2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
The qualification process for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition began on March 2003. Out of the 45 AFC members only Cambodia and the Philippines failed to enter for the tournament. Both China, the hosts and Japan, the reigning champions automatically qualified for the finals. The lowest ranked 20 teams were placed in 6 preliminary qualifying groups of 3 and one group of 2, with the group winners joining the remaining 21 teams in 7 groups of 4. The top two of each of these groups qualified for the finals in China.
Preliminary round
In the following tables:
- Pts = total points accumulated
- Pld = total games played
- W = total games won
- D = total games drawn (tied)
- L = total games lost
- GF = total goals scored (goals for)
- GA = total goals conceded (goals against)
- GD = goal difference (GF−GA)
Group A
All matches played in Malé, Maldives
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Myanmar | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 |
Maldives | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
Brunei | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
Group B
All matches played in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sri Lanka | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
Timor-Leste | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
21 March 2003 |
Timor-Leste | 2–3 | Sri Lanka |
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Mohammad Hamza 3' (o.g.) F.J.G.R.M Cabral 81' |
Kasun Jayasuriya 36' Channa 44', 89' |
Group C
All matches played in Kathmandu, Nepal
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nepal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
Afghanistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
Group D
All matches played in Hong Kong
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hong Kong | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
Laos | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
Bangladesh | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
25 March 2003 |
Laos | 1–5 | Hong Kong |
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Visay Phaphouvanin 66' | Chan Chi Hong 17', 35' Kwok Yue Hung 47' Au Wai Lun 59' (pen.), 82' |
27 March 2003 |
Bangladesh | 1–2 | Laos |
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Ariful Kabir 90+1' | Kholadeth Ponephachan 30' Visay Phaphouvanin 37' |
30 March 2003 |
Hong Kong | 2–2 | Bangladesh |
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Au Wai Lun 44' (pen.) Szeto Man Chun 45' |
Feroj Mahmood Hossain 66' Md. Monwar Hossen 77' |
Group E
All matches played in Singapore
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singapore | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Macau | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
Group F
All matches played in Thimphu, Bhutan
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bhutan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
Mongolia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
Guam | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 |
23 April 2003 |
Guam | 0–6 | Bhutan |
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Wangay Dorji 32', 35' Dinesh Chhetri 59' Passang Tshering 76' (pen) Pema Chopel 88' Yeshey Nedup 89' |
25 April 2003 |
Mongolia | 5–0 | Guam |
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Ganbat Bat-Yalalt 20' Ganbaataryn Tögsbayar 26', 56', 90' Donorovyn Lkhümbengarav 61' |
Group G
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Korea | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
India | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
Qualifying round
In the following tables:
- Pts = total points accumulated
- Pld = total games played
- W = total games won
- D = total games drawn (tied)
- L = total games lost
- GF = total goals scored (goals for)
- GA = total goals conceded (goals against)
- GD = goal difference (GF−GA)
Group A
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Uzbekistan | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 |
Thailand | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 |
Tajikistan | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
Hong Kong | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 |
Played in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
6 November 2003 18:00 |
Uzbekistan | 4–1 | Hong Kong |
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Akopyants 1' Shishelov 17', 67' Soliev 28' |
Law Chun Bong 45' |
17 November 2003 20:00 |
Uzbekistan | 4–1 | Tajikistan |
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Shishelov 8', 36' Kapadze 50' Koshelev 61' |
Burkhanov 65' |
21 November 2003 17:00 |
Thailand | 4–1 | Uzbekistan |
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Noywech 38' Surasiang 56' Thongman 78' Chaikamdee 81' |
Koshelev 88' |
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Attendance: 25,000 |
Group B
NB: All Palestine's home matches played away.
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kuwait | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 |
Qatar | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 |
Singapore | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 |
Palestine | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 |
4 September 2003 |
Singapore | 1–3 | Kuwait |
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Goncalves 50'' | Neda 10' Al-Mutawa 67', 90' |
National Stadium, Singapore Attendance: 10,500 |
14 September 2003 |
Kuwait | 2–1 | Qatar |
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Abdullah 56' Wabran 85' |
Al-Ghanem 27' |
Mohammed al-Hamad Stadium, Hawalli, Kuwait Attendance: 20,000 |
Group C
Played in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saudi Arabia | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | +30 |
Indonesia | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | −4 |
Yemen | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
Bhutan | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | −26 |
6 October 2003 |
Saudi Arabia | 7–0 | Yemen |
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Yusri Al Bashah 16',18',24',35' Mohammed Noor 65' Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 73'pk Talal Al-Meshal 80' |
8 October 2003 |
Saudi Arabia | 6–0 | Bhutan |
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Yusri Al Bashah 7' Abdullah Jumaa 9',25' Yasser Al-Qahtani 28' Abdulaziz Al-Janoubi 43' Said Wadaani 90' |
10 October 2003 |
Bhutan | 0–8 | Yemen |
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Yasir Bashi 20',25',82' Fikri Al-Habibshi 35' Saled Al-Shiri 59' Adel Al-Shiri 59' Adel Al-Salemi 67',88' Nashwan Aziz 74' |
13 October 2003 |
Yemen | 1–3 | Saudi Arabia |
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Yasir Bashi 12' | Hamad Al-Montashari 18' Abdullah Al-Waked 20' Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 82'pk |
17 October 2003 |
Indonesia | 0–6 | Saudi Arabia |
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Talal Al-Meshal 21',86' Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 45' Mohammed Noor 58' Ahmed Al-Dosary 87' Abdulaziz Al-Janoubi 89' |
Group D
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iran | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 |
Jordan | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 |
Lebanon | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
North Korea | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | −12 |
26 September 2003 |
Jordan | 3–2 | Iran |
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Mo'ayyad Salim 41' Shelbaieh 45' Al-Shaqran 81' |
Golmohammadi 6' Majidi 59' |
27 October 2003 |
North Korea | 1–3 | Iran |
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Myong Song-Chol 61' | Karimi 47', 79' Navidkia 87' |
Kim Il-Sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea Attendance: 30,000 |
1 The match was abandoned after 61 minutes with Iran leading 1–0 after North Korea walked off the pitch due to firecrackers thrown from the crowd; despite the instructions of the referee, North Korea refused to return to the pitch. The match was awarded 3–0 to Iran, who were ordered to play their next home match in an official AFC or FIFA competition behind closed doors.
