1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification

1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates6 August 1984 – 28 October 1984
Teams21 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored185 (5.14 per match)
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The qualification for the 1984 AFC Asian Cup consisted of 21 teams in four groups. Eight teams from the top two of each group advance to the final tournament, joining hosts Singapore and defending champions Kuwait.


Groups

North Korea was banned from international competitions for two years by the AFC and FIFA for attacking a referee after the 1982 Asian Games football semi-final match against Kuwait in New Delhi, India.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4

 Bangladesh
 Burma *
 Indonesia
 Iran
 Philippines
 Thailand
 Syria

 India**
 Malaysia**
   Nepal
 Oman
 Saudi Arabia
 Sri Lanka
 United Arab Emirates

 Bahrain *
 Japan *
 Lebanon *
 Macau *
 Pakistan
 North Yemen
 South Korea

 Afghanistan
 China
 Brunei *
 Hong Kong
 Iraq *
 Jordan
 Qatar
 South Yemen *

  • * Withdrew
  • ** Moved to Group 3
  • Kuwait qualified as defending champions
  • Singapore qualified as host

Qualification

Group 1

All matches played in Indonesia.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 5 5 0 0 21 2 +19 10 1984 AFC Asian Cup
2  Syria 5 3 0 2 9 8 +1 6
3  Indonesia 5 3 0 2 6 5 +1 6
4  Thailand 5 3 0 2 9 10 −1 6
5  Bangladesh 5 1 0 4 6 13 −7 2
6  Philippines 5 0 0 5 3 16 −13 0
Source:
Indonesia 2–1 Thailand
Irmis 74'
Bolung 90'		 Report Suttabun 26'
Referee: Cheung Kwok Kui (Hong Kong)
Syria 2–0 Philippines
El-Sibai 42'
Madarati 60'		 Report
Iran 5–0 Bangladesh
Mohammadkhani 65', 78', 81', 89'
Alidoosti 90'		 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Nadasen Chandra (Singapore)
Indonesia 2–1 Bangladesh
Irmis 31', 58' Report Aslam 89'
Referee: Maidin Bin Singah (Singapore)
Iran 3–1 Syria
Alidoosti 3', 76'
Mohammadkhani 67'		 Report Radwan 4'
Sriwedari Stadium, Solo
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Yu Jong-lin (North Korea)
Thailand 3–0 Philippines
Pue-on 7', 34'
Suttabun 48'		 Report
Syria 2–1 Bangladesh
El-Sil 6'
Madarati 89'		 Report Jasimuddin 44'
Referee: Au Chi Shing (Hong Kong)
Indonesia 1–0 Philippines
Meriem 18' Report
Sriwedari Stadium, Solo
Attendance: 11,000
Iran 5–0 Thailand
Me'mar 25'
Alidoosti 31', 81'
Mohammadkhani 55'
Darakhshan 63'		 Report
Referee: Kim Soo-duk (South Korea)
Indonesia 0–1 Iran
Report Mohammadkhani 78'
Referee: Yoo Jong-rin (South Korea)
Bangladesh 3–2 Philippines
Iqbal 8', 49'
Aslam 42'		 Report Bedia 25', 58'
Sriwedari Stadium, Solo
Attendance: 7,000
Thailand 3–2 Syria
Pirom 61'
Areesngarkul 72'
Hongkajohn 78'		 Report El-Sibai 9'
Kardaghli 84'
Iran 7–1 Philippines
Arabshahi 16'
Mohammadkhani 20', 52'
Alidoosti 48'
Ahadi 50', 89'
Mokhtarifar 77'		 Report Araneta 69'
Attendance: 4,000
Thailand 2–1 Bangladesh
Suttabun 24'
Areesngarkul 61'		 Report Aslam 23'
Sriwedari Stadium, Solo
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Stephen Ovinis (Malaysia)
Indonesia 1–2 Syria
Irmis 26' Report Kardaghli 77'
Radwan 80'
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Maidin Bin Singah (Singapore)

Additional playoff (purpose unclear)

Iran 1–0 Syria
Alidoosti 13' Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Kim Soo-duk (Korea Republic)

Group 2

All matches played in Saudi Arabia.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 4 4 0 0 19 0 +19 8 1984 AFC Asian Cup
2  United Arab Emirates 4 3 0 1 24 2 +22 6
3  Sri Lanka 4 1 1 2 6 11 −5 3
4  Oman 4 1 1 2 9 15 −6 3
5    Nepal 4 0 0 4 0 30 −30 0
Source:
Saudi Arabia 7–0   Nepal
Abdeljawad 22', 89'
Abdullah 37'
Al-Dosari 63'
Al-Jam'an 73', 86'
Al-Nafisah 83'		 Report
Attendance: 13,538
Referee: Maidin Bin Singah (Singapore)
Oman 1–1 Sri Lanka
Darwish 46' Report Mahinda 56'
Attendance: 1,632
Referee: Melyvn D'Souza (India)
Sri Lanka 4–0   Nepal
  • Premlal 15', 40'
  • Breman 25'
  • Mullaje 84'
 Report
Attendance: 4,864
Saudi Arabia 5–0 Sri Lanka
Abdullah 3', 8', 55'
Al-Jam'an 65'
Shakor 70'		 Report
Attendance: 7,097
Referee: Soetoyo Hartasardjono (Indonesia)
United Arab Emirates 8–0 Oman
Al Talyani
Khamees 		Report
Attendance: 3,548
Referee: Othman Omar (Malaysia)
Saudi Arabia 6–0 Oman
Abdullah 14', 24', 44' (pen.)
Al-Nafisah 30', 71'
Khamees 81'		 Report
Attendance: 5,929
United Arab Emirates 11–0   Nepal
Al Talyani
Khamees 		Report
Attendance: 2,965
Referee: Maidin Bin Singah (Singapore)
Oman 8–0   Nepal
Khamis
Amaan
Darwish 		Report
Attendance: 592
United Arab Emirates 5–1 Sri Lanka
Khamees
Al Talyani 		Report Balendran 70'
Attendance: 592
Referee: Soetoyo Hartasardjono (Indonesia)

