1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Qualification for the '''[[1976 AFC Asian Cup]]''' finals held in [[pahlavi Iran|Iran]].

{{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification | dates = 15 March 1975 – 2 December 1975 | num_teams = 15 | confederations = 1 | matches = | goals = | attendance = | top_scorer = | prevseason = [[1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification|1972]] | nextseason = [[1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification|1980]] }}

==Groups== {| class="wikitable" width=75% !width=25%|Group 1 !width=25%|Group 2 !width=25%|Group 3 !width=25%|Group 4 |- |valign=top| <s>{{fb|BHR|1972}}</s>* {{fb|KUW}} <s>{{fb|LIB}}</s>* <s>{{fb|PAK}}</s>* {{fb|South Yemen}} <s>{{fb|SYR|1972}}</s>* |valign=top| {{fb|AFG|1974}} <s>{{fb|BAN}}</s>* <s>{{fb|IND}}</s>* {{fb|IRQ|1963}} <s>{{fb|JOR}}</s>* <s>{{fb|NEP}}</s>* {{fb|QAT}} {{fb|KSA}} |valign=top| {{fb|BRU}} <s>{{fb|Burma|1974}}</s>* {{fb|CHN}} {{fb|HKG|1959}} {{fb|JPN|1947}} {{fb|PRK|1948}} {{fb|SIN}} <s>{{fb|SRI}}</s>* |valign=top| {{fb|IDN}} <s>{{fb|CAM|1970|name=Khmer Republic}}</s>* <s>{{fb|LAO|1952}}</s>* {{fb|MAS}} <s>{{fb|PHI|1936}}</s>* {{fb|KOR|1949}} {{fb|South Vietnam}} {{fb|THA}} |}

* * Withdrew * {{flagicon image|State flag of Iran (1964–1980).svg}} [[Pahlavi Iran|Iran]] qualified as host and defending champions * {{fb|ISR}} and {{fb|Republic of China}} expelled from AFC in 1974

==Qualification== ===Group 1===

* All the others withdrew, so {{fb|KUW}} and {{Fb|South Yemen}} qualified automatically.

===Group 2=== *All matches played in [[Iraq]]. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |- !width="165"|Team !width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} |- style="background:#ccffcc" |style="text-align:left"|{{Fb|IRQ|1963}} |'''11'''||6||5||1||0||14||3||+11 |- style="background:#ccffcc" |style="text-align:left"|{{Fb|KSA}} |'''7'''||6||3||1||2||12||5||+7 |- |style="text-align:left"|{{Fb|QAT}} |'''5'''||6||2||1||3||5||8||–3 |- |style="text-align:left"|{{Fb|AFG|1974}} |'''1'''||6||0||1||5||3||18||–15 |} <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.niiiis.com/70-79.html|title = مباريات منتخب العراق الدولية 70-79}}</ref> {{Fb|IRQ|1963}} and {{Fb|KSA}} qualified for the final tournament. {{Fb|KSA}} eventually withdrew from the competition. ---- {{Footballbox|date= 21 November 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|IRQ|1963}} |score = 1–0 |team2 = {{Fb|QAT}} |goals1 = [[Falah Hassan|Hassan]] {{goal|55}} |stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] }}

{{Footballbox|date= 21 November 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|KSA}} |score = 2–0 |team2 = {{Fb|AFG|1974}} |report = [http://ksa-team.com/english/matches.php?id=594 Report] |goals1= Mohammed Al Mugnim {{goal|40}} [[Hamed Subhi]] {{goal|50}} |stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] }}

---- {{Footballbox|date= 23 November 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|IRQ|1963}} |score = 3–1 |team2 = {{Fb|AFG|1974}} |goals1 = [[Ahmed Subhi|Subhi]] {{goal|9}} [[Hassani Alwan|Alwan]] {{goal|17}} [[Ali Kadhim|Kadhim]] {{goal|78}} |stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] }}

{{Footballbox|date= 23 November 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|KSA}} |score = 0–1 |team2 = {{Fb|QAT}} |report = [http://ksa-team.com/english/matches.php?id=599 Report] |goals2 = ? {{goal|8}} |stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] }} ---- {{Footballbox | date = 25 November 1975 | team1 = {{Fb-rt|IRQ|1963}} | score = 1–1 | team2 = {{Fb|KSA}} | report = [http://ksa-team.com/english/matches.php?id=596 Report] | goals1 = [[Hadi Ahmed|Ahmed]] {{goal|86}} | goals2 = [[Mohammed Al Mugnim|Al Mugnim]] {{goal|4}} | stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] | event = | time = | round = | score1 = | score2 = | attendance = | referee = }}

