1980 AFC Asian Cup

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The 1980 AFC Asian Cup was the seventh edition of the Asian Nations Cup, the football (soccer) championship of Asia (AFC). It was hosted by Kuwait between September 15 and 30. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five. Kuwait won their first championship, beating Rep. of Korea in the final 3-0. Midway through the tournament Iraq invaded Iran. Kuwaiti television supported the attack and aired propaganda in favor of the Iraqis. This led to a very poor atmosphere in the Iranian camp, and was one of the main reasons why the team fell apart, late in the tournament.

[edit] Qualification

Kuwait qualified automatically as host
Iran qualified automatically as defending champions

The other 8 qualifying teams were:

[edit] First round

[edit] Group 1

	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Iran	4	2	2	0	12	4	6
D.P.R. Korea	4	3	0	1	9	7	6
Syria	4	2	1	1	3	2	5
P.R. China	4	1	1	2	9	5	3
Bangladesh	4	0	0	4	2	17	0

September 15

D.P.R. Korea

3 - 2

0 - 0

P.R. China

6 - 0

Bangladesh

September 18

D.P.R. Korea

2 - 1

2 - 2

Syria

1 - 0

Bangladesh

September 21

Iran

3 - 2

D.P.R. Korea

September 22

Syria

1 - 0

P.R. China

September 24

Iran

7 - 0

Bangladesh

September 25

D.P.R. Korea

2 - 1

P.R. China

[edit] Group 2

	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Rep. of Korea	4	3	1	0	10	2	7
Kuwait	4	2	1	1	8	5	5
Malaysia	4	1	2	1	5	5	4
Qatar	4	1	1	2	3	8	3
U.A.E.	4	0	1	3	3	9	1

1 - 1

1 - 1

Qatar

2 - 1

U.A.E.

September 18

Kuwait

3 - 1

Malaysia

September 19

Rep. of Korea

2 - 0

Qatar

September 20

Malaysia

2 - 0

U.A.E.

September 21

Kuwait

0 - 3

Rep. of Korea

1 - 1

Rep. of Korea

4 - 1

U.A.E.

September 25

Kuwait

4 - 0

Qatar

[edit] Semi finals

September 28, 1980
	Iran	1–2	Kuwait	Al-Arabi Stadium, Kuwait City
	Faraki 90'		Yacob 63' Al-Dakhil 85'	Al-Arabi Stadium, Kuwait City

September 28, 1980
	Korea Republic	2–1	Korea DPR	Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
	Hae-Won Chung 80', 89'		Jong-Hon Park 19' (pen)	Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

[edit] 3rd/4th Playoff

September 30, 1980
	Iran	3–0	Korea DPR	Al-Arabi Stadium, Kuwait City
	Fariba 49' Faraki 66', 76'			Al-Arabi Stadium, Kuwait City

[edit] Final

September 30, 1980
	Kuwait	3–0	Korea Republic	Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
	Karam 7' Al-Dakhil 30', 67'			Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City