Football at the Olympics qualification
Main article: Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
The Pre-Olympic tournaments of the Asian Qualifiers for the 1984 Summer Olympic were held from 12 August 1983 to 29 April 1984. Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Qatar qualified.
First round
North Korea was banned from international competitions for two years by the AFC and FIFA for attacking a referee after the 1982 Asian Games football semi-final match against Kuwait in New Delhi, India.
Group 1
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Kuwait
6
3
2
1
11
6
+5
8
Qatar
6
2
4
0
6
4
+2
8
Syria
6
3
1
2
9
8
+1
7
Jordan
6
0
1
5
3
11
−8
1
12 August 1983 Damascus
26 August 1983 Amman
8 September 1983 Doha
15 September 1983 Kuwait City
29 September 1983 Kuwait City
14 October 1983 Damascus
14 October 1983 Amman
21 October 1983 Amman
21 October 1983 Damascus
28 October 1983 Doha
4 November 1983 Kuwait City
11 November 1983 Doha
Group 2
9 September 1983 Al-Shaab Stadium , Baghdad
16 September 1983 Al-Shaab Stadium , Baghdad
30 September 1983 Manama
7 October 1983 Manama
10 October 1983 Sharjah
14 October 1983 Abu Dhabi
Group 3
Note: Saudi Arabia played home and away matches; the other four countries played tournaments in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.
1 October 1983 New Delhi
6 October 1983 Jakarta
10 October 1983 Kuala Lumpur
14 October 1983 Singapore
16 October 1983 Singapore
17 October 1983 Singapore
19 October 1983 Singapore
20 October 1983 Singapore
22 October 1983 Singapore
23 October 1983 Singapore
25 October 1983 Kuala Lumpur
26 October 1983 Kuala Lumpur
28 October 1983 Kuala Lumpur
29 October 1983 Kuala Lumpur
31 October 1983 Kuala Lumpur
1 November 1983 Kuala Lumpur
6 November 1983 Riyadh
11 November 1983 Riyadh
17 November 1983 Riyadh
23 November 1983 Riyadh
Group 4
1 November 1983 Bangkok
1 November 1983 Bangkok
3 November 1983 Bangkok
3 November 1983 Bangkok
5 November 1983 Bangkok
5 November 1983 Bangkok
8 November 1983 Bangkok
8 November 1983 Bangkok
10 November 1983 Bangkok
10 November 1983 Bangkok
12 November 1983 Bangkok
12 November 1983 Bangkok
Group 5
Round 1
4 September 1983 Tokyo
7 September 1983 Tokyo
Japan advanced to Round 2
21 August 1983 Taipei
23 September 1983 Taipei
Chinese Taipei advanced to Round 2
Round 2
15 September 1983 Tokyo
20 September 1983 Taipei
25 September 1983 Auckland
1 October 1983 Auckland
7 October 1983 Tokyo
11 October 1983 Taipei
Second round
All games in this round were played in National Stadium, Singapore . All times in Singapore Standard Time (SST).
Group 1
14 April 198418:30 National Stadium, Singapore Attendance: 10,000Referee: C. Bambridge (AUS)
15 April 198420:30 National Stadium, Singapore
17 April 198418:30 National Stadium, Singapore Referee: Zhang Daqiao (CHN)
17 April 198420:30 National Stadium, Singapore Referee: Lee Kok Leong (SIN)
19 April 198418:30 National Stadium, Singapore Referee: Thomson Chan (HKG)
19 April 198420:30 National Stadium, Singapore Attendance: 15,000Referee: Ahmad Bash (JOR)
22 April 198418:30 National Stadium, Singapore Referee: C. Bambridge (AUS)
22 April 198420:30 National Stadium, Singapore
24 April 198418:30 National Stadium, Singapore Attendance: 6,000Referee: Ahmad Bash (JOR)
24 April 198420:30 National Stadium, Singapore Attendance: 20,000Referee: H. Sudarso (INA)
Saudi Arabia won the group and qualified for the 1984 Summer Olympics football tournament .
Group 2
15 April 198418:30 National Stadium, Singapore Attendance: 15,000
16 April 198419:30 National Stadium, Singapore Attendance: 20,000Referee: Thomson Chan (HKG)
18 April 1984 National Stadium, Singapore Attendance: 25,000Referee: H. Sudarso (INA)
18 April 1984 National Stadium, Singapore Referee: M. Nazari (IRN)
21 April 1984 National Stadium, Singapore Referee: Lee Kok Leong (SIN)
21 April 1984 National Stadium, Singapore Attendance: 15,000Referee: N. Chandra (SIN)
23 April 1984 National Stadium, Singapore Attendance: 30,000Referee: Zhang Daqiao (CHN)
23 April 1984 National Stadium, Singapore Referee: M. Nazari (IRN)
26 April 1984 National Stadium, Singapore Referee: Tulu Gurkan (PHI)
26 April 1984 National Stadium, Singapore Attendance: 18,000Referee: C. Bambridge (AUS)
Qatar won the group and qualified for the 1984 Summer Olympics football tournament .
Playoff match
29 April 1984 National Stadium, Singapore Attendance: 45,000Referee: C. Bambridge (AUS)
Iraq won the play-off and qualified for the 1984 Summer Olympics football tournament .
References
"Games of the XXIII. Olympiad - Football Qualifying Tournament" . RSSSF . Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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Joe Dorai (18 April 1984). "Bahrain back on yellow brick road..." The Straits Times . eresources.nlb.gov.sg. p. 47. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
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Joe Dorai (25 April 1984). "Bahrain add to the Kiwi misery" . The Straits Times . eresources.nlb.gov.sg. p. 47. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
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Jeffrey Low (19 April 1984). "What a Gulf in class" . The Straits Times . eresources.nlb.gov.sg. p. 48. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
Joe Dorai (19 April 1984). "Towkay calls the tune" . The Straits Times . eresources.nlb.gov.sg. p. 48. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
Jeffrey Low (22 April 1984). "Thai-ed up in their own knots" . The Straits Times . eresources.nlb.gov.sg. p. 32. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
Joe Dorai (22 April 1984). "The late, late show of Japanese fire" . The Straits Times . eresources.nlb.gov.sg. p. 32. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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Joe Dorai (24 April 1984). "Sompong stops Malaysia" . The Straits Times . eresources.nlb.gov.sg. p. 43. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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Jeffrey Low (27 April 1984). "Where there's no will, there's no LA way" . The Straits Times . eresources.nlb.gov.sg. p. 46. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
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