1984 AFC Asian Cup

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1984 AFC Asian Cup
1984年亞洲盃足球賽
Piala Asia 1984
1984 AFC ஆசிய கோப்பை
Tournament details
Host countrySingapore
Dates1–16 December
Teams10
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Third placeFlag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Fourth placeFlag of Iran.svg  Iran
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored44 (1.83 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Iran.svg Shahrokh Bayani
Flag of Iran.svg Nasser Mohammadkhani
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jia Xiuquan
(3 goals each)
Best player(s) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jia Xiuquan
Best goalkeeper Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Deayea
Fair play awardFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
← 1980
1988 →

The 1984 AFC Asian Cup was the 8th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were hosted by Singapore between 1 December and 16 December 1984. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five. Saudi Arabia won their first title, beating China in the final 2–0. [1] [2] [3]

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Qualification

21 teams competed in qualifying for the 1984 AFC Asian Cup with the teams being separated into three groups of five teams and one group of six. The top two of each group would qualify through to the Asian Cup as they would join Singapore and Kuwait who automatically qualified. At the end of the qualifying, the remaining eight teams was filled in which included Saudi Arabia as they made their finals debut.[ citation needed ]

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearance
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore HostsN/A0 (debut)
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1980 AFC Asian Cup champions 30 September 19803 (1972, 1976, 1980)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Group 1 winners15 August 19844 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980)
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Group 1 runners-up15 August 19841 (1980)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Group 2 winners26 October 19840 (debut)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Group 2 runners-up12 May 19791 (1980)
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea Group 3 winners19 October 19845 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980)
Flag of India.svg  India Group 3 runners-up19 October 19841 (1964)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Group 4 winners20 October 19842 (1976, 1980)
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Group 4 runners-up20 October 19841 (1980)

Venue

Kallang
National Stadium
Capacity: 55,000
NationalStadium.jpg

Squads

Group stage

All times are Singapore Standard Time (UTC+8)

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 422042+26Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 421142+25
3Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 41213304
4Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 411235−23
5Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 402213−22
Source: RSSSF
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg1–1Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Khalfan Soccerball shade.svg7' Anber Soccerball shade.svg47' (o.g.)
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Antonio Márquez (Mexico)
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1–1Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Majed Abdullah Soccerball shade.svg90' Lee Tae-ho Soccerball shade.svg51'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: George Joseph (Malaysia)
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg1–0Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Al-Rumaihi Soccerball shade.svg52' (o.g.)
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)
Syria  Flag of Syria.svg0–1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Khalifa Soccerball shade.svg66'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg0–0Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Cheung Kwok Kui (Hong Kong)
Syria  Flag of Syria.svg1–0Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Hassan Soccerball shade.svg12'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: George Courtney (England)
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg1–1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Zaid Soccerball shade.svg47' Al-Jawad Soccerball shade.svg65'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Antonio Márquez (Mexico)
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg3–1Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Mahrous Soccerball shade.svg66' (o.g.)
Al-Dakhil Soccerball shade.svg77'
A. Al-Buloushi Soccerball shade.svg79'		 Abu Al-Sel Soccerball shade.svg5'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Cheung Kwok Kui (Hong Kong)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg0–1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Salman Soccerball shade.svg69'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg0–1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Al-Jam'an Soccerball shade.svg88'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Toshikazu Sano (Japan)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4301102+86Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 422061+56
3Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 420238−54
4Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore (H)411234−13
5Flag of India.svg  India 401307−71
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg3–0Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Alidousti Soccerball shade.svg27'
Shahrokh Bayani Soccerball shade.svg85' (pen.)
Mohammadkhani Soccerball shade.svg87'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Toshikazu Sano (Japan)
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg2–0Flag of India.svg  India
Malik Soccerball shade.svg36'
Razali Soccerball shade.svg81'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Antonio Márquez (Mexico)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg2–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Mohammadkhani Soccerball shade.svg57'
Arabshahi Soccerball shade.svg69'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 18,525
Referee: George Courtney (England)
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg2–0Flag of India.svg  India
Al-Talyani Soccerball shade.svg81'
Khamees Soccerball shade.svg88'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abu Wahid Shanbe (Oman)
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg0–2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Jia Xiuquan Soccerball shade.svg21'
Zhao Dayu Soccerball shade.svg39'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 20,752
Referee: Ahmed Jassim (Bahrain)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg0–0Flag of India.svg  India
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Koh Guan Kiat (Malaysia)
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg0–1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Abdulrahman Soccerball shade.svg62'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jassim Mandi (Bahrain)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of India.svg  India
Lin Lefeng Soccerball shade.svg19'
Gu Guangming Soccerball shade.svg59'
Jia Xiuquan Soccerball shade.svg79'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 8,256
Referee: Ahmed Jassim (Bahrain)
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg1–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Razali Soccerball shade.svg61' Shahrokh Bayani Soccerball shade.svg55' (pen.)
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abu Wahid Shanbe (Oman)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg5–0Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Yang Zhaohui Soccerball shade.svg12'
Jia Xiuquan Soccerball shade.svg20'
Zuo Shusheng Soccerball shade.svg36'
Zhao Dayu Soccerball shade.svg52'
Gu Guangming Soccerball shade.svg67'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

Knockout stage

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
13 December–Singapore
 
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (pen.)1 (5)
 
16 December–Singapore
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1 (4)
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 2
 
14 December–Singapore
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (a.e.t.)1
 
 
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 0
 
 Third place
 
 
16 December–Singapore
 
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1 (3)
 
 
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait (pen.)1 (5)

Semi-finals

China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg1–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Li Huayun Soccerball shade.svg108'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)

Third place play-off

Final

Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg2–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Al-Nafisah Soccerball shade.svg10'
Majed Abdullah Soccerball shade.svg46'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

Awards

Winners

 1984 AFC Asian Cup winners 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
Saudi Arabia
First title

Individual awards

Top GoalscorersBest GoalkeeperMost Valuable PlayerFastest Goal AwardFair Play Award
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jia Xiuquan
Flag of Iran.svg Shahrokh Bayani
Flag of Iran.svg Nasser Mohammadkhani 		Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Deayea Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jia Xiuquan Flag of Syria.svg Walid Abu Al-Sel Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

Goalscorers

With three goals, Jia Xiuquan, Shahrokh Bayani and Nasser Mohammadkhani are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 44 goals were scored by 34 different players, with four of them credited as own goals.

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

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  2. ↑ "Asian Cup 1984 Singapore » Group 1" . Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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