1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Main article: 1980 AFC Asian Cup

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 PR
 Democratic Kampuchea *
 Japan *
 Laos *
 Macau
 Philippines
 South Korea
 Vietnam *

Qualification

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Syria 321020+25
 United Arab Emirates 312020+24
 Lebanon 311121+13
 Bahrain 300305-50

11 January 1979
Syria  1 0  Bahrain

13 January 1979
United Arab Emirates  0 0  Syria

13 January 1979
Lebanon  2 0
Awarded
 Bahrain

16 January 1979
Syria  1 0  Lebanon

16 January 1979
United Arab Emirates  2 0
Awarded
 Bahrain

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Qatar 4310102+87
 Bangladesh 412178-14
 Afghanistan 4013411–71

10 January 1979
Bangladesh  1 1  Qatar

11 January 1979
Qatar  3 0  Afghanistan

12 January 1979
Bangladesh  2 2  Afghanistan

14 January 1979
Bangladesh  0 4  Qatar

15 January 1979
Qatar  2 1  Afghanistan

16 January 1979
Bangladesh  4 1  Afghanistan

Group 3

Allocation matches to determine groups

1 May 1979
Thailand  3 1  Indonesia

2 May 1979
Malaysia  3 1  Sri Lanka

2 May 1979
North Korea  3 0  Hong Kong
Group 3A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Malaysia 211052+33
 North Korea 211042+23
 Indonesia 200227–50

5 May 1979
Malaysia  4 1  Indonesia

7 May 1979
North Korea  3 1  Indonesia

9 May 1979
Malaysia  1 1  North Korea
Group 3B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Thailand 330090+96
 Hong Kong 320182+64
 Sri Lanka 310249–52
 Singapore 3003111–100

4 May 1979
Hong Kong  4 1  Singapore

4 May 1979
Thailand  4 0  Sri Lanka

6 May 1979
Hong Kong  5 0  Sri Lanka

6 May 1979
Thailand  4 0  Singapore

8 May 1979
Sri Lanka  4 0  Singapore

8 May 1979
Thailand  1 0  Hong Kong

Semi-finals

11 May 1979
Malaysia  0 0  Hong Kong
  Penalties  
5 4

12 May 1979
Thailand  0 1  North Korea

Third place play-off

14 May 1979
Thailand  1 2  Hong Kong
Final

14 May 1979
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 330081+76
 China PR 320152+34
 Macau 310247-32
 Philippines 300318–70

25 December 1978
South Korea  4 1  Macau

27 December 1978
China PR  2 1  Macau

29 December 1978
Philippines  1 2  Macau

References

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