Football at the 1978 Asian Games
1978 Football at the Asian Games was held in Bangkok from 10 to 20 December.
Results
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Malaysia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
 India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 2 |
 Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iraq | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
 China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
 Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
 Qatar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 1 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 |
 Kuwait | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
 Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
 Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | -11 | 0 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 North Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 |
 Thailand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
 Myanmar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
Semifinals
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
| Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 |
| Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 |
| India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 4 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 2 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 0 |
Final round
Bronze medal match
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Gold medal match
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