1984 AFC Asian Cup

1984 AFC Asian Cup
1984年亞洲盃足球賽
Piala Asia 1984
1984 AFC ஆசிய கோப்பை
Tournament details
Host countrySingapore
Dates1–16 December
Teams10
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Runners-up China
Third place Kuwait
Fourth place Iran
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored44 (1.83 per match)
Attendance316,537 (13,189 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Shahrokh Bayani
Iran Nasser Mohammadkhani
China Jia Xiuquan
(3 goals each)
Best player(s)China Jia Xiuquan
Best goalkeeperSaudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Deayea
Fair play award China
← 1980
1988 →

The 1984 AFC Asian Cup was the 8th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were hosted by Singapore between 1 December and 16 December 1984. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five. Saudi Arabia won their first title, beating China in the final 2–0.[1][2][3]

Qualification

Main article: 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification

21 teams competed in qualifying for the 1984 AFC Asian Cup with the teams being separated into three groups of five teams and one group of six. The top two of each group would qualify through to the Asian Cup as they would join Singapore and Kuwait who automatically qualified. At the end of the qualifying, the remaining eight teams was filled in which included Saudi Arabia as they made their finals debut.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
 Singapore Hosts N/A 0 (debut)
 Kuwait 1980 AFC Asian Cup champions 30 September 1980 3 (1972, 1976, 1980)
 Iran Group 1 winners 15 August 1984 4 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980)
 Syria Group 1 runners-up 15 August 1984 1 (1980)
 Saudi Arabia Group 2 winners 26 October 1984 0 (debut)
 United Arab Emirates Group 2 runners-up 12 May 1979 1 (1980)
 South Korea Group 3 winners 19 October 1984 5 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980)
 India Group 3 runners-up 19 October 1984 1 (1964)
 China Group 4 winners 20 October 1984 2 (1976, 1980)
 Qatar Group 4 runners-up 20 October 1984 1 (1980)

Venue

 Kallang
National Stadium
Capacity: 55,000

Squads

Main article: 1984 AFC Asian Cup squads

Group stage

All times are Singapore Standard Time (UTC+8)

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 4 2 2 0 4 2 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Kuwait 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 5
3  Qatar 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 4
4  Syria 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 3
5  South Korea 4 0 2 2 1 3 −2 2
Source: RSSSF
Qatar 1–1 Syria
Khalfan 7' Anber 47' (o.g.)
Attendance: 8,000
Saudi Arabia 1–1 South Korea
Majed Abdullah 90' Lee Tae-ho 51'
Attendance: 24,340
Referee: George Joseph (Malaysia)
Kuwait 1–0 Qatar
Al-Rumaihi 52' (o.g.)
Attendance: 18,525
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)
Syria 0–1 Saudi Arabia
Khalifa 66'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)
South Korea 0–0 Kuwait
Attendance: 20,752
Referee: Cheung Kwok Kui (Hong Kong)
Syria 1–0 South Korea
Hassan 12'
Attendance: 9,270
Qatar 1–1 Saudi Arabia
Zaid 47' Al-Jawad 65'
Attendance: 15,000
Kuwait 3–1 Syria
Mahrous 66' (o.g.)
Al-Dakhil 77'
A. Al-Buloushi 79'		 Abu Al-Sel 5'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Cheung Kwok Kui (Hong Kong)
South Korea 0–1 Qatar
Salman 69'
Attendance: 3,659
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)
Kuwait 0–1 Saudi Arabia
Al-Jam'an 88'
Attendance: 10,980

