AFC Asian Cup, 1972
- qualifying
All competitions AFC Asian Cup home
| Group Central A | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Group Central B | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Group Eastern | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
South Korea qualified automatically as all others withdrew
| Group Western A | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Jordan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Group Westyern B | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Syria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
Preliminary Round |
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| 20 Dec 1971 | Bahrain | 3:0 | Lebanon | |
Semi-finals |
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| 28 Dec 1971 | Iraq | 4:1 | Lebanon | |
| 28 Dec 1971 | Kuwait | 2:0 | Jordan | |
3rd place |
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| 30 Dec 1971 | Lebanon | 2:0 | Jordan | |
