1980 AFC Asian Cup final

Soccer match 1980 AFC Asian Cup final 1980 AFC Asian Cup ArabiStagium.jpg Sabah Al-Salem Stadium (pictured in 2009) held the final Kuwait KUW 30px 3 South Korea KOR 1949 30px 0 30 September 1980 Sabah Al-Salem Stadium Kuwait City Sudarso Hardjowasito (Indonesia) 25,000 1976 1984 The 1980 AFC Asian Cup final was a football match that took place on 30 September 1980, at the Sabah Al-Salem Stadium in Kuwait City, Kuwait, to determine the winner of the 1980 AFC Asian Cup. Kuwait defeated South Korea 3–0 with one goal from Al-Houti and two goals from Al-Dakhil, to win their first AFC Asian Cup.https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_asian_cup/news/asia’s_greatest_national_teams_kuwait_1980s.html Asia's greatest national teams: Kuwait (1980s) the-AFC Background The 1980 AFC Asian Cup was the seventh edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the premier football competition of AFC. Qualification began on 25 December 1978 and ended on 14 May 1979, with Kuwait automatically qualified as hosts. In the previous edition, South Korea did not qualify, being eliminated by Malaysia and Thailand; while Kuwait automatically qualified due to the withdrawal of four teams in Group 1. Kuwait then took part in the competition and reached the final, before agonisingly lost to Iran 0–1 by a goal from Ali Parvin. This meeting was the first time the two nations faced each other in the final of a continental championship, this were both Kuwait and South Korea's second appearance in an Asian Cup final, with both teams lost to Iran in the two previous finals. However, South Korea had won the tournament in the two first editions when the knockout format was yet issued. Venue The Sabah Al Salem Stadium, located in Kuwait City, Kuwait, hosted the 1980 AFC Asian Cup Final. The 15,000-seat stadium was built in 1977. It was only stadium used to host the 1980 Asian Cup; all matches were played in this stadium. Route to the final 1980 AFC Asian Cup Kuwait Round South Korea Opponents Result Group stage Opponents Result UAE 1–1 Match 1 MAS 1–1 MAS 3–1 Match 2 QAT 2–0 KOR 1949 0–3 Match 3 KUW 3–0 QAT 4–0 Match 4 UAE 4–1 Group B Runners-up Group B KUW yes Final standings Group B winners Group B KOR yes Opponents Result Knockout stage Opponents Result IRN 2–1 Semi-finals PRK 2–1 Match Details 30 September 1980 18:30 KUW 3–0 Asian Cup 1980: Final - Kuwait vs South Korea KOR 1949 Al-Houti 8Al-Dakhil 34 69 Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City 25,000 Sudarso Hardjowasito (Indonesia) _white border _whitetop 14078d 14078d 14078d 14078d 14078d Kuwait _shoulder_stripes_red_stripes _red_sides_shoulders _shoulder_stripes_red_stripes _redsides _band_red FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF South Korea GK 22 Jasem BahmanDF 2 Naeem SaadDF 15 Sami Al-Hashash 83DF 4 Jamal Al-QabendiDF 3 Mahboub Juma'aMF 11 Nassir Al-GhanimMF 6 Saad Al-Houti (c)MF 8 Mohammed KaramFW 16 Faisal Al-DakhilFW 9 Jasem YaqoubFW 10 Abdulaziz Al-AnberiSubstitution:DF 14 Hamoud Al-Shemmari 83Manager:Brazil 1968 Carlos Alberto Parreira GK 21 Cho Byung-deukDF 12 Choi Jong-dukDF 3 Hong Sung-hoDF 8 Cho Young-jeungDF 13 Chang Woe-ryong 72MF 15 Lee Kang-joMF 4 Cho Kwang-raeMF 18 Hwang Seok-keunFW9 Lee Young-mooFW 22 Choi Soon-hoFW 16 Chung Hae-wonSubstitution:DF 2 Kim Jong-pil 72Manager:KOR 1949 Kim Jung-nam References Finals Category:AFC Asian Cup finals Category:Kuwait national football team matches Category:South Korea national football team matches Category:September 1980 sports events in Asia Category:Sport in Kuwait City Category:International association football competitions hosted by Kuwait Category:1980 in South Korean sport 1980-09-30