Singapore at the AFC Asian Cup

Singapore national football team has participated in the AFC Asian Cup since its inception in 1956. Until November 2025, Singapore did not advance through the qualifying rounds except in the 1984 AFC Asian Cup which they qualified by hosting the tournament. ^[1] This has been corrected in the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.

1984 AFC Asian Cup

Main article: 1984 AFC Asian Cup

Regarded as a much weaker team in Asia, Singapore was eliminated from the group stage with four points, a 2–0 win over India and a 1–1 draw with Iran. The draw with Iran was considered a shock result as Iran was three times champions of the tournament.

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
China	4	3	0	1	10	2	+8	6
Iran	4	2	2	0	6	1	+5	6
United Arab Emirates	4	2	0	2	3	8	−5	4
Singapore	4	1	1	2	3	4	−1	3
India	4	0	1	3	0	7	−7	1

2 December 1984

21:00

Singapore	2–0	India
Awab 36' Saad 81'

National Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 21,000

Referee: Antonio Márquez (Mexico)

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5 December 1984

21:00

Singapore	0–2	China
		Jia Xiuquan 21' Zhao Dayu 39'

National Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 20,752

Referee: Ahmed Jassim (Bahrain)

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8 December 1984

21:00

Singapore	0–1	United Arab Emirates
		Abdulrahman 62'

National Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Jassim Mandi (Bahrain)

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10 December 1984

19:00

Singapore	1–1	Iran
Saad 61'		Shahrokh Bayani 55' (pen.)

National Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Abu Wahid Shanbe (Oman)

Singapore's performance in AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup record									Asian Cup qualification
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA		GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1956	Withdrew
1960	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	3	9
1964	Withdrew
1968	Did not qualify								4	0	1	3	2	10
1972	Withdrew
1976	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	1	3
1980									3	0	0	3	1	11
1984	Round 1	4	1	1	2	3	4		Qualified as hosts
1988	Withdrew
1992	Did not qualify								3	0	1	2	2	4
1996									6	3	3	0	16	7
2000									3	2	0	1	2	3
2004									8	3	1	4	8	11
2007									5	1	1	3	4	6
2011									6	2	0	4	6	15
2015									6	1	0	5	4	17
2019									13	3	3	7	12	17
2023									8	2	1	5	7	22
Total	Best: Round 1	4	1	1	2	3	4		71	18	11	42	74	136

References

1. "Flashback: Saudi Arabia's historic triumph at the 1984 AFC Asian Cup | Football | News |".