1984 AFC Asian Cup final

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1984 AFC Asian Cup Final
Asian Cup 1984, match Saudi Arabia and China.jpg
The Final of the 1984 AFC Asian Cup, against China. Saudi Arabia won their first AFC Asian Cup in their first entry to the competition.
Event 1984 AFC Asian Cup
Saudi Arabia China
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
20
Date16 December 1984 (1984-12-16)
Venue National Stadium, Singapore
Referee Shizuo Takada (Japan)
Attendance26,000
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The 1984 AFC Asian Cup Final was a football match which determined the winner of the 1984 AFC Asian Cup, the 8th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of the Asian Football Confederation. [1] [2] The match was won by Saudi Arabia, defeating China 2–0.

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Venue

Former Singapore National Stadium hosted the final NationalStadium.jpg
Former Singapore National Stadium hosted the final

The Former Singapore National Stadium was located in Kallang, Singapore, hosted the 1984 AFC Asian Cup final. The 55,000 Capacity Stadium opened in 1973 and closed in 2007. The stadium was demolished from 2010 to 2011 and replaced by Singapore National Stadium. It was only stadium used to host the 1984 Asian Cup; all matches were played in this stadium.

Route to the final

Saudi ArabiaRoundChina PR
OpponentsResult Group stage OpponentsResult
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 1–1Match 1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 0–2
Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg  Syria 1–0Match 2Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 2–0
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1–1Match 3Flag of India.svg  India 3–0
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1–0Match 4Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 5–0
Group A Winners

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 46
2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 45
3Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 44
4Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 43
5Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 42
Source: RSSSF
Final standingsGroup B winners

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 46
2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 46
3Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 44
4Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore (H)43
5Flag of India.svg  India 41
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
OpponentsResult Knockout stage OpponentsResult
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 pen.)Semi-finalsFlag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1–0 (a.e.t.)

Match

Details

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


Shaye Al-Nafisah, holding the 1984 Asian Cup title Shaya Al-Nfisah 1984.jpg
Shaye Al-Nafisah, holding the 1984 Asian Cup title

References

  1. ↑ "Flashback: Saudi Arabia's historic triumph at the 1984 AFC Asian Cup". the-AFC.
  2. ↑ "Looking back to Saudi Arabia's glorious 1984 Asian Cup triumph". Arab News. December 2, 2020.
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