1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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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
 Iran **
 Kuwait ***
 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
 Democratic Kampuchea *
 Japan *
 Laos *
 Macau
 Philippines
 South Korea
 Vietnam *

  • * Withdrew
  • ** Qualified as defending champions
  • *** Qualified as host

Qualification

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Syria 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 5
 United Arab Emirates 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 4
 Lebanon 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 3
 Bahrain 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Bahrain withdrew after abandoning their first match against Syria at 1–0. Their following matches were awarded to the opposing team at 2–0
United Arab Emirates 0 – 0 Lebanon
Syria 1 – 0 Bahrain

United Arab Emirates 0 – 0 Syria
Lebanon 2 – 0
Awarded
 Bahrain

Syria 1 – 0 Lebanon
United Arab Emirates 2 – 0
Awarded
 Bahrain

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Qatar 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8 7
 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
  • Singapore received a bye
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
 Malaysia 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 3
 North Korea 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 3
 Indonesia 2 0 0 2 2 7 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]

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
 Thailand 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 6
 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

Korea DPR and Malaysia qualified for the final tournament

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 6
 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

References