{{Footballbox|date= 25 November 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|QAT}} |score = 2–1 |team2 = {{Fb|AFG|1974}} |stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] }} ---- {{Footballbox|date= 28 November 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|IRQ|1963}} |score = 3–0 |team2 = {{Fb|QAT}} |goals1 = [[Hassani Alwan|Alwan]] {{goal|9}} [[Falah Hassan|Hassan]] {{goal|60}} [[Kadhim Waal|Waal]] {{goal|74}} |stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] }}

{{Footballbox | date = 28 November 1975 | team1 = {{Fb-rt|KSA}} | score = 6–0 | team2 = {{Fb|AFG|1974}} | report = [http://ksa-team.com/english/matches.php?id=597 Report] | goals1 = [[Mohammed Al Mugnim|Al Mugnim]] {{goal|7||41}} [[Mohsen Bakhit|Bakhit]] {{goal|12||33}} [[Sultan Naseab]] {{goal|25}} [[Mohammad S. Abdeli|Abdeli]] {{goal|65}} | stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] | event = | time = | round = | score1 = | score2 = | goals2 = | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{Footballbox|date= 30 November 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|IRQ|1963}} |score = 4–0 |team2 = {{Fb|AFG|1974}} |goals1 = [[Ali Hussein Mahmoud|Mahmoud]] {{goal|2||5}} [[Hesham Mustafa|Mustafa]] {{goal|70}} [[Hadi Ahmed|Ahmed]] {{goal|84}} |stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] }}

{{Footballbox | date = 30 November 1975 | team1 = {{Fb-rt|KSA}} | score = 2–1 | team2 = {{Fb|QAT}} | report = [http://ksa-team.com/english/matches.php?id=595 Report] | goals1 = [[Mohammed Al Mugnim|Al Mugnim]] {{goal|52}} [[Mohsen Bakhit|Bakhit]] {{goal|59}} | goals2 = Majed Alsaieq {{goal|7}} | stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] | event = | time = | round = | score1 = | score2 = | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{Footballbox|date= 2 December 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|IRQ|1963}} |score = 2–1 |team2 = {{Fb|KSA}} |report = [http://ksa-team.com/english/matches.php?id=598 Report] |goals1 = [[Ahmed Subhi|Subhi]] {{goal|13}} [[Falah Hassan|Hassan]] {{goal|42}} |goals2 = [[Muhsen Bakhit|Bakhit]] {{goal|54}} |stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] |referee = Mohsen Zamanyhe [[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran|(Iran)]] }}

{{Footballbox|date= 2 December 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|QAT}} |score = 1–1 |team2 = {{Fb|AFG|1974}} |stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] }} ----

=== Group 3 === *All matches played in [[Hong Kong]]. ====Group Allocation Matches====

{{Footballbox |date = 14 June 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|HKG|1959}} |score = 0–0 |penaltyscore = 4–3 |team2 = {{Fb|JPN|1947}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |attendance = 26,000 |referee = Watana [[Football Association of Thailand|(Thailand)]] |stadium = [[Government Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]] }} ---- {{Footballbox|date= 15 June 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|CHN}} |score = 1–0 |team2 = {{Fb|PRK|1948}} |goals1=[[Li Guoning]] {{goal|40}} |attendance = 28,864 |stadium = [[Government Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]] }} ---- {{Footballbox|date= 15 June 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|SIN}} |score = 6–0 |team2 = {{Fb|BRU}} |stadium = [[Government Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]] }} ----

====Group 3A==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |- !width="165"|Team !width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} |- style="background:#ccffcc" |style="text-align:left"|{{Fb|CHN}} |'''4'''||2||2||0||0||11||1||+10 |- style="background:#ccffcc" |style="text-align:left"|{{Fb|HKG|1959}} |'''2'''||2||1||0||1||3||1||+2 |- |style="text-align:left"|{{Fb|BRU}} |'''0'''||2||0||0||2||1||13||–12 |}

