1984 AFC Asian Cup

1984 AFC Asian Cup
Asian Cup Singapore 1984
1984年亞洲盃足球賽
Piala Asia 1984
1984 AFC ஆசிய கோப்பை
Tournament details
Host country  Singapore
Dates 1–16 December
Teams 10
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Runners-up  China PR
Third place  Kuwait
Fourth place  Iran
Tournament statistics
Matches played 24
Goals scored 44 (1.83 per match)
Top scorer(s) China Jia Xiuquan
Iran Shahrokh Bayani
Iran Nasser Mohammadkhani
(3 goals)
Best player China Jia Xiuquan
Best goalkeeper Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Deayea
Fair play award  China PR

The 1984 AFC Asian Cup was the eighth edition of the Asian Nations Cup, the football championship of Asia (AFC). It was hosted by Singapore between December 1 and December 16. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five. Saudi Arabia won their first championship, beating China in the final 2–0.[1]

Qualification

The other 8 qualifying teams were:

Venue

Kallang
National Stadium
Capacity: 55,000

Squads

Group stage

All times are Singapore Standard Time (UTC+8)

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 422042+26
 Kuwait 421142+25
 Qatar 41213304
 Syria 411235−23
 South Korea 402213−22

1 December 1984
19:00
Qatar  1 – 1  Syria
Khalfan  7' Anber  47' (o.g.)

2 December 1984
19:00
Saudi Arabia  1 – 1  South Korea
Abdullah  90' Lee Tae-Ho  51'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: George Joseph (Malaysia)

3 December 1984
21:00
Kuwait  1 – 0  Qatar
Al-Rumaihi  52' (o.g.)
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)

4 December 1984
21:00
Syria  0 – 1  Saudi Arabia
Khalifa  66'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

5 December 1984
19:00
South Korea  0 – 0  Kuwait
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Cheung Kwok Kui (Hong Kong)

7 December 1984
21:00
Syria  1 – 0  South Korea
Hassan  12'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: George Courtney (England)

8 December 1984
19:00
Qatar  1 – 1  Saudi Arabia
Zaid  47' Abduljawad  65'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Antonio Márquez (Mexico)

9 December 1984
19:00
Kuwait  3 – 1  Syria
Mahrous  66' (o.g.)
Al-Dakhil  77'
A. Al-Buloushi  79'
Abu Al-Sel  5'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Cheung Kwok Kui (Hong Kong)

10 December 1984
21:00
South Korea  0 – 1  Qatar
Salman  69'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)

11 December 1984
21:00
Kuwait  0 – 1  Saudi Arabia
Al-Jam'an  88'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Toshikazu Sano (Japan)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China PR 4301102+86
 Iran 422061+56
 United Arab Emirates 420238−54
 Singapore 411234−13
 India 401307−71

1 December 1984
21:00
Iran  3 – 0  United Arab Emirates
Alidousti  27'
Shahrokh Bayani  85' (pen.)
Mohammadkhani  87'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Toshikazu Sano (Japan)

2 December 1984
21:00
Singapore  2 – 0  India
Awab  36'
Saad  81'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Antonio Márquez (Mexico)

3 December 1984
19:00
Iran  2 – 0  China PR
Mohammadkhani  57'
Arabshahi  69'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: George Courtney (England)

4 December 1984
19:00
United Arab Emirates  2 – 0  India
Al-Talyani  81'
Khamees  88'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abu Wahid Shanbe (Oman)

5 December 1984
21:00
Singapore  0 – 2  China PR
Jia Xiuquan  21'
Zhao Dayu  39'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 20,752
Referee: Ahmed Jassim (Bahrain)

7 December 1984
19:00
Iran  0 – 0  India
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Koh Guan Kiat (Malaysia)

8 December 1984
21:00
Singapore  0 – 1  United Arab Emirates
Abdulrahman  62'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jassim Mandi (Bahrain)

9 December 1984
21:00
China PR  3 – 0  India
Lin Lefeng  19'
Gu Guangming  59'
Jia Xiuquan  79'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 8,256
Referee: Ahmed Jassim (Bahrain)

10 December 1984
19:00
Singapore  1 – 1  Iran
Saad  61' Shahrokh Bayani  55' (pen.)
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abu Wahid Shanbe (Oman)

11 December 1984
19:00
China PR  5 – 0  United Arab Emirates
Yang Zhaohui  12'
Jia Xiuquan  20'
Zuo Shusheng  36'
Zhao Dayu  52'
Gu Guangming  67'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
13 December – Singapore
  Saudi Arabia (pen.)  1 (5)  
  Iran  1 (4)  
 
16 December – Singapore
      Saudi Arabia  2
    China PR  0
Third place
14 December – Singapore 16 December – Singapore
  China PR (a.e.t.)  1   Iran  1 (3)
  Kuwait  0     Kuwait (pen.)  1 (5)

Semi-finals


14 December 1984
20:00
China PR  1 – 0 (a.e.t.)  Kuwait
Li Huayun  108'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)

Third place play-off

16 December 1984
18:00
Iran  1 – 1  Kuwait
Mohammadkhani  80' Al-Haddad  26'
  Penalties  
Hajiloo
Derakhshan
Ahadi
Mokhtarifar
3 – 5 Al-Dakhil
Al-Suwayed
Juma'a
Al-Jasem
Al-Qabendi
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Antonio Márquez (Mexico)

Final

16 December 1984
20:00
Saudi Arabia  2 – 0  China PR
Al-Nafisah  10'
Abdullah  46'
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

Awards

Winners

 1984 AFC Asian Cup Winners 

Saudi Arabia
First title

Individual Awards

Top Goalscorers Best Goalkeeper Most Valuable Player Fastest Goal Award Fair Play Award
China Jia Xiuquan
Iran Shahrokh Bayani
Iran Nasser Mohammadkhani
Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Deayea China Jia Xiuquan Syria Walid Abu Al-Sel  China PR

Goalscorers

With three goals, Jia Xiuquan, Shahrokh Bayani and Nasser Mohammadkhani are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 44 goals were scored by 34 different players, with four of them credited as own goals.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

Final positions

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Saudi Arabia 633073+49
2 China PR 6402114+78
3 Kuwait 622254+16
4 Iran 624083+58
Eliminated in the First Stage
5 Qatar 41213304
6 United Arab Emirates 420238−54
7 Singapore 411234−13
8 Syria 411235−23
9 South Korea 402213−22
10 India 401307−71

References

  1. "Asian Cup: Know Your History - Part One (1956-1988)". Goal.com. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2015-05-03.

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