Squads for the 1980 AFC Asian Cup tournament.
Group A
editBangladesh
editHead coach: 
Abdur Rahim
China
editHead coach: 
Su Yongshun
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Li Fusheng | 4 January 1953 (aged 27) | Bayi Football Team
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| 2 | DF | Cai Jinbiao | 1954 | Guangdong Provincial team
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| 3 | DF | Liu Zhicai | 20 October 1954 (aged 25) | Bayi Football Team
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| 4 | DF | Lin Lefeng | 16 October 1955 (aged 24) | Liaoning F.C.
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| 5 | DF | Chi Shangbin | 19 September 1949 (aged 30) | Liaoning FC
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| 6 | MF | Huang Xiangdong | 22 March 1958 (aged 22) | Kunming Army Unit
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| 7 | FW | Yang Yumin | 1 January 1955 (aged 25) | Liaoning FC
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| 8 | MF | Zuo Shusheng | 13 April 1958 (aged 22) | Tianjin City
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| 9 | FW | Xu Yonglai | 16 August 1954 (aged 26) | Shandong
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| 10 | FW | Li Fubao | 1954 | Hebei
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| 11 | MF | Chen Jingang | 17 February 1958 (aged 22) | Tianjin City
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| 12 | DF | Zang Cailing | 18 May 1954 (aged 26) | Central contract
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| 13 | FW | Shen Xiangfu | 27 May 1957 (aged 23) | Beijing Team
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| 15 | FW | Gu Guangming | 31 January 1959 (aged 21) | Guangdong Provincial team
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| 16 | DF | Wang Feng | 1956 | Guangxi
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| 18 | MF | Gai Zengchen | 6 April 1955 (aged 25) | Liaoning
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| 20 | MF | Chen Xirong | 1953 | Guangdong Provincial team
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| 22 | GK | Xu Jianping | 1 January 1955 (aged 25) | Tianjin City
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Iran
editHead coach: 
Hassan Habibi
North Korea
editHead coach: 
Yang Song-Guk
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Kim Gang-il | 4.25 Cheyuk Dan
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| 2 | DF | Kim Jong-un | Rimsongsu Cheyuk Dan
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| 5 | DF | Cha Jong-sok | November 26, 1949 (aged 30) | Kingwancha SC
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| 7 | MF | An Chang-nam | 4.25 Cheyuk Dan
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| 8 | MF | Kim Bok-man | Sobaeksu SC
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| 9 | FW | Pak Jong-hun | March 10, 1948 (aged 32) | Amrokgang SC
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| 10 | FW | Kim Gwang-un | Wolmido SG
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| 12 | DF | Kang Tae-gwang | Sobaeksu SC
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| 13 | DF | Jon Byong-ju | Pyongyang SC
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| 14 | FW | Kim Gwan-mo | 8 de Agosto
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| 15 | MF | Hwang Sang-hoi | Kingwancha SC
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| 16 | MF | Kim Jong-man | Amrokgang SC
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| 22 | DF | Choi Jae-pil | Jadongcha Cheyuk Dan
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Syria
editHead coach: 
Moussa Shammas
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Ahmad Eid Berakdar (c) | 1 May 1955 (aged 25) | Al-Karamah SC
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| GK | Malek Shakuhi | 5 April 1960 (aged 20) | Al Jaish SC
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| GK | Nafaa Abdul Kader | Al Shorta SC
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| DF | Issam Mahrous | 7 April 1959 (aged 21) | Al Jaish SC
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| MF | Mohamed Jazaeri | 18 February 1958 (aged 22) | Al Wahda SC
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| DF | Mohammed Dahman | 1 January 1959 (aged 21) | Al-Jaish SC
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| FW | Marwan Madarati | 18 March 1959 (aged 21) | Al-Jaish SC
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| MF | Jawdat Suleiman | Al Nawair SC
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| MF | Kevork Mardikian | 14 July 1954 (aged 26) | Al-Jaish SC
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| FW | Elia Nabil Shana Elias | 2 March 1958 (aged 22) | Al Sahel SC
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| MF | Abdulfattah Hawa | Hutteen SC
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| DF | Haytham Shehadeh | Al Futowa SC
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| MF | Jamal Keshek | 1959 (aged 21) | Al Yarmouk SC
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| MF | Ahmad Darwish | Al Wahda SC
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| MF | Sadeq Al-Harsh | Jableh SC
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| DF | Raghed Khalil | Al Jaish SC
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| DF | Waleed Awad | Al Wahda SC
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| DF | Ibrahim Salama | Al Shorta SC
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| MF | Husam Hourani | Al Shorta SC
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| MF | Bashar Khalaf | Al Wathba SC
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Group B
editKuwait
editHead coach: 
Carlos Alberto Parreira
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Abdulnabi Al-Khaldi |  Al-Arabi SC
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| 2 | DF | Naeem Saad | 1 October 1957 (aged 22) | Al Tadamun SC
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| 3 | DF | Mahboub Juma'a | 17 September 1955 (aged 24) | Al-Salmiya SC
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| 4 | DF | Jamal Al-Qabendi | 7 April 1959 (aged 21) | Kazma SC
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| 5 | DF | Waleed Al-Jasem | 18 November 1959 (aged 20) | Kuwait SC
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| 6 | MF | Saad Al-Houti (c) | 24 May 1954 (aged 26) | Kuwait SC
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| 7 | FW | Fathi Kameel | 23 May 1955 (aged 25) | Al Tadamun SC
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| 8 | MF | Mohammed Karam | 1 January 1955 (aged 25) | Al-Arabi SC
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| 9 | FW | Jasem Yaqoub | 25 October 1953 (aged 26) | Al-Qadsia SC
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| 10 | FW | Abdulaziz Al-Anberi | 3 January 1954 (aged 26) | Kuwait SC
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| 11 | MF | Nassir Al-Ghanim | 4 April 1961 (aged 19) | Kazma SC
