Asian Cup 1980
ChampionsKuwait
Kuwait won, ahead of South Korea (3–0 in the final, 30 Sep 1980). 10 teams, 24 games, 3.17 goals a game; hosted by Kuwait.
The road to the final
Semi-finals
Final
p: won on penalties. Scores include extra time; where a tie was replayed, the replay is shown.
Group stage
Group A
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Koreathrough | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 7 |
| Kuwaitthrough | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Qatar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 3 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 1 |
Group B
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iranthrough | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +8 | 6 |
| North Koreathrough | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Syria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| China | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 3 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -15 | 0 |
2 points for a win. Ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored; the official tie-breakers vary by tournament, so “through” is taken from who played in the next round.
Semi-finals
- 1980-09-28Kuwait2–1IranSemi-finals · Kuwait City59%
- 1980-09-28South Korea2–1North KoreaSemi-finals · Kuwait City73%
Third-place play-off
- 1980-09-29Iran3–0North KoreaThird-place play-off · Kuwait City45%
Final
- 1980-09-30Kuwait3–0South KoreaFinal · Kuwait City33%
Top scorers
- Choi Soon-ho South Korea 7
- Behtash Fariba Iran 7
- Faisal Al-Dakhil Kuwait 5
- Jasem Yaqoub Kuwait 4
- Xu Yonglai China 4
- Mansour Muftah Qatar 3
- Chung Hae-won South Korea 3
- Shen Xiangfu China 3
- Hossein Faraki Iran 3
- Saad Al-Houti Kuwait 2
Upsets
Winners whose Elo expectation before the game was under 30%.
Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.