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1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Field	Value
tourney_name	1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification
dates	25 December 1978 – 14 May 1979
num_teams	17
confederations	1
matches	31
goals	91
prevseason	[1976](1976-afc-asian-cup-qualification)
nextseason	[1984](1984-afc-asian-cup-qualification)

Main article: 1980 AFC Asian Cup

This 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification phase started in December 1978 while other qualification matches took place in early 1979. A total of 18 teams participated. Eight teams from the top two of each group advance to the final tournament, joining hosts Kuwait and defending champions Iran.

Groups

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4

- Withdrew
qualified as defending champions
qualified as hosts

Qualification

Group 1

All matches played in the United Arab Emirates.

Cancelled

Qaddour
Saleh
Abboud
E. Rustom

Group 2

All matches played in Bangladesh.
Iraq were originally drawn in this group but they withdrew before the start of the qualifiers.

Halim
Safdari
Hashimi

Mattar
Anbar
Muftah

Mohsin
Muftah

Chunnu
Halim
Salahuddin
Najibullah
Saber

Mattar
Muftah

Salahuddin
Muftah
Mattar
Ghanim

Group 3

All matches played in Thailand.

;Allocation matches to determine groups

received a bye

Withaya Laohakul Manus R.

Group 3A

James Wong Bakri Ibni Mokhtar Dahari

Hong Song-nam

Group 3B

Lau Wing Yip Derek Currie

Jesdaporn Na Pattalung

Sohan Fernando

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Final

and qualified for the final tournament

Group 4

All matches played in the Philippines.

Qualified teams

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearance
		13 June 1976
		22 November 1979	0 (debut)
		23 November 1979	0 (debut)
		15 January 1979	0 (debut)
		16 January 1979	0 (debut)
		12 May 1979	0 (debut)
		11 May 1979
		29 December 1978
		29 December 1978

Controversies

In the 17 November match between Syria and Bahrain, the referee awarded a penalty to Bahrain. The Syrian head coach entered the pitch, threatening the referee, who stopped the match in the 81st minute. The committee initially awarded the match 3–0 in favour of Bahrain, but Syria threatened to withdraw; the committee adjusted its decision to a replay of the match on 25 November, but then Bahrain withdrew. All matches involving Bahrain were annulled.

References

Morrison, Neil; Jovanovic, Bojan; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter. "Asian Nations Cup 1980". RSSSF.
"A-Cup: Singapore in Group Three"
The Straits Times, 19 September 1978, Page 24
"Champions Iran out of Asian Cup final round"
The Straits Times, 25 May 1979, Page 35
Al Anwar, November 1979

References

''[[Al Anwar (Lebanese newspaper). Al Anwar]]'', November 1979
"منتخبنا خارج حسابات امم اسيا". NIIIIS.com.
''[[Al Anwar (Lebanese newspaper). Al Anwar]]'', November 1979

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