1976 ASIAN CUP QUALIFYING

Asian Cup 1956-2004
Final Tournament
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Statistics

Iran qualified as holders and host.

Top two teams in group 1 & 4, and winners of other groups qualified for finals.

Group 1

Kuwait and South Yemen qualified for finals. Bahrain, Lebanon, Pakistan and Syria withdrew.

Group 2

All matches in Iraq.

02/04/1975                  Iraq   1 -  0  Qatar                  
02/04/1975          Saudi_Arabia   2 -  0  Afghanistan            
04/04/1975                  Iraq   4 -  0  Afghanistan            
04/04/1975          Saudi_Arabia   2 -  1  Qatar                  
06/04/1975                  Iraq   1 -  1  Saudi_Arabia           
06/04/1975                 Qatar   2 -  1  Afghanistan            
10/04/1975                  Iraq   3 -  0  Qatar                  
10/04/1975          Saudi_Arabia   6 -  0  Afghanistan            
12/04/1975                  Iraq   2 -  1  Saudi_Arabia           
12/04/1975                 Qatar   1 -  1  Afghanistan            
14/04/1975                  Iraq   3 -  1  Afghanistan            
14/04/1975          Saudi_Arabia   0 -  1  Qatar                  

    TEAM                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Iraq                      6     5     1     0    14     3   +11    11   91.7
2   Saudi_Arabia              6     3     1     2    12     5    +7     7   58.3
3   Qatar                     6     2     1     3     5     8    -3     5   41.7
4   Afghanistan               6     0     1     5     3    18   -15     1    8.3

Group 3

All matches in Thailand.

15/03/1975              Thailand   3 -  1  Indonesia              
16/03/1975              Malaysia   2 -  1  South_Korea            
17/03/1975             Indonesia   2 -  1  South_Vietnam          
18/03/1975              Thailand   0 -  1  Malaysia               
19/03/1975           South_Korea   1 -  0  South_Vietnam          
20/03/1975              Malaysia   0 -  0  Indonesia              
21/03/1975              Thailand   4 -  0  South_Vietnam          
22/03/1975           South_Korea   1 -  0  Indonesia              
23/03/1975              Malaysia   3 -  0  South_Vietnam          
24/03/1975              Thailand   1 -  0  South_Korea            

    TEAM                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Malaysia                  4     3     1     0     6     1    +5     7   87.5
2   Thailand                  4     3     0     1     8     2    +6     6   75.0
3   South_Korea               4     2     0     2     3     3     0     4   50.0
4   Indonesia                 4     1     1     2     3     5    -2     3   37.5
5   South_Vietnam             4     0     0     4     1    10    -9     0    0.0

Group 4

All matches in Hong Kong.

01/05/1975                 China   1 -  0  North_Korea            
01/05/1975             Hong_Kong   3 -  0  Brunei                 
02/05/1975                 Japan   2 -  1  Singapore              
04/05/1975                 China  10 -  1  Brunei                 
05/05/1975             Hong_Kong   0 -  0  Japan                   PEN: 4-3 (AET: 0-0, FT: 0-0)
05/05/1975           North_Korea   1 -  0  Singapore              
08/05/1975           North_Korea   1 -  0  Japan                  
08/05/1975             Singapore   6 -  0  Brunei                 
09/05/1975             Hong_Kong   0 -  1  China                  

    TEAM                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   China                     3     3     0     0    12     1   +11     6  100.0
2   North_Korea               3     2     0     1     2     1    +1     4   66.7
3   Hong_Kong                 3     1     1     1     3     1    +2     3   50.0
4   Japan                     3     1     1     1     2     2     0     3   50.0
5   Singapore                 3     1     0     2     7     3    +4     2   33.3
6   Brunei                    3     0     0     3     1    19   -18     0    0.0

Group 4 Semi Finals

12/05/1975                 China   2 -  1  Japan                  

12/05/1975             Hong_Kong   3 -  3  North_Korea             PEN: 10-11 (AET: 3-3, FT: 3-3)

Group 4 Final

15/05/1975           North_Korea   2 -  0  China                  

Statistics

    TEAM                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Iraq                      6     5     1     0    14     3   +11    11   91.7
2   China                     5     4     0     1    14     4   +10     8   80.0
3   Saudi_Arabia              6     3     1     2    12     5    +7     7   58.3
4   Malaysia                  4     3     1     0     6     1    +5     7   87.5
5   North_Korea               5     3     1     1     7     4    +3     7   70.0
6   Thailand                  4     3     0     1     8     2    +6     6   75.0
7   Qatar                     6     2     1     3     5     8    -3     5   41.7
8   Hong_Kong                 4     1     2     1     6     4    +2     4   50.0
9   South_Korea               4     2     0     2     3     3     0     4   50.0
10  Japan                     4     1     1     2     3     4    -1     3   37.5
11  Indonesia                 4     1     1     2     3     5    -2     3   37.5
12  Singapore                 3     1     0     2     7     3    +4     2   33.3
13  Afghanistan               6     0     1     5     3    18   -15     1    8.3
14  South_Vietnam             4     0     0     4     1    10    -9     0    0.0
15  Brunei                    3     0     0     3     1    19   -18     0    0.0