{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = | year = 1980 | other_titles = كأس آسيا 1980 | image = | size = | caption = | country = Kuwait | dates = 15–30 September | num_teams = 10 | confederations = | venues = 1 | cities = 1 | champion = KUW | count = 1 | second = KOR | second-flagvar =1949 | third = IRN | fourth = PRK | fourth-flagvar = 1948 | matches = 24 | goals = 76 | attendance = 169200 | top_scorer = {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Behtash Fariba]]<br />{{flagicon|KOR|1949}} [[Choi Soon-ho]]<br>(7 goals each) | updated = | prevseason = [[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]] | nextseason = [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984]] }}
The '''1980 AFC Asian Cup''' was the 7th edition of the men's [[AFC Asian Cup]], a quadrennial international [[association football|football]] tournament organised by the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531055150/https://www.goal.com/en/news/8/main/2011/01/07/2293901/asian-cup-know-your-history-part-one-1956-1988 |title=Asian Cup: Know Your History – Part One (1956–1988) |publisher=Goal.com |date=7 January 2011 |access-date=3 May 2015}}</ref> The finals were hosted by [[Kuwait]] between 15 and 30 September 1980. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five each. [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] won their first championship, beating [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] in the final 3–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/afc-asian-cup-qualification-1980-kuwait/qualifying-round/16382/|title=1980 AFC Asian Cup|access-date=4 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co10/se3855/all-matches/|title=Asian Cup 1980 Kuwait » Schedule|access-date=4 December 2021}}</ref>
==Qualification== {{main|1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification}}
{| 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|1980}} || {{Sort|A1|[[1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 1|Group 1]] winners}} || 22 November 1979 || 0 (debut) |- | {{fb|UAE}} || {{Sort|A2|[[1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 1|Group 1]] runners-up}}|| 23 November 1979 || 0 (debut) |- | {{fb|QAT}} || {{Sort|B1|[[1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 2|Group 2]] winners}} || 15 January 1979 || 0 (debut) |- | {{fb|BAN}} || {{Sort|B2|[[1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 2|Group 2]] runners-up}}|| 16 January 1979 || 0 (debut) |- | {{fb|PRK|1948}} || {{Sort|C1|[[1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 3|Group 3]] winners}}|| 12 May 1979 || 0 (debut) |- | {{fb|MAS}} || {{Sort|C2|[[1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 3|Group 3]] runners-up}}|| 11 May 1979 || {{sort|01|1 ([[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]])}} |- | {{fb|KOR|1949}} ||{{Sort|D1| [[1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification#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|[[1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 4|Group 4]] runners-up}}|| 29 December 1978 || {{sort|01|1 ([[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]])}} |}
==Venues== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan=4|{{location map |Kuwait|float=none |width=300 |caption= |lat=29.369722 |long=47.978333 |label=[[Kuwait City]] |position=left }} ! [[Kuwait City]] |- | [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Sabah Al-Salem Stadium]] |- | Capacity: '''22,000''' |- | [[File:ArabiStagium.jpg|200px]] |}
==Squads== For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see ''[[1980 AFC Asian Cup squads]].''
