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]
| Asian Cup Iran 1976 جام ملتهای آسیا ۱۹۷۶ | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Iran |
| Dates | 3–13 June |
| Teams | 6 |
| 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 played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 25 (2.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Fathi Kamel Gholam Hossein Mazloumi Nasser Nouraei (3 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Ali Parvin |
← 1972 1980 → | |
Qualification
edit| 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) |
- Note:
Saudi Arabia (Group 2 runners-up), 
North Korea (Group 3 winners) and 
Thailand (Group 4 runners-up) had qualified for the final tournament but withdrew later.
Venues
editThe 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 | |
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Squads
editGroup stage
editAll 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
| China | 1–1 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
Wang Jilian  58' |
Mokhtar 50' |
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
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 3 | South Yemen
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
| Iraq | 1–0 | South Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| Waal 84' |
Knockout stage
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 11 June–Tehran | ||||||
| Kuwait (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
| 13 June–Tehran | ||||||
| Iraq | 2 | |||||
| Kuwait | 0 | |||||
| 11 June–Tehran | ||||||
| Iran | 1 | |||||
| Iran (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
| China | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 13 June–Tehran | ||||||
| Iraq | 0 | |||||
| China | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
editThird place play-off
editFinal
editGoalscorers
editWith 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
edit- ^ "Asian Cup: Know Your History - Part One (1956-1988)". Goal.com. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ^ "1976 Asian Cup". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "AFC Asian Cup finals 1976". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Ettelaat13550324".