1984 AFC Asian Cup final

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.

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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Venue

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

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 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)

Saudi Arabia

China

GK 1 Abdullah Al-Deayea DF 2 Nasser Al-Meaweed  38' DF 3 Hussein Al-Bishi DF 5 Saleh Al-Nu'eimeh DF 13 Mohamed Abd Al-Jawad MF 6 Yahya Amer  57' MF 10 Fahad Al-Musaibeah MF 14 Saleh Khalifa Al-Dosari FW 7 Shaye Al-Nafisah FW 9 Majed Abdullah  46' FW 17 Mohaisen Al-Jam'an Substitutes: FW 17 Bandar Al-Nakhli  46' Manager: Khalil Al-Zayani

GK 1 Lu Jianren DF 2 Zhu Bo DF 3 Lin Lefeng DF 5 Jia Xiuquan DF 12 Chi Minghua CM 6 Lin Qiang  63' CM 17 Yang Zhaohui CM 7 Gu Guangming  46' FW 8 Zhao Dayu FW 9 Zuo Shusheng FW 10 Li Hui Substitutes: FW 11 Li Huayun  46' MF 14 Wu Yuhua  63' Manager: Zeng Xuelin

Shaye Al-Nafisah, holding the 1984 Asian Cup title