1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}} {{main|1980 AFC Asian Cup}} {{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification | dates = 25 December 1978 – 14 May 1979 | num_teams = 17 | confederations = 1 | matches = 31 | goals = 91 | attendance = | top_scorer = | prevseason = [[1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification|1976]] | nextseason = [[1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification|1984]] }} {{Qualification for championships (AFC)}} This '''1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification''' phase started in December 1978 while other qualification matches took place in early 1979. A total of 18 teams participated. Eight teams from the top two of each group advance to the final tournament, joining hosts [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] and defending champions [[Iran national football team|Iran]]. {{TOC limit|3}}

==Groups== {| class="wikitable" width=75% !width=25%|Group 1 !width=25%|Group 2 !width=25%|Group 3 !width=25%|Group 4 |- |valign=top| {{fb|BHR|1972}} {{fb|LBN|1943}} <s>{{fb|PAK}}</s>* <s>{{fb|South Yemen}}</s>* {{fb|SYR|1972}} {{fb|UAE}} |valign=top| {{fb|AFG|1978}} {{fb|BAN}} <s>{{fb|IND}}</s>* <s>{{fb|IRQ|1963}}</s>* <s>{{fb|JOR}}</s>* <s>{{fb|NEP}}</s>* {{fb|QAT}} <s>{{fb|KSA}}</s>* |valign=top| <s>{{fb|BRU}}</s>* <s>{{fb|Burma|1974}}</s>* {{fb|HKG|1959}} {{fb|IDN}} {{fb|MAS}} {{fb|PRK|1948}} {{fb|SIN}} {{fb|SRI}} {{fb|THA}} |valign=top| {{fb|CHN}} <s>{{fb|CAM|1975|name=Kampuchea}}</s>* <s>{{fb|JPN|1947}}</s>* <s>{{fb|LAO}}</s>* {{fb|MAC|municipal}} {{fb|PHI|1936}} {{fb|KOR|1949}} <s>{{fb|VIE}}</s>* |}

* * Withdrew * {{fb|Iran|1964}} qualified as defending champions * {{fb|KUW}} qualified as hosts

== Qualification ==

=== Group 1 === <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group 1 |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=N |winpoints=2

|team1=SYR|name_SYR={{fb|SYR|1972}} |team2=UAE|name_UAE={{fb|UAE}} |team3=LIB|name_LIB={{fb|LBN|1943}} |team4=BHR|name_BHR={{fb|BHR|1972}}|hth_BHR= |win_SYR=1|draw_SYR=1|loss_SYR=0|gf_SYR=1|ga_SYR=0 |win_UAE=0|draw_UAE=2|loss_UAE=0|gf_UAE=0|ga_UAE=0 |win_LIB=0|draw_LIB=1|loss_LIB=1|gf_LIB=0|ga_LIB=1 |win_BHR=0|draw_BHR=0|loss_BHR=0|gf_BHR=0|ga_BHR=0

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=[[1980 AFC Asian Cup]] |col_B=#BBBBBB|text_B=Withdrawn{{efn|name=fn1|In the 17 November match between Syria and Bahrain, the referee awarded a penalty to Bahrain. The Syrian head coach entered the pitch, threatening the referee, who stopped the match in the 81st minute. The committee initially awarded the match 3–0 in favour of Bahrain, but Syria threatened to withdraw; the committee adjusted its decision to a replay of the match on 25 November, but then Bahrain withdrew. All matches involving Bahrain were annulled.<ref>''[[Al Anwar (Lebanese newspaper)|Al Anwar]]'', November 1979</ref>}} |result1=A|result2=A|result4=B |update=complete|source= }}</onlyinclude> *All matches played in the [[United Arab Emirates]]. ---- {{football box | date = 16 November 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|UAE}} | score = 0–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|LBN|1943}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]] | attendance = | referee = [[Muhib Al Jaid]] ([[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi Arabia]]) }} {{football box | date = 17 November 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR|1972}} | score = 1–1{{efn|name=fn1}} Cancelled | report = | team2 = {{fb|BHR|1972}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 20 November 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|UAE}} | score = 0–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|SYR|1972}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]] | attendance = | referee = }} {{football box | date = 20 November 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|LBN|1943}} | score = Cancelled | report = | team2 = {{fb|BHR|1972}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 22 November 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR|1972}} | score = 1–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|LBN|1943}} | goals1 = * [[Ahmad Qaddour|Qaddour]] {{goal|21}} | goals2 = * [[Ahmad Saleh (Lebanese footballer)|Saleh]] {{sent off|0|60}} * [[Hassan Abboud (footballer)|Abboud]] {{sent off|0|63}} * [[Emile Rustom|E. Rustom]] {{sent off|0|70}} | stadium = [[Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]] | attendance = | referee = [[Abdulwahab Binai]] ([[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]]) }} {{football box | date = 23 November 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|UAE}} | score = Cancelled | report = | team2 = {{fb|BHR|1972}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{notelist}}

