1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Qualification for the 1972 AFC Asian Cup finals held in Thailand.
Zones
- * Withdrew
- ** originally qualified as hosts, but withdrew later
- *** were allocated to Western zone later
- qualified as defending champions
Central Zone
Group allocation matches where winners were divided into separate groups----
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Group A
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Group B
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Semifinal
----Final
----Thailand and Khmer Republic qualified for final tournament
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Eastern Zone
Since all other teams withdrew, the zone was scratched and qualified automatically.Western Zone
- All matches played in Kuwait.
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Ceylon had a bye
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Group A
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Group B
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Semifinal
----Final
----Iraq and Kuwait qualified for final tournament
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Qualified teams
- originally qualified as hosts but later withdrew. replaced them later.