1980 AFC Asian Cup

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.

1980 AFC Asian Cup
Asian Cup Kuwait 1980
كأس آسيا 1980
Tournament details
Host countryKuwait
Dates15–30 September
Teams10
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 played24
Goals scored76 (3.17 per match)
Top scorer(s) Behtash Fariba
Choi Soon-ho
(7 goals each)

Qualification
Main article: 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification
  •  Kuwait qualified automatically as host
  •  Iran qualified automatically as defending champions

The other 8 qualifying teams were:

Venues
Kuwait City
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium
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 advance to the semi-finals

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 4 2 2 0 12 4 +8 6
 North Korea 4 3 0 1 9 7 +2 6
 Syria 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 5
 China PR 4 1 1 2 9 5 +4 3
 Bangladesh 4 0 0 4 2 17 −15 0
Source:
North Korea 3–2 Bangladesh
Choi Jae-pil  44', 45'
Kim Jong-man  90'		 Chunnu  60' (pen.)
Salahuddin  88'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Iran 0–0 Syria
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 15,000
North Korea 2–1 China PR
Kim Bok-man  20' Li Fubao  7'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Bangladesh 0–1 Syria
Keshek  7'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
China PR 2–2 Iran
Chen Jingang  74'
Xu Yonglai  89'		 Alidousti  35'
Fariba  70'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 10,000
Bangladesh 0–7 Iran
Fariba  11', 34', 80', 82'
Roshan  21'
Barzegari  27', 87'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 2,000
Syria 1–0 China PR
Keshek  86'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
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)
China PR 6–0 Bangladesh
Shen Xiangfu
Xu Yonglai
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
North Korea 2–1 Syria
Suleiman
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8 7
 Kuwait 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3 5
 Malaysia 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 4
 Qatar 4 1 1 2 3 8 −5 3
 United Arab Emirates 4 0 1 3 3 9 −6 1
Source:
United Arab Emirates 1–1 Kuwait
Chombi  35' Al-Houti  19'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000
South Korea 1–1 Malaysia
Choi Soon-ho  69' Zulkifli  90'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 5,000
Qatar 2–1 United Arab Emirates
Muftah  50', 60' Al-Hajri  58'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Kuwait 3–1 Malaysia
Kameel  20'
Yaqoub  53' (pen.), 77' (pen.)		 Zulkifli  44'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000
Qatar 0–2 South Korea
Lee Jung-il  7'
Choi Soon-ho  21'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Referee: Vichai Charupunt (Thailand)
Malaysia 2–0 United Arab Emirates
Abdah  32'
Tukamin  89'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Kuwait 0–3 South Korea
Hwang Seok-keun  47'
Choi Soon-ho  71', 78'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000
Malaysia 1–1 Qatar
Tukamin
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
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)
Kuwait 4–0 Qatar
Al-Dakhil  32', 57'
Yaqoub  50' (pen.)
Al-Anberi  66'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
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'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kok Lee (Singapore)
South Korea 2–1 North Korea
Chung Hae-won  80', 89' Pak Jong-hun  19' (pen.)
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000

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

Final
Kuwait 3–0 South Korea
Al-Houti  8'
Al-Dakhil  34', 69'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 25,000

Statistics

Goalscorers
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Awards

Top scorer

Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards

Nasser Hejazi

Naeem Saad
Soh Chin Aun
Mahboub Juma'a
Mehdi Dinvarzadeh

Abdolreza Barzegari
Saad Al-Houti
Lee Young-moo

Choi Soon-ho
Faisal Al-Dakhil
Jasem Yaqoub

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1  Kuwait 6 4 1 1 13 6 +7 9 1st
2  South Korea 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 9 2nd
3  Iran 6 3 2 1 16 6 +10 8 3rd
4  North Korea 6 3 0 3 10 12 −2 6
5  Syria 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 5 Eliminated in the first stage
6  Malaysia 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 4
7  China PR 4 1 1 2 9 5 +4 3
8  Qatar 4 1 1 2 3 8 −5 3
9  United Arab Emirates 4 0 1 3 3 9 −6 1
10  Bangladesh 4 0 0 4 2 17 −15 0
Source: rsssf.com

References
  1. "Asian Cup: Know Your History – Part One (1956–1988)". Goal.com. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
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