Asian Cup Iran 1976 جام ملتهای آسیا ۱۹۷۶ | |
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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 |
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]
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearance |
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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) |
The two host cities, Tehran and Tabriz, with two venues was used for the 1976 AFC Asian Cup.
Tehran | Tabriz | |
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Aryamehr Stadium | Reza Pahlavi Stadium | |
Capacity: 100,000 | Capacity: 25,000 | |
All times are Iran Standard Time (UTC+3:30)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
China | 1–1 | Malaysia |
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Wang Jilian 58' | Mokhtar 50' |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Iran (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 4 | Advance to knockout 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 |
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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 |
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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
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1 | Iran | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 8 | 1st |
2 | Kuwait | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | 2nd |
3 | China | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | 3rd |
4 | Iraq | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | 4th |
5 | Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | Eliminated in the first stage |
6 | South Yemen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
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