# 1972 AFC Asian Cup squads

Squads for the 1972 AFC Asian Cup played in Thailand.

## Iran

Head coach: Mohammad Ranjbar
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| | 1GK | Bahram Mavaddat | 30 January 1950 (aged 22) | Persepolis |
| | 1GK | Nasser Hejazi | 14 December 1949 (aged 22) | Taj |
| | 2DF | Jafar Kashani | 21 March 1944 (aged 28) | Perspolis |
| | 2DF | Mostafa Arab | 13 August 1941 (aged 31) | Oghab |
| | 2DF | Ebrahim Ashtiani | 4 January 1942 (aged 30) | Perspolis |
| | 2DF | Akbar Kargarjam | 26 December 1944 (aged 27) | Taj |
| | 2DF | Parviz Ghelichkhani | 4 December 1945 (aged 26) | Oghab |
| | 2DF | Mehdi Monajati | 29 June 1947 (aged 25) | Pas |
| | 2DF | Javad Ghorab | 30 July 1949 (aged 23) | Taj |
| | 2DF | Majid Halvaei | 7 February 1948 (aged 24) | Pas |
| | 3MF | Ali Parvin | 20 September 1946 (aged 25) | Perspolis |
| | 3MF | Ali Jabbari | 20 July 1946 (aged 26) | Taj |
| | 4FW | Asghar Sharafi | 22 December 1942 (aged 29) | Pas |
| | 4FW | Gholam Hossein Mazloumi | 13 January 1950 (aged 22) | Taj |
| | 4FW | Homayoun Behzadi | 20 June 1942 (aged 30) | Perspolis |
| 13 | 4FW | Hossein Kalani | 23 January 1945 (aged 27) | Perspolis |
| | 4FW | Safar Iranpak | 23 December 1946 (aged 25) | Perspolis |

## Iraq

Head coach: Abdelilah Mohammed Hassan
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1GK | Sattar Khalaf | (1946-07-01)1 July 1946 (aged 25) | Aliyat Al-Shorta |
| 1GK | Jalal Abdul-Rahman | (1946-05-06)6 May 1946 (aged 26) | Sikak Al-Hadeed |
| 2DF | Abid Kadhim | (1942-01-01)1 January 1942 (aged 30) | Aliyat Al-Shorta |
| 2DF | Douglas Aziz | (1942-01-01)1 January 1942 (aged 30) | Aliyat Al-Shorta |
| 2DF | Mejbel Fartous | (1950-07-06)6 July 1950 (aged 21) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| 2DF | Sahib Khazal | (1943-01-01)1 January 1943 (aged 29) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| 2DF | Majeed Ali | (1944-07-01)1 July 1944 (aged 27) | Aliyat Al-Shorta |
| 2DF | Ziyad Abdul-Hameed | (1952-07-01)1 July 1952 (aged 19) | Sikak Al-Hadeed |
| 3MF | Majeed Zuwair | | Al-Mashat |
| 3MF | Salah Ibrahim | (1947-07-01)1 July 1947 (aged 24) | Kuliya Al-Askariya |
| 3MF | Shidrak Yousif | (1942-07-01)1 July 1942 (aged 29) | Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha |
| 3MF | Riyadh Nouri | (1951-07-01)1 July 1951 (aged 20) | Aliyat Al-Shorta |
| 3MF | Hazem Jassam | (1949-07-01)1 July 1949 (aged 22) | Sikak Al-Hadeed |
| 4FW | Shamil Kamil | (1947-07-01)1 July 1947 (aged 24) | Al-Jameaa |
| 4FW | Ali Kadhim | (1949-01-01)1 January 1949 (aged 23) | Sikak Al-Hadeed |
| 4FW | Sabah Hatim | (1950-07-01)1 July 1950 (aged 21) | Aliyat Al-Shorta |
| 4FW | Ammo Yousif | (1945-07-01)1 July 1945 (aged 26) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| 4FW | Ahmed Fathi | (1949-08-24)24 August 1949 (aged 22) | Al-Maslaha |

## Khmer Republic

Head coach:
| Pos. | Player |
| 1GK | Lim Sak |
| 1GK | Lors Sarakhan |
| 2DF | Hik Sarim |
| 2DF | Tol Kimchi |
| 2DF | Sok Ronn |
| 2DF | Slayman Salim |
| 3MF | Tes Sean |
| 3MF | Doeuk Miladord |
| 3MF | Doeur Sokhom |
| 3MF | Sok Sun Hean |
| 4FW | Sea Cheang Eng |
| 4FW | Nihim Sokol |
| 4FW | Dam Phalla |
| 4FW | Tuy Khath |

