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) Iran Shahrokh Bayani
Iran Nasser Mohammadkhani
China Jia Xiuquan
(3 goals each)
Best player China Jia Xiuquan
Best goalkeeper Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Deayea
Fair play award  China PR

The 1984 AFC Asian Cup was the 8th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were hosted by Singapore between 1 December and 16 December 1984. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five. Saudi Arabia won their first title, beating China in the final 2–0.[1]

Qualification

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

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
Qatar  1 – 1  Syria
Khalfan  7' Anber  47' (o.g.)
Attendance: 8,000
Saudi Arabia  1 – 1  South Korea
Abdullah  90' Lee Tae-Ho  51'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: George Joseph (Malaysia)
Kuwait  1 – 0  Qatar
Al-Rumaihi  52' (o.g.)
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)
Syria  0 – 1  Saudi Arabia
Khalifa  66'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)
South Korea  0 – 0  Kuwait
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Cheung Kwok Kui (Hong Kong)
Syria  1 – 0  South Korea
Hassan  12'
Attendance: 10,000
Qatar  1 – 1  Saudi Arabia
Zaid  47' Abduljawad  65'
Attendance: 15,000
Kuwait  3 – 1  Syria
Mahrous  66' (o.g.)
Al-Dakhil  77'
A. Al-Buloushi  79'		 Abu Al-Sel  5'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Cheung Kwok Kui (Hong Kong)
South Korea  0 – 1  Qatar
Salman  69'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)
Kuwait  0 – 1  Saudi Arabia
Al-Jam'an  88'
Attendance: 5,000

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
Iran  3 – 0  United Arab Emirates
Alidousti  27'
Shahrokh Bayani  85' (pen.)
Mohammadkhani  87'
Attendance: 8,000
Singapore  2 – 0  India
Awab  36'
Saad  81'
Attendance: 21,000
Iran  2 – 0  China PR
Mohammadkhani  57'
Arabshahi  69'
Attendance: 19,000
United Arab Emirates  2 – 0  India
Al-Talyani  81'
Khamees  88'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abu Wahid Shanbe (Oman)
Singapore  0 – 2  China PR
Jia Xiuquan  21'
Zhao Dayu  39'
Attendance: 20,752
Referee: Ahmed Jassim (Bahrain)
Iran  0 – 0  India
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Koh Guan Kiat (Malaysia)
Singapore  0 – 1  United Arab Emirates
Abdulrahman  62'
Attendance: 15,000
China PR  3 – 0  India
Lin Lefeng  19'
Gu Guangming  59'
Jia Xiuquan  79'
Attendance: 8,256
Referee: Ahmed Jassim (Bahrain)
Singapore  1 – 1  Iran
Saad  61' Shahrokh Bayani  55' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abu Wahid Shanbe (Oman)
China PR  5 – 0  United Arab Emirates
Yang Zhaohui  12'
Jia Xiuquan  20'
Zuo Shusheng  36'
Zhao Dayu  52'
Gu Guangming  67'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 December – Singapore
 
 
 Saudi Arabia (pen.)1 (5)
 
16 December – Singapore
 
 Iran1 (4)
 
 Saudi Arabia2
 
14 December – Singapore
 
 China PR0
 
 China PR (a.e.t.)1
 
 
 Kuwait0
 
Third place
 
 
16 December – Singapore
 
 
 Iran1 (3)
 
 
 Kuwait (pen.)1 (5)

Semi-finals

China PR  1 – 0 (a.e.t.)  Kuwait
Li Huayun  108'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)

Third place play-off

Final

Saudi Arabia  2 – 0  China PR
Al-Nafisah  10'
Abdullah  46'
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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