Asian Cup 1976

ChampionsIran

Iran won, ahead of Kuwait (1–0 in the final, 13 Jun 1976). 6 teams, 10 games, 2.50 goals a game; hosted by Iran.

The road to the final

Semi-finals

Final

p: won on penalties. Scores include extra time; where a tie was replayed, the replay is shown.

Group stage

Group A

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Kuwaitthrough	2	2	0	0	+3	4
Chinathrough	2	0	1	1	-1	1
Malaysia	2	0	1	1	-2	1

Group B

Team	P	W	L	GD	Pts
Iranthrough	2	2	0	+10	4
Iraqthrough	2	1	1	-1	2
Yemen DPR	2	0	2	-9	0

2 points for a win. Ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored; the official tie-breakers vary by tournament, so “through” is taken from who played in the next round.

Semi-finals

1976-06-11Iran 2–0 ChinaSemi-finals · Tehran74%
1976-06-11Iraq 2–3 KuwaitSemi-finals · Tehran40%

Third-place play-off

1976-06-13China 1–0 IraqThird-place play-off · Tehran46%

Final

1976-06-13Iran 1–0 KuwaitFinal · Tehran62%

Top scorers

Nasser Nouraei Iran 3
Fathi Kameel Kuwait 3
Gholam Hossein Mazloumi Iran 3
Hassan Rowshan Iran 2
Alireza Azizi Iran 2
Alireza Khorshidi Iran 2
Abdulaziz Al-Anberi Kuwait 1
Faisal Al-Dakhil Kuwait 1
Mokhtar Dahari Malaysia 1
Wang Jilian China 1

Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.