1976 AFC Asian Cup

1976 AFC Asian Cup
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 PR
Fourth place	Iraq
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	25 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Gholam Hossein Mazloumi Nasser Nouraei Fathi Kamel (3 goals)

The 1976 AFC Asian Cup was the sixth edition of the Asian Nations Cup, the football 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.^[1]

Qualification

Main article: 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Iran qualified automatically as host
China PR
Iraq
Kuwait
Malaysia
South Yemen
North Korea–withdrew
Saudi Arabia–withdrew
Thailand–withdrew

Venues

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

Tabriz	Tehran Tabriz	Tehran
Bagh Shomal Stadium		Aryamehr Stadium
Capacity: 25,000		Capacity: 100,000

Squads

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

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kuwait	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	4
China PR	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1
Malaysia	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1

Kuwait v Malaysia

3 June 1976

Kuwait	2–0	Malaysia
Al-Anberi 10' Al-Dakhil 42'

Bagh Shomal Stadium, Tabriz

China PR v Malaysia

5 June 1976

China PR	1–1	Malaysia
Wang Jilian 58'		Dahari 50'

Bagh Shomal Stadium, Tabriz

Kuwait v China PR

7 June 1976

Kuwait	1–0	China PR
Kameel 1'

Bagh Shomal Stadium, Tabriz

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iran	2	2	0	10	0	+10	4
Iraq	2	1	1	1	2	−1	2
South Yemen	2	0	2	0	9	−9	0

Iran v Iraq

4 June 1976

Iran	2–0	Iraq
Nouraei 45' Roshan 58'

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Marijan Raus (Yugoslavia)

Iraq v South Yemen

6 June 1976

Iraq	1–0	South Yemen
Waal 84'

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran

Iran v South Yemen

8 June 1976

Iran	8–0	South Yemen
Azizi 17', 73' Nouraei 40', 42' Khorshidi 45' Mazloumi 63', 74', 80'

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Akram Ul Haq (India)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals			Final

11 June–Tehran
Kuwait (a.e.t.)	3
Iraq	2

			13 June–Tehran
			Kuwait	0
			Iran	1


			Third place
11 June–Tehran		13 June–Tehran
Iran (a.e.t.)	2	Iraq	0
China PR	0		China PR	1

Semi-finals

Kuwait v Iraq

11 June 1976

Kuwait	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Iraq
Ibrahim 11' Kameel 77', 100'		Abdul-Jaleel 46' Hassan 85'

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 60,000

Iran v China PR

11 June 1976

Iran	2–0 (a.e.t.)	China PR
Khorshidi 100' Roshan 119'

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Asami (Japan)

Third place play-off

Iraq v China PR

13 June 1976

Iraq	0–1	China PR
		He Jia 61'

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran

Final

Kuwait v Iran

13 June 1976

Kuwait	0–1	Iran
		Parvin 71'

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran
Referee: Jean Dubach (Switzerland)

Winners

1976 AFC Asian Cup Winners
Iran Third title

Goalscorers

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

Gholam Hossein Mazloumi

Nasser Nouraei

Fathi Kameel

2 goals

Alireza Azizi

Alireza Khorshidi

Hassan Roshan

1 goal

He Jia
Wang Jilian
Ali Parvin
Sabah Abdul-Jaleel

Final positions

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Iran	4	4	0	0	13	0	+13	8
2	Kuwait	4	3	0	1	6	3	+3	6
3	China PR	4	1	1	2	2	4	−2	3
4	Iraq	4	1	0	3	3	6	−3	2
Eliminated in the First Stage
5	Malaysia	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1
6	South Yemen	2	0	0	2	0	9	−9	0

References

↑ "Asian Cup: Know Your History - Part One (1956-1988)". Goal.com. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2015-05-03.

External links

Details at RSSSF

1976 AFC Asian Cup finalists

Champions	Iran

Runners-Up	Kuwait

Third Place	China PR

Fourth Place	Iraq

Eliminated in Group Stage	Malaysia South Yemen

AFC Asian Cup

Tournaments	Hong Kong 1956 South Korea 1960 Israel 1964 Iran 1968 Thailand 1972 Iran 1976 Kuwait 1980 Singapore 1984 Qatar 1988 Japan 1992 United Arab Emirates 1996 Lebanon 2000 China 2004 Indonesia/Malaysia/Thailand/Vietnam 2007 Qatar 2011 Australia 2015 United Arab Emirates 2019 2023

Qualification	1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2007 2011 2015 2019

Finals	1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2007 2011 2015

Squads	1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2007 2011 2015

Statistics	Records Team appearances Teams with no Appearances Droughts

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

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