1976 AFC Asian Cup
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. 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
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearance |
| Automatically qualified from 1976 AFC [Asian Cup qualification#Group 1|Group 1] | 1975 | ||
| Automatically qualified from Group 1 | 1975 | 0 | |
| 2 December 1975 | |||
| 23 June 1975 | 0 | ||
| 23 March 1975 | 0 | ||
Venues
The two host cities, Tehran and Tabriz, with two venues was used for the 1976 AFC Asian Cup.Group stage
All times are Iran Standard TimeGroup A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
----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
;2 goals
;1 goal