1984 AFC Asian Cup

The 1984 AFC Asian Cup was the 8th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were hosted by Singapore between 1 December and 16 December 1984. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five. Saudi Arabia won their first title, beating China in the final 2–0.[1][2][3]

1984 AFC Asian Cup
1984年亞洲盃足球賽
Piala Asia 1984
1984 AFC ஆசிய கோப்பை
Tournament details
Host countrySingapore
Dates1–16 December
Teams10
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Runners-up China
Third place Kuwait
Fourth place Iran
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored44 (1.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Shahrokh Bayani
Iran Nasser Mohammadkhani
China Jia Xiuquan
(3 goals each)
Best player(s)China Jia Xiuquan
Best goalkeeperSaudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Deayea
Fair play award China

Qualification
Main article: 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification

21 teams competed in qualifying for the 1984 AFC Asian Cup with the teams being separated into three groups of five teams and one group of six. The top two of each group would qualify through to the Asian Cup as they would join Singapore and Kuwait who automatically qualified. At the end of the qualifying, the remaining eight teams was filled in which included Saudi Arabia as they made their finals debut.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
 SingaporeHostsN/A0 (debut)
 Kuwait1980 AFC Asian Cup champions30 September 19803 (1972, 1976, 1980)
 IranGroup 1 winners15 August 19844 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980)
 SyriaGroup 1 runners-up15 August 19841 (1980)
 Saudi ArabiaGroup 2 winners26 October 19840 (debut)
 United Arab EmiratesGroup 2 runners-up12 May 19791 (1980)
 South KoreaGroup 3 winners19 October 19845 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980)
 IndiaGroup 3 runners-up19 October 19841 (1964)
 ChinaGroup 4 winners20 October 19842 (1976, 1980)
 QatarGroup 4 runners-up20 October 19841 (1980)

Venue
Kallang
National Stadium
Capacity: 55,000

Squads
Main article: 1984 AFC Asian Cup squads

Group stage

All times are Singapore Standard Time (UTC+8)

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 4 2 2 0 4 2 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Kuwait 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 5
3  Qatar 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 4
4  Syria 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 3
5  South Korea 4 0 2 2 1 3 −2 2
Source: RSSSF
Qatar 1–1 Syria
Khalfan 7' Anber 47' (o.g.)
Attendance: 8,000
Saudi Arabia 1–1 South Korea
Abdullah 90' Lee Tae-ho 51'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: George Joseph (Malaysia)
Kuwait 1–0 Qatar
Al-Rumaihi 52' (o.g.)
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)
Syria 0–1 Saudi Arabia
Khalifa 66'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)
South Korea 0–0 Kuwait
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Cheung Kwok Kui (Hong Kong)
Syria 1–0 South Korea
Hassan 12'
Attendance: 10,000
Qatar 1–1 Saudi Arabia
Zaid 47' Abduljawad 65'
Attendance: 15,000
Kuwait 3–1 Syria
Mahrous 66' (o.g.)
Al-Dakhil 77'
A. Al-Buloushi 79'		 Abu Al-Sel 5'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Cheung Kwok Kui (Hong Kong)
South Korea 0–1 Qatar
Salman 69'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)
Kuwait 0–1 Saudi Arabia
Al-Jam'an 88'
Attendance: 5,000