=== Group 2 === <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group 2 |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n |winpoints=2

|team1=QAT|name_QAT={{fb|QAT}} |team2=BAN|name_BAN={{fb|BAN}} |team3=AFG|name_AFG={{fb|AFG|1978}} |win_QAT=3|draw_QAT=1|loss_QAT=0|gf_QAT=10|ga_QAT=2 |win_BAN=1|draw_BAN=2|loss_BAN=1|gf_BAN=7|ga_BAN=8 |win_AFG=0|draw_AFG=1|loss_AFG=3|gf_AFG=4|ga_AFG=11

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=[[1980 AFC Asian Cup]] |result1=A|result2=A |update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/80asch.html RSSSF] }}</onlyinclude>

*All matches played in [[Bangladesh]]. *[[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] were originally drawn in this group but they withdrew before the start of the qualifiers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://niiiis.com/r1980.html|title=منتخبنا خارج حسابات امم اسيا|publisher=NIIIIS.com|access-date=17 January 2024|language=ar}}</ref> ---- {{football box | date = 1 March 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|BAN}} | score = 2–2 | report = | team2 = {{fb|AFG|1978}} | goals1 = * [[Mohammad Abdul Halim|Halim]] {{goal|34||48}} | goals2 = * [[Mohammad Yasin Safdari|Safdari]] {{goal|11}} * [[Mohammad Ibrahim Hashimi|Hashimi]] {{goal|25}} | stadium = [[Bangabandhu National Stadium|Dhaka Stadium]], [[Dhaka]] | attendance = | referee = [[Mubarak Waleed Saeed]] ([[Qatar Football Association|Qatar]]) }} ---- {{football box | date = 2 March 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|QAT}} | score = 3–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|AFG|1978}} | goals1 = * [[Hassan Mattar|Mattar]] {{goal|20}} * [[Anbar Bashir|Anbar]] {{goal|?|pen.}} * [[Mansour Muftah|Muftah]] {{goal|90}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Bangabandhu National Stadium|Dhaka Stadium]], [[Dhaka]] | attendance = | referee = [[Munir Hossain]] ([[Bangladesh Football Federation|Bangladesh]]) }} ---- {{football box | date = 3 March 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|BAN}} | score = 1–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|QAT}} | goals1 = * [[Mohammed Mohsin (footballer, born 1963)|Mohsin]] {{goal|23}} | goals2 = * [[Mansour Muftah|Muftah]] {{goal|58}} | stadium = [[Bangabandhu National Stadium|Dhaka Stadium]], [[Dhaka]] | attendance = | referee = [[Sultan Najand]] ([[Afghanistan Football Federation|Afghanistan]]) }} ---- {{football box | date = 5 March 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|BAN}} | score = 3–2 | report = https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=135203605884139&set=pcb.135205402550626 | team2 = {{fb|AFG|1978}} | goals1 = * [[Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu|Chunnu]] {{goal|50}} * [[Mohammad Abdul Halim|Halim]] {{goal|53}} * [[Kazi Salahuddin|Salahuddin]] {{goal|90}} | goals2 = * [[Najibullah Kargar|Najibullah]] {{goal|5}} * [[Mohammad Saber Rohparwar|Saber]] {{goal|61}} | stadium = [[Bangabandhu National Stadium|Dhaka Stadium]], [[Dhaka]] | attendance = | referee = [[Mubarak Waleed Saeed]] ([[Qatar Football Association|Qatar]]) }} ---- {{football box | date = 6 March 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|QAT}} | score = 3–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|AFG|1978}} | goals1 = * [[Hassan Mattar|Mattar]] {{goal|49||61}} * [[Mansour Muftah|Muftah]] {{goal|?}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Bangabandhu National Stadium|Dhaka Stadium]], [[Dhaka]] | attendance = | referee = [[Dalil Khan]] ([[Bangladesh Football Federation|Bangladesh]]) }} ---- {{football box | date = 7 March 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|BAN}} | score = 1–3 | report = | team2 = {{fb|QAT}} | goals1 = * [[Kazi Salahuddin|Salahuddin]] {{goal|44}} | goals2 = * [[Mansour Muftah|Muftah]] {{goal|11||51}} * [[Hassan Mattar|Mattar]] {{goal|21}} * [[Mohammed Ghanim|Ghanim]] {{sent off|0|78}} | stadium = [[Bangabandhu National Stadium|Dhaka Stadium]], [[Dhaka]] | attendance = | referee = [[Sultan Najand]] ([[Afghanistan Football Federation|Afghanistan]]) }}

