1976 AFC Asian Cup

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The 1976 AFC Asian Cup was the 6th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were hosted by Iran between 3 and 13 June 1976. The field of six teams was split into two groups of three. Iran won their third title in a row, beating Kuwait in the final.[1][2][3]

1976 AFC Asian Cup
Asian Cup Iran 1976
جام ملت‌های آسیا ۱۹۷۶
Tournament details
Host countryIran
Dates3–13 June
Teams6
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Iran (3rd title)
Runners-up Kuwait
Third place China
Fourth place Iraq
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored25 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Kuwait Fathi Kamel
Iran Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
Iran Nasser Nouraei
(3 goals each)
Best player(s)Iran Ali Parvin
1972
1980

Qualification

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Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
  Iran Hosts N/A 2 (1968, 1972)
  Kuwait Automatically qualified from Group 1 1975 1 (1972)
  South Yemen Automatically qualified from Group 1 1975 0 (debut)
  Iraq Group 2 winners 2 December 1975 1 (1972)
  China Group 3 runners-up 23 June 1975 0 (debut)
  Malaysia Group 4 winners 23 March 1975 0 (debut)

Venues

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The two host cities, Tehran and Tabriz, with two venues was used for the 1976 AFC Asian Cup.

Tehran Tabriz
Aryamehr Stadium Reza Pahlavi Stadium
Capacity: 100,000 Capacity: 25,000
   

Squads

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Group stage

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All times are Iran Standard Time (UTC+3:30)

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Kuwait 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 4 Advance to knockout stage
2   China 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
3   Malaysia 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Source: RSSSF
Kuwait  2–0  Malaysia
Al-Anberi   10'
Al-Dakhil   42'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Alex Wazs (India)

China  1–1  Malaysia
Wang Jilian   58' Mokhtar   50'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Talib Sabar (Qatar)

Kuwait  1–0  China
Kameel   1'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Adolf Matius (Austria)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Iran (H) 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 4 Advance to knockout stage
2   Iraq 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 2
3   South Yemen 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Iran  2–0  Iraq
Nouraei   45'
Roshan   58'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Marijan Raus (Yugoslavia)

Iraq  1–0  South Yemen
Waal   84'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ibrahim Aido (Bahrain)

Iran  8–0  South Yemen
Azizi   17', 73'
Nouraei   40', 42'
Khorshidi   45'
Mazloumi   63', 74', 80'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Akram Ul Haq (India)

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 June–Tehran
 
 
  Kuwait (a.e.t.)3
 
13 June–Tehran
 
  Iraq2
 
  Kuwait0
 
11 June–Tehran
 
  Iran1
 
  Iran (a.e.t.)2
 
 
  China0
 
Third place
 
 
13 June–Tehran
 
 
  Iraq0
 
 
  China1

Semi-finals

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Kuwait  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Iraq
Ibrahim   11'
Kameel   77', 100'
Abdul-Jalil   46'
Hassan   85'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Dahilon (Singapore)

Iran  2–0 (a.e.t.)  China
Khorshidi   100'
Roshan   119'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Asami (Japan)

Third place play-off

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Iraq  0–1  China
He Jia   61'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Hata (Indonesia)

Final

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Iran  1–0  Kuwait
Parvin   71' Report
Attendance: 112,000[4]
Referee: Jean Dubach (Switzerland)

Goalscorers

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With three goals, Gholam Hossein Mazloumi, Nasser Nouraei and Fathi Kameel are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 25 goals were scored by 16 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Asian Cup: Know Your History - Part One (1956-1988)". Goal.com. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  2. ^ "1976 Asian Cup". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ^ "AFC Asian Cup finals 1976". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Ettelaat13550324".
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