2004 Asian Cup Qualifying

Asian Cup 2000-2007

Final Tournament
Preliminary Round | Qualifying Groups | Statistics

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Japan qualified as holders, China qualified as hosts.

Preliminary Round

Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F | Group G

Group A

All matches in Maldives.

21/03/2003                       Maldives  1 - 1  Brunei                         (1-0)      
23/03/2003                        Myanmar  5 - 0  Brunei                         (3-0)      
25/03/2003                       Maldives  0 - 2  Myanmar                        (0-0)      

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Myanmar                            2     2     0     0     7     0    +7     6  100.0
2   Maldives                           2     0     1     1     1     3    -2     1   16.7
3   Brunei                             2     0     1     1     1     6    -5     1   16.7

Group B

All matches in Sri Lanka.

21/03/2003                      Sri Lanka  3 - 2  Timor Leste                    (2-1)      
23/03/2003                         Taiwan  3 - 0  Timor Leste                    (2-0)      
25/03/2003                      Sri Lanka  2 - 1  Taiwan                         (1-0)      

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Sri Lanka                          2     2     0     0     5     3    +2     6  100.0
2   Taiwan                             2     1     0     1     4     2    +2     3   50.0
3   Timor Leste                        2     0     0     2     2     6    -4     0    0.0

Group C

All matches in Nepal.

16/03/2003                     Kyrgyzstan  1 - 2  Afghanistan                    (0-1)      
18/03/2003                          Nepal  4 - 0  Afghanistan                    (2-0)      
20/03/2003                          Nepal  0 - 2  Kyrgyzstan                     (0-1)      

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Nepal                              2     1     0     1     4     2    +2     3   50.0
2   Kyrgyzstan                         2     1     0     1     3     2    +1     3   50.0
3   Afghanistan                        2     1     0     1     2     5    -3     3   50.0

Group D

All matches in Hong Kong.

25/03/2003                      Hong Kong  5 - 1  Laos                           (2-0)      
27/03/2003                           Laos  2 - 1  Bangladesh                     (2-0)      
30/03/2003                      Hong Kong  2 - 2  Bangladesh                     (2-0)      

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Hong Kong                          2     1     1     0     7     3    +4     4   66.7
2   Laos                               2     1     0     1     3     6    -3     3   50.0
3   Bangladesh                         2     0     1     1     3     4    -1     1   16.7

Group E

All matches in Singapore.

21/03/2003                          Macao  0 - 3  Pakistan                       (0-1)      
23/03/2003                      Singapore  2 - 0  Macao                          (1-0)      
25/03/2003                      Singapore  3 - 0  Pakistan                       (2-0)      

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Singapore                          2     2     0     0     5     0    +5     6  100.0
2   Pakistan                           2     1     0     1     3     3     0     3   50.0
3   Macao                              2     0     0     2     0     5    -5     0    0.0

Group F

All matches in Bhutan.

23/04/2003                         Bhutan  6 - 0  Guam                           (2-0)      
25/04/2003                           Guam  0 - 5  Mongolia                       (0-2)      
27/04/2003                         Bhutan  0 - 0  Mongolia                       (0-0)      

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Bhutan                             2     1     1     0     6     0    +6     4   66.7
2   Mongolia                           2     1     1     0     5     0    +5     4   66.7
3   Guam                               2     0     0     2     0    11   -11     0    0.0

Group G

24/03/2003                    North Korea  2 - 0  India                          (1-0)      
30/03/2003                          India  1 - 1  North Korea                    (1-0)      

Qualifying Groups

Top two teams in each group qualify for finals.

Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F | Group G

Group A

06/11/2003                       Thailand  0 - 1  Tajikistan                     (0-0)   *  
06/11/2003                     Uzbekistan  4 - 1  Hong Kong                      (3-1)      
08/11/2003                      Hong Kong  0 - 0  Tajikistan                     (0-0)   *  
08/11/2003                     Uzbekistan  3 - 0  Thailand                       (2-0)      
10/11/2003                       Thailand  1 - 2  Hong Kong                      (0-1)   *  
10/11/2003                     Uzbekistan  0 - 0  Tajikistan                     (0-0)      
17/11/2003                       Thailand  4 - 0  Hong Kong                      (2-0)      
17/11/2003                     Uzbekistan  4 - 1  Tajikistan                     (2-0)   *  
19/11/2003                       Thailand  1 - 0  Tajikistan                     (0-0)      
19/11/2003                     Uzbekistan  1 - 0  Hong Kong                      (1-0)   *  
21/11/2003                      Hong Kong  0 - 1  Tajikistan                     (0-0)   *  
21/11/2003                       Thailand  4 - 1  Uzbekistan                     (1-0)      

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Uzbekistan                         6     4     1     1    13     6    +7    13   72.2
2   Thailand                           6     3     0     3    10     7    +3     9   50.0
3   Tajikistan                         6     2     2     2     3     5    -2     8   44.4
4   Hong Kong                          6     1     1     4     3    11    -8     4   22.2

Uzbekistan and Thailand qualified for finals.

Group B

04/09/2003                      Singapore  1 - 3  Kuwait                         (0-1)      
14/09/2003                         Kuwait  2 - 1  Qatar                          (0-1)      
20/09/2003                          Qatar  2 - 2  Kuwait                         (1-1)      
24/09/2003                          Qatar  1 - 1  Palestine                      (0-0)      
27/09/2003                         Kuwait  4 - 0  Singapore                      (1-0)      
27/09/2003                          Qatar  2 - 1  Palestine                      (0-0)      
05/10/2003                         Kuwait  2 - 1  Palestine                      (1-0)      
08/10/2003                         Kuwait  4 - 0  Palestine                      (2-0)      
19/10/2003                      Singapore  2 - 0  Palestine                      (1-0)      
22/10/2003                      Singapore  0 - 0  Palestine                      (0-0)      
19/11/2003                          Qatar  2 - 0  Singapore                      (2-0)      
29/11/2003                      Singapore  0 - 2  Qatar                          (0-1)      

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Kuwait                             6     5     1     0    17     5   +12    16   88.9
2   Qatar                              6     3     2     1    10     6    +4    11   61.1
3   Singapore                          6     1     1     4     3    11    -8     4   22.2
4   Palestine                          6     0     2     4     3    11    -8     2   11.1

Kuwait and Qatar qualified for finals.

Group C

06/10/2003                      Indonesia  2 - 0  Bhutan                         (1-0)   *  
06/10/2003                   Saudi Arabia  7 - 0  Yemen                          (4-0)      
08/10/2003                      Indonesia  3 - 0  Yemen                          (0-0)   *  
08/10/2003                   Saudi Arabia  6 - 0  Bhutan                         (5-0)      
10/10/2003                   Saudi Arabia  5 - 0  Indonesia                      (1-0)      
10/10/2003                          Yemen  8 - 0  Bhutan                         (3-0)   *  
13/10/2003                      Indonesia  2 - 0  Bhutan                         (2-0)   *  
13/10/2003                   Saudi Arabia  3 - 1  Yemen                          (2-1)      
15/10/2003                      Indonesia  2 - 2  Yemen                          (2-1)   *  
15/10/2003                   Saudi Arabia  4 - 0  Bhutan                         (3-0)      
17/10/2003                   Saudi Arabia  6 - 0  Indonesia                      (2-0)      
17/10/2003                          Yemen  4 - 0  Bhutan                         (3-0)   *  

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Saudi Arabia                       6     6     0     0    31     1   +30    18  100.0
2   Indonesia                          6     3     1     2     9    13    -4    10   55.6
3   Yemen                              6     2     1     3    15    15     0     7   38.9
4   Bhutan                             6     0     0     6     0    26   -26     0    0.0

Saudi Arabia and Indonesia qualified for finals.

