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

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.

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

Qualification

Group 1

• All matches played in Indonesia.

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'

Syria	2–0	Philippines
Nabil El-Sibai 42' Marwan Madarati 60'

Iran	5–0	Bangladesh
Mohammadkhani 65', 78', 81', 89' Alidousti 90'

Indonesia	2–1	Bangladesh
Sain Irmis 31', 58'		Sheikh Mohammad Aslam 89'

Iran	3–1	Syria
Alidousti 3', 76' Mohammadkhani 67'		Hasan 4'

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

Syria	2–1	Bangladesh
Waleed Abou El-Sil 6' Marwan Madarati 89'		Kazi Jasimuddin 44'

Indonesia	1–0	Philippines
Noah Meriem 18'

Iran	5–0	Thailand
Me'mar 25' Alidousti 31', 81' Mohammadkhani 55' Darakhshan 63'

Bangladesh	3–2	Philippines
Khandoker Wasim Iqbal 8', 49' Sheikh Mohammad Aslam 42'		Elmer Bedia 25', 58'

Indonesia	0–1	Iran
		Mohammadkhani 78'

Thailand	3–2	Syria
Chalee Pirom 61' Thanis Areesngarkul 72' Chalor Hongkajohn 78'		Nabil El-Sibai 9' Abdul Kader Kardaghli 84'

Thailand	2–1	Bangladesh
Chalit 24' Thanis Areesngarkul 61'		Sheikh Mohammad Aslam 23'

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

Iran	7–1	Philippines
Arabshai 16' Mohammadkhani 20', 52' Alidousti 48' Ahadi 50', 89' Mokhtarifar 77'		Mariano Araneta 69'

Additional playoff (purpose unclear)

Iran	1–0	Syria
Alidosti 13'

Group 2

• All matches played in Saudi Arabia.

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

Malaysia	5–0	Pakistan
Hassan ?', ?' Yusof ?', ?' Kim ?'

India	4–0	North Yemen
Krishanu Dey Shabbir Ali Prasanta Banerjee Babu Mani

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

India	2–1	Malaysia
Narender Thapa Babu Mani		Zainal Abidin

Pakistan	4–1	North Yemen
Sharafat ?', ?', ?' Arbab Hayat Shahzada ?'	Report	Ahmed Nasser ?'

South Korea	0–0	Malaysia

India	2–0	Pakistan
Shabbir Ali 24', 82'

Malaysia	4–1	North Yemen

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

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'

China	6–0	Afghanistan
Li Hui Zhao Dayu Li Huayun 64' Zuo Shusheng 66' Yang Zhaohui

Qatar	1–0	Hong Kong
Al-Sowaidi 65'

China	6–0	Jordan
Li Huayun 12' Gu Guangming 13' Zhao Dayu Li Hui Yang Zhaohui 88'

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

• Nasser Mohammadkhani

6 Goals

• Hamid Alidoosti
• Park Sung-hwa
• Zhao Dayu

4 Goals

• Sain Irmis

3 Goals

• Chalit
• Li Hui
• Sheikh Mohammad Aslam
• Shabbir Ali

2 Goals

• Piyapong Pue-On
• Thanis Areesngarkul
• Khandoker Wasim Iqbal
• Elmer Bedia
• Nabil El-Sibai
• Abdul Kader Kardaghli
• Reza Ahadi
• Wang Seon-je
• Babu Mani
• Li Huayun
• Yang Zhaohui

1 Goal

• Danny Bolung
• Noah Meriem
• Marwan Madarati
• Hassan
• Fouad Aziz
• Kazi Jasimuddin Ahmed Joshi
• Me'mar
• Hamid Derakhshan
• Arabshai
• Mokhtarifar
• Chalee Pirom
• Chalor Hongkajohn
• Mariano Araneta
• Chung Hae-won
• Lee Tae-ho
• Choi Sang-hook
• Park Chang-seon
• Narender Thapa
• Krishanu Dey
• Prasanta Banerjee
• Zainal Abidin
• Awad
• Lai Wing-Cheong
• Zuo Shusheng
• Gu Guangming
• Mohammed Al-Sowaidi
• Man'a Al-Barshi
• Mohammed Al-Mohanadi

References

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

External links

• Morrison, Neil; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter. "Asian Nations Cup 1984". RSSSF.
• "India withdraw pull-out threat"

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

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• 1984 in Chinese football
• 1984 AFC Asian Cup
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