=== Group 3 === *All matches played in [[Thailand]]. ---- ;Allocation matches to determine groups *{{fb|SIN}} received a bye ---- {{football box | date = 1 May 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|THA}} | score = 3–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|INA}} | goals1 = [[Daoyod Dara]] {{goal|12}} [[Withaya Laohakul]] {{goal|24}} [[Manus Ratanatisoi|Manus R.]] {{goal|35}} | goals2 = [[Timo Kapissa]] {{goal|18}} | stadium = [[Bangkok]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 2 May 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}} | score = 3–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|SRI}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Bangkok]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 2 May 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|PRK|1948}} | score = 3–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|HKG|1959}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Bangkok]] | attendance = | referee = }}

====Group 3A==== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group 3A |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n |winpoints=2

|team1=MAS|name_MAS={{fb|MAS}} |team2=PRK|name_PRK={{fb|PRK|1948}} |team3=INA|name_INA={{fb|INA}} |win_MAS=1|draw_MAS=1|loss_MAS=0|gf_MAS=5|ga_MAS=2 |win_PRK=1|draw_PRK=1|loss_PRK=0|gf_PRK=4|ga_PRK=2 |win_INA=0|draw_INA=0|loss_INA=2|gf_INA=2|ga_INA=7

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=Advance to semi-finals |result1=A|result2=A |update=complete|source= }}</onlyinclude>

{{football box | date = 5 May 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}} | score = 4–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|INA}} | goals1 = [[Santokh Singh]] {{goal|35}} [[James Wong (footballer)|James Wong]] {{goal|51}} [[Bakri Ibni]] {{goal|55}} [[Mokhtar Dahari]] {{goal|88}} | goals2 = [[Iswadi Idris]] {{goal|71}} | stadium = [[Bangkok]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 7 May 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|PRK|1948}} | score = 3–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|INA}} | goals1 = [[Pak Jong-hun]] {{goal|22||75}} [[Hong Song-nam]] {{goal|32}} | goals2 = [[Andi Lala]] {{goal|35}} | stadium = [[Bangkok]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 9 May 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}} | score = 1–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|PRK|1948}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Bangkok]] | attendance = | referee = }}

