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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]

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)
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 →

Qualification

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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.[citation needed]

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

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Kallang
National Stadium
Capacity: 55,000
 

Squads

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Main article: 1984 AFC Asian Cup squads

Group stage

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All times are Singapore Standard Time (UTC+8)

Group A

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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: 20,000
Referee: George Joseph (Malaysia)
Kuwait  1–0  Qatar
Al-Rumaihi   52' (o.g.)
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)
Syria  0–1  Saudi Arabia
Khalifa   66'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)
South Korea  0–0  Kuwait
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Cheung Kwok Kui (Hong Kong)
Syria  1–0  South Korea
Hassan   12'
Attendance: 10,000
Qatar  1–1  Saudi Arabia
Zaid   47' Abduljawad   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: 2,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)
Kuwait  0–1  Saudi Arabia
Al-Jam'an   88'
Attendance: 5,000

Group B

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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: 8,000
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

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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

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Saudi Arabia  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Iran
Shahin Bayani   88' (o.g.) Shahrokh Bayani   43'
Penalties
Majed Abdullah  
Abduljawad  
Nu'eimeh  
Al-Jam'an  
Al-Musaibeah  		 5–4   Hajiloo
  Mokhtarifar
  Derakhshan
  Panjali
  Shahrokh Bayani
Attendance: 3,000
China  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Kuwait
Li Huayun   108'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)

Third place play-off

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

Final

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Main article: 1984 AFC Asian Cup Final
Saudi Arabia  2–0  China
Al-Nafisah   10'
Majed Abdullah   46'
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

Awards

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Winners

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 1984 AFC Asian Cup winners 
 
Saudi Arabia
First title

Individual awards

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

Goalscorers

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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

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  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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