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1980 AFC Asian Cup

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{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name =

| year = 1980

| other_titles = كأس آسيا 1980

| image =

| size =

| caption =

| country = Kuwait

| dates = 15–30 September

| num_teams = 10

| confederations =

| venues = 1

| cities = 1

| champion = KUW

| count = 1

| second = KOR

| second-flagvar =1949

| third = IRN

| fourth = PRK

| fourth-flagvar = 1948

| matches = 24

| goals = 76

| attendance = 169200

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|Iran}} Behtash Fariba
{{flagicon|KOR|1949}} Choi Soon-ho
(7 goals each)

| updated =

| prevseason = 1976

| nextseason = 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).{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/8/main/2011/01/07/2293901/asian-cup-know-your-history-part-one-1956-1988 |title=Asian Cup: Know Your History – Part One (1956–1988) |publisher=Goal.com |date=7 January 2011 |access-date=3 May 2015}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/afc-asian-cup-qualification-1980-kuwait/qualifying-round/16382/|title=1980 AFC Asian Cup|access-date=4 December 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/all_matches/asian-cup-1980-kuwait/|title=Asian Cup 1980 Kuwait » Schedule|access-date=4 December 2021}}

Qualification

{{main|1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
Team

! Qualified as

! Qualified on

! Previous appearance

{{fb|KUW}}{{Sort|*|Hosts}}{{N/A|N/A}}{{sort|02|2 (1972, 1976)}}
{{fb|IRN}}{{Sort|761|1976 AFC Asian Cup champions}}13 June 1976{{sort|03|3 (1968, 1972, 1976)}}
{{fb|SYR|1980}}{{Sort|A1|Group 1 winners}}22 November 19790 (debut)
{{fb|UAE}}{{Sort|A2|Group 1 runners-up}}23 November 19790 (debut)
{{fb|QAT}}{{Sort|B1|Group 2 winners}}15 January 19790 (debut)
{{fb|BAN}}{{Sort|B2|Group 2 runners-up}}16 January 19790 (debut)
{{fb|PRK|1948}}{{Sort|C1|Group 3 winners}}12 May 19790 (debut)
{{fb|MAS}}{{Sort|C2|Group 3 runners-up}}11 May 1979{{sort|01|1 (1976)}}
{{fb|KOR|1949}}{{Sort|D1| Group 4 winners}}29 December 1978{{sort|04|4 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972)}}
{{fb|CHN}}{{Sort|D2|Group 4 runners-up}}29 December 1978{{sort|01|1 (1976)}}

Venues

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan=4|{{location map |Kuwait|float=none |width=300 |caption= |lat=29.369722 |long=47.978333 |label=Kuwait City |position=left

}}

! Kuwait City

Sabah Al-Salem Stadium
Capacity: 22,000
200px

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1980 AFC Asian Cup squads.

Group stage

= Group A =

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group A

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=y

|winpoints=2

|team1=IRI|name_IRI={{fb|Iran}}

|team2=PRK|name_PRK={{fb|North Korea|1948}}

|team3=SYR|name_SYR={{fb|Syria|1980}}

|team4=CHN|name_CHN={{fb|China}}

|team5=BAN|name_BAN={{fb|Bangladesh}}

|win_IRI=2|draw_IRI=2|loss_IRI=0|gf_IRI=12|ga_IRI=4

|win_PRK=3|draw_PRK=0|loss_PRK=1|gf_PRK=9|ga_PRK=7

|win_SYR=2|draw_SYR=1|loss_SYR=1|gf_SYR=3|ga_SYR=2

|win_CHN=1|draw_CHN=1|loss_CHN=2|gf_CHN=9|ga_CHN=5

|win_BAN=0|draw_BAN=0|loss_BAN=4|gf_BAN=2|ga_BAN=17

|col_A=green1|text_A=Advance to knockout stage

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/80asch.html RSSSF]

}}

{{football box

|date = 16 September 1980

|team1 = {{fb-rt|PRK|1948}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{fb|BAN}}

|goals1 = Choi Jae-pil {{goal|44||45}}
Kim Jong-man {{goal|88}}

|goals2 = Salahuddin {{goal|60|pen.}}
Chunnu {{goal|90}}

|stadium = Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

|attendance= 200

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 17 September 1980

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRI}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fb|SYR|1980}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|attendance= 12,000

|referee=

|stadium = Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 18 September 1980

|team1 = {{fb-rt|PRK|1948}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|CHN}}

|goals1 = Kim Bok-man {{goal|20}}
Hwang Sang-hoi {{goal}}

|goals2 = Li Fubao {{goal|7}}

|stadium = Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

|attendance= 1,000

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 19 September 1980

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BAN}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|SYR|1980}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Keshek {{goal|7}}

|stadium = Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

|attendance= 1,500

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 20 September 1980

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CHN}}

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{fb|IRI}}

|goals1 = Chen Jingang {{goal|74}}
Xu Yonglai {{goal|89}}

|goals2 = Alidousti {{goal|35}}
Fariba {{goal|70}}

|attendance= 10,000

|referee=

|stadium = Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 22 September 1980

