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The 1980 AFC Asian Cup was the 7th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[1] The finals were hosted by Kuwait between 15 and 30 September 1980. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five each. Kuwait won their first championship, beating South Korea in the final 3–0.[2][3]
Qualification
Venues
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1980 AFC Asian Cup squads.
Group stage
Group A
Source: RSSSF
Attendance: 15,000
Attendance: 10,000
Attendance: 2,000
Group B
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
Attendance: 20,000
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Vichai Charupunt (Thailand)
Referee: Melvyn Victor D’Souza (India)
Attendance: 20,000
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
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- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Abdolreza Barzegari- Hamid Alidousti
Saad Al-Houti
Tukamin Bahari- Zulkifli Hamzah
Choi Jae-pil- Kim Bok-man
- Pak Jong-hun
Mansoor Muftah
Jamal Keshek
Ahmed Chombi
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- 1 goal
Awards
Top scorer
Team of the Tournament
References
- ^ "Asian Cup: Know Your History – Part One (1956–1988)". Goal.com. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "1980 AFC Asian Cup". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Asian Cup 1980 Kuwait » Schedule". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
External links
- South Korea International Matches
- Kuwait Football Association
- All-Star Team New Straits Times, 2 October 1980, Page 27
- Details at RSSSF