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.
Event	1984 AFC Asian Cup
Saudi Arabia China 2 0
Date	16 December 1984 (1984-12-16)
Venue	National Stadium, Singapore
Referee	Shizuo Takada ( Japan)
Attendance	26,000
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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

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

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 v t e 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 v t e 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

Details

16 December 1984

20:00

Saudi Arabia	2–0	China
Al-Nafisah 10' Abdullah 46'

National Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 26,000

Referee: Shizuo Takada ( Japan)

References

External links

• Official website

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