{{Footballbox|date= 17 June 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|CHN}} |score = 10–1 |team2 = {{Fb|BRU}} |goals1=[[Li Zhouzhe]] {{goal|4||22||25}} [[Chi Shangbin]]{{goal|30}} [[De Zudian]]{{goal|35}} [[Lin Xinjiang]]{{goal|50}} [[Yang Limin]]{{goal|68||88}} [[Rong Zhixing]]{{goal|74}} [[Liu Jinshan]]{{goal|83}} |goals2={{goal|89}} |attendance = 9,465 |stadium = [[Government Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]] }} ---- {{Footballbox|date= 19 June 1975 |team1 ={{Fb-rt|HKG|1959}} |score = 3–0 |team2 = {{Fb|BRU}} |stadium = [[Government Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]] }} ---- {{Footballbox|date= 21 June 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|HKG|1959}} |score = 0–1 |team2 = {{Fb|CHN}} |goals2 = [[Rong Zhixing]] {{goal|82}} |attendance = 28,550 |stadium = [[Government Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]] }} ----

====Group 3B==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |- !width="165"|Team !width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} |- style="background:#ccffcc" |style="text-align:left"|{{Fb|PRK|1948}} |'''4'''||2||2||0||0||2||0||+2 |- style="background:#ccffcc" |style="text-align:left"|{{Fb|JPN|1947}} |'''2'''||2||1||0||1||2||2||0 |- |style="text-align:left"|{{Fb|SIN}} |'''0'''||2||0||0||2||1||3||–2 |}

{{Footballbox |date = 17 June 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|PRK|1948}} |score = 1–0 |team2 = {{Fb|JPN|1947}} |goals1 = [[An Se-wook]] {{goal|65|pen.}} |goals2 = |attendance = 30,000 |stadium = [[Government Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]] }} ---- {{Footballbox|date= 19 June 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|PRK|1948}} |score = 1–0 |team2 = {{Fb|SIN}} |stadium = [[Government Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]] }} ---- {{Footballbox |date = 21 June 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|JPN|1947}} |score = 2–1 |team2 = {{Fb|SIN}} |goals1 = [[Hiroshi Ochiai|Ochiai]] {{goal|40}} [[Yoshikazu Nagai|Nagai]] {{goal|81}} |goals2 = |attendance = 20,000 |referee = [[Tam Sun Luk]] [[Hong Kong Football Association|(Hong Kong)]] |stadium = [[Government Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]] }} ----

====Semifinal==== {{Footballbox |date = 23 June 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|CHN}} |score = 2–1 |team2 = {{Fb|JPN|1947}} |goals1 = [[Li Zhouzhe]] {{goal|6}} [[Chi Shangbin]] {{goal|33}} |goals2 = [[Kozo Arai|Arai]] {{goal|43}} |attendance = 22,265 |stadium = [[Government Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]] }} ---- {{Footballbox|date= 24 June 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|PRK|1948}} |score = 3–3 |penaltyscore = 11–10 |team2 = {{Fb|HKG|1959}} |stadium = [[Government Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]] }} ----

====Third place match==== {{Footballbox |date = 26 June 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|HKG|1959}} |score = 0–1 |team2 = {{Fb|JPN|1947}} |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Mitsuo Watanabe|Watanabe]] {{goal|6}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jap-intres1970.html|title = Japan International Matches - Details 1970-1979}}</ref> |attendance = 30,000 |referee= [[Hashita]] ([[Football Association of Indonesia|Indonesia]]) |stadium = [[Government Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]] }} ----

====Final==== {{Footballbox|date= 26 June 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|PRK|1948}} |score = 2–0 |team2 = {{Fb|CHN}} |attendance = 28,566 |goals1={{goal|7}} {{goal|28}} |stadium = [[Government Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]] }} ---- {{Fb-rt|PRK|1948}} and {{Fb|CHN}} qualified for the final tournament. {{Fb-rt|PRK|1948}} eventually withdrew from the competition. ----

