1980 Asian Cup Qualifying

Iran qualified as holders, Kuwait qualified as hosts.

Top two qualified from each group.

Group 1

All matches in United Arab Emirates.

??/??/1979                 Syria   1 -  0  Lebanon                
??/??/1979  United_Arab_Emirates   0 -  0  Lebanon                
??/??/1979  United_Arab_Emirates   0 -  0  Syria                  

    TEAM                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Syria                     2     1     1     0     1     0    +1     3   75.0
2   United_Arab_Emirates      2     0     2     0     0     0     0     2   50.0
3   Lebanon                   2     0     1     1     0     1    -1     1   25.0

Bahrain withdrew.

Group 2

All matches in Bangladesh.

??/??/1979           Afghanistan   0 -  3  Qatar                  
??/??/1979            Bangladesh   2 -  2  Afghanistan            
??/??/1979            Bangladesh   1 -  1  Qatar                  
??/??/1979            Bangladesh   1 -  3  Qatar                  
??/??/1979            Bangladesh   3 -  2  Afghanistan            
??/??/1979                 Qatar   3 -  0  Afghanistan            

    TEAM                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Qatar                     4     3     1     0    10     2    +8     7   87.5
2   Bangladesh                4     1     2     1     7     8    -1     4   50.0
3   Afghanistan               4     0     1     3     4    11    -7     1   12.5

Group 3

All matches in Thailand.

Preliminary Matches

09/01/1979              Malaysia   3 -  1  Sri_Lanka              
09/01/1979           North_Korea   3 -  0  Hong_Kong              
09/01/1979              Thailand   3 -  1  Indonesia              

Sub Group 1

11/01/1979              Malaysia   1 -  1  North_Korea            
13/01/1979              Malaysia   4 -  1  Indonesia              
16/01/1979           North_Korea   3 -  1  Indonesia              

    TEAM                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Malaysia                  2     1     1     0     5     2    +3     3   75.0
2   North_Korea               2     1     1     0     4     2    +2     3   75.0
3   Indonesia                 2     0     0     2     2     7    -5     0    0.0

Sub Group 2

11/01/1979             Sri_Lanka   4 -  0  Singapore              
11/01/1979              Thailand   1 -  0  Hong_Kong              
13/01/1979             Hong_Kong   3 -  1  Singapore              
13/01/1979              Thailand   4 -  0  Sri_Lanka              
16/01/1979             Hong_Kong   5 -  0  Sri_Lanka              
16/01/1979              Thailand   4 -  0  Singapore              

    TEAM                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Thailand                  3     3     0     0     9     0    +9     6  100.0
2   Hong_Kong                 3     2     0     1     8     2    +6     4   66.7
3   Sri_Lanka                 3     1     0     2     4     9    -5     2   33.3
4   Singapore                 3     0     0     3     1    11   -10     0    0.0

Group 3 Semi Finals

19/01/1979              Malaysia   0 -  0  Hong_Kong               PEN: 5-4 (AET: 0-0, FT: 0-0)

19/01/1979              Thailand   0 -  1  North_Korea            

Group 3 3rd/4th Playoff

22/01/1979              Thailand   1 -  2  Hong_Kong              

Group 3 Final

23/01/1979           North_Korea   1 -  0  Malaysia               

Group 4

All matches in Philippines.

25/12/1978           Philippines   0 -  5  China                  
25/12/1978           South_Korea   4 -  1  Macao                  
27/12/1978                 China   2 -  1  Macao                  
27/12/1978           Philippines   0 -  5  South_Korea            
29/12/1978           Philippines   1 -  2  Macao                  
29/12/1978           South_Korea   1 -  0  China                  

    TEAM                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   South_Korea               3     3     0     0    10     1    +9     6  100.0
2   China                     3     2     0     1     7     2    +5     4   66.7
3   Macao                     3     1     0     2     4     7    -3     2   33.3
4   Philippines               3     0     0     3     1    12   -11     0    0.0

Statistics

    TEAM                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   North_Korea               5     4     1     0     9     2    +7     9   90.0
2   Thailand                  6     4     0     2    13     4    +9     8   66.7
3   Qatar                     4     3     1     0    10     2    +8     7   87.5
4   Hong_Kong                 6     3     1     2    10     6    +4     7   58.3
5   South_Korea               3     3     0     0    10     1    +9     6  100.0
6   Malaysia                  5     2     2     1     8     4    +4     6   60.0
7   China                     3     2     0     1     7     2    +5     4   66.7
8   Bangladesh                4     1     2     1     7     8    -1     4   50.0
9   Syria                     2     1     1     0     1     0    +1     3   75.0
10  United_Arab_Emirates      2     0     2     0     0     0     0     2   50.0
11  Macao                     3     1     0     2     4     7    -3     2   33.3
12  Sri_Lanka                 4     1     0     3     5    12    -7     2   25.0
13  Lebanon                   2     0     1     1     0     1    -1     1   25.0
14  Afghanistan               4     0     1     3     4    11    -7     1   12.5
15  Indonesia                 3     0     0     3     3    10    -7     0    0.0
16  Singapore                 3     0     0     3     1    11   -10     0    0.0
17  Philippines               3     0     0     3     1    12   -11     0    0.0

The original resource is from International Football Results