Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers
This page provides the summaries of the matches of the qualifying tournaments divided into three groups, two of six teams and one of five teams. The winners and runners-up of each group met in a play-off match to qualify for the 1980 Summer Olympics tournament held in Moscow. Three teams qualified – Kuwait, Malaysia and Iran. However, due to the American-led political boycott, Malaysia and Iran did not enter the Final Tournament and were replaced by Iraq and Syria respectively.[1]
Qualifying tournaments
Group 1
The qualifying tournament of group 1 was held in Iraq, 5 teams participated.
Round 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iraq
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 7 |
 Kuwait
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 |
 Syria
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
 South Yemen
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 2 |
 Jordan
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Playoff match
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Iraq
|
2–3 | Kuwait
|
Kuwait won the tournament and qualifiyed for the 1980 Summer Olympics football tournament.
Group 2
The qualifying tournament of group 1 was held in Malaysia, 6 teams participated.
Round 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Malaysia
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 9 |
 South Korea
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 8 |
 Japan
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 7 |
 Brunei
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 |
 Indonesia
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 2 |
 Philippines
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | −32 | 0 |
Playoff match
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Malaysia
|
2–1 | South Korea
|
| Malaysia | 2 – 1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
Bakri Ibni  12'Wong 85' |
Kim Kang-nam 58' |
Malaysia won the tournament and qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics football tournament.
Group 3
The qualifying tournament of group 1 was held in Singapore, 6 teams participated.
Round 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iran
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 8 |
 Singapore
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 8 |
 China
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 |
 North Korea
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 |
 India
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
 Sri Lanka
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | −32 | 0 |
Playoff match
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore
|
0–4 | Iran
|
Iran won the tournament and qualifiyed for the 1980 Summer Olympics football tournament.
References
- ^ "Teams of Olympic Football Tournament Moscow 1980". fifa.com. FIFA.