Group 3

All matches played in India.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 4 3 1 0 13 0 +13 7 1984 AFC Asian Cup
2  India 4 3 0 1 8 2 +6 6
3  Malaysia 4 2 1 1 10 3 +7 5
4  Pakistan 4 1 0 3 4 14 −10 2
5  North Yemen 4 0 0 4 2 18 −16 0
Source:
South Korea 6–0 North Yemen
Park Sung-hwa 29', 34' (pen.) (?)
Chung Hae-won 45', 70'		 Report
Referee: Mohammad Salehye (Iran)
Malaysia 5–0 Pakistan
Abidin 45', 59'
Yusof 57' (?)
Lim Teong Kim (?)		 Report
Referee: Hamed Hamdan Abdullah As Said (Oman)
India 4–0 North Yemen
Dey (?)
Shabbir (?)
Banerjee (?)
Mani (?)		 Report
Referee: Cui Baoyin (China)
South Korea 6–0 Pakistan
Lee Tae-ho 10'
Choi Sang-kook 15'
Park Sung-hwa (?)
Wang Seon-jae (?)		 Report
Referee: Marwan Arafat (Syria)
India 2–1 Malaysia
Thapa (?)
Mani (?)		 Report Abidin (?)
Referee: Abdul A. Karim (Bahrain)
Pakistan 4–1 North Yemen
Sharafat 3', 18', 74'
Shahzada 10'		 Report Nasser 7' (pen.)
Referee: Zhong Bohong (China)
South Korea 0–0 Malaysia
Report
Referee: Abdul Salam Al Yaqoot (Kuwait)
India 2–0 Pakistan
Shabbir 24', 82' Report
Referee: Marwan Arafat (Syria)
Malaysia 4–1 North Yemen
Abidin (?)
Gunasegaran (?)
Mahmud (?)		 Report
Referee: Cui Baoyin (China)
India 0–1 South Korea
Report Park Chang-sun 48'
Referee: Hamed Hamdan Abdullah As Said (Oman)

Group 4

All matches played in China.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 4 4 0 0 15 0 +15 8 1984 AFC Asian Cup
2  Qatar 4 3 0 1 11 1 +10 6
3  Jordan 4 1 1 2 7 10 −3 3
4  Hong Kong 4 0 2 2 1 4 −3 2
5  Afghanistan 4 0 1 3 1 20 −19 1
Source:
Qatar 8–0 Afghanistan
Al-Khater 11', 38'
Salman 16'
Khalfan 32', 33', 58'
Al-Sowaidi 56'
Al-Mehaizaa 85'		 Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Yoshisato Okaya (Japan)
Jordan 1–1 Hong Kong
Awad 35' Report Lai Wing Cheong 45'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Subramaniam Kunalingam (Singapore)
Qatar 1–0 Hong Kong
Al-Sowaidi 65' Report
Guangdong Provincial People’s Stadium, Guangzhou
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Reynaldo Reyes (Philippines)
China 6–0 Afghanistan
Li Hui (?)
Zhao Dayu
Li Huayun 64'
Zuo Shusheng 66'
Yang Zhaohui (?)		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
China 6–0 Jordan
Li Huayun 12'
Gu Guangming 13'
Zhao Dayu (?)
Li Hui (?)
Yang Zhaohui 88'		 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)
Hong Kong 0–0 Afghanistan
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Reinaldo Antonio Lourenco (Macau)
China 2–0 Hong Kong
Zhao Dayu 59', 72' (pen.) Report
Guangdong Provincial People’s Stadium, Guangzhou
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Farid Abdulrahman Zainal (United Arab Emirates)
Qatar 2–0 Jordan
Al-Barshi 31'
Al-Mohanadi 54'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Yoshisato Okaya (Japan)
Jordan 6–1 Afghanistan
Ibrahim 35', 82'
Saddieh 46'
Awad 66', 89'
Dhyabat 68'		 Report Farooq 18'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Reinaldo Antonio Lourenco (Macau)
China 1–0 Qatar
Zhao Dayu 88' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Reynaldo Reyes (Philippines)

Qualified teams

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
 SingaporeHostsN/A0 (debut)
 Kuwait1980 AFC Asian Cup champions30 September 19803 (1972, 1976, 1980)
 IranGroup 1 winners13 August 19844 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980)
 SyriaGroup 1 runners-up15 August 19841 (1980)
 Saudi ArabiaGroup 2 winners26 October 19840 (debut)
 United Arab EmiratesGroup 2 runners-up28 October 19841 (1980)
 South KoreaGroup 3 winners19 October 19845 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980)
 IndiaGroup 3 runners-up17 October 19841 (1964)
 ChinaGroup 4 winners17 September 19842 (1976, 1980)
 QatarGroup 4 runners-up17 September 19841 (1980)

Goal scorers

There were 185 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 5.14 goals per match.

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

  • Indonesia Sain Irmis

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

The Straits Times, 22 March 1983, Page 35

  • "It's Singapore all the way"

The Straits Times, 3 July 1983, Page 31

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