Group D

04/09/2003                    North Korea  0 - 1  Lebanon                        (0-0)      
05/09/2003                           Iran  4 - 1  Jordan                         (1-1)      
26/09/2003                         Jordan  3 - 2  Iran                           (2-1)      
17/10/2003                         Jordan  1 - 0  Lebanon                        (0-0)      
27/10/2003                    North Korea  1 - 3  Iran                           (0-0)      
03/11/2003                        Lebanon  1 - 1  North Korea                    (0-0)      
12/11/2003                        Lebanon  0 - 2  Jordan                         (0-1)      
18/11/2003                         Jordan  3 - 0  North Korea                    (1-0)      
19/11/2003                        Lebanon  0 - 3  Iran                           (0-1)      
28/11/2003                           Iran  1 - 0  Lebanon                        (1-0)      

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Iran                               5     4     0     1    13     5    +8    12   80.0
2   Jordan                             5     4     0     1    10     6    +4    12   80.0
3   Lebanon                            6     1     1     4     2     8    -6     4   22.2
4   North Korea                        4     0     1     3     2     8    -6     1    8.3

Jordan and Iran qualified for finals. Both Jordan and Iran awarded 3-0 wins in matches against North Korea (Iran v North Korea abandoned after North Korean team walked off the pitch after crowd trouble, whereas Jordan was refused entry into North Korea).

Group E

25/09/2003                          Nepal  0 - 7  Oman                           (0-5)   *  
25/09/2003                    South Korea  5 - 0  Vietnam                        (1-0)      
27/09/2003                    South Korea  1 - 0  Oman                           (1-0)      
27/09/2003                        Vietnam  5 - 0  Nepal                          (4-0)   *  
29/09/2003                    South Korea 16 - 0  Nepal                          (6-0)      
29/09/2003                        Vietnam  0 - 6  Oman                           (0-5)   *  
19/10/2003                           Oman  6 - 0  Nepal                          (3-0)      
19/10/2003                    South Korea  0 - 1  Vietnam                        (0-0)   *  
21/10/2003                           Oman  3 - 1  South Korea                    (0-0)      
21/10/2003                        Vietnam  2 - 0  Nepal                          (0-0)   *  
24/10/2003                           Oman  2 - 0  Vietnam                        (0-0)      
24/10/2003                    South Korea  7 - 0  Nepal                          (6-0)   *  

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Oman                               6     5     0     1    24     2   +22    15   83.3
2   South Korea                        6     4     0     2    30     4   +26    12   66.7
3   Vietnam                            6     3     0     3     8    13    -5     9   50.0
4   Nepal                              6     0     0     6     0    43   -43     0    0.0

Oman and South Korea qualified for finals.

Group F

08/10/2003                           Iraq  5 - 1  Bahrain                        (2-0)   *  
08/10/2003                       Malaysia  4 - 0  Myanmar                        (1-0)      
10/10/2003                        Bahrain  3 - 1  Myanmar                        (1-0)   *  
10/10/2003                       Malaysia  0 - 0  Iraq                           (0-0)      
12/10/2003                           Iraq  3 - 0  Myanmar                        (1-0)   *  
12/10/2003                       Malaysia  2 - 2  Bahrain                        (0-2)      
20/10/2003                        Bahrain  4 - 0  Myanmar                        (4-0)      
20/10/2003                           Iraq  5 - 1  Malaysia                       (3-0)   *  
22/10/2003                        Bahrain  3 - 1  Malaysia                       (3-1)      
22/10/2003                           Iraq  3 - 1  Myanmar                        (1-1)   *  
24/10/2003                        Bahrain  1 - 0  Iraq                           (1-0)      
24/10/2003                       Malaysia  1 - 2  Myanmar                        (0-2)   *  

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Iraq                               6     4     1     1    16     4   +12    13   72.2
2   Bahrain                            6     4     1     1    14     9    +5    13   72.2
3   Malaysia                           6     1     2     3     9    12    -3     5   27.8
4   Myanmar                            6     1     0     5     4    18   -14     3   16.7

Iraq and Bahrain qualified for finals.

