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1980 AFC Asian Cup

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1980 AFC Asian Cup
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)
← 1976
1984 →

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

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Main article: 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification
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)

Venues

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 Kuwait City
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium
Capacity: 22,000

Squads

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For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1980 AFC Asian Cup squads.

Group stage

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Group A

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

Group B

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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: RSSSF
(H) Hosts


United Arab Emirates 1–1 Kuwait
Chombi 35' Al-Houti 19'
Attendance: 20,000
South Korea 1–1 Malaysia
Choi Soon-ho 69' Zulkifli Hamzah 90'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sudarso Hardjowasito (Indonesia)
Qatar 2–1 United Arab Emirates
Muftah 50', 60' Al-Hajri 58'
Kuwait 3–1 Malaysia
Kameel 20'
Yaqoub 53' (pen.), 77' (pen.)		 Zulkifli Hamzah 44'
Attendance: 20,000
Qatar 0–2 South Korea
Lee Jung-il 7'
Choi Soon-ho 21'
Malaysia 2–0 United Arab Emirates
Abdah Alif 32'
Tukamin Bahari 89'
Kuwait 0–3 South Korea
Hwang Seok-keun 47'
Choi Soon-ho 71', 78'
Attendance: 20,000
Malaysia 1–1 Qatar
Tukamin Bahari 33' ? 52'
South Korea 4–1 United Arab Emirates
Choi Soon-ho 26', 53', 78' (pen.)
Chung Hae-won 84'		 Chombi 79'
Kuwait 4–0 Qatar
Al-Dakhil 32', 57'
Yaqoub 50' (pen.)
Al-Anberi 66'
Attendance: 20,000

Knockout stage

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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

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

Third place play-off

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Iran 3–0 North Korea
Fariba 49'
Faraki 66', 76'
Attendance: 10,000

Final

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

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Awards

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Asian Cup: Know Your History – Part One (1956–1988)". Goal.com. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  2. ^ "1980 AFC Asian Cup". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Asian Cup 1980 Kuwait » Schedule". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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