Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers
This page provides the summaries of the matches of the qualifying tournaments divided into three groups, two of five teams and one of six teams. The winners of each group qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics tournament held in Montreal. Three teams qualified – Iran, North Korea and Israel.
| Dates | 20 August 1975 – 28 April 1976 |
|---|---|
Qualifying tournaments
Group 1
Lebanon withdrew a week before the start of the group stage.
Round 1
The qualifying tournament of group 1 was held in Tehran.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iran |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 |
 Kuwait |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 5 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
 Saudi Arabia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
 Bahrain |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
| Iraq | 0–2 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Iran | 3–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 4–2 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
Iran won the group and qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics football tournament.
Group 2
Bangladesh, India and Thailand withdrew ahead of the start of the group stage.
Round 1
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Australia withdrew, Papua New Guinea advanced to the second round.
Round 2
The qualifying tournament of group 2 was held in Jakarta.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 North Korea |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 8 |
 Indonesia |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 5 |
 Malaysia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 4 |
 Singapore |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 3 |
 Papua New Guinea |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 29 | −22 | 0 |
Final
| North Korea | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
North Korea won the group and qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics football tournament.
Round 1
Japan  | 3–0 |  Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 0–3 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
Japan advanced to the second round.
South Korea advanced to the second round.
Israel  | w/o |  South Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| South Vietnam | w/o | Israel |
|---|---|---|
South Vietnam withdrew, Israel advanced to the second round.
Round 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 |
 South Korea |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Japan |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | +8 | 1 |
| Israel | 0–0 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 1–3 | Israel |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 2–2 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 0–2 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
Israel won the group and qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics football tournament.
References
External links
- http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/ol1976q.html#Games of the XXI. Olympiad - rsssf.com