1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Main article: 1980 AFC Asian Cup
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.
Groups
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
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- * Withdrew
- ** Qualified as defending champions
- *** Qualified as host
Qualification
Group 1
- All matches played in the United Arab Emirates.
- Bahrain withdrew after abandoning their first match against Syria at 1–0. Their following matches were awarded to the opposing team at 2–0
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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.svg.png){kind=small} Syria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
 United Arab Emirates |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
 Lebanon |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
 Bahrain |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
Group 2
- All matches played in Bangladesh.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Qatar |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 |
 Bangladesh |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 4 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Afghanistan |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | –7 | 1 |
Group 3
- All matches played in Thailand.
- Allocation matches to determine groups
- Singapore received a bye
- Group 3A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Malaysia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 |
 North Korea |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
 Indonesia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 0 |
- Group 3B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Thailand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 |
.svg.png){kind=small} 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 |
- Semi-finals
- Third place play-off
- Final
Korea DPR and Malaysia qualified for the final tournament
Group 4
- All matches played in the Philippines.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 South Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 |
 China PR |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
 Macau |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 2 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Philippines |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 0 |
References
- 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
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