1980 AFC Asian Cup

Summary

The 1980 AFC Asian Cup was the 7th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[1] The finals were hosted by Kuwait between 15 and 30 September 1980. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five each. Kuwait won their first championship, beating South Korea in the final 3–0.[2][3]

1980 AFC Asian Cup
كأس آسيا 1980
Tournament details
Host countryKuwait
Dates15–30 September
Teams10
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Kuwait (1st title)
Runners-up South Korea
Third place Iran
Fourth place North Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored76 (3.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Behtash Fariba
South Korea Choi Soon-ho
(7 goals each)
1976
1984

Qualification edit

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
  Kuwait Hosts N/A 2 (1972, 1976)
  Iran 1976 AFC Asian Cup champions 13 June 1976 3 (1968, 1972, 1976)
  Syria Group 1 winners 22 November 1979 0 (debut)
  United Arab Emirates Group 1 runners-up 23 November 1979 0 (debut)
  Qatar Group 2 winners 15 January 1979 0 (debut)
  Bangladesh Group 2 runners-up 16 January 1979 0 (debut)
  North Korea Group 3 winners 12 May 1979 0 (debut)
  Malaysia Group 3 runners-up 11 May 1979 1 (1976)
  South Korea Group 4 winners 29 December 1978 4 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972)
  China Group 4 runners-up 29 December 1978 1 (1976)

Venues edit

Kuwait City
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium
Capacity: 22,000
 

Squads edit

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1980 AFC Asian Cup squads.

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Iran 4 2 2 0 12 4 +8 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   North Korea 4 3 0 1 9 7 +2 6
3   Syria 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 5
4   China 4 1 1 2 9 5 +4 3
5   Bangladesh 4 0 0 4 2 17 −15 0
Source: RSSSF


North Korea  3–2  Bangladesh
Choi Jae-pil   44', 45'
Kim Jong-man   88'
Salahuddin   60' (pen.)
Chunnu   90'

Iran  0–0  Syria

North Korea  2–1  China
Kim Bok-man   20'
Hwang Sang-hoi  
Li Fubao   7'

Bangladesh  0–1  Syria
Keshek   7'

China  2–2  Iran
Chen Jingang   74'
Xu Yonglai   89'
Alidousti   35'
Fariba   70'

Bangladesh  0–7  Iran
Fariba   11', 34', 80', 82'
Roshan   21'
Barzegari   27', 87'

Syria  1–0  China
Keshek   86'

Iran  3–2  North Korea
Alidousti   27'
Danaeifard   57'
Fariba   60'
Hwang Sang-hoi   68'
Pak Jong-hun   90'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Enrique Mendoza (Mexico)

China  6–0  Bangladesh
Shen Xiangfu      
Xu Yonglai      

North Korea  2–1  Syria
Kim Gwan-Mo   1T
Kim Gwang-Un   2T
Suleiman   2T (1-1)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Korea 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Kuwait (H) 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3 5
3   Malaysia 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 4
4   Qatar 4 1 1 2 3 8 −5 3
5   United Arab Emirates 4 0 1 3 3 9 −6 1
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts


United Arab Emirates  1–1  Kuwait
Chombi   35' Al-Houti   19'

South Korea  1–1  Malaysia
Choi Soon-ho   69' Zulkifli Hamzah   90'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sudarso Hardjowasito (Indonesia)

Qatar  2–1  United Arab Emirates
Muftah   50', 60' Al-Hajri   58'

Kuwait  3–1  Malaysia
Kameel   20'
Yaqoub   53' (pen.), 77' (pen.)
Zulkifli Hamzah   44'

Qatar  0–2  South Korea
Lee Jung-il   7'
Choi Soon-ho   21'
Referee: Vichai Charupunt (Thailand)


Kuwait  0–3  South Korea
Hwang Seok-keun   47'
Choi Soon-ho   71', 78'

Malaysia  1–1  Qatar
Tukamin Bahari   33' ?   52'

South Korea  4–1  United Arab Emirates
Choi Soon-ho   26', 53', 78' (pen.)
Chung Hae-won   84'
Chombi   79'
Referee: Melvyn Victor D’Souza (India)

Kuwait  4–0  Qatar
Al-Dakhil   32', 57'
Yaqoub   50' (pen.)
Al-Anberi   66'

Knockout stage edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 September – Kuwait
 
 
  Iran1
 
30 September – Kuwait
 
  Kuwait2
 
  Kuwait3
 
28 September – Kuwait
 
  South Korea0
 
  South Korea2
 
 
  North Korea1
 
Third place
 
 
29 September – Kuwait
 
 
  Iran3
 
 
  North Korea0

Semi-finals edit

Iran  1–2  Kuwait
Faraki   90' Yaqoub   63'
Al-Dakhil   85'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kok Lee (Singapore)

South Korea  2–1  North Korea
Chung Hae-won   80', 89' Pak Jong-hun   19' (pen.)

Third place play-off edit

Iran  3–0  North Korea
Fariba   49'
Faraki   66', 76'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Enrique Mendoza (Mexico)

Final edit

Kuwait  3–0  South Korea
Al-Houti   8'
Al-Dakhil   34', 69'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Sudarso Hardjowasito (Indonesia)

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Awards edit

Top scorer

Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards

  Nasser Hejazi

  Naeem Saad
  Soh Chin Aun
  Mahboub Juma'a
  Mehdi Dinvarzadeh

  Abdolreza Barzegari
  Saad Al-Houti
  Lee Young-moo

  Choi Soon-ho
  Faisal Al-Dakhil
  Jasem Yaqoub

References edit

  1. ^ "Asian Cup: Know Your History – Part One (1956–1988)". Goal.com. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  2. ^ "1980 AFC Asian Cup". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Asian Cup 1980 Kuwait » Schedule". Retrieved 4 December 2021.

External links edit

  • South Korea International Matches
  • Kuwait Football Association
  • All-Star Team New Straits Times, 2 October 1980, Page 27
  • Details at RSSSF