1980 AFC Asian Cup squads

Squads for the 1980 AFC Asian Cup tournament.

Group A

Bangladesh

Head coach: Abdur Rahim

China

Head coach: Su Yongshun

Iran

Head coach: Hassan Habibi

North Korea

Head coach: Yang Song-Guk

Syria

Head coach: Moussa Shammas

Group B

Kuwait

Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira

Malaysia

Head coach : Mohamed Che Su

Qatar

Head coach: Evaristo de Macedo

South Korea

Head coach: Kim Jung-nam

United Arab Emirates

Head coach: Heshmat Mohajerani