1981 President's Cup Football Tournament

1981 President's Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Korea
Dates13–26 June
Teams12
Final positions
Champions South Korea (7th title)
Argentina Racing (C) (1st title)
Third placeBrazil Vitória-ES
Fourth placeUruguay Danubio
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Goals scored90 (2.65 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil João Francisco (6 goals)[1]
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The 1981 President's Cup Football Tournament (Korean: 제11회 대통령배 국제축구대회) was the 11th competition of Korea Cup. The competition was held from 13 to 26 June 1981. South Korea and Racing de Córdoba played out a 2–2 draw and shared the trophy.

Group stage

Group A

Racing de Córdoba and Japan national team in Daejeon
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
Argentina Racing (C) 5 4 1 0 15 4 +11 9 Qualification to semi-finals
 South Korea 5 3 2 0 10 3 +7 8
West Germany Saarbrücken 5 3 0 2 7 9 −2 6
 Japan 5 2 0 3 4 4 0 4
 Malaysia 5 1 0 4 3 12 −9 2
France Châteauroux 5 0 1 4 5 12 −7 1
South Korea 1–1France Châteauroux
Byun Byung-joo 5' Report
Newscast		 Bellavia 51'
Japan 0–1West Germany Saarbrücken
Report Philippe 51'
Racing (C) Argentina6–0 Malaysia
Châteauroux France0–2 Malaysia
Report
Racing (C) Argentina1–0 Japan
South Korea 4–1West Germany Saarbrücken
 Report Malek 56'
Racing (C) Argentina3–0West Germany Saarbrücken
Châteauroux France0–2 Japan
South Korea 2–0 Malaysia
Chung Hae-won 48', 52'
Châteauroux France1–3West Germany Saarbrücken
Japan 2–0 Malaysia
Yokoyama 22', 52'
South Korea 1–1Argentina Racing (C)
Byun Byung-joo 74' Report Ballejo 40' (pen.)
Malaysia 1–2West Germany Saarbrücken
? ?'
Châteauroux France3–4Argentina Racing (C)
Report Arce ?', ?'
South Korea 2–0 Japan

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
Uruguay Danubio 5 4 1 0 9 4 +5 9 Qualification to semi-finals
Brazil Vitória-ES 5 3 2 0 8 1 +7 8
 Malta 5 2 2 1 4 2 +2 6
 Thailand 5 2 0 3 7 7 0 4
 Liechtenstein 5 1 1 3 4 8 −4 3
 Indonesia 5 0 0 5 4 14 −10 0
Indonesia 0–4Brazil Vitória-ES
Report
  • Francisco ?', ?', ?'
  • ? ?'
Liechtenstein 1–1 Malta
Sklarski 29' Buttigieg 80'
Attendance: 2000
Danubio Uruguay3–2 Thailand
 Report
Danubio Uruguay3–1 Indonesia
 Nasril 10'
Thailand 2–0 Liechtenstein
Malta 0–0Brazil Vitória-ES
Malta 1–0 Indonesia
Xuereb 26' Report
Thailand 0–1Brazil Vitória-ES
Report Francisco 9'
Danubio Uruguay1–0 Liechtenstein
Pérez 65' Report
Thailand 3–1 Indonesia
Liechtenstein 0–2Brazil Vitória-ES
  • Luiz Carlos 41'
  • Francisco 67' (pen.)
Danubio Uruguay1–0 Malta
Rivero 29'
Indonesia 2–3 Liechtenstein
? ?', ?' Report Marxer 29', 33', 44'
Thailand 0–2 Malta
Danubio Uruguay1–1Brazil Vitória-ES
Caraballo 63' (pen.) J. da Costa 84'

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 June – Seoul
 
 
Argentina Racing (C)2
 
26 June – Seoul
 
Brazil Vitória-ES1
 
Argentina Racing (C)2
 
24 June – Seoul
 
 South Korea2
 
Uruguay Danubio0
 
 
 South Korea2
 
Third place play-off
 
 
26 June – Seoul
 
 
Brazil Vitória-ES1
 
 
Uruguay Danubio0

Semi-finals

Danubio Uruguay0–2 South Korea
Report
Racing (C) Argentina2–1Brazil Vitória-ES
 Report Francisco 33'

Third place play-off

Danubio Uruguay0–1Brazil Vitória-ES
Report César ?'

Final

The final match originally had to play extra time, but the game was finished early by the agreement between both directors due to a violent atmosphere.[2] The players of Racing de Córdoba received one red and five yellow cards in the final.[3]

South Korea 2–2Argentina Racing (C)
 Report
Newscast

See also

References

  1. ^ 花郎—우루과이 아르헨—브라질 決勝進出權놓고 激突. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 23 June 1981. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. ^ 丁海遠·趙廣來 동점골로 2대2 花郎아르헨과共同優勝. Naver (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. 27 June 1981. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. ^ 아찔한 先制골…후련한同點골 花郎-아르헨 共同 우승. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 27 June 1981. Retrieved 10 November 2020.