1984 AFC Asian Cup
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The 1984 AFC Asian Cup was the eighth edition of the Asian Nations Cup, the football
championship of Asia (AFC
). It was hosted by Singapore
between December 1 and December 16. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five. Saudi Arabia
won their first championship, beating China
in the final 2–0.
The other 8 qualifying teams were:
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‑ 3 goals Jia Xiuquan
‑ 3 goals
Shahrokh Bayani
Nasser Mohammadkhani
2 goals Gu Guangming
Zhao Dayu
Majed Abdullah Razali Saad
1 goal Li Huayun
Lin Lefeng
Yang Zhaohui
Zuo Shusheng
Hamid Alidousti Zia Arabshahi
Lee Tae-Ho
Abdullah Al-Buloushi
Faisal Al-Dakhil
Moayad Al-Hadad Ibrahim Khalfan Khalid Salman Ali Zaeid Mohaisen Al-Jam'an
Mohamed Al-Jawad
Shaye Al-Nafisa Saleh Khalifa Malik Awab
Walid Abu Al-Sel Radwan Al-Sheikh Hassan Faruq Abdulrahman Adnan Al-Talyani Fahad Khamees
Own goals Shahin Bayani
(1) (for Saudi Arabia) Ibrahim Al-Rumaihi (1) (for Kuwait) Mubarak Amber (1) (for Syria) Issam Mahrous (1) (for Kuwait)
8 goals:
7 goals:
5 goals:
3 goals:
1 goal:
0 goals:
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
championship of Asia (AFC
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
). It was hosted by Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
between December 1 and December 16. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five. Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia national football team
Saudi Arabia national football team is the national team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation...
won their first championship, beating China
China national football team
The China PR national football team is the national association football team of the People's Republic of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association...
in the final 2–0.
Qualification
qualified automatically as host qualified automatically as defending championsThe other 8 qualifying teams were:
Venue
| Kallang Kallang Kallang is an urban planning area and a subdivision located in the southeastern part of Singapore.It is probably best known for being the location of the Singapore Indoor Stadium & the old National Stadium, as well as the new Singapore Sports Hub... |
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| National Stadium National Stadium, Singapore The Singapore National Stadium was located in Kallang. Opened in July 1973, the National Stadium was officially closed on 30 June 2007 and has demolished to make way for the Singapore Sports Hub and New Singapore National Stadium which is expected to open in 2014.The stadium has played host to... |
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Group A
| Team | ||||||||
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| 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | |
| 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
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Group B
| Team | ||||||||
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| 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 |
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
----Third place play-off
Final
Top Scorer
Nasser Mohammadkhani ‑ 3 goals Shahrokh BayaniShahrokh Bayani
Shahrock Bayani is a Iranian football Midfielder who played for Iran in the 1984 Asian Cup. He also played for Esteghlal.- International Records :-External links:*...
‑ 3 goals Jia Xiuquan
Jia Xiuquan
Jia Xiuquan is a Chinese former international footballer and head coach.-Club career:As a player, Jia Xiuquan predominately played the majority of his career for Bayi Football Team. During his time at Bayi, he saw them win two league titles, his first title in 1981 and his second in the 1986...
‑ 3 goals
Goalscorers
3 goals Jia XiuquanJia Xiuquan
Jia Xiuquan is a Chinese former international footballer and head coach.-Club career:As a player, Jia Xiuquan predominately played the majority of his career for Bayi Football Team. During his time at Bayi, he saw them win two league titles, his first title in 1981 and his second in the 1986...
Shahrokh Bayani
Shahrokh Bayani
Shahrock Bayani is a Iranian football Midfielder who played for Iran in the 1984 Asian Cup. He also played for Esteghlal.- International Records :-External links:*...
Nasser Mohammadkhani
2 goals Gu Guangming
Gu Guangming
Gu Guangming is a former Chinese professional football player and manager. Nicknamed "The Weatherfish" because of his ability to dribble out of tight spaces on the flanks and in the corners while avoiding tackles, Gu played for the Guangdong provincial team in the semi-professional Chinese Jia...
