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1976 AFC Asian Cup

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Host country
  
Iran

Champions
  
Iran (3rd title)

Fourth place
  
Iraq

Teams
  
6

Matches played
  
10

Venue(s)
  
2 (in 2 host cities)

Runners-up
  
Kuwait

Dates
  
3 Jun 1976 – 13 Jun 1976

Goals scored
  
25

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Top scorer(s)
  
Fathi Kamel Gholam Hossein Mazloumi Nasser Nouraei(3 goals each)

Champion
  
Iran national football team

Third place
  
China national football team

Similar
  
1972 AFC Asian Cup, 1980 AFC Asian Cup, 1968 AFC Asian Cup, 1956 AFC Asian Cup, 1984 AFC Asian Cup

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The 1976 AFC Asian Cup was the sixth edition of the Asian Nations Cup, the football championship of Asia (AFC). It was hosted by Iran. 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 1-0.

Contents

Qualification

  •  Iran qualified automatically as host
  •  China PR
  •  Iraq
  •  Kuwait
  •  Malaysia
  •  South Yemen
  •  North Korea–withdrew
  •  Saudi Arabia–withdrew
  •  Thailand–withdrew

    • Venues

    The two host cities, Tehran and Tabriz, with two venues was used for the 1976 AFC Asian Cup.

    Goalscorers

    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.

    3 goals
    2 goals
    1 goal

    References

    1976 AFC Asian Cup Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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