====Group 3B==== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group 3B |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n |winpoints=2

|team1=THA|name_THA={{fb|THA}} |team2=HKG|name_HKG={{fb|HKG|1959}} |team3=SRI|name_SRI={{fb|SRI}} |team4=SIN|name_SIN={{fb|SIN}} |win_THA=3|draw_THA=0|loss_THA=0|gf_THA=9|ga_THA=0 |win_HKG=2|draw_HKG=0|loss_HKG=1|gf_HKG=8|ga_HKG=2 |win_SRI=1|draw_SRI=0|loss_SRI=2|gf_SRI=4|ga_SRI=9 |win_SIN=0|draw_SIN=0|loss_SIN=3|gf_SIN=1|ga_SIN=11

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=Advance to semi-finals |result1=A|result2=A |update=complete|source= }}</onlyinclude>

{{football box | date = 4 May 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|HKG|1959}} | score = 3–1 | report = https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19790505-1.2.138.1 | team2 = {{fb|SIN}} | goals1 = [[Chung Chor Wai]] {{goal|21||65||85}} | goals2 = [[Wong Kok Choy]] {{goal|19}} | stadium = [[Bangkok]] | attendance = | referee = }}

{{football box | date = 4 May 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|THA}} | score = 4–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|SRI}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Bangkok]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 6 May 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|HKG|1959}} | score = 5–0 | report = https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19790507-1.2.115.7 | team2 = {{fb|SRI}} | goals1 = [[Chung Chor Wai]] {{goal|?||50}} [[Lau Wing Yip]] {{goal|23||27}} [[Derek Currie]] {{goal|75}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Bangkok]] | attendance = | referee = }}

{{football box | date = 6 May 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|THA}} | score = 4–0 | report = https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19790507-1.2.115.7 | team2 = {{fb|SIN}} | goals1 = [[Witthaya Laohakul]] {{goal|9||52||61}} [[Jesdaporn Na Pattalung]] {{goal|43}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Bangkok]] | attendance = 15,000 | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 8 May 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|SRI}} | score = 4–0 | report = https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newnation19790509-1.2.71 | team2 = {{fb|SIN}} | goals1 = [[Mohamed Zaheer]] {{goal|20||35||?}} [[Sohan Fernando]] {{goal|?}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Bangkok]] | attendance = | referee = }}

{{football box | date = 8 May 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|THA}} | score = 1–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|HKG|1959}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Bangkok]] | attendance = | referee = }}

====Semi-finals==== {{football box | date = 11 May 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}} | score = 0–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|HKG|1959}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Bangkok]] | attendance = | referee = |penalties1 = |penaltyscore = 5–4 |penalties2 = }} ---- {{football box | date = 12 May 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|THA}} | score = 0–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|PRK|1948}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Bangkok]] | attendance = | referee = }}

====Third place play-off==== {{football box | date = 14 May 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|THA}} | score = 1–2 | report = | team2 = {{fb|HKG|1959}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Bangkok]] | attendance = | referee = }}

====Final==== {{football box | date = 14 May 1979 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|PRK|1948}} | score = 1–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|MAS}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Bangkok]] | attendance = | referee = }}

{{fb-rt|PRK|1948}} and {{fb|MAS}} qualified for the final tournament

=== Group 4 === <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group 4 |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n |winpoints=2

|team1=KOR|name_KOR={{fb|KOR|1949}} |team2=CHN|name_CHN={{fb|CHN}} |team3=MAC|name_MAC={{fb|MAC|municipal}} |team4=PHI|name_PHI={{fb|PHI|1936}} |win_KOR=3|draw_KOR=0|loss_KOR=0|gf_KOR=10|ga_KOR=1 |win_CHN=2|draw_CHN=0|loss_CHN=1|gf_CHN=5|ga_CHN=2 |win_MAC=1|draw_MAC=0|loss_MAC=2|gf_MAC=4|ga_MAC=7 |win_PHI=0|draw_PHI=0|loss_PHI=3|gf_PHI=1|ga_PHI=10

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=[[1980 AFC Asian Cup]] |result1=A|result2=A |update=complete|source= }}</onlyinclude>

*All matches played in the [[Philippines]]. ---- {{football box | date = 25 December 1978 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR|1949}} | score = 4–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|MAC|municipal}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Rizal Memorial Stadium]], [[Manila]] | attendance = | referee = }}

