1980 AFC Asian Cup

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1980 AFC Asian Cup
كأس آسيا 1980
Tournament details
Host countryKuwait
Dates15–30 September
Teams10
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Third placeFlag of Iran.svg  Iran
Fourth placeFlag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored76 (3.17 per match)
Attendance169,200 (7,050 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Iran.svg Behtash Fariba
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Choi Soon-ho
(7 goals each)
← 1976
1984 →

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]

Contents

Qualification

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearance
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait HostsN/A2 (1972, 1976)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1976 AFC Asian Cup champions 13 June 19763 (1968, 1972, 1976)
Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria Group 1 winners22 November 19790 (debut)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Group 1 runners-up23 November 19790 (debut)
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Group 2 winners15 January 19790 (debut)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Group 2 runners-up16 January 19790 (debut)
Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea Group 3 winners12 May 19790 (debut)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Group 3 runners-up11 May 19791 (1976)
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea Group 4 winners29 December 19784 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Group 4 runners-up29 December 19781 (1976)

Venues

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

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

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 4220124+86Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea 430197+26
3Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 421132+15
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 411295+43
5Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 4004217−150
Source: RSSSF
North Korea  Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg3–2Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Choi Jae-pil Soccerball shade.svg44', 45'
Kim Jong-man Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Salahuddin Soccerball shade.svg60' (pen.)
Chunnu Soccerball shade.svg90'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 200
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg0–0Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 12,000
North Korea  Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg2–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Kim Bok-man Soccerball shade.svg20'
Hwang Sang-hoi Soccerball shade.svg		 Li Fubao Soccerball shade.svg7'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 1,000
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg0–1Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Keshek Soccerball shade.svg7'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 1,500
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg2–2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Chen Jingang Soccerball shade.svg74'
Xu Yonglai Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Alidousti Soccerball shade.svg35'
Fariba Soccerball shade.svg70'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 10,000
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg0–7Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Fariba Soccerball shade.svg11', 34', 80', 82'
Roshan Soccerball shade.svg21'
Barzegari Soccerball shade.svg27', 87'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 2,000
Syria  Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg1–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Keshek Soccerball shade.svg86'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 3,000
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg3–2Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea
Alidousti Soccerball shade.svg27'
Danaeifard Soccerball shade.svg57'
Fariba Soccerball shade.svg60'		 Hwang Sang-hoi Soccerball shade.svg68'
Pak Jong-hun Soccerball shade.svg90'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Enrique Mendoza (Mexico)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg6–0Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Shen Xiangfu Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Xu Yonglai Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 500
North Korea  Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg2–1Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Kim Gwan-Mo Soccerball shade.svg 1T
Kim Gwang-Un Soccerball shade.svg 2T		 Suleiman 2T (1-1) Soccerball shade.svg
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 2,000

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 4310102+87Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait (H)421185+35
3Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 41215504
4Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 411238−53
5Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 401339−61
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg1–1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Chombi Soccerball shade.svg35' Al-Houti Soccerball shade.svg19'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 18,000
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg1–1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Choi Soon-ho Soccerball shade.svg69' Zulkifli Hamzah Soccerball shade.svg90'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sudarso Hardjowasito (Indonesia)
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg2–1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Muftah Soccerball shade.svg50', 60' Al-Hajri Soccerball shade.svg58'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 3,000
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg3–1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Kameel Soccerball shade.svg20'
Yaqoub Soccerball shade.svg53' (pen.), 77' (pen.)		 Zulkifli Hamzah Soccerball shade.svg44'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 15,000
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg0–2Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Lee Jung-il Soccerball shade.svg7'
Choi Soon-ho Soccerball shade.svg21'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Vichai Charupunt (Thailand)
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg2–0Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Abdah Alif Soccerball shade.svg32'
Tukamin Bahari Soccerball shade.svg89'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 3,000
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg0–3Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Hwang Seok-keun Soccerball shade.svg47'
Choi Soon-ho Soccerball shade.svg71', 78'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Toshikazu Sano (Japan)
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg1–1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Tukamin Bahari Soccerball shade.svg33' Muftah Soccerball shade.svg52'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 1,000
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg4–1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Choi Soon-ho Soccerball shade.svg26', 53', 78' (pen.)
Chung Hae-won Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Chombi Soccerball shade.svg79'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Melvyn Victor D’Souza (India)
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg4–0Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Al-Dakhil Soccerball shade.svg32', 57'
Yaqoub Soccerball shade.svg50' (pen.)
Al-Anberi Soccerball shade.svg66'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 10,000

Knockout stage

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
28 September – Kuwait
 
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1
 
30 September – Kuwait
 
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 2
 
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 3
 
28 September – Kuwait
 
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 0
 
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 2
 
 
Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea 1
 
 Third place
 
 
29 September – Kuwait
 
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 3
 
 
Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea 0

Semi-finals

Iran  Flag of Iran.svg1–2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Faraki Soccerball shade.svg90' Yaqoub Soccerball shade.svg63'
Al-Dakhil Soccerball shade.svg85'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Kok Lee (Singapore)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg 2–1 Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea
Chung Hae-won Soccerball shade.svg80', 89' Pak Jong-hun Soccerball shade.svg19' (pen.)
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Toshikazu Sano (Japan)

Third place play-off

Iran  Flag of Iran.svg3–0Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea
Fariba Soccerball shade.svg49'
Faraki Soccerball shade.svg66', 76'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Enrique Mendoza (Mexico)

Final

Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg3–0Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Al-Houti Soccerball shade.svg8'
Al-Dakhil Soccerball shade.svg34', 69'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Sudarso Hardjowasito (Indonesia)

Statistics

Goalscorers

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

Awards

Top scorer

Team of the Tournament

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Flag of Iran.svg Nasser Hejazi

Flag of Kuwait.svg Naeem Saad
Flag of Malaysia.svg Soh Chin Aun
Flag of Kuwait.svg Mahboub Juma'a
Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Dinvarzadeh

Flag of Iran.svg Abdolreza Barzegari
Flag of Kuwait.svg Saad Al-Houti
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Lee Young-moo

Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Choi Soon-ho
Flag of Kuwait.svg Faisal Al-Dakhil
Flag of Kuwait.svg Jasem Yaqoub

References

  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.
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