1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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This article details the qualification phase for the 1984 AFC Asian Cup held in Singapore between 1 and 16 December.

1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates6 August 1984 – 19 October 1984
Teams21 (from 1 confederation)
1980
1988

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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 5 5 0 0 21 2 +19 10
 Syria 5 3 0 2 9 8 +1 6
 Indonesia 5 3 0 2 6 5 +1 6
 Thailand 5 3 0 2 9 10 –1 6
 Bangladesh 5 1 0 4 6 13 –7 2
 Philippines 5 0 0 5 3 16 –13 0
Indonesia 2–1 Thailand
Sain Irmis 74'
Danny Bolung 90'
Chalit 26'
Senayan Stadium, Jakarta





Thailand 3–0 Philippines
Piyapong Pue-On
7', 34'
Chalit 48'
Senayan Stadium, Jakarta



Iran 5–0 Thailand
Darakhshan
63'
Senayan Stadium, Jakarta


Indonesia 0–1 Iran
Mohammadkhani 78'
Senayan Stadium, Jakarta



Indonesia 1–2 Syria
Sain Irmis 27' Abdul Kader Kardaghli 78'
Fouad Aziz 85'
Senayan Stadium, Jakarta


Additional playoff (purpose unclear)

Iran 1–0 Syria
Alidosti
13'
Korea Republic
)

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 4 4 0 0 19 0 +19 8
 United Arab Emirates 4 3 0 1 24 2 +22 6
 Sri Lanka 4 1 1 2 6 11 –5 3
 Oman 4 1 1 2 9 15 –6 3
   Nepal 4 0 0 4 0 30 –30 0
Saudi Arabia 7–0   Nepal

Oman 1–1 Sri Lanka

Saudi Arabia 1–0 United Arab Emirates

Sri Lanka 4–0   Nepal

Saudi Arabia 5–0 Sri Lanka

United Arab Emirates 8–0 Oman

Saudi Arabia 6–0 Oman

United Arab Emirates 11–0   Nepal

United Arab Emirates 5–1 Sri Lanka

Oman 8–0   Nepal

Group 3

  • All matches played in India.
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 4 3 1 0 13 0 +13 7
 India 4 3 0 1 8 2 +6 6
 Malaysia 4 2 1 1 10 3 +7 5
 Pakistan 4 1 0 3 4 14 –10 2
 North Yemen 4 0 0 4 2 18 –16 0
South Korea 6–0 North Yemen
Park Sung-hwa
Chung Hae-won
Calcutta

Malaysia 5–0 Pakistan
Calcutta


South Korea 6–0 Pakistan
Lee Tae-ho 10'
Choi Sang-gook 15'
Park Sung-hwa ?', ?'
Wang Seon-jae ?', ?'
Calcutta


Pakistan 4–1 North Yemen
Calcutta

South Korea 0–0 Malaysia
Calcutta

India 2–0 Pakistan
Shabbir Ali 24', 82'[2]
Calcutta

Malaysia 4–1 North Yemen
Calcutta

India 0–1 South Korea
Park Chang-sun 48'
Calcutta

Group 4

  • All matches played in China.
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China 4 4 0 0 15 0 +15 8
 Qatar 4 3 0 1 11 1 +10 6
 Jordan 4 1 1 2 7 10 –3 3
 Hong Kong 4 0 2 2 1 4 –3 2
 Afghanistan 4 0 1 3 1 20 –19 1
Qatar 8–0 Afghanistan

Jordan 1–1 Hong Kong
Awad 35' Lai Wing-Cheong 45'


Qatar 1–0 Hong Kong
Al-Sowaidi 65'


Hong Kong 0–0 Afghanistan

China 2–0 Hong Kong
Zhao Dayu 59', 72' (pen.)

Qatar 2–0 Jordan
Al-Barshi 31'
Al-Mohanadi 54'

China 1–0 Qatar
Zhao Dayu 88'

Jordan 6–1 Afghanistan

Qualified teams

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 13 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 28 October 1984 1 (1980)
 South Korea Group 3 winners 19 October 1984 5 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980)
 India Group 3 runners-up 17 October 1984 1 (1964)
 China Group 4 winners 17 September 1984 2 (1976, 1980)
 Qatar Group 4 runners-up 17 September 1984 1 (1980)

Goal scorers

  • Note : Some of the goals which are not recorded are not listed here.
9 Goals
6 Goals
4 Goals
  • Indonesia Sain Irmis
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal

References

  1. ^ a b c "Indians rally". The Straits Times. 15 October 1984.
  2. ^ "Indian in the final reckoning". The Straits Times. 18 October 1984.

External links

The Straits Times, 22 March 1983, Page 35

https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19830322-1.2.109.aspx

  • "It's Singapore all the way"

The Straits Times, 3 July 1983, Page 31

https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19830703-1.2.86.aspx