Qualification for the 1972 AFC Asian Cup finals held in Thailand.
Brunei Burma* Hong Kong Indonesia Khmer Republic Laos* Malaysia Singapore* Thailand South Vietnam* Japan* Philippines* Republic of China * South Korea Afghanistan* Israel** Nepal* Bahrain Ceylon India* Iraq*** Jordan Kuwait Pakistan* Lebanon Syria Group allocation matches where winners were divided into separate groups
Thailand and Khmer Republic qualified for final tournament All the others withdrew, so South Korea qualified automatically.
Group allocation matches where winners were divided into separate groups Ceylon (Sri Lanka) had a bye
Iraq and Kuwait qualified for final tournament