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 each)

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. 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

  •  Kuwait qualified automatically as host
  •  Iran qualified automatically as defending champions

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
North Korea  3–2  Bangladesh
Choi Jae-pil  44', 45'
Kim Jong-man  90'		 Chunnu  60' (pen.)
Salahuddin  88'
Iran  0–0  Syria
Attendance: 15,000
North Korea  2–1  China PR
Kim Bok-man  20' Li Fubao  7'
Bangladesh  0–1  Syria
Keshek  7'
China PR  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 PR
Keshek  86'
Iran  3–2  North Korea
Alidousti  27'
Danaeifard  57'
Fariba  60'		 Hwang Sang-hoi  68'
Pak Jong-hun  90'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Enrique Mendoza (Mexico)
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
United Arab Emirates  1–1  Kuwait
Chombi  35' Al-Houti  19'
Attendance: 20,000
South Korea  1–1  Malaysia
Choi Soon-ho  69' Zulkifli  90'
Attendance: 5,000
Qatar  2–1  United Arab Emirates
Muftah  50', 60' Al-Hajri  58'
Kuwait  3–1  Malaysia
Kameel  20'
Yaqoub  53' (pen.), 77' (pen.)		 Zulkifli  44'
Attendance: 20,000
Qatar  0–2  South Korea
Lee Jung-il  7'
Choi Soon-ho  21'
Referee: Vichai Charupunt (Thailand)
Malaysia  2–0  United Arab Emirates
Abdah  32'
Tukamin  89'
Kuwait  0–3  South Korea
Hwang Seok-keun  47'
Choi Soon-ho  71', 78'
Attendance: 20,000
Malaysia  1–1  Qatar
Tukamin
South Korea  4–1  United Arab Emirates
Choi Soon-ho  26', 53', 78' (pen.)
Chung Hae-won  84'		 Chombi  79'
Referee: Melvyn Victor D’Souza (India)
Kuwait  4–0  Qatar
Al-Dakhil  32', 57'
Yaqoub  50' (pen.)
Al-Anberi  66'
Attendance: 20,000

Knockout stage

 
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

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

Iran  3–0  North Korea
Fariba  49'
Faraki  66', 76'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Enrique Mendoza (Mexico)

Final

Kuwait  3–0  South Korea
Al-Houti  8'
Al-Dakhil  34', 69'
Attendance: 25,000

Goalscorers

7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
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. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
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