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1984 AFC Asian Cup final

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1984 AFC Asian Cup Final
The Final of the 1984 AFC Asian Cup, against China. Saudi Arabia won their first AFC Asian Cup in their first entry to the competition.
Event1984 AFC Asian Cup
Saudi Arabia China
Saudi Arabia China
2 0
Date16 December 1984 (1984-12-16)
VenueNational Stadium, Singapore
RefereeShizuo Takada (Japan)
Attendance26,000
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The 1984 AFC Asian Cup Final was a football match which determined the winner of the 1984 AFC Asian Cup, the 8th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of the Asian Football Confederation.[1][2] The match was won by Saudi Arabia, defeating China 2–0.

Venue

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Main article: Former National Stadium, Singapore
Former Singapore National Stadium hosted the final

The Former Singapore National Stadium was located in Kallang, Singapore, hosted the 1984 AFC Asian Cup final. The 55,000 Capacity Stadium opened in 1973 and closed in 2007. The stadium was demolished from 2010 to 2011 and replaced by Singapore National Stadium. It was only stadium used to host the 1984 Asian Cup; all matches were played in this stadium.

Route to the final

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Further information: 1984 AFC Asian Cup
Saudi Arabia Round China PR
Opponents Result Group stage Opponents Result
 South Korea 1–1 Match 1  Iran 0–2
 Syria 1–0 Match 2  Singapore 2–0
 Qatar 1–1 Match 3  India 3–0
 Kuwait 1–0 Match 4  United Arab Emirates 5–0
Group A Winners

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Saudi Arabia 4 6
2  Kuwait 4 5
3  Qatar 4 4
4  Syria 4 3
5  South Korea 4 2
Source: RSSSF
 Final standings Group B winners

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  China 4 6
2  Iran 4 6
3  United Arab Emirates 4 4
4  Singapore (H) 4 3
5  India 4 1
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Opponents Result Knockout stage Opponents Result
 Iran 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 pen.) Semi-finals  Kuwait 1–0 (a.e.t.)

Match

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Details

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Saudi Arabia 2–0 China
Al-Nafisah 10'
Abdullah 46'
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)


Shaye Al-Nafisah, holding the 1984 Asian Cup title

References

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  1. ^ "Flashback: Saudi Arabia's historic triumph at the 1984 AFC Asian Cup". the-AFC.
  2. ^ "Looking back to Saudi Arabia's glorious 1984 Asian Cup triumph". Arab News. December 2, 2020.
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