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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Korea DPR |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Korea Republic |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
 China PR |
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 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korea Republic |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korea DPR |
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
Final round
Bronze medal match
| 20 December |
Iraq 
|
0–1 | China
|
Bangkok |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gold medal match
| 20 December |
Korea DPR [[File:{{{flag alias-1948}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
Korea Republic
|
Bangkok |
|---|---|---|---|---|