1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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*
 South Yemen*
 Syria
 United Arab Emirates

 Afghanistan
 Bangladesh
 India*
 Iraq*
 Jordan*
   Nepal*
 Qatar
 Saudi Arabia*

 Brunei*
 Burma*
 Hong Kong
 Indonesia
 Malaysia
 North Korea
 Singapore
 Sri Lanka
 Thailand

 China
 Kampuchea*
 Japan*
 Laos*
 Macau
 Philippines
 South Korea
 Vietnam*

  • * Withdrew
  •  Iran qualified as defending champions
  •  Kuwait qualified as hosts

Qualification

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Syria 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 3 1980 AFC Asian Cup
 United Arab Emirates 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
 Lebanon 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
 Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn[a]
Source:[citation needed]
United Arab Emirates 0–0 Lebanon
Syria 1–1[a]
Cancelled		 Bahrain
Lebanon Cancelled Bahrain
Syria 1–0 Lebanon
  • Qaddour 21'
Referee: Abdulwahab Binai (Kuwait)
  1. ^ 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: RSSSF
  • All matches played in Bangladesh.
  • Iraq were originally drawn in this group but they withdrew before the start of the qualifiers.[2]
Qatar 3–0 Afghanistan
Qatar 3–0 Afghanistan

Group 3

Allocation matches to determine groups
Thailand 3–1 Indonesia
Daoyod Dara 12'
Withaya Laohakul 24'
Manus R. 35'		 Timo Kapissa 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 35'
James Wong 51'
Bakri Ibni 55'
Mokhtar Dahari 88'		 Iswadi Idris 71'
North Korea 3–1 Indonesia
Pak Jong-hun 22', 75'
Hong Song-nam 32'		 Andi Lala 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 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
China 2–1 Macau
South Korea 1–0 China
Philippines 1–2 Macau

Qualified teams

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
 Kuwait Hosts N/A 2 (1972, 1976)
 Iran 1976 AFC Asian Cup champions 13 June 1976 3 (1968, 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 4 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972)
 China Group 4 runners-up 29 December 1978 1 (1976)

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.[3]

References

  1. ^ Al Anwar, November 1979
  2. ^ "منتخبنا خارج حسابات امم اسيا" (in Arabic). NIIIIS.com. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  3. ^ Al Anwar, November 1979
  • 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
  • Al Anwar, November 1979