1980 AFC Asian Cup

The 7th Asian Cup was held until December 30, 1980 in Kuwait on 15. Kuwait hosts prevailed from ten teams in the field and beat South Korea in the final 3-0.

Qualification

Were qualified automatically

• Kuwait Kuwait to host
• Iran Iran as defending

The following 8 teams also could still qualify:

• Bangladesh Bangladesh
• People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
• Malaysia Malaysia
• North Korea North Korea
• Qatar Qatar
• Flag of South Korea South Korea
• Syria Syria
• United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates

See: Asian Cup 1980/Qualifikation

Match Results

Preliminary round

Group 1

Group 2

Semifinal

3rd Place Match

Final

1956 Hong Kong | South Korea 1960 | Israel 1964 | Iran 1968 | Thailand 1972 | Iran 1976 | Kuwait 1980 | Singapore 1984 | Qatar 1988 | Japan 1992 | United Arab Emirates 1996 | Lebanon 2000 | China 2004 | Indonesia / Malaysia / Thailand / Vietnam 2007 | Qatar 2011 | Australia 2015

• Asian Cup
• Football in 1980
• Sporting event in Kuwait
• Football in Kuwait