Football at the 1978 Asian Games

Football at the 1978 Asian Games was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 10 to 20 December 1978.

Draw
The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 1974 Asian Games.


 * Group A
 * 🇮🇳 india
 * 🇮🇷 iran
 * 🇮🇳 india
 * 🇮🇷 iran


 * Group B
 * 🇶🇦 qatar
 * 🇮🇶 iraq
 * 🇨🇳 china
 * 🇨🇳 china


 * Group C
 * 🇰🇷 south korea
 * 🇧🇭 bahrain
 * 🇯🇵 japan
 * 🇯🇵 japan


 * Group D
 * 🇰🇵 north korea
 * 🇹🇭 thailand