1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Qualification for the 1976 AFC Asian Cup finals held in Iran.
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 15 March 1975 – 2 December 1975 |
| Teams | 15 (from 1 confederation) |
| AFC Asian Qualifiers |
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Groups
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
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- * 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Afghanistan |
1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 18 | –15 |
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Iraq and Saudi Arabia qualified for the final tournament.
Saudi Arabia eventually withdrew from the competition.
| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
Mohammed Al Mugnim  40' Hamed Subhi 50' |
Report |
| Iraq | 3–1 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Subhi 9' Alwan 17' Kadhim 78' |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–1 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ? 8' |
| Iraq | 1–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmed 86' |
Report | Mohammed Al Mugnim 4' |
| Saudi Arabia | 6–0 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Al Mugnim 7', 41' Muhsen Bakhit 12', 33' Sultan Naseab 25' Mohammed Saad Al-Abdali 65' |
Report |
| Iraq | 4–0 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud 2', 5' Mustafa 70' Ahmed 84' |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Al Mugnim 52' Muhsen Bakhit 59' |
Report | Majed Alsaieq 7' |
Group 3
- All matches played in Hong Kong.
Group 3B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} North Korea |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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.) |
Attendance: 30,000
Semifinal
| North Korea | 3–3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 11–10 | ||
Final
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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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.
| Malaysia | 2–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Isa Bakar 19' Mokhtar Dahari 50' |
Cho Dong-hyun 34' |
| Indonesia | 2–1 | South Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Wibisono 9', 13' |
? 32' |
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) |
| China | Group 3 runners-up | 23 June 1975 | 0 (debut) |
| Malaysia | Group 4 winners | 23 March 1975 | 0 (debut) |
- Note: Saudi Arabia (Group 2 runners-up), North Korea (Group 3 winners) and Thailand (Group 4 runners-up) had qualified for the final tournament but withdrew later.
References
- "Singapore grouped with Burma in Asian Cup"
- The Straits Times, 23 November 1973, Page 29 Archived 31 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- "S'pore have an uphill task in Asian Cup tournament"
- The Straits Times, 20 December 1974, Page 35
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