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 4 3 0 1 10 2 +8 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iran 4 2 2 0 6 1 +5 6
3  United Arab Emirates 4 2 0 2 3 8 −5 4
4  Singapore (H) 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 3
5  India 4 0 1 3 0 7 −7 1
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Iran 3–0 United Arab Emirates
Alidousti 27'
Shahrokh Bayani 85' (pen.)
Mohammadkhani 87'
Attendance: 8,000
Singapore 2–0 India
Awab 36'
Saad 81'
Attendance: 21,000
Iran 2–0 China
Mohammadkhani 57'
Arabshahi 69'
Attendance: 18,525
United Arab Emirates 2–0 India
Al-Talyani 81'
Khamees 88'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abu Wahid Shanbe (Oman)
Singapore 0–2 China
Jia Xiuquan 21'
Zhao Dayu 39'
Attendance: 20,752
Referee: Ahmed Jassim (Bahrain)
Iran 0–0 India
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Koh Guan Kiat (Malaysia)
Singapore 0–1 United Arab Emirates
Abdulrahman 62'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jassim Mandi (Bahrain)
China 3–0 India
Lin Lefeng 19'
Gu Guangming 59'
Jia Xiuquan 79'
Attendance: 8,256
Referee: Ahmed Jassim (Bahrain)
Singapore 1–1 Iran
Saad 61' Shahrokh Bayani 55' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abu Wahid Shanbe (Oman)
China 5–0 United Arab Emirates
Yang Zhaohui 12'
Jia Xiuquan 20'
Zuo Shusheng 36'
Zhao Dayu 52'
Gu Guangming 67'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 December–Singapore
 
 
 Saudi Arabia (pen.)1 (5)
 
16 December–Singapore
 
 Iran1 (4)
 
 Saudi Arabia2
 
14 December–Singapore
 
 China0
 
 China (a.e.t.)1
 
 
 Kuwait0
 
Third place
 
 
16 December–Singapore
 
 
 Iran1 (3)
 
 
 Kuwait (pen.)1 (5)

Semi-finals
Saudi Arabia 1–1 (a.e.t.) Iran
Shahin Bayani 88' (o.g.) Shahrokh Bayani 43'
Penalties
Abdullah soccer ball with check mark
Abduljawad soccer ball with check mark
Nu'eimeh soccer ball with check mark
Al-Jam'an soccer ball with check mark
Al-Musaibeah soccer ball with check mark		 5–4 soccer ball with check mark Hajiloo
soccer ball with check mark Mokhtarifar
soccer ball with check mark Derakhshan
soccer ball with red X Panjali
soccer ball with check mark Shahrokh Bayani
Attendance: 20,000
China 1–0 (a.e.t.) Kuwait
Li Huayun 108'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)

Third place play-off
Iran 1–1 Kuwait
Mohammadkhani 80' Al-Haddad 26'
Penalties
Hajiloo soccer ball with check mark
Mokhtarifar soccer ball with red X
Derakhshan soccer ball with check mark
Ahadi soccer ball with check mark		 3–5 soccer ball with check mark Al-Dakhil
soccer ball with check mark Al-Suwayed
soccer ball with check mark Al-Mubarak
soccer ball with check mark Juma'a
soccer ball with check mark Al-Qabendi
Attendance: 26,000

Final
Main article: 1984 AFC Asian Cup Final
Saudi Arabia 2–0 China
Al-Nafisah 10'
Abdullah 46'
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

Awards

Winners
 1984 AFC Asian Cup winners 

Saudi Arabia
First title

Individual awards
Top Goalscorers Best Goalkeeper Most Valuable Player Fastest Goal Award Fair Play Award
China Jia Xiuquan
Iran Shahrokh Bayani
Iran Nasser Mohammadkhani		 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Deayea China Jia Xiuquan Syria Walid Abu Al-Sel  China

Goalscorers

With three goals, Jia Xiuquan, Shahrokh Bayani and Nasser Mohammadkhani are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 44 goals were scored by 34 different players, with four of them credited as own goals.

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

Final positions
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1  Saudi Arabia 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 9 1st
2  China 6 4 0 2 11 4 +7 8 2nd
3  Kuwait 6 2 2 2 5 4 +1 6 3rd
4  Iran 6 2 4 0 8 3 +5 8 4th
5  Qatar 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 4 Eliminated in the first stage
6  United Arab Emirates 4 2 0 2 3 8 −5 4
7  Singapore 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 3
8  Syria 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 3
9  South Korea 4 0 2 2 1 3 −2 2
10  India 4 0 1 3 0 7 −7 1
Source: rsssf.com

References
  1. "Asian Cup: Know Your History - Part One (1956-1988)". Goal.com. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  2. "Asian Cup 1984 Singapore » Group 1". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. "1984 AFC Asian Cup". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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