1976 AFC Asian Cup

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1976 AFC Asian Cup
Asian Cup Iran 1976
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Iran Iran
Dates June
Teams
Venue(s) (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Iran Iran (3rd title)
Second place Flag of Kuwait Kuwait
Third place Flag of the People's Republic of China China PR
Fourth place Flag of Iraq Iraq
Tournament statistics
Matches played 10
Goals scored 25  (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Iran Naser Nouraei
Flag of Iran Gholam Hossein Mazloomi
Flag of Kuwait Fathi Kamel
(3 goals)
Best player Flag of Iran Ali Parvin

The 1976 AFC Asian Cup was the sixth edition of the Asian Nations Cup, the football (soccer) championship of Asia (AFC). It was hosted by Iran. 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 1-0.


[edit] Qualification

[edit] Squads

For more details on this topic, see 1976 AFC Asian Cup squads.

[edit] First round

[edit] Group A

  Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Flag of Kuwait Kuwait 2 2 0 0 3 0 4
Flag of the People's Republic of China China PR 2 0 1 1 1 2 1
Flag of Malaysia Malaysia 2 0 1 1 1 3 1
June 3, 1976 Kuwait Flag of Kuwait 2–0
Flag of Malaysia Malaysia Tabriz
Al-Anberi 10'
Al-Dakhil 42'

June 5, 1976 China PR Flag of the People's Republic of China 1–1
Flag of Malaysia Malaysia Tabriz
Wang 58' Dahari 50'

June 7, 1976 Kuwait Flag of Kuwait 1–0
Flag of the People's Republic of China China PR Tabriz
Kamel 1'

[edit] Group B

  Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Flag of Iran 2 2 0 0 10 0 4
Flag of Iraq Iraq 2 1 0 1 1 2 2
Flag of People's Democratic Republic of Yemen South Yemen 2 0 0 2 0 9 0
June 3, 1976 Flag of Iran 2–0
Flag of Iraq Iraq Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran
Noorei 45'
Rowshan 58'

June 5, 1976 Iraq Flag of Iraq 1–0
Flag of People's Democratic Republic of Yemen South Yemen Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran
Waal 84'

June 7, 1976 Flag of Iran 8–0
Flag of People's Democratic Republic of Yemen South Yemen Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran
Azizi 17', 73'
Noorei 40', 42'
Khorshidi 45'
Mazloomi 63', 74', 80'

[edit] Final Tournament

[edit] Semi finals

June 10, 1976 Flag of Iran 2–0
(AET)
Flag of the People's Republic of China China PR Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran
Khorshidi 100'
Rowshan 119'

June 10, 1976 Kuwait Flag of Kuwait 3–2
(AET)
Flag of Iraq Iraq Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran
Ibrahim 11'
Kamel 77', 85'
Abdul Jalil 46'
Hassan 85'

[edit] 3rd/4th Playoff

June 13, 1976 China PR Flag of the People's Republic of China 1–0
Flag of Iraq Iraq Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran
Hu 61'

[edit] Final

June 13, 1976 Flag of Iran 1–0
Flag of Kuwait Kuwait Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran
Parvin 71'

[edit] Knockout Map

  Semi finals Final
             
June 10 - Tehran
 Flag of Kuwait Kuwait 3  
 Flag of Iraq Iraq 2  
 
June 13 - Tehran
     Flag of Iran 1
   Flag of Kuwait Kuwait 0
Third place
June 10 - Tehran June 12 - Tehran
 Flag of Iran 2  Flag of the People's Republic of China China PR  1
 Flag of the People's Republic of China China PR 0    Flag of Iraq Iraq  0

[edit] Winners

 AFC Asian Cup 1976 Winners 
Flag of Iran
Iran
Third title

[edit] External links