See main article: Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification.
This page provides the summaries of the matches of the qualifying tournaments divided into three groups, two of six teams and one of five teams. The winners and runners-up of each group met in a play-off match to qualify for the 1980 Summer Olympics tournament held in Moscow. Three teams qualified – Kuwait, Malaysia and Iran. However, due to the American-led political boycott, Malaysia and Iran did not enter the Final Tournament and were replaced by Iraq and Syria respectively.[1]
The qualifying tournament of group 1 was held in Iraq, 5 teams participated.
| width=175 | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
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| width=200 | Team 1 | Agg. | width=200 | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 - 3 |
Kuwait won the tournament and qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics football tournament.
The qualifying tournament of group 2 was held in Malaysia, 6 teams participated.
| width=175 | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | −32 | 0 |
| width=200 | Team 1 | Agg. | width=200 | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 - 1 |
Malaysia won the tournament and qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics football tournament.
Note: Due to the American-led political boycott, Malaysia who qualified did not enter the Final Tournament and were replaced by Iraq.
The qualifying tournament of group 3 was held in Singapore, 6 teams participated.
| width=175 | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | −32 | 0 |
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| width=200 | Team 1 | Agg. | width=200 | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 - 4 |
Iran won the tournament and qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics football tournament.
Note: Due to the American-led political boycott, Iran who qualified did not enter the Final Tournament and were replaced by Syria.