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.
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Groups
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
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- * Withdrew
- ** Qualified as defending champions
- *** Qualified as host
Qualification
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0[lower-alpha 1] |
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Notes:
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- Bahrain withdrew after abandoning their first match against Syria at 1–0. Their following matches were awarded to the opposing team at 2–0
- All matches played in the United Arab Emirates.
| United Arab Emirates | 2 – 0 Awarded | |
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Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 |
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 |
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1 |
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- All matches played in Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | 1 – 1 | |
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| Qatar | 3 – 0 | |
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| Bangladesh | 2 – 2 | |
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| Bangladesh | 0 – 4 | |
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| Qatar | 2 – 1 | |
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| Bangladesh | 4 – 1 | |
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Group 3
- All matches played in Thailand.
- Allocation matches to determine groups
- Singapore received a bye
Thailand  | 3 – 1 |  |
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Daoyod Dara  Withaya Laohakul Manus R. |
Timo Kapissa |
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Group 3A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Source:
| Malaysia | 4 – 1 | |
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| Santokh Singh James Wong Bakri Ibni Mokhtar Dahari |
Iswadi Idris |
| North Korea | 3 – 1 | |
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| Pak Jong-Hun Hong Song-Nam |
Andi Lala |
| Malaysia | 1 – 1 | |
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Group 3B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
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Group 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
Source:
- All matches played in the Philippines.
References
- Morrison, Neil; Jovanovic, Bojan; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter. "Asian Nations Cup 1980". RSSSF.
- "A-Cup: Singapore in Group Three"
- The Straits Times, 19 September 1978, Page 24
- "Champions Iran out of Asian Cup final round"
- The Straits Times, 25 May 1979, Page 35
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