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| 12 | FW | Yussef Al-Suwayed | 20 September 1958 (aged 21) | Kazma SC
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| 14 | DF | Hamoud Al-Shemmari | 26 September 1960 (aged 19) | Kazma SC
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| 15 | DF | Sami Al-Hashash | 15 September 1959 (aged 21) | Al-Arabi SC
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| 16 | FW | Faisal Al-Dakhil | 13 August 1957 (aged 23) | Al-Qadsia SC
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| 18 | MF | Ali Boudustor | Al Shabab SC
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| 21 | GK | Adam Marjan | 23 September 1957 (aged 22) | Kazma SC
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| 22 | GK | Jasem Bahman | 15 February 1958 (aged 22) | Al-Qadsia SC
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Malaysia
editHead coach : 
Mohamed Che Su
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ong Yu Tiang | Selangor FA
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| GK | Peter Rajah | Sabah FA
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| DF | Jamal Nasir | Pahang FA
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| DF | Wan Jamak Wan Hassan | 22 November 1957 (aged 22) | Johor FA
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| 17 | DF | D. Davendran | Pahang FA
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| DF | Yahya Jusoh | Terengganu FA
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| DF | Kamaruddin Abdullah | Selangor FA
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| 16 | DF | Nik Fauzi Hassan | Kelantan FA
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| 3 | DF | Soh Chin Aun | 28 July 1950 (aged 30) | Selangor FA
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| MF | Bakri Ibni | 25 August 1952 (aged 28) | Perlis FA
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| MF | Shukor Salleh | Penang FA
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| 6 | MF | S. Pusphanathan | Perak FA
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| 2 | MF | G. Torairaju | 29 May 1956 (aged 24) | Negeri Sembilan FA
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| MF | Abdah Alif | Pahang FA
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| 14 | FW | Ramli Junit | Malacca FA
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| FW | Tukamin Bahari | Johor FA
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| 13 | FW | Zulkifli Hamzah | Terengganu FA
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Qatar
editHead coach: 
Evaristo de Macedo
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Hussein Al Khawajah | 16 September 1958 (aged 21) |  Al Ahli SC
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| DF | Adel Ahmed Malalla | 15 September 1961 (aged 19) | Al Ahli SC
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| MF | Khalid Salman | 5 April 1962 (aged 18) | Al Sadd SC
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| FW | Hassan Mattar | 1 January 1956 (aged 24) | Al Sadd SC
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| FW | Mansoor Muftah | 22 November 1955 (aged 24) | Al Rayyan SC
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| Majed Al Sayegh (c) | Al Arabi SC
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| Anber Basheer | Qatar SC
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| Saleh Khalfan | Al Arabi SC
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| Abdelrrazaq Al Marikhi | ||||||
| Abdullah Saad |
South Korea
editHead coach: Kim Jung-nam
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Kim Hwang-ho | 15 August 1954 (aged 26) |  Korea Automobile Insurance
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| 2 | DF | Kim Jong-pil | 16 November 1956 (aged 23) | Korea Electric Power
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| 3 | DF | Hong Sung-ho | 20 November 1954 (aged 25) | Chungeui
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| 4 | MF | Cho Kwang-rae | 19 March 1954 (aged 26) | Chungeui
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| 5 | DF | Kwon Oh-son | 3 February 1959 (aged 21) | Seoul City
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| 6 | MF | Park Sung-wha | 7 May 1955 (aged 25) | Chungeui
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| 8 | DF | Cho Young-jeung | 18 August 1954 (aged 26) | Korea First Bank
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| 9 | FW | Lee Young-moo | 26 July 1953 (aged 27) | Chungeui
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| 10 | MF | Shin Hyun-ho | 21 September 1953 (aged 26) | Chungeui
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| 11 | FW | Lee Jung-il | 4 November 1956 (aged 23) | Commercial Bank of Korea
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| 12 | DF | Choi Jong-duk | 24 June 1954 (aged 26) | Chungeui
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| 13 | DF | Chang Woe-ryong | 5 April 1958 (aged 22) | Yonsei University
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| 14 | FW | Lee Tae-yeop | 16 June 1959 (aged 21) | Seoul City
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| 15 | MF | Lee Kang-jo | 27 October 1954 (aged 25) | Korea University
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| 16 | FW | Chung Hae-won | 1 July 1959 (aged 21) | Yonsei University
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| 18 | FW | Hwang Seok-keun | 3 September 1960 (aged 20) | Korea University
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| 19 | DF | Yoon In-sun | 1958 | Yonsei University
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| 20 | MF | Lee Tae-ho | 26 April 1961 (aged 19) | Korea University
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| 21 | GK | Cho Byung-deuk | 26 May 1958 (aged 22) | Myongji University
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| 22 | MF | Choi Soon-ho | 10 January 1962 (aged 18) | POSCO
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United Arab Emirates
editHead coach: Heshmat Mohajerani
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Saeed Salbukh |  Al Shabab AC
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| DF | Hassan Ali | Al Urooba
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| DF | Yousuf Mohammed | Al Rams SCC
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| MF | Bader Ahmed Saleh | Emirates Club
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| DF | Abdulkarim Khammas | Al Asma FC
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| FW | Jassim Mohammed | Al Wasl SC
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| MF | Mohammed Salem Hamdoun | Al Ain FC
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| DF | Salem Saeed | Al Wasl SC
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| MF | Ahmed Chombi | Al Asma FC
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| FW | Salim Khalifa | Al-Wahda FC
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| DF | Salem Hadeed | Al Sharjah SC
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| MF | Ghanem Al-Hajri | Al Urooba
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