1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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Qualification for the 1976 AFC Asian Cup finals held in Iran.

1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates15 March 1975 – 2 December 1975
Teams15 (from 1 confederation)
← 1972
1980 →

Groups

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4

 Bahrain*
 Kuwait
 Lebanon*
 Pakistan*
 South Yemen
 Syria*

 Afghanistan
 Bangladesh*
 India*
 Iraq
 Jordan*
   Nepal*
 Qatar
 Saudi Arabia

 Brunei
 Burma*
 China
 Hong Kong
 Japan
 North Korea
 Singapore
 Sri Lanka*

 Indonesia
 Khmer Republic*
 Laos*
 Malaysia
 Philippines*
 South Korea
 South Vietnam
 Thailand

  • * Withdrew
  • Iran qualified as host and defending champions
  •  Israel and  Republic of China expelled from AFC in 1974

Qualification

Group 1

  • All the others withdrew, so  Kuwait and  South Yemen qualified automatically.

Group 2

  • All matches played in Iraq.
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iraq 11 6 5 1 0 14 3 +11
 Saudi Arabia 7 6 3 1 2 12 5 +7
 Qatar 5 6 2 1 3 5 8 –3
 Afghanistan 1 6 0 1 5 3 18 –15


 Iraq and  Saudi Arabia qualified for the final tournament.
 Saudi Arabia eventually withdrew from the competition.

Iraq 1–0 Qatar
Hassan 55'
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Saudi Arabia 2–0 Afghanistan
Mohammed Al Mugnim 40'
Hamed Subhi 50'		 Report
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Iraq 3–1 Afghanistan
Subhi 9'
Alwan 17'
Kadhim 78'
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Saudi Arabia 0–1 Qatar
Report ? 8'
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Iraq 1–1 Saudi Arabia
Ahmed 86' Report Al Mugnim 4'
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Qatar 2–1 Afghanistan
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Iraq 3–0 Qatar
Alwan 9'
Hassan 60'
Waal 74'
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Saudi Arabia 6–0 Afghanistan
Al Mugnim 7', 41'
Bakhit 12', 33'
Sultan Naseab 25'
Abdeli 65'		 Report
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Iraq 4–0 Afghanistan
Mahmoud 2', 5'
Mustafa 70'
Ahmed 84'
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Saudi Arabia 2–1 Qatar
Al Mugnim 52'
Bakhit 59'		 Report Majed Alsaieq 7'
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Iraq 2–1 Saudi Arabia
Subhi 13'
Hassan 42'		 Report Bakhit 54'
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Referee: Mohsen Zamanyhe (Iran)
Qatar 1–1 Afghanistan
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

Group 3

  • All matches played in Hong Kong.

Group Allocation Matches

Hong Kong 0–0 Japan
Penalties
4–3
Government Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Watana (Thailand)
China 1–0 North Korea
Government Stadium, Hong Kong
Singapore 6–0 Brunei
Government Stadium, Hong Kong

Group 3A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China 4 2 2 0 0 11 1 +10
 Hong Kong 2 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2
 Brunei 0 2 0 0 2 1 13 –12
China 10–1 Brunei
Government Stadium, Hong Kong
Hong Kong 3–0 Brunei
Government Stadium, Hong Kong
Hong Kong 0–1 China
Government Stadium, Hong Kong

Group 3B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 North Korea 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2
 Japan 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
 Singapore 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 –2
North Korea 1–0 Japan
An Se-wook 65' (pen.)
Government Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 30,000
North Korea 1–0 Singapore
Government Stadium, Hong Kong
Japan 2–1 Singapore
Ochiai 40'
Nagai 81'
Government Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Tam Sun Luk (Hong Kong)

Semifinal

China 2–1 Japan
Li Yutie 6'
Ke Wushang 20'		 Arai 43'
Government Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 20,000
North Korea 3–3 Hong Kong
Penalties
11–10
Government Stadium, Hong Kong

Third place match

Hong Kong 0–1 Japan
Watanabe 6'
Government Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Hashita (Indonesia)

Final

North Korea 2–0 China
Government Stadium, Hong Kong

North Korea  and  China qualified for the final tournament.
North Korea  eventually withdrew from the competition.

Group 4

  • All matches played in Thailand.
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Malaysia 7 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5
 Thailand 6 4 3 0 1 8 2 +6
 South Korea 4 4 2 0 2 3 3 0
 Indonesia 3 4 1 1 2 3 5 –2
 South Vietnam 0 4 0 0 4 1 10 –9

 Malaysia and  Thailand qualified for the final tournament.
 Thailand eventually withdrew from the competition.

Thailand 3–1 Indonesia
Jesdaporn 60', 66'
Pallop Maklamthong 88'		 Prajrit Pangdee 70' (o.g.)
Bangkok, Thailand
Malaysia 2–1 South Korea
Isa Bakar 19'
Mokhtar Dahari 50'		 Cho Dong-hyun 34'
Bangkok, Thailand
Indonesia 2–1 South Vietnam
Wibisono 9', 13' ? 32'
Bangkok, Thailand
Thailand 0–1 Malaysia
Bangkok, Thailand
South Korea 1–0 South Vietnam
Bangkok, Thailand
Malaysia 0–0 Indonesia
Bangkok, Thailand
Thailand 4–0 South Vietnam
Bangkok, Thailand
South Korea 1–0 Indonesia
Bangkok, Thailand
Malaysia 3–0 South Vietnam
Bangkok, Thailand
Thailand 1–0 South Korea
Bangkok, Thailand

Qualified teams

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
 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)
 Saudi Arabia Group 2 runners-up 2 December 1975 0 (debut)
 North Korea Group 3 winners 24 June 1975 0 (debut)
 China Group 3 runners-up 23 June 1975 0 (debut)
 Malaysia Group 4 winners 23 March 1975 0 (debut)
 Thailand Group 4 runners-up 24 March 1975 1 (1972)

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