The 1976 AFC Asian Cup was the 6th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were hosted by Iran between 3 and 13 June 1976. 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. Qualification Note : (Group 2 runners-up), (Group 3 winners) and (Group 4 runners-up) had qualified for the final tournament but withdrew later. Venues The two host cities, Tehran and Tabriz, with two venues was used for the 1976 AFC Asian Cup. Squads Group stage Group A Group B Knockout stage Semi-finals Third place play-off Final 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 Fathi Kameel Gholam Hossein Mazloumi Nasser Nouraei 2 goals Alireza Azizi Alireza Khorshidi Hassan Roshan 1 goal Abdulaziz Al-Anberi Ali Parvin Faisal Al-Dakhil Falah Hassan Faruq Ibrahim He Jia Kadhim Waal Mokhtar Dahari Sabah Abdul-Jalil Wang Jilian Final positions References External links Details at RSSSF AFC AFC Asian Cup tournaments International association football competitions hosted by Iran Asian Cup June 1976 sports events in Asia