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.
 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 | ||||||
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| Date | 16 December 1984 | ||||||
| Venue | National Stadium, Singapore | ||||||
| Referee | Shizuo Takada (Japan) | ||||||
| Attendance | 26,000 | ||||||
Venue
editThe 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
edit| Saudi Arabia | Round | China PR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponents | Result | Group stage | Opponents | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 | Match 1 | 0–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Match 2 | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 | Match 3 | 3–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Match 4 | 5–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group A Winners
Source: RSSSF |
Final standings | Group B winners | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponents | Result | Knockout stage | Opponents | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 pen.) | Semi-finals | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Match
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edit| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | |
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References
edit- ^ "Flashback: Saudi Arabia's historic triumph at the 1984 AFC Asian Cup". the-AFC.
- ^ "Looking back to Saudi Arabia's glorious 1984 Asian Cup triumph". Arab News. December 2, 2020.
External links
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