{{football box | date = 25 December 1978 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|PHI|1936}} | score = 0–3 | report = | team2 = {{fb|CHN}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Rizal Memorial Stadium]], [[Manila]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 27 December 1978 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|PHI|1936}} | score = 0–5 | report = | team2 = {{fb|KOR|1949}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Rizal Memorial Stadium]], [[Manila]] | attendance = | referee = }}

{{football box | date = 27 December 1978 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|CHN}} | score = 2–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|MAC|municipal}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Rizal Memorial Stadium]], [[Manila]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 29 December 1978 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR|1949}} | score = 1–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|CHN}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Rizal Memorial Stadium]], [[Manila]] | attendance = | referee = }}

{{football box | date = 29 December 1978 | time = | team1 = {{fb-rt|PHI|1936}} | score = 1–2 | report = | team2 = {{fb|MAC|municipal}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Rizal Memorial Stadium]], [[Manila]] | attendance = | referee = }}

== Qualified teams == {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;" |- ! Team ! Qualified as ! Qualified on ! Previous appearance |- | {{fb|KUW}} || {{Sort|*|Hosts}} || {{N/A|N/A}} || {{sort|02|2 ([[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]], [[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]])}} |- | {{fb|IRN}} || {{Sort|761|[[1976 AFC Asian Cup#Final|1976 AFC Asian Cup champions]]}} || 13 June 1976 || {{sort|03|3 ([[1968 AFC Asian Cup|1968]], [[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]], [[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]])}} |- | {{fb|SYR|1972}} || {{Sort|A1|[[#Group 1|Group 1]] winners}} || 22 November 1979 || 0 (debut) |- | {{fb|UAE}} || {{Sort|A2|[[#Group 1|Group 1]] runners-up}}|| 23 November 1979 || 0 (debut) |- | {{fb|QAT}} || {{Sort|B1|[[#Group 2|Group 2]] winners}} || 15 January 1979 || 0 (debut) |- | {{fb|BAN}} || {{Sort|B2|[[#Group 2|Group 2]] runners-up}}|| 16 January 1979 || 0 (debut) |- | {{fb|PRK|1948}} || {{Sort|C1|[[#Group 3|Group 3]] winners}}|| 12 May 1979 || 0 (debut) |- | {{fb|MAS}} || {{Sort|C2|[[#Group 3|Group 3]] runners-up}}|| 11 May 1979 || {{sort|01|1 ([[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]])}} |- | {{fb|KOR|1948}} || {{Sort|D1|[[#Group 4|Group 4]] winners}}|| 29 December 1978 || {{sort|04|4 ([[1956 AFC Asian Cup|1956]], [[1960 AFC Asian Cup|1960]], [[1964 AFC Asian Cup|1964]], [[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]])}} |- | {{fb|CHN}} || {{Sort|D2|[[#Group 4|Group 4]] runners-up}}|| 29 December 1978 || {{sort|01|1 ([[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]])}} |}

== Controversies == In the 17 November match between Syria and Bahrain, the referee awarded a penalty to Bahrain. The Syrian head coach entered the pitch, threatening the referee, who stopped the match in the 81st minute. The committee initially awarded the match 3–0 in favour of Bahrain, but Syria threatened to withdraw; the committee adjusted its decision to a replay of the match on 25 November, but then Bahrain withdrew. All matches involving Bahrain were annulled.<ref>''[[Al Anwar (Lebanese newspaper)|Al Anwar]]'', November 1979</ref>

== References == {{Reflist}} *Morrison, Neil; Jovanovic, Bojan; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter. [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/80asch.html "Asian Nations Cup 1980"]. RSSSF. *"A-Cup: Singapore in Group Three" *[http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19780919.2.104.1.aspx The Straits Times, 19 September 1978, Page 24] *"Champions Iran out of Asian Cup final round" *[http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19790525.2.111.2.aspx The Straits Times, 25 May 1979, Page 35] *''[[Al Anwar (Lebanese newspaper)|Al Anwar]]'', November 1979

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