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]

Main article: Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Qualifying tournaments

Group 1

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

Round 1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 431080+87
 Kuwait 431071+67
 Syria 420243+14
 South Yemen 4103411−72
 Jordan 400419−80
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
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

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

Round 1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Malaysia 5410213+189
 South Korea 5401154+118
 Japan 5311165+117
 Brunei 5203710−34
 Indonesia 5104712−52
 Philippines 5005032−320
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
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

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

Round 1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 5320182+168
 Singapore 540184+48
 China 5221114+76
 North Korea 5221115+66
 India 510456−12
 Sri Lanka 5005032−320
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
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
  1. "Teams of Olympic Football Tournament Moscow 1980". fifa.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012.
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