==Group stage==
=== Group A === <onlyinclude> {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group A |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=y |winpoints=2
|team1=IRI|name_IRI={{fb|Iran}} |team2=PRK|name_PRK={{fb|North Korea|1948}} |team3=SYR|name_SYR={{fb|Syria|1980}} |team4=CHN|name_CHN={{fb|China}} |team5=BAN|name_BAN={{fb|Bangladesh}} |win_IRI=2|draw_IRI=2|loss_IRI=0|gf_IRI=12|ga_IRI=4 |win_PRK=3|draw_PRK=0|loss_PRK=1|gf_PRK=9|ga_PRK=7 |win_SYR=2|draw_SYR=1|loss_SYR=1|gf_SYR=3|ga_SYR=2 |win_CHN=1|draw_CHN=1|loss_CHN=2|gf_CHN=9|ga_CHN=5 |win_BAN=0|draw_BAN=0|loss_BAN=4|gf_BAN=2|ga_BAN=17
|col_A=green1|text_A=Advance to [[#Knockout stage|knockout stage]] |result1=A|result2=A |update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/80asch.html RSSSF] }}</onlyinclude>
{{football box |date = 16 September 1980 |team1 = {{fb-rt|PRK|1948}} |score = 3–2 |team2 = {{fb|BAN}} |goals1 = [[Choi Jae-pil]] {{goal|44||45}}<br>[[Kim Jong-man (footballer, born 1960s)|Kim Jong-man]] {{goal|88}} |goals2 = [[Kazi Salahuddin|Salahuddin]] {{goal|60|pen.}}<br />[[Ashrafuddin Chunnu|Chunnu]] {{goal|90}} |stadium = [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Sabah Al-Salem Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] |attendance= 200 }} ---- {{football box |date = 17 September 1980 |team1 = {{fb-rt|IRI}} |score = 0–0 |team2 = {{fb|SYR|1980}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |attendance= 12,000 |referee= |stadium = [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Sabah Al-Salem Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] }} ---- {{football box |date = 18 September 1980 |team1 = {{fb-rt|PRK|1948}} |score = 2–1 |team2 = {{fb|CHN}} |goals1 = Kim Bok-man {{goal|20}}<br>[[Hwang Sang-hoi]] {{goal}} |goals2 = [[Li Fubao]] {{goal|7}} |stadium = [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Sabah Al-Salem Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] |attendance= 1,000 }} ---- {{football box |date = 19 September 1980 |team1 = {{fb-rt|BAN}} |score = 0–1 |team2 = {{fb|SYR|1980}} |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Jamal Keshek|Keshek]] {{goal|7}} |stadium = [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Sabah Al-Salem Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] |attendance= 1,500 }} ---- {{football box |date = 20 September 1980 |team1 = {{fb-rt|CHN}} |score = 2–2 |team2 = {{fb|IRI}} |goals1 = [[Chen Jingang]] {{goal|74}}<br>[[Xu Yonglai]] {{goal|89}} |goals2 = [[Hamid Alidousti|Alidousti]] {{goal|35}}<br>[[Behtash Fariba|Fariba]] {{goal|70}} |attendance= 10,000 |referee= |stadium = [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Sabah Al-Salem Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] }} ---- {{football box |date = 22 September 1980 |team1 = {{fb-rt|BAN}} |score = 0–7 |team2 = {{fb|IRI}} |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Behtash Fariba|Fariba]] {{goal|11||34||80||82}}<br>[[Hassan Roshan|Roshan]] {{goal|21}}<br>[[Abdolreza Barzegari|Barzegari]] {{goal|27||87}} |stadium = [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Sabah Al-Salem Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] |attendance= 2,000 }} ---- {{football box |date = 23 September 1980 |team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR|1980}} |score = 1–0 |team2 = {{fb|CHN}} |goals1 = [[Jamal Keshek|Keshek]] {{goal|86}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Sabah Al-Salem Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] |attendance= 3,000 }} ---- {{football box |date = 24 September 1980 |team1 = {{fb-rt|IRI}} |score = 3–2 |team2 = {{fb|PRK|1948}} |goals1 = [[Hamid Alidousti|Alidousti]] {{goal|27}}<br>[[Iraj Danaeifard|Danaeifard]] {{goal|57}}<br>[[Behtash Fariba|Fariba]] {{goal|60}} |goals2 = [[Hwang Sang-hoi]] {{goal|68}}<br />[[Pak Jong-hun]] {{goal|90}} |stadium = [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Sabah Al-Salem Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] |referee= [[Enrique Mendoza Guillén|Enrique Mendoza]] ([[Mexican Football Federation|Mexico]]) |attendance= 4,000 }} ---- {{football box |date = 25 September 1980 |team1 = {{fb-rt|CHN}} |score = 6–0 |team2 = {{fb|BAN}} |goals1 = [[Shen Xiangfu]] {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}<br>[[Xu Yonglai]] {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Sabah Al-Salem Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] |attendance= 500 }} ---- {{football box |date = 26 September 1980 |team1 = {{fb-rt|PRK|1948}} |score = 2–1 |team2 = {{fb|SYR|1980}} |goals1 = [[Kim Gwan-Mo]] {{goal}} 1T <br> [[Kim Gwang-Un]] {{goal}} 2T |goals2 = [[Jawdat Suleiman|Suleiman]] 2T (1-1) {{goal}} |stadium = [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Sabah Al-Salem Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] |attendance= 2,000 }}