===Group 4=== *All matches played in [[Thailand]]. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |- !width="165"|Team !width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} |- style="background:#ccffcc" |style="text-align:left"|{{Fb|MAS}} |'''7'''||4||3||1||0||6||1||+5 |- style="background:#ccffcc" |style="text-align:left"|{{Fb|THA}} |'''6'''||4||3||0||1||8||2||+6 |- |style="text-align:left"|{{Fb|KOR|1949}} |'''4'''||4||2||0||2||3||3||0 |- |style="text-align:left"|{{Fb|IDN}} |'''3'''||4||1||1||2||3||5||–2 |- |style="text-align:left"|{{Fb|South Vietnam}} |'''0'''||4||0||0||4||1||10||–9 |} {{Fb|MAS}} and {{Fb|THA}} qualified for the final tournament. {{Fb|THA}} eventually withdrew from the competition. ---- {{Footballbox|date= 15 March 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|THA}} |score = 3–1 |team2 = {{Fb|IDN}} |goals1 = [[Jesdaporn Napatahlung|Jesdaporn]] {{goal|60||66}} [[Pallop Maklamthong]] {{goal|88}} |goals2 = [[Prajrit Pangdee]] {{goal|70|o.g.}} |stadium = [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] }} ---- {{Footballbox|date= 16 March 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|MAS}} |score = 2–1 |team2 = {{Fb|KOR|1949}} |goals1 = [[Isa Bakar]] {{goal|19}} [[Mokhtar Dahari]] {{goal|50}} |goals2 = [[Cho Dong-hyun]] {{goal|34}} |stadium = [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] }} ---- {{Footballbox|date= 17 March 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|IDN}} |score = 2–1 |team2 = {{Fb|South Vietnam}} |goals1 = [[Wibisono]] {{goal|9||13}} |goals2 = ? {{goal|32}} |stadium = [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] }} ---- {{Footballbox|date= 18 March 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|THA}} |score = 0–1 |team2 = {{Fb|MAS}} |stadium = [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] }} ---- {{Footballbox|date= 19 March 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|KOR|1949}} |score = 1–0 |team2 = {{Fb|South Vietnam}} |stadium = [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] }} ---- {{Footballbox|date= 20 March 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|MAS}} |score = 0–0 |team2 = {{Fb|IDN}} |stadium = [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] }} ---- {{Footballbox|date= 21 March 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|THA}} |score = 4–0 |team2 = {{Fb|South Vietnam}} |stadium = [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] }} ---- {{Footballbox|date= 22 March 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|KOR|1949}} |score = 1–0 |team2 = {{Fb|IDN}} |stadium = [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] }} ---- {{Footballbox|date= 23 March 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|MAS}} |score = 3–0 |team2 = {{Fb|South Vietnam}} |stadium = [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] }} ---- {{Footballbox|date= 24 March 1975 |team1 = {{Fb-rt|THA}} |score = 1–0 |team2 = {{Fb|KOR|1949}} |stadium = [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] }}

== Qualified teams == {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;" |- ! Team ! Qualified as ! Qualified on ! Previous appearance |- | {{fb|IRN|1964}} || {{Sort|*|Hosts}} || {{N/A|N/A}} || {{sort|02|2 ([[1968 AFC Asian Cup|1968]], [[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]])}} |- | {{fb|KUW}} || Automatically qualified from [[1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 1|Group 1]] || 1975 || {{sort|01|1 ([[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]])}} |- | {{Fb|South Yemen}} || Automatically qualified from [[1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 1|Group 1]] || 1975 || 0 (debut) |- | {{fb|IRQ|1963}} || {{Sort|B1|[[1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 2|Group 2]] winners}}|| 2 December 1975 || {{sort|01|1 ([[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]])}} |- | <s>{{fb|KSA}}</s>{{refn|group="note"|name=withdrew|Withdrew after qualifying}} || <s>{{Sort|B2|[[1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 2|Group 2]] runners-up}}</s>|| <s>2 December 1975</s> || <s>0 (debut)</s> |- | <s>{{fb|PRK}}</s>{{refn|group="note"|name=withdrew|Withdrew after qualifying}} || <s>{{Sort|C1|[[1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 3|Group 3]] winners}}</s> || <s>24 June 1975</s> || <s>0 (debut)</s> |- | {{fb|CHN}} || {{Sort|C2|[[1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 3|Group 3]] runners-up}}|| 23 June 1975 || 0 (debut) |- | {{fb|MAS}} || {{Sort|D1|[[1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 4|Group 4]] winners}} || 23 March 1975 || 0 (debut) |- | <s>{{fb|THA}}</s>{{refn|group="note"|name=withdrew|Withdrew after qualifying}} || <s>{{Sort|D2|[[1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 4|Group 4]] runners-up}}</s> || <s>24 March 1975</s> || <s>1 ([[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]])</s> |}

==Notes== {{reflist|group="note"}}

==References== {{Reflist}} *"Singapore grouped with Burma in Asian Cup" *[http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19731123.2.116.3.aspx The Straits Times, 23 November 1973, Page 29] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131034057/http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19731123.2.116.3.aspx |date=31 January 2013 }} *"S'pore have an uphill task in Asian Cup tournament" *[http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19741220.2.132.24.aspx The Straits Times, 20 December 1974, Page 35]

==External links== *[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/76asch.html Details at RSSSF]

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