Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers

This page provides the summaries of the matches of the qualifying tournaments divided into three groups, two of six teams and one of five teams. The winners and runners-up of each group met in a play-off match to qualify for the 1980 Summer Olympics tournament held in Moscow. Three teams qualified – Kuwait, Malaysia and Iran. However, due to the American-led political boycott, Malaysia and Iran did not enter the Final Tournament and were replaced by Iraq and Syria respectively.[1]

Qualifying tournaments

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Group 1

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The qualifying tournament of group 1 was held in Iraq, 5 teams participated.

Round 1

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Iraq 4 3 1 0 8 0 +8 7
  Kuwait 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 7
  Syria 4 2 0 2 4 3 +1 4
  South Yemen 4 1 0 3 4 11 −7 2
  Jordan 4 0 0 4 1 9 −8 0
Iraq  3–0  South Yemen
Saeed   3', 82'
Khudhair   61'

Kuwait  1–0  Syria

Iraq  4–0  Jordan
Ahmed   18', 52'
Jassim   62'
Saeed   75'

Syria  2–1  South Yemen

Kuwait  5–1  South Yemen

Syria  2–0  Jordan

Iraq  0–0  Kuwait

South Yemen  2–1  Jordan

Iraq  1–0  Syria
Ashraf   70'

Kuwait  1–0  Jordan

Playoff match

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Team 1 Agg. Team 2
Iraq   2–3   Kuwait
Iraq  2–3  Kuwait
Ashraf   6', 44' Yaqoub   69' (pen.), 82'
Al-Ghanim   79'
Attendance: 65,000

Kuwait won the tournament and qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics football tournament.

Group 2

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The qualifying tournament of group 2 was held in Malaysia, 6 teams participated.

Round 1

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Malaysia 5 4 1 0 21 3 +18 9
  South Korea 5 4 0 1 15 4 +11 8
  Japan 5 3 1 1 16 5 +11 7
  Brunei 5 2 0 3 7 10 −3 4
  Indonesia 5 1 0 4 7 12 −5 2
  Philippines 5 0 0 5 0 32 −32 0
Malaysia  6–1  Indonesia
South Korea  3–1  Japan

Indonesia  4–0  Philippines

Japan  10–0  Philippines

Malaysia  3–0  South Korea

Brunei  2–0  Philippines

South Korea  8–0  Philippines

Malaysia  3–1  Brunei

Japan  2–0  Indonesia

Brunei  3–2  Indonesia

Malaysia  1–1  Japan

South Korea  3–0  Brunei


Japan  2–1  Brunei

Malaysia  8–0  Philippines

South Korea  1–0  Indonesia

Playoff match

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Team 1 Agg. Team 2
Malaysia   2–1   South Korea
Malaysia  2 – 1  South Korea
Bakri Ibni   12'
James Wong   85'
Kim Kang-nam   58'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Ali Albannai Abdulwahab (Kuwait)

Malaysia won the tournament and qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics football tournament.

Note: Due to the American-led political boycott, Malaysia who qualified did not enter the Final Tournament and were replaced by Iraq.

Group 3

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The qualifying tournament of group 3 was held in Singapore, 6 teams participated.

Round 1

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Iran 5 3 2 0 18 2 +16 8
  Singapore 5 4 0 1 8 4 +4 8
  China 5 2 2 1 11 4 +7 6
  North Korea 5 2 2 1 11 5 +6 6
  India 5 1 0 4 5 6 −1 2
  Sri Lanka 5 0 0 5 0 32 −32 0
Singapore  3–0  Sri Lanka

China  1–0  India

Iran  0–0  North Korea

Singapore  1–0  India

Iran  2–2  China

North Korea  7–0  Sri Lanka

Iran  3–0  Singapore

China  1–1  North Korea

India  4–0  Sri Lanka

Singapore  3–1  North Korea

China  7–0  Sri Lanka

Iran  2–0  India

Singapore  1–0  China

Iran  11–0  Sri Lanka

North Korea  3–0  India

Playoff match

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Team 1 Agg. Team 2
Singapore   0–4   Iran
Singapore  0 – 4  Iran
Fariba   21'
Faraki   39', 59'
Barzegari   56'
Attendance: 75,000

Iran won the tournament and qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics football tournament.

Note: Due to the American-led political boycott, Iran who qualified did not enter the Final Tournament and were replaced by Syria.

References

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  1. ^ "Teams of Olympic Football Tournament Moscow 1980". fifa.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012.
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