Izmir Tournament 1980

Islam Ülkeleri Spor Oyunlari (Sports Games of Islamic Countries)

Round 1
28- 9-1980 Turkey       5-0 North Cyprus
29- 9-1980 Saudi Arabia 3-0 Malaysia B

Round 2
30- 9-1980 Libya        1-0 Malaysia B
30- 9-1980 North Cyprus 0-2 Saudi Arabia

Round 3
 1-10-1980 Turkey       1-2 Libya
 2-10-1980 North Cyprus 2-1 Malaysia B

Round 4
 3-10-1980 Libya        1-1 North Cyprus  [date uncertain]
 3-10-1980 Turkey       3-0 Saudi Arabia

Round 5
 4-10-1980 Libya        2-0 Saudi Arabia
 5-10-1980 Turkey       3-0 Malaysia B

Final Table:

 1.Libya            4  3  1  0   6- 2  7
 2.Turkey           4  3  0  1  12- 2  6
 3.Saudi Arabia     4  2  0  2   5- 5  4
 4.North Cyprus     4  1  1  2   3- 9  3
 5.Malaysia B       4  0  0  4   1- 9  0

NB: Malaysia's first team played at the Asian Cup in Kuwait at the end of
    September and hosted the Merdeka tournament in October; the selection
    sent to this tournament in Turkey was a second string one with none of
    the first team players present; the New Straits Times labelled it as
    Malaysia B.

About this document

With thanks to Erik Garin, Neil Morrison and Ata Özkal

Prepared and maintained by Bojan Jovanovic for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Bojan Jovanovic
Last updated: 7 Apr 2026