1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates25 December 1978 – 14 May 1979
Teams17 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored91 (2.94 per match)
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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.

Groups[]

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4

 Bahrain
 Lebanon
 Pakistan (withdrew)
 South Yemen (withdrew)
 Syria
 United Arab Emirates

 Afghanistan
 Bangladesh
 India (withdrew)
 Iraq (withdrew)
 Jordan (withdrew)
   Nepal (withdrew)
 Qatar
 Saudi Arabia (withdrew)

 Brunei (withdrew)
 Burma (withdrew)
 Hong Kong
 Indonesia
 Malaysia
 North Korea
 Singapore
 Sri Lanka
 Thailand

 China PR
 Kampuchea (withdrew)
 Japan (withdrew)
 Laos (withdrew)
 Macau
 Philippines
 South Korea
 Vietnam (withdrew)

 Iran qualified as defending champions
 Kuwait qualified as hosts

Qualification[]

Group 1[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Syria 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 3 1980 AFC Asian Cup
2  United Arab Emirates 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
3  Lebanon 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
4  Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn[a]
Source:[citation needed]
United Arab Emirates 0–0 Lebanon
Referee: (Saudi Arabia)
Syria 1–1[a]
Cancelled		 Bahrain
United Arab Emirates 0–0 Syria
Lebanon Cancelled Bahrain
Syria 1–0 Lebanon
  • Goal 21'
Referee: (Kuwait)
United Arab Emirates Cancelled Bahrain
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b In the 17 November match between Syria and Bahrain, the referee awarded a penalty to Bahrain. The Syrian head coach entered the pitch, threatening the referee, who stopped the match in the 81st minute. The committee initially awarded the match 3–0 in favour of Bahrain, but Syria threatened to withdraw; the committee adjusted its decision to a replay of the match on 25 November, but then Bahrain withdrew. All matches involving Bahrain were annulled.[1]

Group 2[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Qatar 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8 7 1980 AFC Asian Cup
 Bangladesh 4 1 2 1 7 8 −1 4
 Afghanistan 4 0 1 3 4 11 −7 1
Source:[citation needed]
Bangladesh 1–1 Qatar
Qatar 3–0 Afghanistan
Bangladesh 2–2 Afghanistan
Bangladesh 0–4 Qatar
Qatar 2–1 Afghanistan
Bangladesh 4–1 Afghanistan

Group 3[]

Allocation matches to determine groups
Thailand 3–1 Indonesia
Daoyod Dara Goal 12'
Withaya Laohakul Goal 24'
Goal 35'		 Goal 18'
Malaysia 3–1 Sri Lanka
North Korea 3–0 Hong Kong

Group 3A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Malaysia 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 3 1980 AFC Asian Cup
 North Korea 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 3
 Indonesia 2 0 0 2 2 7 −5 0
Source:[citation needed]
Malaysia 4–1 Indonesia
Santokh Singh Goal 35'
James Wong Goal 51'
Bakri Ibni Goal 55'
Mokhtar Dahari Goal 88'		 Iswadi Idris Goal 71'
North Korea 3–1 Indonesia
Pak Jong-hun Goal 22', 75'
Hong Song-nam Goal 32'		 Goal 35'
Malaysia 1–1 North Korea

Group 3B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Thailand 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 6 1980 AFC Asian Cup
 Hong Kong 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 4
 Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 2
 Singapore 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source:[citation needed]
Hong Kong 3–1 Singapore
Thailand 4–0 Sri Lanka
Hong Kong 5–0 Sri Lanka
Thailand 4–0 Singapore
Sri Lanka 4–0 Singapore
Thailand 1–0 Hong Kong

Semi-finals[]

Malaysia 0–0 Hong Kong
Penalties
5–4
Thailand 0–1 North Korea

Third place play-off[]

Thailand 1–2 Hong Kong

Final[]

North Korea 1–0 Malaysia

North Korea  and  Malaysia qualified for the final tournament

Group 4[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 South Korea 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 6 1980 AFC Asian Cup
 China PR 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 4
 Macau 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 2
 Philippines 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source:[citation needed]
South Korea 4–1 Macau
Philippines 0–3 China PR
Philippines 0–5 South Korea
China PR 2–1 Macau
South Korea 1–0 China PR
Philippines 1–2 Macau

Qualified teams[]

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
 Kuwait Hosts 2 (1972, 1976)
 Syria Group 1 winners 22 November 1979 0 (debut)
 United Arab Emirates Group 1 runners-up 23 November 1979 0 (debut)
 Qatar Group 2 winners 15 January 1979 0 (debut)
 Bangladesh Group 2 runners-up 16 January 1979 0 (debut)
 North Korea Group 3 winners 12 May 1979 0 (debut)
 Malaysia Group 3 runners-up 11 May 1979 1 (1976)
 South Korea Group 4 winners 29 December 1978 3 (1956, 1960, 1972)


Controversies[]

In the 17 November match between Syria and Bahrain, the referee awarded a penalty to Bahrain. The Syrian head coach entered the pitch, threatening the referee, who stopped the match in the 81st minute. The committee initially awarded the match 3–0 in favour of Bahrain, but Syria threatened to withdraw; the committee adjusted its decision to a replay of the match on 25 November, but then Bahrain withdrew. All matches involving Bahrain were annulled.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Al Anwar, November 1979
  2. ^ Al Anwar, November 1979
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