AFC Asian Cup-1980 (Kuwait)
The 1980 AFC Asian Cup was held in Kuwait with 10 teams. Kuwait won the tournament, beating Korea Republic in the final 3:0. Korea Republic finished second, Iran third and Korea DPR fourth. Below you will find the final order of the teams, the group tables, the knockout bracket and the rating points every team received.
| # | Group A | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran ★★★ 6 | AFC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| 2 |  Korea DPRKorea DPR's first appearance in the Asian Cup final tournament. | AFC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Syria | AFC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  China PR 2 2 | AFC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 |  Bangladesh | AFC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | -15 | 0 |
| # | Group B | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Korea Republic ★★ 4 4 | AFC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
| 2 |  Kuwait ★ 1 1 | AFC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 |  Malaysia | AFC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Qatar ★★ | AFC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 3 |
| 5 |  United Arab Emirates 1 1 | AFC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 1 |
Semi-finals
Final
Third place play-off