Asian Cup 1984
ChampionsSaudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia won, ahead of China (2–0 in the final, 16 Dec 1984). 10 teams, 24 games, 1.83 goals a game; hosted by Singapore.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinathrough | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
| Iranthrough | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 4 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| India | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 1 |
Group B
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabiathrough | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 |
| Kuwaitthrough | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| Qatar | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Syria | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| South Korea | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
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
Third-place play-off
Final
- 1984-12-16Saudi Arabia2–0ChinaFinal · Kallang37%
Top scorers
- Shahrokh Bayani Iran 3
- Nasser Mohammadkhani Iran 3
- Jia Xiuquan China 3
- Majed Abdullah Saudi Arabia 2
- Razali Saad Singapore 2
- Zhao Dayu China 2
- Gu Guangming China 2
- Hamid Alidousti Iran 1
- Khalfan Ibrahim Qatar 1
- Lee Tae-ho South Korea 1
Upsets
- 1984-12-07Syria1–0South KoreaUpsetGroup B · Kallang13%
- 1984-12-10South Korea0–1QatarUpsetGroup B · Kallang71%
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.