=== Group B === <onlyinclude> {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group B |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=y |winpoints=3|team1=KOR|name_KOR={{fb|South Korea|1949}} |team2=KUW|name_KUW={{fb|Kuwait}} |team3=MAS|name_MAS={{fb|Malaysia}} |team4=QAT|name_QAT={{fb|Qatar}} |team5=UAE|name_UAE={{fb|United Arab Emirates}} |win_KOR=3|draw_KOR=1|loss_KOR=0|gf_KOR=10|ga_KOR=2 |win_KUW=2|draw_KUW=1|loss_KUW=1|gf_KUW=8|ga_KUW=5|status_KUW=H |win_MAS=1|draw_MAS=2|loss_MAS=1|gf_MAS=5|ga_MAS=5 |win_QAT=1|draw_QAT=1|loss_QAT=2|gf_QAT=3|ga_QAT=8 |win_UAE=0|draw_UAE=1|loss_UAE=3|gf_UAE=3|ga_UAE=9
|col_A=green1|text_A=Advance to [[#Knockout stage|knockout stage]] |result1=A|result2=A |update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/80asch.html RSSSF] }}
</onlyinclude>
{{football box | date = 15 September 1980 | team1 = {{fb-rt|UAE}} | score = 1–1 | team2 = {{fb|KUW}} | goals1 = [[Ahmed Chombi|Chombi]] {{goal|35}} | goals2 = [[Saad Al-Houti|Al-Houti]] {{goal|19}} | attendance = 18,000 | stadium = [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Sabah Al-Salem Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] }} ---- {{football box | date = 16 September 1980 | time = 18:30 | team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR|1949}} | score = 1–1 | team2 = {{fb|MAS}} | goals1 = [[Choi Soon-ho]] {{goal|69}} | goals2 = [[Zulkifli Hamzah]] {{goal|90}} | attendance = 5,000 | stadium = [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Sabah Al-Salem Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] | referee = Sudarso Hardjowasito ([[Football Association of Indonesia|Indonesia]]) }} ---- {{football box | date = 17 September 1980 | team1 = {{fb-rt|QAT}} | score = 2–1 | team2 = {{fb|UAE}} | goals1 = [[Mansoor Muftah|Muftah]] {{goal|50||60}} | goals2 = [[Ghanem Al-Hajri|Al-Hajri]] {{goal|58}} | stadium = [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Sabah Al-Salem Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] | attendance = 3,000 }} ---- {{football box | date = 18 September 1980 | team1 = {{fb-rt|KUW}} | score = 3–1 | team2 = {{fb|MAS}} | goals1 = [[Fathi Kameel|Kameel]] {{goal|20}}<br>[[Jasem Yaqoub|Yaqoub]] {{goal|53|pen.|77|pen.}} | goals2 = [[Zulkifli Hamzah]] {{goal|44}} | attendance = 15,000 | stadium = [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Sabah Al-Salem Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] }} ---- {{football box | date = 19 September 1980 | time = 18:30 | team1 = {{fb-rt|QAT}} | score = 0–2 | team2 = {{fb|KOR|1949}} | goals1 = | goals2 = [[Lee Jung-il]] {{goal|7}}<br>[[Choi Soon-ho]] {{goal|21}} | stadium = [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Sabah Al-Salem Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] | attendance = 9,000 | referee = [[Vichai Charupunt]] ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]]) }} ---- {{football box | date = 20 September 1980 | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}} | score = 2–0 | team2 = {{fb|UAE}} | goals1 = [[Abdah Alif]] {{goal|32}}<br>[[Tukamin Bahari]] {{goal|89}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Sabah Al-Salem Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] | attendance = 3,000 }} ---- {{football box | date = 21 September 1980 | time = 16:30 | team1 = {{fb-rt|KUW}} | score = 0–3 | team2 = {{fb|KOR|1949}} | goals1 = | goals2 = [[Hwang Seok-keun]] {{goal|47}}<br>[[Choi Soon-ho]] {{goal|71||78}} | attendance = 17,000 | referee = [[Toshikazu Sano]] ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]]) | stadium = [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Sabah