1980 AFC Asian Cup

1980 AFC Asian Cup
Asian Cup Kuwait 1980
كأس آسيا 1980
Tournament details
Host country  Kuwait
Dates 15–30 September
Teams 10
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 played 24
Goals scored 76 (3.17 per match)
Top scorer(s) Iran Behtash Fariba
South Korea Choi Soon-ho
(7 goals)

The 1980 AFC Asian Cup was the seventh edition of the Asian Nations Cup, the football championship of Asia (AFC).[1] It was hosted by Kuwait between September 15 and 30. 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. Midway through the tournament Iraq invaded Iran. Kuwaiti television supported the attack and aired propaganda in favor of the Iraqis. This led to a very poor atmosphere in the Iranian camp, especially for Hassan Roshan whose brother was killed in the attacks and was one of the main reasons the team fell apart late in the tournament.

Qualification

The other 8 qualifying teams were:

Venues

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

Squads

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

Group stage

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
 Iran 4220124+86
 North Korea 430197+26
 Syria 421132+15
 China PR 411295+43
 Bangladesh 4004217−150

16 September 1980
North Korea  3 – 2  Bangladesh
Choi Jae-pil  44', 45'
Kim Jong-man  90'
Chunnu  60' (pen.)
Salahuddin  88'

17 September 1980
Iran  0 – 0  Syria

18 September 1980
North Korea  2 – 1  China PR
Kim Bok-man  20' Li Fubao  7'

19 September 1980
Bangladesh  0 – 1  Syria
Keshek  7'

20 September 1980
China PR  2 – 2  Iran
Chen Jingang  74'
Cai Jinbiao  89'
Alidousti  35'
Fariba  70'

22 September 1980
Bangladesh  0 – 7  Iran
Fariba  11', 34', 80', 82'
Roshan  21'
Barzegari  27', 87'

23 September 1980
Syria  1 – 0  China PR
Keshek  86'

24 September 1980
Iran  3 – 2  North Korea
Alidousti  27'
Danaeifard  57'
Fariba  60'
Hwang Sang-hoi  68'
Pak Jong-hun  90'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Enrique Mendoza (Mexico)


26 September 1980
North Korea  2 – 1  Syria
Suleiman

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 4310102+87
 Kuwait 421185+35
 Malaysia 41215504
 Qatar 411238−53
 United Arab Emirates 401339−61

15 September 1980
United Arab Emirates  1 – 1  Kuwait
Chombi  35' Al-Houti  19'

16 September 1980
18:30
South Korea  1 – 1  Malaysia
Choi Soon-ho  69' Hamzah  90'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sudarso Hardjowasito (Indonesia)

17 September 1980
Qatar  2 – 1  United Arab Emirates
Muftah  50', 60' Al-Hajri  58'

18 September 1980
Kuwait  3 – 1  Malaysia
Kamel  20'
Yaqoub  53' (pen.), 77' (pen.)
Hamzah  44'

19 September 1980
18:30
Qatar  0 – 2  South Korea
Lee Jung-il  7'
Choi Soon-ho  21'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Referee: Vichai Charupunt (Thailand)

20 September 1980
Malaysia  2 – 0  United Arab Emirates
Alif  32'
Bahari  89'

21 September 1980
16:30
Kuwait  0 – 3  South Korea
Hwang Seok-keun  47'
Choi Soon-ho  71', 78'

23 September 1980
Malaysia  1 – 1  Qatar
Bahari

24 September 1980
18:30
South Korea  4 – 1  United Arab Emirates
Choi Soon-ho  26', 53', 78' (pen.)
Chung Hae-won  84'
Chombi  79'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Referee: Melvyn Victor D’Souza (India)

25 September 1980
Kuwait  4 – 0  Qatar
Al-Dakhil  32', 57'
Yaqoub  50' (pen.)
Al-Anberi  66'

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
28 September – Kuwait
  Iran  1  
  Kuwait  2  
 
30 September – Kuwait
      Kuwait  3
    South Korea  0
Third place
28 September – Kuwait 29 September – Kuwait
  South Korea  2   Iran  3
  North Korea  1     North Korea  0

Semi-finals

28 September 1980
Iran  1 – 2  Kuwait
Faraki  90' Yaqoub  63'
Al-Dakhil  85'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kok Lee (Singapore)

28 September 1980
19:30
South Korea  2 – 1  North Korea
Chung Hae-won  80', 89' Pak Jong-hun  19' (pen.)

Third place play-off

29 September 1980
Iran  3 – 0  North Korea
Fariba  49'
Faraki  66', 76'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Enrique Mendoza (Mexico)

Final

30 September 1980
18:30
Kuwait  3 – 0  South Korea
Al-Houti  8'
Al-Dakhil  34', 69'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Sudarso Hardjowasito (Indonesia)

Goalscorers

7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals

  • Malaysia Zulkifli Hamzah
  • North Korea Choi Jae-pil
  • North Korea Kim Bok-man

1 goal

Awards

Winners

 1980 AFC Asian Cup Winners 

Kuwait
First title

All-Star Team

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 positions

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kuwait 6411136+79
2 South Korea 6411126+69
3 Iran 6321166+108
4 North Korea 63031012−26
Eliminated in the First Stage
5 Syria 421132+15
6 Malaysia 41215504
7 China PR 411295+43
8 Qatar 411238−53
9 United Arab Emirates 401339−61
10 Bangladesh 4004217−150

References

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

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