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BAN}}

|score = 0–7

|team2 = {{fb|IRI}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Fariba {{goal|11||34||80||82}}
Roshan {{goal|21}}
Barzegari {{goal|27||87}}

|stadium = Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

|attendance= 2,000

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 23 September 1980

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR|1980}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|CHN}}

|goals1 = Keshek {{goal|86}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

|attendance= 3,000

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 24 September 1980

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRI}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{fb|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 = Alidousti {{goal|27}}
Danaeifard {{goal|57}}
Fariba {{goal|60}}

|goals2 = Hwang Sang-hoi {{goal|68}}
Pak Jong-hun {{goal|90}}

|stadium = Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

|referee= Enrique Mendoza (Mexico)

|attendance= 4,000

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 25 September 1980

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CHN}}

|score = 6–0

|team2 = {{fb|BAN}}

|goals1 = Shen Xiangfu {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}
Xu Yonglai {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

|attendance= 500

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 26 September 1980

|team1 = {{fb-rt|PRK|1948}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|SYR|1980}}

|goals1 = Kim Gwan-Mo {{goal}} 1T
Kim Gwang-Un {{goal}} 2T

|goals2 = Suleiman 2T (1-1) {{goal}}

|stadium = Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

|attendance= 2,000

}}

= Group B =

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group B

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=y

|winpoints=2

|team1=KOR|name_KOR={{fb|South Korea|1949}}

|team2=KUW|name_KUW={{fb|Kuwait}}

|team3=MAS|name_MAS={{fb|Malaysia}}

|team4=QAT|name_QAT={{fb|Qatar}}

|team5=UAE|name_UAE={{fb|United Arab Emirates}}

|win_KOR=3|draw_KOR=1|loss_KOR=0|gf_KOR=10|ga_KOR=2

|win_KUW=2|draw_KUW=1|loss_KUW=1|gf_KUW=8|ga_KUW=5|status_KUW=H

|win_MAS=1|draw_MAS=2|loss_MAS=1|gf_MAS=5|ga_MAS=5

|win_QAT=1|draw_QAT=1|loss_QAT=2|gf_QAT=3|ga_QAT=8

|win_UAE=0|draw_UAE=1|loss_UAE=3|gf_UAE=3|ga_UAE=9

|col_A=green1|text_A=Advance to knockout stage

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/80asch.html RSSSF]

}}

{{football box

|date = 15 September 1980

|team1 = {{fb-rt|UAE}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|KUW}}

|goals1 = Chombi {{goal|35}}

|goals2 =Al-Houti {{goal|19}}

|attendance= 18,000

|stadium = Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 16 September 1980

|time = 18:30

|team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR|1949}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|MAS}}

|goals1 = Choi Soon-ho {{goal|69}}

|goals2 = Zulkifli Hamzah {{goal|90}}

|attendance= 5,000

|stadium = Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

|referee= Sudarso Hardjowasito (Indonesia)

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 17 September 1980

|team1 = {{fb-rt|QAT}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|UAE}}

|goals1 = Muftah {{goal|50||60}}

|goals2 = Al-Hajri {{goal|58}}

|stadium = Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

|attendance= 3,000

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 18 September 1980

|team1 = {{fb-rt|KUW}}

|score = 3–1

|team2 = {{fb|MAS}}

|goals1 = Kameel {{goal|20}}
Yaqoub {{goal|53|pen.|77|pen.}}

|goals2 = Zulkifli Hamzah {{goal|44}}

|attendance= 15,000

|stadium = Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 19 September 1980

|time = 18:30

|team1 = {{fb-rt|QAT}}

|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{fb|KOR|1949}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Lee Jung-il {{goal|7}}
Choi Soon-ho {{goal|21}}

|stadium = Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

|attendance= 9,000

|referee= Vichai Charupunt (Thailand)

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 20 September 1980

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fb|UAE}}

|goals1 = Abdah Alif {{goal|32}}
Tukamin Bahari {{goal|89}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

|attendance= 3,000

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 21 September 1980

|time = 16:30

|team1 = {{fb-rt|KUW}}

|score = 0–3

|team2 = {{fb|KOR|1949}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Hwang Seok-keun {{goal|47}}
Choi Soon-ho {{goal|71||78}}

|attendance= 17,000

|referee= Toshikazu Sano (Japan)

|stadium = Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 23 September 1980

