| Year: | 1984 |
| Other Titles: | 1984年亞洲盃足球賽 Piala Asia 1984 1984 AFC ஆசிய கோப்பை |
| Country: | Singapore |
| Dates: | 1–16 December |
| Num Teams: | 10 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champion: | KSA |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second: | CHN |
| Third: | KUW |
| Fourth: | IRN |
| Matches: | 24 |
| Goals: | 44 |
| Top Scorer: | Shahrokh Bayani Nasser Mohammadkhani  Jia Xiuquan(3 goals each) |
| Player: | Jia Xiuquan |
| Goalkeeper: | Abdullah Al-Deayea |
| Prevseason: | 1980 |
| Nextseason: | 1988 |
The 1984 AFC Asian Cup was the 8th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were hosted by Singapore between 1 December and 16 December 1984. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five. Saudi Arabia won their first title, beating China in the final 2–0.[1] [2] [3]
See main article: 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification. 21 teams competed in qualifying for the 1984 AFC Asian Cup with the teams being separated into three groups of five teams and one group of six. The top two of each group would qualify through to the Asian Cup as they would join Singapore and Kuwait who automatically qualified. At the end of the qualifying, the remaining eight teams was filled in which included Saudi Arabia as they made their finals debut.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 (debut) | ||||
| 30 September 1980 | ||||
| 15 August 1984 | ||||
| 15 August 1984 | ||||
| 26 October 1984 | 0 (debut) | |||
| 12 May 1979 | ||||
| 19 October 1984 | ||||
| 19 October 1984 | ||||
| 20 October 1984 | ||||
| 20 October 1984 | 1 (1980) |
| Kallang | |
|---|---|
| National Stadium | |
| Capacity: 55,000 | |
See main article: 1984 AFC Asian Cup squads.
All times are Singapore Standard Time (UTC+8)
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See main article: 1984 AFC Asian Cup Final.
| width=180 | Top Goalscorers | width=180 | Best Goalkeeper | width=180 | Most Valuable Player | width=180 | Fastest Goal Award | width=180 | Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jia Xiuquan Shahrokh Bayani Nasser Mohammadkhani | Abdullah Al-Deayea | Jia Xiuquan |  Walid Abu Al-Sel |
With three goals, Jia Xiuquan, Shahrokh Bayani and Nasser Mohammadkhani are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 44 goals were scored by 34 different players, with four of them credited as own goals.
Li Huayun Lin Lefeng Yang Zhaohui Zuo Shusheng
Ibrahim Khalfan Khalid Salman Ali Zaid
Lee Tae-ho Walid Abu Al-Sel Radwan Al-Sheikh Hassan Ibrahim Al-Rumaihi (playing against for Kuwait) Mubarak Anber (playing against Syria) Issam Mahrous (playing against Kuwait)