Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers

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Main article: Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
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.

1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Football Asian Qualifiers
Dates: 20 August 1975 – 28 April 1976
← 1972 1980 →

== Qualifying tournaments ==

=== Group 1 ===
Lebanon withdrew a week before the start of the group stage. The qualifying tournament of Group 1 was held in Tehran by order of Mohammad Reza Shah.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/ol1976q.html#Games%20of%20the%20XXI.%20Olympiad |title=Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers |publisher=RSSSF |accessdate=November 18, 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 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
|-
| Iraq || 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
|}

=== Results ===

* 20 August 1975  
Iran 3–0 Bahrain  
Mazloumi 15', 75'  
Parvin 28'  
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran  
Attendance: 20,000  
Referee: Dahilon (Singapore)  

* 20 August 1975  
Kuwait 1–2 Iraq  
Yaqoub 75' — Kadhim 29', 58'  
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran  
Attendance: 12,000  

* 22 August 1975  
Iran 1–1 Kuwait  
Rowshan 7' — Mohammed 82'  
Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran  
Attendance: 40,000  
Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)  

* 22 August 1975  
Iraq 0–2 Saudi Arabia  
Abdulshakoor 17' — Kayyal 66'  
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran  
Attendance: 20,000  

* 24 August 1975  
Iran 3–0 Saudi Arabia  
Mazloumi 11', 82'  
Khorshidi 62'  
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran  
Attendance: 25,000  
Referee: Milivoje Gugulovic (Yugoslavia)  

* 24 August 1975  
Kuwait 2–1 Bahrain  
Kameel 29', 63' — Showayer 52'  
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran  

* 26 August 1975  
Kuwait 4–2 Saudi Arabia  
Al-Mula 3', 87'  
Abdullah 12'  
Kameel 46' — Abdulshakoor 31'  
Sobhi 75'  
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran  
Attendance: 5,000  

* 26 August 1975  
Iraq 4–0 Bahrain  
Kadhim 27', 29', 68', 71'  
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran  

* 28 August 1975  
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Bahrain  
Al-Humood 83'  
Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran  
Attendance: 50,000  

* 29 August 1975  
Iran 1–0 Iraq  
Khorshidi 66'  
Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran  
Attendance: 80,000  
Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)  

Iran won the group and qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics football tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/ol1976q.html#Games%20of%20the%20XXI.%20Olympiad |title=Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers |publisher=RSSSF |accessdate=November 18, 2024}}</ref>

=== Group 2 ===
Bangladesh, India, and Thailand withdrew ahead of the start of the group stage.

==== Round 1 ====
Australia w/o Papua New Guinea  
Papua New Guinea w/o Australia  
Australia withdrew, Papua New Guinea advanced to the second round.

==== Round 2 ====
The qualifying tournament of Group 2 was held in Jakarta.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 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
|}

=== Results ===

* North Korea 2–1 Indonesia  
* North Korea 2–0 Malaysia  
* North Korea 2–0 Singapore  
* North Korea 4–0 Papua New Guinea  
* Indonesia 2–1 Malaysia  
* Indonesia 0–0 Singapore  
* Indonesia 8–2 Papua New Guinea  
* Malaysia 6–0 Singapore  
* Malaysia 10–1 Papua New Guinea  
* Singapore 7–4 Papua New Guinea  

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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/ol1976q.html#Games%20of%20the%20XXI.%20Olympiad |title=Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers |publisher=RSSSF |accessdate=November 18, 2024}}</ref>

=== Group 3 ===

==== Round 1 ====
* Japan 3–0 Philippines  
* Philippines 0–3 Japan  
Japan advanced to the second round.

* Republic of China 0–2 South Korea  
* South Korea 3–0 Republic of China  
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 ====

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 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
|}

=== Results ===

* Israel 0–0 South Korea  
* South Korea 1–3 Israel  
* Israel 4–1 Japan  
* Japan 0–3 Israel  
* South Korea 2–2 Japan  
* Japan 0–2 South Korea  

Israel won the group and qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics football tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/ol1976q.html#Games%20of%20the%20XXI.%20Olympiad |title=Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers |publisher=RSSSF |accessdate=November 18, 2024}}</ref>

== References ==
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  • URL: http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/ol1976q.html#Games%20of%20the%20XXI.%20Olympiad
  • Title: Games of the XXI Olympiad – Men's Asian Qualifiers
  • Access Date: 19/11/2024

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