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 4 3 0 1 10 2 +8 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iran 4 2 2 0 6 1 +5 6
3  United Arab Emirates 4 2 0 2 3 8 −5 4
4  Singapore (H) 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 3
5  India 4 0 1 3 0 7 −7 1
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Iran 3–0 United Arab Emirates
Alidousti 27'
Shahrokh Bayani 85' (pen.)
Mohammadkhani 87'
Attendance: 9,000
Singapore 2–0 India
Malik 36'
Razali 81'
Attendance: 55,000
Iran 2–0 China
Mohammadkhani 57'
Arabshahi 69'
Attendance: 18,525
United Arab Emirates 2–0 India
Al-Talyani 81'
Khamees 88'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abu Wahid Shanbe (Oman)
Singapore 0–2 China
Jia Xiuquan 21'
Zhao Dayu 39'
Attendance: 20,752
Referee: Ahmed Jassim (Bahrain)
Iran 0–0 India
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Koh Guan Kiat (Malaysia)
Singapore 0–1 United Arab Emirates
Abdulrahman 62'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jassim Mandi (Bahrain)
China 3–0 India
Lin Lefeng 19'
Gu Guangming 59'
Jia Xiuquan 79'
Attendance: 8,256
Referee: Ahmed Jassim (Bahrain)
Singapore 1–1 Iran
Razali 61' Shahrokh Bayani 55' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abu Wahid Shanbe (Oman)
China 5–0 United Arab Emirates
Yang Zhaohui 12'
Jia Xiuquan 20'
Zuo Shusheng 36'
Zhao Dayu 52'
Gu Guangming 67'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 December–Singapore
 
 
 Saudi Arabia (pen.)1 (5)
 
16 December–Singapore
 
 Iran1 (4)
 
 Saudi Arabia2
 
14 December–Singapore
 
 China0
 
 China (a.e.t.)1
 
 
 Kuwait0
 
Third place
 
 
16 December–Singapore
 
 
 Iran1 (3)
 
 
 Kuwait (pen.)1 (5)

Semi-finals

Saudi Arabia 1–1 (a.e.t.) Iran
Shahin Bayani 88' (o.g.) Shahrokh Bayani 43'
Penalties
Majed Abdullah soccer ball with check mark
Al-jawad soccer ball with check mark
Al-Nu'eimeh soccer ball with check mark
Al-Jam'an soccer ball with check mark
Al-Musaibeah soccer ball with check mark		 5–4 soccer ball with check mark Hajiloo
soccer ball with check mark Mokhtarifar
soccer ball with check mark Derakhshan
soccer ball with red X Panjali
soccer ball with check mark Shahrokh Bayani
Attendance: 4,769
China 1–0 (a.e.t.) Kuwait
Li Huayun 108'
Attendance: 9,600
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)

Third place play-off

Iran 1–1 (a.e.t.) Kuwait
Mohammadkhani 80' Al-Haddad 26'
Penalties
Hajiloo soccer ball with check mark
Mokhtarifar soccer ball with red X
Derakhshan soccer ball with check mark
Ahadi soccer ball with check mark		 3–5 soccer ball with check mark Al-Dakhil
soccer ball with check mark Al-Suwayed
soccer ball with check mark Al-Mubarak
soccer ball with check mark Juma'a
soccer ball with check mark Al-Qabendi
Attendance: 10,000

Final

Main article: 1984 AFC Asian Cup final
Saudi Arabia 2–0 China
Al-Nafisah 10'
Majed Abdullah 46'
Attendance: 26,109
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

Awards

Winners

 1984 AFC Asian Cup winners 

Saudi Arabia
First title

Individual awards

Top Goalscorers Best Goalkeeper Most Valuable Player Fastest Goal Award Fair Play Award
China Jia Xiuquan
Iran Shahrokh Bayani
Iran Nasser Mohammadkhani 		Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Deayea China Jia Xiuquan Syria Walid Abu Al-Sel  China

Goalscorers

With three goals, Jia Xiuquan, Shahrokh Bayani and Nasser Mohammadkhani are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 44 goals were scored by 34 different players, with four of them credited as own goals.

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

References

  1. ^ "Asian Cup: Know Your History - Part One (1956-1988)". Goal.com. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Asian Cup 1984 Singapore » Group 1". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ^ "1984 AFC Asian Cup". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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