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|QAT}}

|goals1 = Tukamin Bahari {{goal|33}}

|goals2 = ? {{goal|52}}

|stadium = Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

|attendance= 1,000

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 24 September 1980

|time = 18:30

|team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR|1949}}

|score = 4–1

|team2 = {{fb|UAE}}

|goals1 = Choi Soon-ho {{goal|26||53||78|pen.}}
Chung Hae-won {{goal|84}}

|goals2 = Chombi {{goal|79}}

|stadium = Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

|attendance= 4,000

|referee= Melvyn Victor D’Souza (India)

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 25 September 1980

|team1 = {{fb-rt|KUW}}

|score = 4–0

|team2 = {{fb|QAT}}

|goals1 = Al-Dakhil {{goal|32||57}}
Yaqoub {{goal|50|pen.}}
Al-Anberi {{goal|66}}

|goals2 =

|attendance= 10,000

|stadium = Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

}}

Knockout stage

{{Round4-with third

|widescore=yes

|RD1=Semi-finals

|RD2=Final

|Consol=Third place

|28 September – Kuwait|{{fb|IRN}}|1|{{fb|KUW}}|2

|28 September – Kuwait|{{fb|KOR|1949}}|2|{{fb|PRK|1948}}|1

|30 September – Kuwait|{{fb|KUW}}|3|{{fb|KOR|1949}}|0

|29 September – Kuwait|{{fb|IRN}}|3|{{fb|PRK|1948}}|0

}}

= Semi-finals =

{{football box

|date = 28 September 1980

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRN}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fb|KUW}}

|goals1 = Faraki {{goal|90}}

|goals2 = Yaqoub {{goal|63}}
Al-Dakhil {{goal|85}}

|attendance= 19,000

|referee= Kok Lee (Singapore)

|stadium = Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 28 September 1980

|time = 19:30

|team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR|1949}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 = Chung Hae-won {{goal|80||89}}

|goals2 = Pak Jong-hun {{goal|19|pen.}}

|attendance= 7,000

|referee= Toshikazu Sano (Japan)

|stadium = Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

}}

= Third place play-off =

{{football box

|date = 29 September 1980

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRN}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fb|PRK|1948}}

|goals1 = Fariba {{goal|49}}
Faraki {{goal|66||76}}

|goals2 =

|attendance= 2,000

|referee= Enrique Mendoza (Mexico)

|stadium = Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

}}

= Final =

{{Main|1980 AFC Asian Cup Final}}

{{football box

|date = 30 September 1980

|time = 18:30

|team1 = {{fb-rt|KUW}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fb|KOR|1949}}

|goals1 = Al-Houti {{goal|8}}
Al-Dakhil {{goal|34||69}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

|referee= Sudarso Hardjowasito (Indonesia)

|attendance= 20,000

}}

Statistics

=Goalscorers=

;7 goals

;5 goals

;4 goals

{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}

{{colend}}

;3 goals

{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}

{{colend}}

;2 goals

{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}

{{colend}}

;1 goal

{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}

{{colend}}

=Awards=

Top scorer

Team of the Tournament

class="wikitable"
width=180|Goalkeeper

!width=180|Defenders

!width=180|Midfielders

!width=180|Forwards

align=left valign=top|

{{flagicon|IRN}} Nasser Hejazi

|align=left valign=top|

{{flagicon|KUW}} Naeem Saad

{{flagicon|MAS}} Soh Chin Aun

{{flagicon|KUW}} Mahboub Juma'a

{{flagicon|IRN}} Mehdi Dinvarzadeh

|align=left valign=top|

{{flagicon|IRN}} Abdolreza Barzegari

{{flagicon|KUW}} Saad Al-Houti

{{flagicon|KOR|1949}} Lee Young-moo

|align=left valign=top|

{{flagicon|KOR|1949}} Choi Soon-ho

{{flagicon|KUW}} Faisal Al-Dakhil

{{flagicon|KUW}} Jasem Yaqoub

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110722141522/http://rdfc.com.ne.kr/int/skor-intres-1980.html#1980 South Korea International Matches]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20111121133758/http://www.kfa.org.kw/subpagear.aspx?sub=118 Kuwait Football Association]
  • [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19801002&printsec=frontpage&hl=en All-Star Team] New Straits Times, 2 October 1980, Page 27
  • [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/80asch.html Details at RSSSF]

{{1980 AFC Asian Cup finalists}}

{{AFC Asian Cup}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:AFC Asian Cup 1980}}

1980

Asian Cup

Category:1980–81 in Kuwaiti football

Category:International association football competitions hosted by Kuwait

Category:September 1980 sports events in Asia