1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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

 Bahrain
 Iran **
 Kuwait ***
 Lebanon
 Pakistan *
 South Yemen *
 Syria
 United Arab Emirates

 Afghanistan
 Bangladesh
 India *
 Iraq *
 Jordan *
   Nepal *
 Qatar
 Saudi Arabia *

 Brunei *
 Burma *
 Hong Kong
 Indonesia
 Malaysia
 North Korea
 Singapore
 Sri Lanka
 Thailand

 China PR
 Democratic Kampuchea *
 Japan *
 Laos *
 Macau
 Philippines
 South Korea
 Vietnam *

  • * 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
 Syria 321020+25
 United Arab Emirates 312020+24
 Lebanon 311121+13
 Bahrain 300305-50
United Arab Emirates  0 – 0  Lebanon
Syria  1 – 0  Bahrain
United Arab Emirates  0 – 0  Syria
Lebanon  2 – 0
Awarded		  Bahrain
Syria  1 – 0  Lebanon
United Arab Emirates  2 – 0
Awarded		  Bahrain

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Qatar 4310102+87
 Bangladesh 412178-14
 Afghanistan 4013411–71
Bangladesh  1 – 1  Qatar
Qatar  3 – 0  Afghanistan
Bangladesh  2 – 2  Afghanistan
Bangladesh  0 – 4  Qatar
Qatar  2 – 1  Afghanistan
Bangladesh  4 – 1  Afghanistan

Group 3

Allocation matches to determine groups
  • Singapore received a bye
Thailand  3 – 1  Indonesia
Daoyod Dara  12'
Withaya Laohakul 24'
Manus R.  35'		 Timo Kapissa  18'
Malaysia  3 – 1  Sri Lanka
North Korea  3 – 0  Hong Kong
Group 3A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Malaysia 211052+33
 North Korea 211042+23
 Indonesia 200227–50
Malaysia  4 – 1  Indonesia
Santokh Singh  35'
James Wong  51'
Bakri Ibni  55'
Mokhtar Dahari  88'		 Iswadi Idris  71'
North Korea  3 – 1  Indonesia
Pak Jong-Hun  22'  75'
Hong Song-Nam  32'		 Andi Lala  35'
Malaysia  1 – 1  North Korea
Group 3B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Thailand 330090+96
 Hong Kong 320182+64
 Sri Lanka 310249–52
 Singapore 3003111–100
Hong Kong  3 – 1  Singapore
Thailand  4 – 0  Sri Lanka
Hong Kong  5 – 0  Sri Lanka
Thailand  4 – 0  Singapore
Sri Lanka  4 – 0  Singapore
Thailand  1 – 0  Hong Kong
Semi-finals
Malaysia  0 – 0  Hong Kong
Penalties
5 – 4
Thailand  0 – 1  North Korea
Third place play-off
Thailand  1 – 2  Hong Kong
Final
North Korea  1 – 0  Malaysia

Korea DPR and Malaysia qualified for the final tournament

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3300101+96
 China PR 320152+34
 Macau 310247-32
 Philippines 3003110–90
South Korea  4 – 1  Macau
Philippines  0 – 5  China PR
Philippines  0 – 5  South Korea
China PR  2 – 1  Macau
South Korea  1 – 0  China PR
Philippines  1 – 2  Macau

References

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