Football at the 1978 Asian Games
Football at the 1978 Asian Games was held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 10 to December 20, 1978.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men |
 North Korea (PRK) |
Shared gold |  China (CHN) |
 South Korea (KOR) |
Draw
The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 1974 Asian Games.[1]
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Results
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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%3B_Flag_of_Syria_(1963-1972).svg.png){kind=small} Iraq |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
| China PR |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
 Saudi Arabia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
 Qatar |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Korea |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 |
 Thailand |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Burma |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Malaysia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
 India |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 2 |
 Bangladesh |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 |
 Kuwait |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
 Japan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
 Bahrain |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
Semifinals
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
| Iraq |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 |
| Kuwait |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 |
| India |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| China PR |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 4 |
| Thailand |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 |
| Malaysia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
Final round
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final standing
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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North Korea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 10 |
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South Korea | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 13 |
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China PR | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 10 |
| 4 | Iraq | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 |
| 5 | Kuwait | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 7 |
| 6 | Thailand | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 |
| 7 | Malaysia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 |
| 8 | India | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 2 |
| 9 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| 11 | Qatar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
| 12 | Burma | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
| 14 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "Games Draw". The Straits Times. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
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