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| Asian Cup Iran 1976 جام ملتهای آسیا ۱۹۷۶ | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Iran |
| Dates | 3–13 June |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue | 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) |
| Attendance | 334,000 (33,400 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Fathi KamelGholam Hossein MazloumiNasser Nouraei (3 goals each) |
| Best player | Ali Parvin |
←1972 1980 → | |
The1976 AFC Asian Cup was the 6th edition of the men'sAFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial internationalfootball tournament organised by theAsian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were hosted byIran 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, beatingKuwait in the final.[1][2][3]
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | Hosts | N/A | 2 (1968,1972) |
| Kuwait | Automatically qualified fromGroup 1 | 1975 | 1 (1972) |
 South Yemen | Automatically qualified fromGroup 1 | 1975 | 0 (debut) |
| Iraq | Group 2 winners | 2 December 1975 | 1 (1972) |
 Saudi Arabia | |||
 North Korea | |||
| China | Group 3 runners-up | 23 June 1975 | 0 (debut) |
 Malaysia | Group 4 winners | 23 March 1975 | 0 (debut) |
 Thailand |
The two host cities,Tehran andTabriz, 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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All times areIran Standard Time (UTC+3:30)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | China | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
| China | 1–1 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
Wang Jilian 58' | Mokhtar 50' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran(H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 4 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Iraq | 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' |
| 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 | |||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran(H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 8 | Champions |
| 2 | Kuwait | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Third place |
| 3 | China | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | Third place |
| 4 | Iraq | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
| 6 | South Yemen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
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.
1976 AFC Asian Cup finalists | |
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| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Group stage | |
