1980 AFC Asian Cup

1980 AFC Asian Cup
كأس آسيا 1980
Tournament details
Host countryKuwait
Dates15–30 September
Teams10
Venue1 (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)
Attendance169,200 (7,050 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Behtash Fariba
South Korea Choi Soon-ho
(7 goals each)
← 1976
1984 →

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). The finals were hosted by Kuwait between 15 and 30 September 1980. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five each. Kuwait won their first championship, beating South Korea in the final 3–0.

Qualification

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
 KuwaitHostsN/A2 (1972, 1976)
 Iran1976 AFC Asian Cup champions13 June 19763 (1968, 1972, 1976)
 SyriaGroup 1 winners22 November 19790 (debut)
 United Arab EmiratesGroup 1 runners-up23 November 19790 (debut)
 QatarGroup 2 winners15 January 19790 (debut)
 BangladeshGroup 2 runners-up16 January 19790 (debut)
 North KoreaGroup 3 winners12 May 19790 (debut)
 MalaysiaGroup 3 runners-up11 May 19791 (1976)
 South KoreaGroup 4 winners29 December 19784 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972)
 ChinaGroup 4 runners-up29 December 19781 (1976)

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

All times are Arab Standard Time (UTC+3)

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 4 2 2 0 12 4 +8 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  North Korea 4 3 0 1 9 7 +2 6
3  Syria 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 5
4  China 4 1 1 2 9 5 +4 3
5  Bangladesh 4 0 0 4 2 17 −15 0
Source: RSSSF
North Korea 3–2 Bangladesh
Choi Jae-pil 42', 44'
Kim Jong-man 90'		 Chunnu 60' (pen.)
Salahuddin 83'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 200
Iran 0–0 Syria
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 15,000
North Korea 2–1 China
Kim Bok-man 19'
O Yung-su 63'		 Li Fubao 8'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 1,000
Bangladesh 0–1 Syria
Keshek 7'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 1,500
Iran 2–2 China
Alidoosti 25'
Fariba 55'		 Chen Jingang 75'
Cai Jinbiao 90'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 10,000
Iran 7–0 Bangladesh
Fariba 10', 35', 54', 68'
Roshan 18'
Barzegari 28', 75'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 2,000
Syria 1–0 China
Keshek 85'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 3,000
Iran 3–2 North Korea
Alidoosti 27'
Danaeifard 57'
Fariba 59'		 Jong Won-song 67'
Pak Jong-hun 85'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Enrique Mendoza (Mexico)
China 6–0 Bangladesh
Shen Xiangfu 34', 45', 88'
Xu Yonglai 40', 63', 83'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 500
North Korea 2–1 Syria
O Yung-su 25'
Kim Gwang-un 61'		 Suleiman 64'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 2,000

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8 10 Advance to knockout stage
2  Kuwait (H) 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3 7
3  Malaysia 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5
4  Qatar 4 1 1 2 3 8 −5 4
5  United Arab Emirates 4 0 1 3 3 9 −6 1
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
United Arab Emirates 1–1 Kuwait
Chombi 38' Al-Houti 17'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 18,000
South Korea 1–1 Malaysia
Choi Soon-ho 68' Hamzah 90'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sudarso Hardjowasito (Indonesia)
Qatar 2–1 United Arab Emirates
Muftah 4', 15' Al-Hajri 13'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 3,000
Kuwait 3–1 Malaysia
Kameel 16'
Yaqoub 53' (pen.), 75' (pen.)		 Hamzah 43'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000
Qatar 0–2 South Korea
Lee Jung-il 5'
Choi Soon-ho 22'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Vichai Charupunt (Thailand)
Malaysia 2–0 United Arab Emirates
Alif 32'
Bahari 90'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 3,000
Kuwait 0–3 South Korea
Hwang Seok-keun 48'
Choi Soon-ho 73', 80'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Toshikazu Sano (Japan)
Malaysia 1–1 Qatar
Bahari 20' Muftah 52'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 1,000
South Korea 4–1 United Arab Emirates
Choi Soon-ho 27', 50', 78' (pen.)
Chung Hae-won 85'		 Chombi 81'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Melvyn Victor D’Souza (India)
Kuwait 4–0 Qatar
Al-Dakhil 23', 57'
Yaqoub 49' (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+2' Yaqoub 63'
Al-Dakhil 85'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lee Kok Seng (Singapore)
South Korea 2–1 North Korea
Chung Hae-won 52', 75' Pak Jong-hun 19' (pen.)
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Toshikazu Sano (Japan)

Third place play-off

Iran 3–0 North Korea
Fariba 48'
Faraki 66', 69'
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', 68'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Sudarso Hardjowasito (Indonesia)

Winners

 1980 AFC Asian Cup winners 

Kuwait
First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

With seven goals, Choi Soon-ho from South Korea and Behtash Fariba from Iran are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 76 goals were scored by 36 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.

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

Awards

Top scorer

Team of the Tournament

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

References

  1. ↑ "Asian Cup: Know Your History – Part One (1956–1988)". Goal.com. 7 January 2011. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ "1980 AFC Asian Cup". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Asian Cup 1980 Kuwait » Schedule". Retrieved 4 December 2021.