The 1976 AFC Asian Cup final was a football match which determined the winner of the 1976 AFC Asian Cup, the 6th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of the Asian Football Confederation. The match was won by Iran, defeating Kuwait 1–0 to win their third AFC Asian Cup.
Venue The Aryamehr Stadium (now Azadi Stadium), located in Tehran, Iran, hosted the 1976 AFC Asian Cup Final. The 78,116-seat stadium was built in 1971 and is primarily used by the Iran national football team. It was the main stadium used to host the 1976 Asian Cup; seven matches were played in the stadium including the final.
Route to the final
Iran Round Kuwait Opponents Result Group stage Opponents Result 2–0 Match 1 2–0 8–0 Match 2 1–0 Group B winners Final standings Group A winners Opponents Result Knockout stage Opponents Result 2–0 (a.e.t.) Semi-finals 3–2 (a.e.t.)
Match
GK Mansour RashidiRB Hassan NazariCB Bijan ZolfagharnasabCB Nasrollah AbdollahiLB Andranik EskandarianRM Ali ParvinCM Parviz Ghelichkhani captCM Ebrahim QasempourLM Alireza Khorshidi CF Nasser Nouraei CF Hassan RowshanSubstitutions:MF Gholam Hossein Mazloumi Manager: Heshmat Mohajerani
GK Ahmed Al-Tarabulsi RB Saleh Al-AsfourCB Abdullah MayoufCB Mahboub Juma'aLB Ibrahim Al-Dourahim captCM Faruq IbrahimCM Saad Al-Houti CM Hamad Bu-HamadRW Fathi KameelCF Faisal Al-DakhilLW Mohammed AbdullahManager: Mario Zagallo
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