Al-Salem Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] }} ---- {{football box | date = 23 September 1980 | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAS}} | score = 1–1 | team2 = {{fb|QAT}} | goals1 = [[Tukamin Bahari]] {{goal|33}} | goals2 = [[Mansoor Muftah|Muftah]] {{goal|52}} | stadium = [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Sabah Al-Salem Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] | attendance = 1,000 }} ---- {{football box | date = 24 September 1980 | time = 18:30 | team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR|1949}} | score = 4–1 | team2 = {{fb|UAE}} | goals1 = [[Choi Soon-ho]] {{goal|26||53||78|pen.}}<br>[[Chung Hae-won]] {{goal|84}} | goals2 = [[Ahmed Chombi|Chombi]] {{goal|79}} | stadium = [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Sabah Al-Salem Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] | attendance = 4,000 | referee = [[Melvyn Victor D’Souza]] ([[All India Football Federation|India]]) }} ---- {{football box | date = 25 September 1980 | team1 = {{fb-rt|KUW}} | score = 4–0 | team2 = {{fb|QAT}} | goals1 = [[Faisal Al-Dakhil|Al-Dakhil]] {{goal|32||57}}<br>[[Jasem Yaqoub|Yaqoub]] {{goal|50|pen.}}<br />[[Abdulaziz Al-Anberi|Al-Anberi]] {{goal|66}} | goals2 = | attendance = 10,000 | stadium = [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Sabah Al-Salem Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] }}
==Knockout stage==
{{Round4-with third |widescore=yes |RD1=[[#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]] |RD2=[[#Final|Final]] |Consol=[[#Third place play-off|Third place]] <!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 --> <!--semi finals --> |28 September – [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Kuwait]]|{{fb|IRN}}|1|'''{{fb|KUW}}'''|'''2''' |28 September – [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Kuwait]]|'''{{fb|KOR|1949}}'''|'''2'''|{{fb|PRK|1948}}|1 <!--final --> |30 September – [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Kuwait]]|'''{{fb|KUW}}'''|'''3'''|{{fb|KOR|1949}}|0 <!--third place --> |29 September – [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Kuwait]]|'''{{fb|IRN}}'''|'''3'''|{{fb|PRK|1948}}|0 }}
=== Semi-finals === {{football box | date = 28 September 1980 | team1 = {{fb-rt|IRN}} | score = 1–2 | team2 = {{fb|KUW}} | goals1 = [[Hossein Faraki|Faraki]] {{goal|90}} | goals2 = [[Jasem Yaqoub|Yaqoub]] {{goal|63}}<br />[[Faisal Al-Dakhil|Al-Dakhil]] {{goal|85}} | attendance = 19,000 | referee = [[Kok Lee]] ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]]) | stadium = [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Sabah Al-Salem Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] }} ---- {{football box | date = 28 September 1980 | time = 19:30 | team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR|1949}} | score = [[North Korea–South Korea football rivalry|2–1]] | team2 = {{fb|PRK|1948}} | goals1 = [[Chung Hae-won]] {{goal|80||89}} | goals2 = [[Pak Jong-hun]] {{goal|19|pen.}} | attendance = 7,000 | referee = [[Toshikazu Sano]] ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]]) | stadium = [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Sabah Al-Salem Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] }}
=== Third place play-off === {{football box | date = 29 September 1980 | team1 = {{fb-rt|IRN}} | score = 3–0 | team2 = {{fb|PRK|1948}} | goals1 = [[Behtash Fariba|Fariba]] {{goal|49}}<br />[[Hossein Faraki|Faraki]] {{goal|66||76}} | goals2 = | attendance = 2,000 | referee = [[Enrique Mendoza Guillén|Enrique Mendoza]] ([[Mexican Football Federation|Mexico]]) | stadium = [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Sabah Al-Salem Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] }}
=== Final === {{Main|1980 AFC Asian Cup final}}
{{football box | date = 30 September 1980 | time = 18:30 | team1 = {{fb-rt|KUW}} | score = 3–0 | team2 = {{fb|KOR|1949}} | goals1 = [[Saad Al-Houti|Al-Houti]] {{goal|8}}<br />[[Faisal Al-Dakhil|Al-Dakhil]] {{goal|34||69}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Sabah Al Salem Stadium|Sabah Al-Salem Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] | referee = Sudarso Hardjowasito ([[Football Association of Indonesia|Indonesia]]) | attendance = 20,000 }}
