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North Korea was banned from international competitions for two years by the AFC and FIFA for attacking a referee after the 1982 Asian Games football semi-final match against Kuwait in New Delhi, India.
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This article details the qualification phase for the 1984 AFC Asian Cup held in Singapore between 1 and 16 December.
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| Dates | 6 August 1984 – 19 October 1984 |
| Teams | 21 (from 1 confederation) |
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North Korea was banned from international competitions for two years by the AFC and FIFA for attacking a referee after the 1982 Asian Games football semi-final match against Kuwait in New Delhi, India.
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Iran | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 10 |
 Syria | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 |
 Indonesia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
 Thailand | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | –1 | 6 |
 Bangladesh | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | –7 | 2 |
 Philippines | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | –13 | 0 |
| Indonesia | 2–1 | Thailand |
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Sain Irmis  74'Danny Bolung 90' | Chalit 26' |
| Syria | 2–0 | Philippines |
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| Nabil El-Sibai 42' Marwan Madarati 60' |
| Iran | 5–0 | Bangladesh |
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| Mohammadkhani 65', 78', 81', 89' Alidousti 90' |
| Indonesia | 2–1 | Bangladesh |
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| Sain Irmis 31', 58' | Sheikh Mohammad Aslam 89' |
| Iran | 3–1 | Syria |
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| Alidousti 3', 76' Mohammadkhani 67' | Hasan 4' |
| Thailand | 3–0 | Philippines |
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| Piyapong Pue-On 7', 34' Chalit 48' |
| Syria | 2–1 | Bangladesh |
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| Waleed Abou El-Sil 6' Marwan Madarati 89' | Kazi Jasimuddin 44' |
| Indonesia | 1–0 | Philippines |
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| Noah Meriem 18' |
| Iran | 5–0 | Thailand |
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| Me'mar 25' Alidousti 31', 81'Mohammadkhani 55'Darakhshan 63' |
| Bangladesh | 3–2 | Philippines |
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| Khandoker Wasim Iqbal 8', 49' Sheikh Mohammad Aslam 42' | Elmer Bedia 25', 58' |
| Indonesia | 0–1 | Iran |
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| Mohammadkhani 78' |
| Thailand | 3–2 | Syria |
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| Chalee Pirom 61' Thanis Areesngarkul 72'Chalor Hongkajohn 78' | Nabil El-Sibai 9' Abdul Kader Kardaghli 84' |
| Thailand | 2–1 | Bangladesh |
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| Chalit 24' Thanis Areesngarkul 61' | Sheikh Mohammad Aslam 23' |
| Indonesia | 1–2 | Syria |
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| Sain Irmis 27' | Abdul Kader Kardaghli 78' Fouad Aziz 85' |
| Iran | 7–1 | Philippines |
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| Arabshai 16' Mohammadkhani 20', 52'Alidousti 48'Ahadi 50', 89'Mokhtarifar 77' | Mariano Araneta 69' |
Additional playoff (purpose unclear)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Saudi Arabia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 8 |
 United Arab Emirates | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 2 | +22 | 6 |
 Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | –5 | 3 |
 Oman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | –6 | 3 |
 Nepal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | –30 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 7–0 | Nepal |
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| Saudi Arabia | 6–0 | Oman |
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 South Korea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 7 |
 India | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 |
 Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 5 |
 Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | –10 | 2 |
 North Yemen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | –16 | 0 |
| South Korea | 6–0 | Pakistan |
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| Lee Tae-ho 10' Choi Sang-gook 15'Park Sung-hwa ?', ?'Wang Seon-jae ?', ?' |
| Pakistan | 4–1 | North Yemen |
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| Sharafat 3', 18', 74' Shahzada 10' | Report | Ahmed Nasser 7' (pen.) |
| India | 2–0 | Pakistan |
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| Shabbir Ali 24', 82' [2] |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 8 |
 Qatar | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 6 |
 Jordan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | –3 | 3 |
 Hong Kong | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 2 |
 Afghanistan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 | –19 | 1 |
| Jordan | 1–1 | Hong Kong |
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| Awad 35' | Lai Wing-Cheong 45' |
| China | 6–0 | Afghanistan |
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| Li Hui Zhao Dayu Li Huayun 64'Zuo Shusheng 66'Yang Zhaohui |
| Qatar | 1–0 | Hong Kong |
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| Al-Sowaidi 65' |
| China | 6–0 | Jordan |
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| Li Huayun 12' Gu Guangming 13'Zhao Dayu Li Hui Yang Zhaohui 88' |
| Qatar | 2–0 | Jordan |
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| Al-Barshi 31' Al-Mohanadi 54' |
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearance |
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 Singapore | Hosts | N/A | 0 (debut) |
 Kuwait | 1980 AFC Asian Cup champions | 30 September 1980 | 3 (1972, 1976, 1980) |
| Iran | Group 1 winners | 13 August 1984 | 4 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980) |
| Syria | Group 1 runners-up | 15 August 1984 | 1 (1980) |
| Saudi Arabia | Group 2 winners | 26 October 1984 | 0 (debut) |
| United Arab Emirates | Group 2 runners-up | 28 October 1984 | 1 (1980) |
 South Korea | Group 3 winners | 19 October 1984 | 5 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980) |
| India | Group 3 runners-up | 17 October 1984 | 1 (1964) |
| China | Group 4 winners | 17 September 1984 | 2 (1976, 1980) |
| Qatar | Group 4 runners-up | 17 September 1984 | 1 (1980) |
Sain Irmis Danny Bolung Noah Meriem Marwan Madarati Hassan Fouad Aziz Kazi Jasimuddin Ahmed Joshi Me'mar Hamid Derakhshan Arabshai Mokhtarifar Chalee Pirom Chalor Hongkajohn
Mariano Araneta Chung Hae-won Lee Tae-ho Choi Sang-hook Park Chang-seon Arbab Hayat Shahzada Narender Thapa Krishanu Dey Prasanta Banerjee Zainal Abidin Awad Lai Wing-Cheong Zuo Shusheng Gu Guangming Mohammed Al-Sowaidi Man'a Al-Barshi Mohammed Al-Mohanadi The Straits Times, 22 March 1983, Page 35
https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19830322-1.2.109.aspx
The Straits Times, 3 July 1983, Page 31
https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19830703-1.2.86.aspx
