1976 AFC Asian Cup final

1976 AFC Asian Cup Final

Aryamehr Stadiym now known as Azadi Stadium (pictured in 2013) held the final
Event	1976 AFC Asian Cup
Iran Kuwait 1 0
Date	13 June 1976 (1976-06-13)
Venue	Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran
Referee	Jean Dubach (Switzerland)
Attendance	100,000

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

Main article: Azadi Stadium

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

Further information: 1976 AFC Asian Cup

Iran		Round	Kuwait
Opponents	Result	Group stage	Opponents	Result
Iraq	2–0	Match 1	Malaysia	2–0
South Yemen	8–0	Match 2	China	1–0
Group B winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Iran (H) 2 4 2 Iraq 2 2 3 South Yemen 2 0 Source: RSSSF (H) Hosts		Final standings	Group A winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Kuwait 2 4 2 China 2 1 3 Malaysia 2 1 Source: RSSSF
Opponents	Result	Knockout stage	Opponents	Result
China	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Semi-finals	Iraq	3–2 (a.e.t.)

Match

13 June 1976

Iran	1–0	Kuwait
Parvin 71'	Report

Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 100,000

Referee: Jean Dubach (Switzerland)

GK		Mansour Rashidi
RB		Hassan Nazari
CB		Bijan Zolfagharnasab
CB		Nasrollah Abdollahi
LB		Andranik Eskandarian
RM		Ali Parvin
CM		Parviz Ghelichkhani	capt
CM		Ebrahim Qasempour
LM		Alireza Khorshidi
CF		Nasser Nouraei		55'
CF		Hassan Rowshan
Substitutions:
MF		Gholam Hossein Mazloumi		55'
Manager:
Heshmat Mohajerani

GK		Ahmed Al-Tarabulsi
RB		Saleh Al-Asfour
CB		Abdullah Mayouf
CB		Mahboub Juma'a
LB		Ibrahim Al-Dourahim	capt
CM		Faruq Ibrahim
CM		Saad Al-Houti
CM		Hamad Bu-Hamad
RW		Fathi Kameel
CF		Faisal Al-Dakhil
LW		Mohammed Abdullah
Manager:
Mario Zagallo

External links

• Official website