This page provides the summaries of the matches of the qualifying tournaments divided into three groups, two of six teams and one of five teams. The winners and runners-up of each group met in a play-off match to qualify for the 1980 Summer Olympics tournament held in Moscow. Three teams qualified – Kuwait, Malaysia and Iran. However, due to the American-led political boycott, Malaysia and Iran did not enter the Final Tournament and were replaced by Iraq and Syria respectively.[1]
Qualifying tournaments edit
Group 1 edit
The qualifying tournament of group 1 was held in Iraq, 5 teams participated.
Round 1 edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iraq
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 7 |
 Kuwait
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 |
 Syria
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
 South Yemen
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 2 |
 Jordan
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
| Iraq | 3–0 | South Yemen |
|---|---|---|
Saeed  3', 82' Khudhair 61' |
Playoff match edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Iraq
|
2–3 | Kuwait
|
Kuwait won the tournament and qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics football tournament.
Group 2 edit
The qualifying tournament of group 2 was held in Malaysia, 6 teams participated.
Round 1 edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Malaysia
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 9 |
 South Korea
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 8 |
 Japan
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 7 |
 Brunei
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 |
 Indonesia
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 2 |
 Philippines
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | −32 | 0 |
| Japan | 10–0 |  Philippines |
|---|---|---|
Playoff match edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Malaysia
|
2–1 | South Korea
|
| Malaysia | 2 – 1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Bakri Ibni 12' James Wong 85' |
Kim Kang-nam 58' |
Malaysia won the tournament and qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics football tournament.
Note: Due to the American-led political boycott, Malaysia who qualified did not enter the Final Tournament and were replaced by Iraq.
Group 3 edit
The qualifying tournament of group 3 was held in Singapore, 6 teams participated.
Round 1 edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iran
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 8 |
 Singapore
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 8 |
 China
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 |
 North Korea
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 |
 India
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
 Sri Lanka
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | −32 | 0 |
| Iran | 0–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
Playoff match edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore
|
0–4 | Iran
|
Iran won the tournament and qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics football tournament.
Note: Due to the American-led political boycott, Iran who qualified did not enter the Final Tournament and were replaced by Syria.
References edit
- ^ "Teams of Olympic Football Tournament Moscow 1980". fifa.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012.