## Kuwait

Head coach: Ljubiša Broćić
| Pos. | Player | Club |
| 1GK | Ahmed Al-Tarabulsi | Kuwait SC |
| 1GK | Hussein Yousif | Al-Salmiya SC |
| 2DF | Ibrahim Duraihem | Kuwait SC |
| 2DF | Saleh Abdullah | Al-Arabi SC |
| 2DF | Hussein Al-Assousi | Al-Arabi SC |
| 2DF | Baqir Abdullateef | Al-Arabi SC |
| 2DF | Ali Rifaee | Al-Salmiya SC |
| 2DF | Abdullah Al-Asfoor | Al-Qadsia SC |
| 2DF | Issa Al-Jassas | Kuwait SC |
| 2DF | Abdullah Al-Essa | Al-Qadsia SC |
| 3MF | Abdullah Al-Salim | Al-Qadsia SC |
| 3MF | Hamad Bouhamad | Al-Qadsia SC |
| 3MF | Mohammad Sultan | Kuwait SC |
| 3MF | Mohammed Nadar | Al-Fahaheel FC |
| 3MF | Abdulhameed Hammad | Al-Qadsia SC |
| 4FW | Abdulkareem Nassar | Al-Qadsia SC |
| 4FW | Fayez Marzouq | Al-Yarmouk |
| 4FW | Jawad Khalaf | Al-Yarmouk |
| 4FW | Abbas Karam | Al Shabab SC |
| 4FW | Ahmed Al-Najdi | Kuwait SC |

## South Korea

Head coach: Park Byung-seok
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 21 | 1GK | Kwon Yi-woon | (1950-12-26)26 December 1950 (aged 21) | ROK Army |
| 1 | 1GK | Lee Se-yeon | (1945-07-11)11 July 1945 (aged 26) | Korea Trust Bank |
| 2 | 2DF | Park Young-tae | (1948-11-12)12 November 1948 (aged 23) | Korea Tungsten Company |
| 3 | 2DF | Kim Ho | (1944-11-24)24 November 1944 (aged 27) | Commercial Bank of Korea |
| 6 | 3MF | Ko Jae-wook | (1951-04-09)9 April 1951 (aged 21) | Korea University |
| 4 | 3MF | Lee Cha-man | (1950-09-30)30 September 1950 (aged 21) | Korea University |
| 7 | 3MF | Chung Ho-seon | (1949-10-10)10 October 1949 (aged 22) | Sungkyunkwan University |
| 10 | 4FW | Park Su-deok | (1948-07-03)3 July 1948 (aged 23) | ROK Marine Corps |
| 11 | 4FW | Lee Hoe-taik | (1946-10-11)11 October 1946 (aged 25) | Hanyang University |
| 12 | 4FW | Kim Jin-kook | (1951-09-14)14 September 1951 (aged 20) | Industrial Bank of Korea |
| 13 | 2DF | Kim Kyung-joong | (1944-12-28)28 December 1944 (aged 27) | Hanil Bank |
| 14 | 3MF | Noh Heung-seop | (1947-02-13)13 February 1947 (aged 25) | ROK Marine Corps |
| 15 | 4FW | Park Lee-chun | (1947-07-26)26 July 1947 (aged 24) | Kookmin Bank |
| 16 | 3MF | Hwang Jae-man | (1953-01-24)24 January 1953 (aged 19) | Korea University |
| 17 | 2DF | Kim Ho-kon | (1950-03-26)26 March 1950 (aged 22) | Yonsei University |
| 19 | 4FW | Cha Bum-kun | (1953-05-22)22 May 1953 (aged 18) | Korea University |
| 20 | 2DF | Han Sang-ki | 1946 | ROK Army |
| 5 | 3MF | Lim Tae-joo | (1949-07-21)21 July 1949 (aged 22) | ROK Army |
| 18 | 4FW | Kim In-kwon | (1949-02-16)16 February 1949 (aged 23) | ROK Army |
| 22 | 4FW | Choi Sang-chul | (1947-02-27)27 February 1947 (aged 25) | ROK Army |

## Thailand

Head coach: Günther Glomb
| Pos. | Player |
| 1GK | Saravuth Parthipakoranchai |
| 1GK | Sunan Masarawatt |
| 2DF | Chumpol Ruangrung |
| 2DF | Narong Sangkasuwan |
| 2DF | Chirawat Pimpawatin |
| 2DF | Supakij Meelarpkij |
| 3MF | Pullop Maklamtong |
| 3MF | Chatchai Paholpat |
| 3MF | Ich Narding |
| 3MF | Niwatana Sesawasdi |
| 4FW | Prapon Tantariyanoth |
| 4FW | Pririt Pungdee |
| 4FW | Preecha Kitboon |