Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers

Football at the Olympics qualification

The Pre-Olympic tournaments of the Asian Qualifiers for the 1984 Summer Olympic were held from 12 August 1983 to 29 April 1984. Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Qatar qualified.[1]

First round

North Korea was banned from international competitions for two years by the AFC and FIFA for attacking a referee after the 1982 Asian Games football semi-final match against Kuwait in New Delhi, India.

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kuwait 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 8
 Qatar 6 2 4 0 6 4 +2 8
 Syria 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 7
 Jordan 6 0 1 5 3 11 −8 1

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 4 1 3 0 4 3 +1 5
 Bahrain 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 4
 United Arab Emirates 4 0 3 1 3 4 −1 3
Iraq 0–0 Bahrain
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Iraq 0–0 United Arab Emirates
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Bahrain 0–0 United Arab Emirates
Bahrain 1–2 Iraq
Radhi
Saddam
United Arab Emirates 2–2 Iraq

 Shihab
Saeed
United Arab Emirates 1–2 Bahrain

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 8 6 1 1 22 5 +17 13
 Malaysia 8 5 2 1 14 7 +7 12
 India 8 3 1 4 11 14 −3 7
 Singapore 8 2 1 5 4 14 −10 5
 Indonesia 8 0 3 5 3 14 −11 3

Note: Saudi Arabia played home and away matches; the other four countries played tournaments in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Thailand 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 9
 South Korea 6 3 2 1 12 5 +7 8
 China 6 2 3 1 10 5 +5 7
 Hong Kong 6 0 0 6 1 17 −16 0

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 New Zealand 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5 7
 Japan 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 3
 Chinese Taipei 4 0 2 2 2 6 −4 2

Second round

All games in this round were played in National Stadium, Singapore. All times in Singapore Standard Time (SST).

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 4 3 1 0 13 7 +6 7
 South Korea 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 5
 Kuwait 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 5
 Bahrain 4 1 1 2 2 4 −2 3
 New Zealand 4 0 0 4 1 8 −7 0
Kuwait 2-0 Bahrain
Fathi 53'
Yussef 80'		 [2]
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: C. Bambridge (AUS)
South Korea 0-0 Kuwait
[4]
Referee: Zhang Daqiao (CHN)
Saudi Arabia 1–1 Bahrain
Mohaisen 66' [5] Khalil 77'
Referee: Lee Kok Leong (SIN)
Kuwait 2–0 New Zealand
Abdulla 30'
Nassir 36'		 [6]
Referee: Thomson Chan (HKG)
South Korea 1-0 Bahrain
Choi 43' [7]
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ahmad Bash (JOR)
Saudi Arabia 4-1 Kuwait
Mohaisen 34' 52'
Majed 86' 89'		 [8] Abdulla 60'
Bahrain 1–0 New Zealand
Khalil 42' [10]
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ahmad Bash (JOR)
Saudi Arabia 5-4 South Korea
Shaye 40'
Mohaisen 47'
Majed 58' (pen.) 66'
Saleh 82'		 [11] Chung J.S. 15'
Chung H.W. 18'
Hussein 49' (o.g.)
Lee 75'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: H. Sudarso (INA)

Saudi Arabia won the group and qualified for the 1984 Summer Olympics football tournament.

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Qatar 4 4 0 0 7 1 +6 8
 Iraq 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 6
 Thailand 4 1 1 2 6 5 +1 3
 Malaysia 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3 3
 Japan 4 0 0 4 5 11 −6 0
Thailand 5–2 Japan
Piyapong 16' 50' 71' (pen.)
Chalor 25'
Chalermvud 49'		 [12] Hashiratani 70'
Kimura 79'
Attendance: 15,000
Qatar 2–0 Malaysia
Ibrahim Khalfan 52' (pen.)
Khalid Salman 55'		 [13]
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Thomson Chan (HKG)
Iraq 2–1 Thailand
Munir 7'
Jassim 78'		 [14] Vorawan 36'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: H. Sudarso (INA)
Malaysia 2–1 Japan
Yunus 31'
Zainal 54'		 [15] Hara 85'
Referee: M. Nazari (IRN)
Qatar 1–0 Thailand
Ibrahim Khalfan 19' [16]
Referee: Lee Kok Leong (SIN)
Iraq 2–1 Japan
Munir 2'
Dirjal 45'		 [17] Hara 34'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: N. Chandra (SIN)
Qatar 2–0 Iraq
Ibrahim Khalfan 14' (pen.)
Mansour Muftah 77'		 [18]
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Zhang Daqiao (CHN)
Thailand 0–0 Malaysia
[19]
Referee: M. Nazari (IRN)
Qatar 2–1 Japan
Ibrahim Khalfan 21'
Khalid Salman 64'		 [20] Hara 50'
Referee: Tulu Gurkan (PHI)
Iraq 2–0 Malaysia
Allawi 37'
Saeed 62'		 [21]
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: C. Bambridge (AUS)

Qatar won the group and qualified for the 1984 Summer Olympics football tournament.

Playoff match

Iraq 1–0 South Korea
Dirjal 43' [22]
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: C. Bambridge (AUS)

Iraq won the play-off and qualified for the 1984 Summer Olympics football tournament.

References

  1. ^ "Games of the XXIII. Olympiad - Football Qualifying Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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  4. ^ Jeffrey Low (18 April 1984). "Sweat 'n' sour for Kuwaitis". The Straits Times. eresources.nlb.gov.sg. p. 47. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
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  15. ^ Joe Dorai (19 April 1984). "Towkay calls the tune". The Straits Times. eresources.nlb.gov.sg. p. 48. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  16. ^ Jeffrey Low (22 April 1984). "Thai-ed up in their own knots". The Straits Times. eresources.nlb.gov.sg. p. 32. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  17. ^ Joe Dorai (22 April 1984). "The late, late show of Japanese fire". The Straits Times. eresources.nlb.gov.sg. p. 32. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  18. ^ Jeffrey Low (24 April 1984). "Man in the middle of mayhem". The Straits Times. eresources.nlb.gov.sg. p. 43. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  19. ^ Joe Dorai (24 April 1984). "Sompong stops Malaysia". The Straits Times. eresources.nlb.gov.sg. p. 43. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  20. ^ Joe Dorai (27 April 1984). "Qatari joy ends on a sour note". The Straits Times. eresources.nlb.gov.sg. p. 46. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  21. ^ Jeffrey Low (27 April 1984). "Where there's no will, there's no LA way". The Straits Times. eresources.nlb.gov.sg. p. 46. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  22. ^ Jeffrey Low (30 April 1984). "Middle East freeze". The Straits Times. eresources.nlb.gov.sg. p. 25. Retrieved 11 January 2023.

External links

  • Football Qualifying Tournament (Los Angeles, USA, 1984) - Zone Asia - rsssf.com