1980 AFC Asian Cup
كأس آسيا 1980 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Kuwait |
Dates | 15–30 September |
Teams | 10 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Kuwait (1st title) |
Runners-up | South Korea |
Third place | Iran |
Fourth place | North Korea |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 76 (3.17 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Behtash Fariba Choi Soon-ho (7 goals each) |
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]
Qualification
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearance |
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Kuwait | Hosts | N/A | 2 (1972, 1976) |
Iran | 1976 AFC Asian Cup champions | 13 June 1976 | 3 (1968, 1972, 1976) |
Syria | Group 1 winners | 22 November 1979 | 0 (debut) |
United Arab Emirates | Group 1 runners-up | 23 November 1979 | 0 (debut) |
Qatar | Group 2 winners | 15 January 1979 | 0 (debut) |
Bangladesh | Group 2 runners-up | 16 January 1979 | 0 (debut) |
North Korea | Group 3 winners | 12 May 1979 | 0 (debut) |
Malaysia | Group 3 runners-up | 11 May 1979 | 1 (1976) |
South Korea | Group 4 winners | 29 December 1978 | 4 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972) |
China | Group 4 runners-up | 29 December 1978 | 1 (1976) |
Venues
Kuwait City | |
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Sabah Al-Salem Stadium
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Capacity: 22,000 | |
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1980 AFC Asian Cup squads.
Group stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Iran | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | North Korea | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | Syria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
4 | China | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 3 | |
5 | Bangladesh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
North Korea | 3–2 | Bangladesh |
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Choi Jae-pil 44', 45' Kim Jong-man 88' |
Chunnu 90' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Iran | 0–0 | Syria |
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Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 15,000
North Korea | 2–1 | China |
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Kim Bok-man 20' Hwang Sang-hoi |
Li Fubao 7' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Bangladesh | 0–1 | Syria |
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Keshek 7' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
China | 2–2 | Iran |
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Chen Jingang 74' Xu Yonglai 89' |
70' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 10,000
Bangladesh | 0–7 | Iran |
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27', 87' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 2,000
Syria | 1–0 | China |
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Keshek 86' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Iran | 3–2 | North Korea |
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60' | 90' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Enrique Mendoza (Mexico
)China | 6–0 | Bangladesh |
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Shen Xiangfu Xu Yonglai |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
North Korea | 2–1 | Syria |
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Kim Gwan-Mo 1T Kim Gwang-Un 2T |
Suleiman 2T (1-1) |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | South Korea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Kuwait (H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 | |
3 | Malaysia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | Qatar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
5 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 |
United Arab Emirates | 1–1 | Kuwait |
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Chombi 35' | Al-Houti 19' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000
South Korea | 1–1 | Malaysia |
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Choi Soon-ho 69' | Zulkifli Hamzah 90' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sudarso Hardjowasito (Indonesia
)Qatar | 2–1 | United Arab Emirates |
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Muftah 50', 60' |
Al-Hajri 58' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Kuwait | 3–1 | Malaysia |
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Kameel 20' Yaqoub 53' (pen.), 77' (pen.) |
Zulkifli Hamzah 44' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000
Qatar | 0–2 | South Korea |
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Lee Jung-il 7' Choi Soon-ho 21' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Referee: Vichai Charupunt (Thailand
)Malaysia | 2–0 | United Arab Emirates |
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Abdah Alif 32' Tukamin Bahari 89' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Kuwait | 0–3 | South Korea |
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Hwang Seok-keun 47' Choi Soon-ho 71', 78' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Toshikazu Sano (Japan
)Malaysia | 1–1 | Qatar |
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Tukamin Bahari 33' | ? 52' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
South Korea | 4–1 | United Arab Emirates |
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Choi Soon-ho 26', 53', 78' (pen.) Chung Hae-won 84' |
Chombi 79' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Referee: Melvyn Victor D’Souza (India
)Kuwait | 4–0 | Qatar |
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Al-Dakhil 32', 57' Yaqoub 50' (pen.) Al-Anberi 66' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
28 September – Kuwait | ||||||
Iran | 1 | |||||
30 September – Kuwait | ||||||
Kuwait | 2 | |||||
Kuwait | 3 | |||||
28 September – Kuwait | ||||||
South Korea | 0 | |||||
South Korea | 2 | |||||
North Korea | 1 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
29 September – Kuwait | ||||||
Iran | 3 | |||||
North Korea | 0 |
Semi-finals
Iran | 1–2 | Kuwait |
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Faraki 90' | Yaqoub 63' Al-Dakhil 85' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000
)South Korea | 2–1 | North Korea |
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Chung Hae-won 80', 89' | Pak Jong-hun 19' (pen.) |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Toshikazu Sano (Japan
)Third place play-off
Iran | 3–0 | North Korea |
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Fariba 49' Faraki 66', 76' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Enrique Mendoza (Mexico
)Final
Kuwait | 3–0 | South Korea |
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Al-Houti 8' Al-Dakhil 34', 69' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Sudarso Hardjowasito (Indonesia
)Statistics
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Abdolreza Barzegari
- Hamid Alidousti
- Saad Al-Houti
- Tukamin Bahari
- Zulkifli Hamzah
- Choi Jae-pil
- Kim Bok-man
- Pak Jong-hun
- Mansoor Muftah
- Jamal Keshek
- Ahmed Chombi
- 1 goal
Awards
Top scorer
Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Naeem Saad |
References
- ^ "Asian Cup: Know Your History – Part One (1956–1988)". Goal.com. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "1980 AFC Asian Cup". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Asian Cup 1980 Kuwait » Schedule". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
External links
- South Korea International Matches
- Kuwait Football Association
- All-Star Team New Straits Times, 2 October 1980, Page 27
- Details at RSSSF