Singapore at the AFC Asian Cup

Singapore national football team has participated in the AFC Asian Cup since its inception in 1956. Singapore did not advance through the qualifying rounds except in the 1984 AFC Asian Cup which they qualified by hosting the tournament.[1]

1984 AFC Asian Cup

Regarded as a much weaker team in Asia, Singapore was eliminated from the group stage with four points, a 2–0 win over India and a 1–1 draw with Iran. The draw with Iran was considered a shock result as Iran was three times champions of the tournament.

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China 4301102+86
 Iran 422061+56
 United Arab Emirates 420238−54
 Singapore 411234−13
 India 401307−71
Singapore 2–0 India
Awab 36'
Saad 81'
Attendance: 21,000

Singapore 0–2 China
Jia Xiuquan 21'
Zhao Dayu 39'
Attendance: 20,752
Referee: Ahmed Jassim (Bahrain)

Singapore 0–1 United Arab Emirates
Abdulrahman 62'
Attendance: 15,000

Singapore 1–1 Iran
Saad 61' Shahrokh Bayani 55' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abu Wahid Shanbe (Oman)

Singapore's performance in AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup record Asian Cup qualification
Year Result GP W D L GS GA GP W D L GS GA
Hong Kong 1956Withdrew
South Korea 1960Did not qualify 200239
Israel 1964Withdrew
Iran 1968Did not qualify 4013210
Thailand 1972Withdrew
Iran 1976Did not qualify 200213
Kuwait 1980 3003111
Singapore 1984Round 1411234 Qualified as hosts
Qatar 1988Withdrew
Japan 1992Did not qualify 301224
United Arab Emirates 1996 6330167
Lebanon 2000 320123
China 2004 8314811
IndonesiaMalaysiaThailandVietnam 2007 511346
Qatar 2011 6204615
Australia 2015 6105417
United Arab Emirates 2019 133371217
Qatar 2023 8215722
Total Best: Round 1 4 1 1 2 3 4 71 18 11 42 74 136

References

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