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1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Summary

This 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification phase started in December 1978 while other qualification matches took place in early 1979. A total of 18 teams participated. Eight teams from the top two of each group advance to the final tournament, joining hosts Kuwait and defending champions Iran.

1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates25 December 1978 – 14 May 1979
Teams17 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored91 (2.94 per match)
← 1976
1984 →

Groups edit

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4

  Bahrain
  Lebanon
  Pakistan*
  South Yemen*
  Syria
  United Arab Emirates

  Afghanistan
  Bangladesh
  India*
  Iraq*
  Jordan*
    Nepal*
  Qatar
  Saudi Arabia*

  Brunei*
  Burma*
  Hong Kong
  Indonesia
  Malaysia
  North Korea
  Singapore
  Sri Lanka
  Thailand

  China
  Kampuchea*
  Japan*
  Laos*
  Macau
  Philippines
  South Korea
  Vietnam*

  • * Withdrew
  •   Iran qualified as defending champions
  •   Kuwait qualified as hosts

Qualification edit

Group 1 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
  Syria 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 3 1980 AFC Asian Cup
  United Arab Emirates 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
  Lebanon 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
  Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn[a]
Source: [citation needed]
United Arab Emirates  0–0  Lebanon
Referee: Muhib Al Jaid (Saudi Arabia)
Syria  1–1[a]
Cancelled		  Bahrain
United Arab Emirates  0–0  Syria
Lebanon  Cancelled  Bahrain
Syria  1–0  Lebanon
  • Qaddour   21'
  • Saleh   60'
  • Abboud   63'
  • E. Rustom   70'
Referee: Abdulwahab Binai (Kuwait)
United Arab Emirates  Cancelled  Bahrain
  1. ^ a b In the 17 November match between Syria and Bahrain, the referee awarded a penalty to Bahrain. The Syrian head coach entered the pitch, threatening the referee, who stopped the match in the 81st minute. The committee initially awarded the match 3–0 in favour of Bahrain, but Syria threatened to withdraw; the committee adjusted its decision to a replay of the match on 25 November, but then Bahrain withdrew. All matches involving Bahrain were annulled.[1]

Group 2 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
  Qatar 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8 7 1980 AFC Asian Cup
  Bangladesh 4 1 2 1 7 8 −1 4
  Afghanistan 4 0 1 3 4 11 −7 1
Source: RSSSF
  • All matches played in Bangladesh.
  • Iraq were originally drawn in this group but they withdrew before the start of the qualifiers.[2]
Bangladesh  2–2  Afghanistan
  • ?  
Qatar  3–0  Afghanistan
Bangladesh  1–1  Qatar
  • ?  
Bangladesh  3–2  Afghanistan
 Report
Qatar  3–0  Afghanistan
Bangladesh  1–3  Qatar

Group 3 edit

Allocation matches to determine groups
Thailand  3–1  Indonesia
Daoyod Dara   12'
Withaya Laohakul   24'
Manus R.   35'		 Timo Kapissa   18'
Malaysia  3–1  Sri Lanka
North Korea  3–0  Hong Kong

Group 3A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
  Malaysia 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 3 1980 AFC Asian Cup
  North Korea 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 3
  Indonesia 2 0 0 2 2 7 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
Malaysia  4–1  Indonesia
Santokh Singh   35'
James Wong   51'
Bakri Ibni   55'
Mokhtar Dahari   88'		 Iswadi Idris   71'
North Korea  3–1  Indonesia
Pak Jong-hun   22', 75'
Hong Song-nam   32'		 Andi Lala   35'
Malaysia  1–1  North Korea

Group 3B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
  Thailand 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 6 1980 AFC Asian Cup
  Hong Kong 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 4
  Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 2
  Singapore 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: [citation needed]
Hong Kong  3–1  Singapore
Thailand  4–0  Sri Lanka
Hong Kong  5–0  Sri Lanka
Thailand  4–0  Singapore
Sri Lanka  4–0  Singapore
Thailand  1–0  Hong Kong

Semi-finals edit

Malaysia  0–0  Hong Kong
Penalties
5–4
Thailand  0–1  North Korea

Third place play-off edit

Thailand  1–2  Hong Kong

Final edit

North Korea  1–0  Malaysia

North Korea   and   Malaysia qualified for the final tournament

Group 4 edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
  South Korea 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 6 1980 AFC Asian Cup
  China 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 4
  Macau 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 2
  Philippines 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: [citation needed]
South Korea  4–1  Macau
Philippines  0–3  China
Philippines  0–5  South Korea
China  2–1  Macau
South Korea  1–0  China
Philippines  1–2  Macau

Qualified teams edit

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
  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)

Controversies edit

In the 17 November match between Syria and Bahrain, the referee awarded a penalty to Bahrain. The Syrian head coach entered the pitch, threatening the referee, who stopped the match in the 81st minute. The committee initially awarded the match 3–0 in favour of Bahrain, but Syria threatened to withdraw; the committee adjusted its decision to a replay of the match on 25 November, but then Bahrain withdrew. All matches involving Bahrain were annulled.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Al Anwar, November 1979
  2. ^ "منتخبنا خارج حسابات امم اسيا" (in Arabic). NIIIIS.com. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  3. ^ Al Anwar, November 1979
  • Morrison, Neil; Jovanovic, Bojan; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter. "Asian Nations Cup 1980". RSSSF.
  • "A-Cup: Singapore in Group Three"
  • The Straits Times, 19 September 1978, Page 24
  • "Champions Iran out of Asian Cup final round"
  • The Straits Times, 25 May 1979, Page 35
  • Al Anwar, November 1979

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