Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (August 2020) |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 April 1967 – 30 June 1968 |
| Teams | 11 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 23 |
| Goals scored | 116 (5.04 per match) |
← 1964 1972 → | |
The Asian section of the 1968 Summer Olympics football qualification acted as qualifiers for the 1968 Summer Olympics football tournament held in Mexico, for football teams from Asia. Three slots in the final tournament were available for Asian teams.
Groups
[edit]Group 1
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan (H)
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | +22 | 9 | Qualification for 1968 Summer Olympics |
| 2 |  South Korea
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Lebanon
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 5 | |
| 4 |  South Vietnam
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Taiwan
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Philippines
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 48 | −45 | 0 |
Group 2
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thailand (H)
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | Qualification for 1968 Summer Olympics |
| 2 |  Iraq
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Indonesia
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Hong Kong
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| 5 |  Malaysia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 |  Pakistan
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group 3
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Israel (H)
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 4 | Qualification for 1968 Summer Olympics |
| 2 |  Ceylon
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Burma
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| 4 |  India
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 |  Iran
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 |  North Korea
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Qualified teams
[edit]The following three teams from Asia qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Summer Olympics1 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan |
Group 1 winners | 10 October 1967 | 3 (1936, 1956, 1964) |
| Thailand |
Group 2 winners | 22 January 1968 | 1 (1956) |
| Israel |
Group 3 winners | 22 March 1968 | 0 (debut) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
- 2 Includes all participations by a competing nation at the Summer Olympics (clubs representing nations, olympic teams, full national teams, etc.).