The 1984 AFC Asian Cup was the 8th edition of the men's

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, a quadrennial international

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tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were hosted by Singapore between 1 December and 16 December 1984. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five. Saudi Arabia won their first title, beating

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in the final 2–0.

Qualification

21 teams competed in qualifying for the 1984 AFC Asian Cup with the teams being separated into three groups of five teams and one group of six. The top two of each group would qualify through to the Asian Cup as they would join Singapore and Kuwait who automatically qualified. At the end of the qualifying, the remaining eight teams was filled in which included Saudi Arabia as they made their finals debut.

Venue

Squads

Group stage

All times are Singapore Standard Time ( UTC+8)

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

Awards

Winners

Individual Awards

Goalscorers

With three goals, Jia Xiuquan, Shahrokh Bayani and Nasser Mohammadkhani are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 44 goals were scored by 34 different players, with four of them credited as own goals. ;3 goals * Jia Xiuquan * Shahrokh Bayani *

Nasser Mohammadkhani Naser Mohammadkhani ( fa, ناصر محمدخانی, born 7 September 1957) is a retired Iranian football striker. He also worked as a coach for Tehran's Persepolis club. Honours Club ;Persepolis *Asian Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1990–91 **Runn ...

;2 goals * Gu Guangming * Zhao Dayu * Majed Abdullah * Razali Saad ;1 goal *

Li Huayun Li Huayun is a Chinese football forward who played for China in the 1984 Asian Cup. He also played for Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the reg ...

* Lin Lefeng * Yang Zhaohui * Zuo Shusheng *

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Zia Arabshahi Seyed Zia Arabshahi ( fa, ضیا عربشاهی , born 1958.06.06) 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 tran ...

Abdullah Al-Buloushi Abdullah Mohamed H. Al-Buloushi (born 5 September 1960) is a Kuwaiti former footballer. He played for Al Arabi and Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in ...

* Faisal Al-Dakhil *

Muayad Al-Haddad Muayad Rehayyem Gamal Al-Haddad (born 3 March 1960) is a Kuwaiti former football forward who played for Kuwait in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Khaitan Sporting Club Khaitan Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي خيطان الريا ...

* Ibrahim Khalfan *

Khalid Salman Khalid Salman Al-Muhannadi ( ar, خالد محمد سلمان المحري المهندي; born 5 April 1962) is a Qatari former footballer, playing and scoring in World Youth Championships, various Gulf Cups and the 1984 Summer Olympics. He w ...

Ali Zaid Ali Mohamed Zaid Al-Sadah ( ar, علي محمد زيد السادة) is a Qatari football midfielder who played for Qatar at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1984 AFC Asian Cup finals. Al-Sadah appeared in Qatar's four 1984 AFC Asian Cup T ...

* Mohammed Abduljawad * Mohaisen Al-Jam'an *

Shaye Al-Nafisah Shaye Al-Nafisah ( ar, شايع النفيسة; 20 March 1962 – 15 January 2023) was a Saudi Arabian footballer who played as a forward. He joined Al-Kawkab as a youth in 1977 and represented the first team a year later. He spent his entire c ...

* Saleh Khalifa *

Malik Awab Malek Awab is a Singaporean former footballer in the 1980s and 1990s. Malek Awab also once held the record for the most number of international caps for his country, Singapore (121 caps). Football career Club Malek played for the Kuala ...

* Lee Tae-ho * Walid Abu Al-Sel *

Radwan Al-Sheikh Hassan Radwan Al-Sheikh Hassan ( ar, رضوان الشيخ حسن) is a Syrian football defender who played for Syria in the 1984 Asian Cup The 1984 AFC Asian Cup was the 8th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football t ...

* Farooq Abdulrahman *

Adnan Al-Talyani Adnan Khamis Mohammed Obaid Al-Talyani Al Suwaidi ( ar, عدنان خميس محمد عبيد الطلياني السويدي) (born 30 October 1964) is a retired footballer from the United Arab Emirates who played as a forward in the UAE Foot ...

* Fahad Khamees ;Own goals *

Shahin Bayani Shahin Bayani (in Persian شاهین بیانی) is an Iranian football defender who played for Iran in the 1984 Asian Cup. He also played for Esteghlal. International Records Honours * Asian Cup: :Fourth Place : 1984 Events ...

(playing against Saudi Arabia) *

Ibrahim Al-Rumaihi Ibrahim Saeed Al-Rumaihi is a Qatari football defender who played for Qatar in the 1984 Asian Cup. References External linksIbrahim Al-Rumaihi statsat RSSSF The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) is an international organizat ...

(playing against for Kuwait) * Mubarak Anber (playing against Syria) *

Issam Mahrous Essam Mahrous is a Syrian football defender who played for Syria in the 1984 Asian Cup The 1984 AFC Asian Cup was the 8th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Con ...

(playing against Kuwait)

Final positions

References

External links

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