 Sabah Al-Salem Stadium(pictured in 2009) held the final | |||||||
| Event | 1980 AFC Asian Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 30 September 1980 | ||||||
| Venue | Sabah Al-Salem Stadium,Kuwait City | ||||||
| Referee | Sudarso Hardjowasito (Indonesia) | ||||||
| Attendance | 25,000 | ||||||
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The1980 AFC Asian Cup Final was afootball match that took place on 30 September 1980, at theSabah Al-Salem Stadium inKuwait City,Kuwait, to determine the winner of the1980 AFC Asian Cup.Kuwait defeatedSouth Korea 3–0 with one goal fromAl-Houti and two goals fromAl-Dakhil, to win their firstAFC Asian Cup.[1]
The1980 AFC Asian Cup was the seventh edition of theAFC Asian Cup, the premier football competition ofAFC. Qualification began on 25 December 1978 and ended in 14 May 1979, withKuwait automatically qualified as hosts.
In theprevious edition, South Korea did not qualify, being eliminated byMalaysia andThailand; while Kuwait automatically qualified due to the withdrawal of four teams in Group 1. Kuwait then took part in the competition and reached the final, before agonisingly lost toIran 0–1 by a goal fromAli Parvin. This meeting was the first time the two nations faced each other in the final of a continental championship, this were both Kuwait and South Korea's second appearance in an Asian Cup final, with both teams lost to Iran in the two previous finals. However, South Korea had won the tournament in the two first editions when the knockout format was yet issued.
TheSabah Al Salem Stadium, located inKuwait City,Kuwait, hosted the 1980 AFC Asian Cup Final. The 15,000-seat stadium was built in 1977. It was only stadium used to host the 1980 Asian Cup; all matches were played in this stadium.
| Kuwait | Round | South Korea | ||
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| Opponents | Result | Group stage | Opponents | Result |
 United Arab Emirates | 1–1 | Match 1 |  Malaysia | 1–1 |
| Malaysia | 3–1 | Match 2 |  Qatar | 2–0 |
 South Korea | 0–3 | Match 3 |  Kuwait | 3–0 |
| Qatar | 4–0 | Match 4 | United Arab Emirates | 4–1 |
| Group B Runners-up | Final standings | Group B winners | ||
| Opponents | Result | Knockout stage | Opponents | Result |
 Iran | 2–1 | Semi-finals |  North Korea | 2–1 |
| Kuwait | 3–0 | South Korea |
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Al-Houti 8'Al-Dakhil 34',69' | [2] |
       Kuwait |      South Korea |
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