Zhao Dayu
Zhao Dayu
Zhao Dayu is a Chinese football Forward who played for China in the 1984 Asian Cup. He also played for Guangzhou- International Record :-External links:*...
Majed Abdullah Razali Saad
Razali Saad
Razali Saad is an Singaporean football Defender who played for Singapore in the 1984 Asian Cup.-References:*...
1 goal Li Huayun
Li Huayun
Li Huayun is a Chinese football Forward who played for China in the 1984 Asian Cup. He also played for Liaoning- International Record :-External links:*...
Lin Lefeng
Lin Lefeng
Lin Lefeng is a former Chinese international football player. Since retiring he has worked for a number of Chinese football clubs where he has served as a coach, manager, general manager and is currently the Vice President of Liaoning F.C.-Club career:...
Yang Zhaohui
Yang Zhaohui
Yang Zhaohui is a Chinese football Midfielder who played China in the 1984 Asian Cup. He also played for Beijing- International Record :...
Zuo Shusheng
Zuo Shusheng
Zuo Shusheng is a former Chinese international soccer player and manager. As a player, he played for Tianjin City FC and Dutch team Alkmaar Zaanstreek before he retired...
Hamid Alidousti Zia Arabshahi
Zia Arabshahi
Seyed Zia Arabshahi is a retired Iranian football midfielder. He is a former member of the Iranian national team.-Club career:At the age of 16, he joined Pas Tehran. After three years he was transferred to Persepolis FC, where he played for several seasons until 1990.-International career:He...
Lee Tae-Ho
Lee Tae-Ho
Lee Tae-Ho is a South Korean former footballer who played for the whole of his career as a forward for Daewoo Royals...
Abdullah Al-Buloushi
Abdullah Al-Buloushi
Abdullah M. H. A. Al-Buloushi is a Kuwaiti footballer. He played for Al Arabi and Kuwait.Al-Buloushi is famous for having scored a goal against France in the 1982 World Cup. The game finished 4-1 for France. He also played for Kuwait at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Faisal Al-Dakhil
Faisal Al-Dakhil
Faisal Al-Dakhil, also spelled Al-Dakheel is a prominent Kuwaiti footballer. He is well known because of his famous goal against Czechoslovakia in the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain....
Moayad Al-Hadad Ibrahim Khalfan Khalid Salman Ali Zaeid Mohaisen Al-Jam'an
Mohaisen Al-Jam'an
Mohaisen Al-Jam'an in full Mohaisen Mubarak Jam'an Al Dosari is a former Saudi football player. He represented the Saudi national team during the period 1984-1994.-Early career:...
Mohamed Al-Jawad
Mohamed Al-Jawad
Mohamed Abd Al-Jawad is former Saudi Arabian football defender. The best left defender in Saudi national team, his nickname is flying wing...
Shaye Al-Nafisa Saleh Khalifa Malik Awab
Malik Awab
Malek Awab was a Singaporean footballer in the 1980s and 1990s.Malek Awab also holds the record for the most number of international caps for his country, Singapore ....
Walid Abu Al-Sel Radwan Al-Sheikh Hassan Faruq Abdulrahman Adnan Al-Talyani Fahad Khamees
Fahad Khamees
Fahad Khamees Mubarak , is a UAE football player who played as a striker for the UAE national football team and Al Wasl FC Club in Dubai. He played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup and was the captain of the team in the matches against Colombia and Yugoslavia.-External links:...
Own goals Shahin Bayani
Shahin Bayani
Shanin Bayani is a Iranian football Defender who played for Iran in the 1984 Asian Cup. He also played for Esteghlal.- International Records :-External links:*...
(1) (for Saudi Arabia) Ibrahim Al-Rumaihi (1) (for Kuwait) Mubarak Amber (1) (for Syria) Issam Mahrous (1) (for Kuwait)
Top scoring teams
11 goals:8 goals:
7 goals:
5 goals:
3 goals:
1 goal:
0 goals:
Final positions
| Team | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 75.0% | ||
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 66.7% | ||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 50.0% | ||
| 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 66.7% | ||
| Eliminated in the First Stage | ||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 50.0% | |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | 50.0% | |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | 37.5% | |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | 37.5% | |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 | 12.5% | |