==Statistics== ===Goalscorers=== ;7 goals * {{flagicon|KOR|1949}} [[Choi Soon-ho]] * {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Behtash Fariba]] ;5 goals * {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Faisal Al-Dakhil]] ;4 goals {{colbegin|colwidth=18em}} * {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Jasem Yaqoub]] * {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xu Yonglai]] {{colend}} ;3 goals {{colbegin|colwidth=18em}} * {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shen Xiangfu]] * {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Hossein Faraki]] * {{flagicon|KOR|1949}} [[Chung Hae-won]] {{colend}} ;2 goals {{colbegin|colwidth=18em}} * {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Abdolreza Barzegari]] * {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Hamid Alidousti]] * {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Saad Al-Houti]] * {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tukamin Bahari]] * {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Zulkifli Hamzah]] * {{flagicon|PRK|1948}} [[Choi Jae-pil]] * {{flagicon|PRK|1948}} Kim Bok-man * {{flagicon|PRK|1948}} [[Pak Jong-hun]] * {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Mansoor Muftah]] * {{flagicon|SYR|1980}} [[Jamal Keshek]] * {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Ahmed Chombi]] {{colend}} ;1 goal {{colbegin|colwidth=18em}} * {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu]] * {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Kazi Salahuddin]] * {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chen Jingang]] * {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Fubao]] * {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Hassan Roshan]] * {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Iraj Danaeifard]] * {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Abdulaziz Al-Anberi]] * {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Fathi Kameel]] * {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Abdah Alif]] * {{flagicon|PRK|1948}} * {{flagicon|PRK|1948}} * {{flagicon|PRK|1948}} [[Hwang Sang-hoi]] * {{flagicon|PRK|1948}} [[Kim Jong-man (footballer, born 1960s)|Kim Jong-man]] * {{flagicon|QAT}} * {{flagicon|KOR|1949}} [[Hwang Seok-keun]] * {{flagicon|KOR|1949}} [[Lee Jung-il]] * {{flagicon|SYR|1980}} [[Jawdat Suleiman]] * {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Ghanem Al-Hajri]] {{colend}}
===Awards=== '''Top scorer''' * {{flagicon|KOR|1949}} [[Choi Soon-ho]] * {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Behtash Fariba]]
'''Team of the Tournament''' {| class="wikitable" |- !width=180|Goalkeeper !width=180|Defenders !width=180|Midfielders !width=180|Forwards |- |align=left valign=top| {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Nasser Hejazi]] |align=left valign=top| {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Naeem Saad]]<br /> {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Soh Chin Aun]]<br /> {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Mahboub Juma'a]]<br /> {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Mehdi Dinvarzadeh]] |align=left valign=top| {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Abdolreza Barzegari]]<br /> {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Saad Al-Houti]]<br /> {{flagicon|KOR|1949}} [[Lee Young-moo]] |align=left valign=top| {{flagicon|KOR|1949}} [[Choi Soon-ho]]<br /> {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Faisal Al-Dakhil]]<br /> {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Jasem Yaqoub]] |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110722141522/http://rdfc.com.ne.kr/int/skor-intres-1980.html#1980 South Korea International Matches] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20111121133758/http://www.kfa.org.kw/subpagear.aspx?sub=118 Kuwait Football Association] * [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19801002&printsec=frontpage&hl=en All-Star Team] New Straits Times, 2 October 1980, Page 27 * [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/80asch.html Details at RSSSF]
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