The 1980 AFC Asian Cup was the 7th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

[1] The finals were hosted by Kuwait between 15 and 30 September 1980.

The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five each.

Kuwait won their first championship, beating South Korea in the final 3–0.

Top scorer Team of the Tournament Nasser Hejazi Naeem Saad Soh Chin Aun Mahboub Juma'a Mehdi Dinvarzadeh Abdolreza Barzegari Saad Al-Houti Lee Young-moo Choi Soon-ho Faisal Al-Dakhil Jasem Yaqoub