1980 Asian Cup Qualifiers
Kuwait
34/34 Matches
99 Goals (Average: 2,91)
18 Teams
1º
Syria
5
2
2
0
3
2
1
0
2º
United Arab Emirates
4
2
2
0
3
1
2
0
3º
Lebanon
3
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
4º
Bahrain
0
-5
0
5
3
0
0
3
The top two teams advance to semifinals.
Jan 11, 1979
Abu Dhabi
Syria
Bahrain
Jan 11, 1979
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Lebanon
Jan 13, 1979
Abu Dhabi
Lebanon
Bahrain
Jan 13, 1979
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Syria
Jan 16, 1979
Abu Dhabi
Syria
Lebanon
Jan 16, 1979
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Bahrain
1º
Qatar
7
8
10
2
4
3
1
0
2º
Bangladesh
4
-1
7
8
4
1
2
1
3º
Afghanistan
1
-7
4
11
4
0
1
3
The top two teams qualify for Asian Cup.
Jan 10, 1979
Dhaka
Bangladesh
Qatar
Jan 11, 1979
Dhaka
Qatar
Afghanistan
Jan 12, 1979
Dhaka
Bangladesh
Afghanistan
Jan 14, 1979
Dhaka
Bangladesh
Qatar
Jan 15, 1979
Dhaka
Afghanistan
Qatar
Jan 16, 1979
Dhaka
Bangladesh
Afghanistan
Group 03 - Preliminary
Matches used to allocate teams in groups.
May 1, 1979
Bangkok
Thailand
Indonesia
May 2, 1979
Bangkok
Korea DPR
Hong Kong
May 2, 1979
Bangkok
Malaysia
Sri Lanka
1º
Malaysia
3
3
5
2
2
1
1
0
2º
Korea DPR
3
2
4
2
2
1
1
0
3º
Indonesia
0
-5
2
7
2
0
0
2
The top two teams advance to semifinals.
May 5, 1979
Bangkok
Malaysia
Indonesia
May 7, 1979
Bangkok
Korea DPR
Indonesia
May 9, 1979
Bangkok
Malaysia
Korea DPR
1º
Thailand
6
9
9
0
3
3
0
0
2º
Hong Kong
4
7
9
2
3
2
0
1
3º
Sri Lanka
2
-5
4
9
3
1
0
2
4º
Singapore
0
-11
1
12
3
0
0
3
The top two teams advance to semifinals.
May 4, 1979
Bangkok
Hong Kong
Singapore
May 4, 1979
Bangkok
Thailand
Sri Lanka
May 6, 1979
Bangkok
Thailand
Singapore
May 6, 1979
Bangkok
Hong Kong
Sri Lanka
May 8, 1979
Bangkok
Thailand
Hong Kong
May 8, 1979
Bangkok
Sri Lanka
Singapore
Group 03 - Semifinal
The two winners qualify for Asian Cup.
May 11, 1979
Bangkok
Malaysia
Hong Kong
May 12, 1979
Bangkok
Thailand
Korea DPR
Group 03 - 3rd Place
May 14, 1979
Bangkok
Thailand
Hong Kong
Group 03 - Final
May 14, 1979
Bangkok
Korea DPR
Malaysia
1º
Korea Republic
6
9
10
1
3
3
0
0
2º
China PR
4
5
7
2
3
2
0
1
3º
Macau
2
-3
4
7
3
1
0
2
4º
Philippines
0
-11
1
12
3
0
0
3
The top two teams qualify for Asian Cup.
Dec 25, 1978
Manila
Korea Republic
Macau
Dec 25, 1978
Manila
Philippines
China PR
Dec 27, 1978
Manila
Philippines
Korea Republic
Dec 27, 1978
Manila
China PR
Macau
Dec 29, 1978
Manila
Korea Republic
China PR
Dec 29, 1978
Manila
Philippines
Macau