The Football tournament at the Islamic Games was won by Libya. The final tournament was held in İzmir from 28 September to 5 October 1980 as a five-team round-robin competition with no final.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Turkey |
| Dates | 28 September – 5 October 1980 |
| Teams | 5 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Libya |
| Runners-up |  Turkey |
| Third place |  Saudi Arabia |
| Fourth place |  Northern Cyprus |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 27 (2.7 per match) |
| Top scorer | Tuncay Soyak (3 goals) |
Main venue
edit| İzmir | |
|---|---|
| Atatürk Stadium | |
| Capacity: 70,000 | |
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Final tournament
editGroup standings
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libya |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
| Turkey |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 6 |
| Saudi Arabia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Northern Cyprus |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 3 |
 Malaysia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
| Turkey | 5 – 0[1] | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
Serdar Bali  18'Zafer Bilgetay 31'Metin Yıldız 54'Muharrem Gürbüz 66'Necdet Ergün 74' |
Referee: Zayn Al Abidin Alaadin (Malaysia)
| Saudi Arabia | 3 – 0 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Majed Abdullah 30' Amin Dabo 35' Darwish Saeed 72' |
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Attendance: 1,000[2]
| Northern Cyprus | 0 – 2[4] | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Majed Abdullah 8' Amin Dabo 46' |
| Turkey | 1 – 2[5] | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Muharrem Gürbüz 24' |
Abdulnaser Ezzeddin 35' Mohamed Ali Omar Lagha 44' (pen.) |
Referee: Fahad Al Dehmash (Saudi Arabia)
| Northern Cyprus | 2 – 1[6] | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Erbay Gönelli 5' Mete Adanır 78' |
Zainal 19' (pen.) |
| Libya | 1 – 1[6] | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
Fikri  47' (o.g.) |
Mete Adanır 21' |
| Turkey | 3 – 0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Tuncay Soyak 2' Saleh Al-Nu'eimeh 34' (o.g.)Zafer Bilgetay 80' |
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| Libya | 2 – 0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Abdulnaser Ezzeddin 69' Salem Mohammed Mismari 70' |
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Referee: Erkan Göksel (Turkey)
| Turkey | 3 – 0 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Metin Yıldız 33' Tuncay Soyak 66', 86' |
Report |
Referee: Musaid Al Saeed (Saudi Arabia)
Winners
edit| Football tournament winners |
|---|
 Libya First title |