2 The match was abandoned after North Korean immigration officials refused Jordan's team entry into the country, claiming that they had failed to obtain the correct visa. The match was awarded 3–0 to Jordan, while North Korea were found guilty of improper conduct by the AFC, suspended from AFC competitions for one year, and banned from qualifying for the 2007 Asian Cup.
Group E
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Oman | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 2 | +22 |
South Korea | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 4 | +26 |
Vietnam | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 |
Nepal | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 43 | −43 |
Played in Incheon, Korea Republic.
25 September 2003 |
Nepal | 0–7 | Oman |
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Fawzi Bashir 2', 25' Ahmed Hadid 4', 12' Hassan Mudhafar 6' Badar Al-Maimani 51' Hani Al-Dhabit 59' |
25 September 2003 |
Vietnam | 0–5 | South Korea |
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Lee Ki-Hyung 35' Cho Jae-Jin 49' Kim Do-Hoon 68' Kim Dae-Ui 72' Woo Sung-Yong 86' |
27 September 2003 |
Vietnam | 5–0 | Nepal |
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Pham Van Quyen 14', 23', 36' Nguyen Tuan Phong 22' Phan Thanh Binh 90' |
29 September 2003 |
South Korea | 16–0 | Nepal |
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Kim Dae-Eui 18', 37' Woo Sung-Yong 21', 46', 48' Park Jin-Sub 22', 28', 64', 67', 89' Lee Eul-Yong 54' Lee Kwan-Woo 57' Kim Do-Hoon 75', 84', 86' Chung Kyung-Ho 80' |
19 October 2003 |
Nepal | 0–6 | Oman |
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Fawzi Bashir 18', 62', 82' Yousuf Shaaban 20' Ahmed Hadid 44' Hashim Saleh 78' |
21 October 2003 |
Oman | 3–1 | South Korea |
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Al-Dhabit 60' Hashim Saleh 64' Fawzi Bashir 88' |
Chung Kyung-Ho 49' Woo Sung-Yong 91' |
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Attendance: 22,000 |
24 October 2003 |
South Korea | 7–0 | Nepal |
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Cho Jae-Jin 1' Lee Ki-Hyung 5', 51' Kim Do-Hoon 15' (pen.), 31', 33' Chung Kyung-Ho 51' |
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Attendance: 100 |
Group F
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iraq | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 |
Bahrain | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 |
Malaysia | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 |
Myanmar | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | −14 |
Played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
8 October 2003 |
Malaysia | 4–0 | Myanmar |
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Tengku Hazman 34' 80' Gilbert Cassidy 67' Tun Lin Soe 86' (o.g.) |
10 October 2003 |
Myanmar | 1–3 | Bahrain |
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Soe Myat Min 77' | Talal Yousef 14' A'ala Hubail 49' Hussain Ali Ahmed 76' |
12 October 2003 |
Malaysia | 2–2 | Bahrain |
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Shukor Adan 80' Norhafiz Zamani Misbah 90' |
Sayed Mahmood Jalal 6' Mohammed Husain Bahzad 45' |
20 October 2003 |
Iraq | 5–1 | Malaysia |
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Qusai Hashim 20' Younis Mahmoud 36' 45' 63' Hussam Fawzi 70' |
Hairuddin Omar 53' |
20 October 2003 |
Bahrain | 4–0 | Myanmar |
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Abdulla Al Marzooqi 22' Hussain Ali Ahmed 27' Sayed Mahmood Jalal 45' Saleh Farhan 45+2' (pen.) |
22 October 2003 |
Myanmar | 1–3 | Iraq |
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Zaw Zaw 45' | Abbas Hassan 38' Abbas Rahim 66' Jassim Swadi 89' (pen.) |
22 October 2003 |
Bahrain | 3–1 | Malaysia |
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Hussain Ali Ahmed 30' 45' Talal Yousef 43' (pen.) |
Indra Putra Mahayuddin 37' |
Group G
NB: All of Sri Lanka's home matches were played away.
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Turkmenistan | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 |
United Arab Emirates | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 |
Syria | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 |
Sri Lanka | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 23 | −22 |
18 October 2003 |
Sri Lanka | 0–8 | Syria |
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Firas Al-Khatib 40', 49', 55' Maher Al-Sayed 45', 65' Iyad Mando 60' Nabil Al Shahmeh 80', 83' |
7 November 2003 |
Syria | 1–3 | United Arab Emirates |
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Firas Al-Khatib 50' | Rami Yaslam 74' Mohammed Srour 80' Abdulrahim Jumaa 89' |
14 November 2003 |
United Arab Emirates | 3–1 | Syria |
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Rami Yaslam 45' Mohammad Omar 63' Sultan Rashed 78' |
Raja Rafe 36' |
18 November 2003 |
United Arab Emirates | 3–1 | Sri Lanka |
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Mohammad Omar 11' (pen) Subait Khater 40' Ismail Matar 61' |
Channa 31' |
1 Syria failed to show up for the match. The match was awarded 3–0 to Turkmenistan.