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1980 AFC Asian Cup

1980 AFC Asian Cup
Asian Cup Kuwait 1980
كأس آسيا 1980
Tournament details
Host countryKuwait
Dates15–30 September
Teams10
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 played24
Goals scored76 (3.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Behtash Fariba
South Korea 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. Kuwait won their first championship, beating Korea Republic in the final 3–0.

Qualification

Main article: 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification
  • Kuwait qualified automatically as host
  • Iran qualified automatically as defending champions

The other 8 qualifying teams were:

Venues

 Kuwait City
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium
Capacity: 22,000
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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
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 PR 4 1 1 2 9 5 +4 3
5 Bangladesh 4 0 0 4 2 17 −15 0
Source:
North Korea 3–2 Bangladesh
Choi Jae-pil Goal 44', 45'
Kim Jong-man Goal 88'		 Salahuddin Goal 60' (pen.)
Chunnu Goal 90'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Iran 0–0 Syria
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 15,000
North Korea 2–1 China PR
Kim Bok-man Goal 20'
Hwang Sang-hoi Goal		 Li Fubao Goal 7'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Bangladesh 0–1 Syria
Keshek Goal 7'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
China PR 2–2 Iran
Chen Jingang Goal 74'
Xu Yonglai Goal 89'		 Alidousti Goal 35'
Fariba Goal 70'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 10,000
Bangladesh 0–7 Iran
Fariba Goal 11', 34', 80', 82'
Roshan Goal 21'
Barzegari Goal 27', 87'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 2,000
Syria 1–0 China PR
Keshek Goal 86'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Iran 3–2 North Korea
Alidousti Goal 27'
Danaeifard Goal 57'
Fariba Goal 60'		 Hwang Sang-hoi Goal 68'
Pak Jong-hun Goal 90'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Enrique Mendoza (Mexico)
China PR 6–0 Bangladesh
Shen Xiangfu Goal Goal Goal
Xu Yonglai Goal Goal Goal
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
North Korea 2–1 Syria
Kim Gwan-Mo Goal 1T
Kim Gwang-Un Goal 2T		 Suleiman Goal 2T (1-1)
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source:
(H) Host.
United Arab Emirates 1–1 Kuwait
Chombi Goal 35' Al-Houti Goal 19'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000
South Korea 1–1 Malaysia
Choi Soon-ho Goal 69' Zulkifli Goal 90'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sudarso Hardjowasito (Indonesia)
Qatar 2–1 United Arab Emirates
Muftah Goal 50', 60' Al-Hajri Goal 58'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Kuwait 3–1 Malaysia
Kameel Goal 20'
Yaqoub Goal 53' (pen.), 77' (pen.)		 Zulkifli Goal 44'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000
Qatar 0–2 South Korea
Lee Jung-il Goal 7'
Choi Soon-ho Goal 21'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Referee: Vichai Charupunt (Thailand)
Malaysia 2–0 United Arab Emirates
Abdah Goal 32'
Tukamin Goal 89'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Kuwait 0–3 South Korea
Hwang Seok-keun Goal 47'
Choi Soon-ho Goal 71', 78'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000
Malaysia 1–1 Qatar
Tukamin Goal 1T ? Goal 2T
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
South Korea 4–1 United Arab Emirates
Choi Soon-ho Goal 26', 53', 78' (pen.)
Chung Hae-won Goal 84'		 Chombi Goal 79'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Referee: Melvyn Victor D’Souza (India)
Kuwait 4–0 Qatar
Al-Dakhil Goal 32', 57'
Yaqoub Goal 50' (pen.)
Al-Anberi Goal 66'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000

Knockout stage

Semi-finalsFinal
28 September – Kuwait
 Iran1
30 September – Kuwait
 Kuwait2
Kuwait3
28 September – Kuwait
 South Korea0
South Korea2
 North Korea1
Third place
29 September – Kuwait
 Iran3
 North Korea0

Semi-finals

Iran 1–2 Kuwait
Faraki Goal 90' Yaqoub Goal 63'
Al-Dakhil Goal 85'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kok Lee (Singapore)
South Korea 2–1 North Korea
Chung Hae-won Goal 80', 89' Pak Jong-hun Goal 19' (pen.)
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000

Third place play-off

Iran 3–0 North Korea
Fariba Goal 49'
Faraki Goal 66', 76'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Enrique Mendoza (Mexico)

Final

Main article: 1980 AFC Asian Cup Final
Kuwait 3–0 South Korea
Al-Houti Goal 8'
Al-Dakhil Goal 34', 69'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Sudarso Hardjowasito (Indonesia)

Statistics

Goalscorers

7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
  • Kuwait Jasem Yaqoub
  • China Xu Yonglai
3 goals
2 goals
  • Iran Abdolreza Barzegari
  • Iran Hamid Alidousti
  • Kuwait Saad Al-Houti
  • Malaysia Tukamin Bahari
  • Malaysia Zulkifli Hamzah
  • North Korea Choi Jae-pil
  • North Korea Kim Bok-man
  • North Korea Pak Jong-hun
  • Qatar Mansoor Muftah
  • Syria Jamal Keshek
  • United Arab Emirates Ahmed Chombi
1 goal
  • Bangladesh Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu
  • Bangladesh Kazi Salahuddin
  • China Chen Jingang
  • China Li Fubao
  • Iran Hassan Roshan
  • Iran Iraj Danaeifard
  • Kuwait Abdulaziz Al-Anberi
  • Kuwait Fathi Kameel
  • Malaysia Abdah Alif
  • North Korea
  • North Korea
  • North Korea Hwang Sang-hoi
  • North Korea Kim Jong-man
  • Qatar
  • South Korea Hwang Seok-keun
  • South Korea Lee Jung-il
  • Syria Jawdat Suleiman
  • United Arab Emirates Ghanem Al-Hajri

Awards

Top scorer

Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards

Iran Nasser Hejazi

Kuwait Naeem Saad
Malaysia Soh Chin Aun
Kuwait Mahboub Juma'a
Iran Mehdi Dinvarzadeh

Iran Abdolreza Barzegari
Kuwait Saad Al-Houti
South Korea Lee Young-moo

South Korea Choi Soon-ho
Kuwait Faisal Al-Dakhil
Kuwait Jasem Yaqoub

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1 Kuwait 6 4 1 1 13 6 +7 9 1st
2 South Korea 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 9 2nd
3 Iran 6 3 2 1 16 6 +10 8 3rd
4 North Korea 6 3 0 3 10 12 −2 6
5 Syria 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 5 Eliminated in the first stage
6 Malaysia 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 4
7 China PR 4 1 1 2 9 5 +4 3
8 Qatar 4 1 1 2 3 8 −5 3
9 United Arab Emirates 4 0 1 3 3 9 −6 1
10 Bangladesh 4 0 0 4 2 17 −15 0
Source: rsssf.com

References

  1. ^ "Asian Cup: Know Your History – Part One (1956–1988)". Goal.com. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2015.

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