Cha Bum-kun is a South Korean former football manager and player. A forward, he was nicknamed Tscha Bum or "Cha Boom" in Germany because of his name and thunderous ball striking ability. He showed explosive pace and powerful shots with his thick thighs. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Asian footballers of all time.
The Lebanon national football team, controlled by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA), have represented Lebanon in association football since their inception in 1933. The squad is governed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) continentally, and FIFA worldwide. While Lebanon have yet to qualify for the FIFA World Cup, they have qualified three times to the AFC Asian Cup: they first participated in 2000, when they hosted the event. Lebanon's main venue is the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium in Beirut; however they also play in other locations such as the Saida Municipal Stadium in Sidon.
The South Yemen national football team, recognised as Yemen DPR by FIFA, represented South Yemen in men's international football, playing as one of two Yemeni teams, along with North Yemen.
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.
Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht is an Iranian football coach and former player.
Alireza Mansourian is an Iranian football coach and retired player.
Farhad Majidi is an Iranian football coach and former player who most recently managed Al-Ittihad Kalba.
Alireza Haghighi is an Iranian goalkeeper who plays for the Iranian based team Havadar.
Mohammad Sadeghi is a retired Iranian football player.
Seyed Mohammad Panjali Qomi is a retired Iranian footballer and a football coach. He played for Bargh Tehran, Fath Tehran, Aboomoslem, Persepolis FC, Al-Gharafa and the Iran national football team, where he made 45 appearances. He usually played in the defender position. He was also team manager of Persepolis from 1993 until 1994.
Hassan Nayebagha is a retired Iranian football player.
Nasser Nouraei is a retired Iranian football player.
This is a list of the Iran national football team's competitive records.
Ebrahim Ashtiani was an Iranian football player. He played for the Iran national football team and spent most of his career at Persepolis. His son Ardalan is also a professional football player.
Alireza Faghani is an Iranian-Australian international football referee and former player, who has been on the international referees list for FIFA since 2008.
Alireza Jahanbakhsh Jirendeh is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a right winger and attacking midfielder and captains the Iran national team.
Alireza Safar Beiranvand is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Persian Gulf Pro League club Tractor and the Iran national team.
This is a list of records and statistics of the AFC Asian Cup.
Kim Jin-kook is a former South Korean footballer. While Cha Bum-kun played as a right winger for the South Korea national football team in the 1970s, Kim was in charge of the left wing. He had a small body, but was skilled in changing directions and delivering crosses. Delivered to the target man Jae-han, his cross was one of South Korea's important tactics. He also played for 2. Bundesliga side Darmstadt 98 and Wormatia Worms in the later years of his career.
Lebanon have participated three times at the AFC Asian Cup. Their first participation came in 2000, when they hosted the tournament after healing from the Lebanese Civil War. The 2019 edition was Lebanon's first participation via qualification. Lebanon's most recent appearance was at the 2023 edition.
