All India Football Federation|India]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date=13 May 1968
|time=18:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Iran|1964}}
|score= 4–0
|report = 
|team2={{fb|Republic of China}}
|goals1= [[Homayoun Behzadi|Behzadi]] {{goal|34}}<br />[[Hossein Kalani|Kalani]] {{goal|35}}<br />[[Akbar Eftekhari|Eftekhari]] {{goal|51}}<br />[[Gholam Hossein Farzami|Farzami]] {{goal|57}}
|goals2=
|stadium = [[Shahid Shiroudi Stadium|Amjadieh Stadium]], [[Tehran]]
|attendance=25,000
|referee=S. K. Bhattacharya ([[All India Football Federation|India]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date=14 May 1968
|time=18:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Burma|1948}}
|score= 1–0
|report =
|team2={{fb|Israel}}
|goals1= [[Ye Nyunt]] {{goal|42}}
|goals2=
|stadium = [[Shahid Shiroudi Stadium|Amjadieh Stadium]], [[Tehran]]
|attendance=20,000
|referee=Norman Boswell ([[Football Association of Malaysia|Malaysia]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date=15 May 1968
|time=18:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Hong Kong|1959}}
|score= 1–1
|report =
|team2={{fb|Republic of China}}
|goals1= [[Li Kwok Keung]] {{goal|14}}
|goals2= [[Mak Tian-fu]] {{goal|37}}
|stadium = [[Shahid Shiroudi Stadium|Amjadieh Stadium]], [[Tehran]]
|attendance=3,000
|referee=S. K. Bhattacharya ([[All India Football Federation|India]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date=16 May 1968
|time=18:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Burma|1948}}
|score= 1–3
|report = 
|team2={{fb|Iran|1964}}
|goals1= [[Hla Htay]] {{goal|50}}
|goals2= [[Hossein Kalani|Kalani]] {{goal|2}}<br />[[Akbar Eftekhari|Eftekhari]] {{goal|60}}<br />[[Homayoun Behzadi|Behzadi]] {{goal|70}}
|stadium = [[Shahid Shiroudi Stadium|Amjadieh Stadium]], [[Tehran]]
|attendance=25,000
|referee=Alex Vaz ([[All India Football Federation|India]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date=17 May 1968
|time=18:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Israel}}
|score= 4–1
|report =
|team2={{fb|Republic of China}}
|goals1= [[Moshe Romano|Romano]] {{goal|2||60}}<br />[[Shmuel Rosenthal|Rosenthal]] {{goal|70}}<br />[[Giora Spiegel|Spiegel]] {{goal|76}}
|goals2= [[Li Huan-wen]] {{goal|45+1}}
|stadium = [[Shahid Shiroudi Stadium|Amjadieh Stadium]], [[Tehran]]
|attendance=20,000
|referee=S. K. Bhattacharya ([[All India Football Federation|India]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date=18 May 1968
|time=18:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Burma|1948}}
|score= 2–0
|report =
|team2={{fb|Hong Kong|1959}}
|goals1=[[Aung Khin (footballer)|Aung Khin]] {{goal|80}}<br />[[Suk Bahadur]] {{goal|85}}
|goals2=
|stadium = [[Shahid Shiroudi Stadium|Amjadieh Stadium]], [[Tehran]]
|attendance=2,000
|referee=Norman Boswell ([[Football Association of Malaysia|Malaysia]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date=19 May 1968
|time=18:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Iran|1964}}
|score= 2–1
|report = 
|team2={{fb|Israel}}
|goals1= [[Homayoun Behzadi|Behzadi]] {{goal|75}}<br />[[Parviz Ghelichkhani|Ghelichkhani]] {{goal|87}}
|goals2= [[Giora Spiegel|Spiegel]] {{goal|52}}
|stadium = [[Shahid Shiroudi Stadium|Amjadieh Stadium]], [[Tehran]]
|attendance=38,000
|referee=Alex Vaz ([[All India Football Federation|India]])
}}

==Goalscorers==

With 4 goals, Homayoun Behzadi of Iran, Giora Spiegel and Moshe Romano of Israel are the top scorers of the tournament. In total, 32 goals were scored by 18 players, with none of them credited as own goal.

;4 goals
*{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} [[Homayoun Behzadi]]
*{{flagicon|Israel}} [[Giora Spiegel]]
*{{flagicon|Israel}} [[Moshe Romano]]
;2 goals
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
*{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} [[Akbar Eftekhari]]
*{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} [[Hossein Kalani]]
*{{flagicon|Israel}} [[Mordechai Spiegler]]
{{div col end}}
;1 goal
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
*{{flagicon|Burma|1948}} [[Aung Khi]]
*{{flagicon|Burma|1948}} [[Maung Hla Htay]]
*{{flagicon|Burma|1948}} [[Suk Bahadur]]
*{{flagicon|Burma|1948}} [[Hla Htay]]
*{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} [[Ali Jabbari]]
*{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} [[Gholam Hossein Farzami]]
*{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} [[Parviz Ghelichkhani]]
*{{flagicon|Israel}} [[Shmuel Rosenthal]]
*{{flagicon|Hong Kong|1959}} [[Li Kwok Keung]]
*{{flagicon|Hong Kong|1959}} [[Yuan Kuan Yick]]
*{{flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Lim Lu-shoor]]
*{{flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Li Huan-wen]]
*{{flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Lo Kwok Tai]]
*{{flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Wong Chi-keung]]
{{div col end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* Garin, Erik; Jovanovic, Bojan; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter. [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/68asch.html "Asian Nations Cup 1968".] RSSSF.
*[http://www.the-afc.com/60th-anniversary/moments-and-milestones-the-1968-afc-asian-cup AFC Report for 1968 Asian Cup]

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[[Category:1960s in Tehran]]
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