Football Asian Cup 1980 / qualification

The qualification for the 1980 Asian Cup in Kuwait took place between December 1978 and May 1979. The group winners and runners-up qualified for the final tournament. Host Kuwait and defending champions Iran were set for the finals.

Qualified for the finals:

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	set
Syria	Qatar	North Korea	South Korea	Iran (defending champion)
UAE	Bangladesh	Malaysia	People's Republic of China	Kuwait (host)

Group 1

Tournament in Abu Dhabi , UAE

rank	country	Gates	Points
1.	Syria *	1-0	3: 1
2.	UAE *	0-0	2: 2
3.	Lebanon	0: 1	1: 3
4th	Bahrain

Jan. 11, 1979	UA Emirates	-	Lebanon	0-0
Jan. 11, 1979	Syria	-	Bahrain	1-0
Jan. 13, 1979	UA Emirates	-	Syria	0-0
Jan. 13, 1979	Lebanon	-	Bahrain	-
Jan. 16, 1979	Syria	-	Lebanon	1-0
Jan. 16, 1979	UA Emirates	-	Bahrain	-

• Bahrain withdrew after the first game.

Group 2

Tournament in Dhaka , Bangladesh

rank	country	Gates	Points
1.	Qatar *	10: 2	7: 1
2.	Bangladesh *	7: 8	4: 4
3.	Afghanistan	4:11	1: 7

Jan. 10, 1979	Bangladesh	-	Qatar	1: 1
Jan. 11, 1979	Qatar	-	Afghanistan	3-0
Jan. 12, 1979	Bangladesh	-	Afghanistan	2: 2
Jan. 14, 1979	Bangladesh	-	Qatar	0: 4
Jan. 15, 1979	Qatar	-	Afghanistan	2: 1
Jan. 16, 1979	Bangladesh	-	Afghanistan	4: 1

Group 3

Tournament in Bangkok , Thailand

Group A

rank	country	Gates	Points
1.	Malaysia	5: 2	3: 1
2.	North Korea	4: 2	3: 1
3.	Indonesia	2: 7	0: 4

May 5th 1979	Malaysia	-	Indonesia	4: 1
May 7, 1979	North Korea	-	Indonesia	3: 1
May 9, 1979	Malaysia	-	North Korea	1: 1

Group B

rank	country	Gates	Points
1.	Thailand	9-0	6-0
2.	Hong Kong	8: 2	4: 2
3.	Sri Lanka	4: 9	2: 4
4th	Singapore	1:11	0: 6

4th May 1979	Hong Kong	-	Singapore	3: 1
4th May 1979	Thailand	-	Sri Lanka	4-0
May 6, 1979	Hong Kong	-	Sri Lanka	5-0
May 6, 1979	Thailand	-	Singapore	4-0
May 8, 1979	Sri Lanka	-	Singapore	4-0
May 8, 1979	Thailand	-	Hong Kong	1-0

Semifinals
May 11, 1979	Malaysia	-	Hong Kong	0: 0 5: 4 nE
May 12, 1979	Thailand	-	North Korea	0: 1
for 3rd place
May 14, 1979	Thailand	-	Hong Kong	1: 2
final
May 14, 1979	North Korea *	-	Malaysia *	1-0

Group 4

Tournament in Manila , Philippines

rank	country	Gates	Points
1.	South Korea *	10: 1	6-0
2.	People's Republic of China *	5: 2	4: 2
3.	Macau	4: 7	2: 4
4th	Philippines	1:10	0: 6

Dec 25, 1978	South Korea	-	Macau	4: 1
Dec 25, 1978	Philippines	-	China	0: 3
Dec. 27, 1978	Philippines	-	South Korea	0: 5
Dec. 27, 1978	China	-	Macau	2: 1
Dec 29, 1978	South Korea	-	China	1-0
Dec 29, 1978	Philippines	-	Macau	1: 2