Qualification for the 1976 AFC Asian Cup finals held in Iran.
Bahrain* Kuwait Lebanon* Pakistan* South Yemen Syria* Afghanistan Bangladesh* India* Iraq Jordan* Nepal* Qatar Saudi Arabia Brunei Burma* China Hong Kong Japan North Korea Singapore Sri Lanka* Indonesia Khmer Republic* Laos* Malaysia Philippines* South Korea South Vietnam Thailand [1] Iraq and Saudi Arabia qualified for the final tournament.
Saudi Arabia eventually withdrew from the competition.
North Korea and China qualified for the final tournament.
North Korea eventually withdrew from the competition.