1980 AFC Asian Cup
Asian Cup Kuwait 1980 كأس آسيا 1980 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Kuwait |
Dates | 15–30 September |
Teams | 10 |
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 played | 24 |
Goals scored | 76 (3.17 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Behtash Fariba Choi Soon-ho (7 goals) |
The 1980 AFC Asian Cup was the seventh edition of the Asian Nations Cup, the football championship of Asia (AFC).[1] It was hosted by Kuwait between 15 and 30 September. 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. Midway through the tournament, Iraq invaded Iran. Kuwaiti television supported the attack and aired propaganda in favor of the Iraqis. This led to a very poor atmosphere in the Iranian camp, especially for Hassan Roshan whose brother was killed in the attacks and was one of the main reasons the team fell apart late in the tournament.
Qualification
The other 8 qualifying teams were:
Venues
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium |
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Kuwait City |
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 | |
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Group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals |
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
16 September 1980 |
North Korea | 3–2 | Bangladesh |
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Choi Jae-pil 44', 45' Kim Jong-man 90' |
Chunnu 60' (pen.) Salahuddin 88' |
20 September 1980 |
China PR | 2–2 | Iran |
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Chen Jingang 74' Xu Yonglai 89' |
Alidousti 35' Fariba 70' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City Attendance: 10,000 |
22 September 1980 |
Bangladesh | 0–7 | Iran |
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Fariba 11', 34', 80', 82' Roshan 21' Barzegari 27', 87' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City Attendance: 2,000 |
24 September 1980 |
Iran | 3–2 | North Korea |
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Alidousti 27' Danaeifard 57' Fariba 60' |
Hwang Sang-hoi 68' Pak Jong-hun 90' |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
15 September 1980 |
United Arab Emirates | 1–1 | Kuwait |
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Chombi 35' | Al-Houti 19' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City Attendance: 20,000 |
18 September 1980 |
Kuwait | 3–1 | Malaysia |
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Kameel 20' Yaqoub 53' (pen.), 77' (pen.) |
Hamzah 44' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City Attendance: 20,000 |
24 September 1980 18:30 |
South Korea | 4–1 | United Arab Emirates |
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Choi Soon-ho 26', 53', 78' (pen.) Chung Hae-won 84' |
Chombi 79' |
25 September 1980 |
Kuwait | 4–0 | Qatar |
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Al-Dakhil 32', 57' Yaqoub 50' (pen.) Al-Anberi 66' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City Attendance: 20,000 |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
28 September – Kuwait | |||||||
Iran | 1 | ||||||
Kuwait | 2 | ||||||
30 September – Kuwait | |||||||
Kuwait | 3 | ||||||
South Korea | 0 | ||||||
Third place | |||||||
28 September – Kuwait | 29 September – Kuwait | ||||||
South Korea | 2 | Iran | 3 | ||||
North Korea | 1 | North Korea | 0 |
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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Awards
Winners
1980 AFC Asian Cup Winners |
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Kuwait First title |
All-Star Team
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Final positions
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Kuwait | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 9 |
2 | South Korea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 |
3 | Iran | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 8 |
4 | North Korea | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 |
Eliminated in the First Stage | |||||||||
5 | Syria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
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 |
References
- ↑ "Asian Cup: Know Your History – Part One (1956–1988)". Goal.com. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
External links
- South Korea International Matches
- Kuwait Football Association
- All-Star Team News Straits Times, 2 October 1980, Page 27
- Details at RSSSF