Group G

15/10/2003                          Syria  5 - 0  Sri Lanka                      (1-0)      
18/10/2003                          Syria  8 - 0  Sri Lanka                      (2-0)      
19/10/2003                   Turkmenistan  1 - 0  United Arab Emirates           (1-0)      
30/10/2003           United Arab Emirates  1 - 1  Turkmenistan                   (0-1)      
07/11/2003                          Syria  1 - 3  United Arab Emirates           (0-0)      
09/11/2003                   Turkmenistan  1 - 0  Sri Lanka                      (1-0)      
12/11/2003                   Turkmenistan  3 - 0  Sri Lanka                      (2-0)      
14/11/2003           United Arab Emirates  3 - 1  Syria                          (1-1)      
18/11/2003           United Arab Emirates  3 - 1  Sri Lanka                      (2-1)      
22/11/2003           United Arab Emirates  3 - 0  Sri Lanka                      (1-0)      
28/11/2003                          Syria  1 - 1  Turkmenistan                   (1-1)      

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   United Arab Emirates               6     4     1     1    13     5    +8    13   72.2
2   Turkmenistan                       5     3     2     0     7     2    +5    11   73.3
3   Syria                              5     2     1     2    16     7    +9     7   46.7
4   Sri Lanka                          6     0     0     6     1    23   -22     0    0.0

United Arab Emirates and Turkmenistan qualified for finals. Turkmenistan awarded 3-0 win in match against Syria (Syria didn't turn up).

Statistics

    Team                               P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   Saudi Arabia                       6     6     0     0    31     1   +30    18  100.0
2   Kuwait                             6     5     1     0    17     5   +12    16   88.9
3   Oman                               6     5     0     1    24     2   +22    15   83.3
4   Iraq                               6     4     1     1    16     4   +12    13   72.2
5   United Arab Emirates               6     4     1     1    13     5    +8    13   72.2
6   Uzbekistan                         6     4     1     1    13     6    +7    13   72.2
7   Bahrain                            6     4     1     1    14     9    +5    13   72.2
8   South Korea                        6     4     0     2    30     4   +26    12   66.7
9   Iran                               5     4     0     1    13     5    +8    12   80.0
10  Jordan                             5     4     0     1    10     6    +4    12   80.0
11  Turkmenistan                       5     3     2     0     7     2    +5    11   73.3
12  Qatar                              6     3     2     1    10     6    +4    11   61.1
13  Singapore                          8     3     1     4     8    11    -3    10   41.7
14  Indonesia                          6     3     1     2     9    13    -4    10   55.6
15  Thailand                           6     3     0     3    10     7    +3     9   50.0
16  Vietnam                            6     3     0     3     8    13    -5     9   50.0
17  Myanmar                            8     3     0     5    11    18    -7     9   37.5
18  Tajikistan                         6     2     2     2     3     5    -2     8   44.4
19  Hong Kong                          8     2     2     4    10    14    -4     8   33.3
20  Syria                              5     2     1     2    16     7    +9     7   46.7
21  Yemen                              6     2     1     3    15    15     0     7   38.9
22  Sri Lanka                          8     2     0     6     6    26   -20     6   25.0
23  Malaysia                           6     1     2     3     9    12    -3     5   27.8
24  North Korea                        6     1     2     3     5     9    -4     5   27.8
25  Mongolia                           2     1     1     0     5     0    +5     4   66.7
26  Lebanon                            6     1     1     4     2     8    -6     4   22.2
27  Bhutan                             8     1     1     6     6    26   -20     4   16.7
28  Taiwan                             2     1     0     1     4     2    +2     3   50.0
29  Kyrgyzstan                         2     1     0     1     3     2    +1     3   50.0
30  Pakistan                           2     1     0     1     3     3     0     3   50.0
31  Laos                               2     1     0     1     3     6    -3     3   50.0
32  Afghanistan                        2     1     0     1     2     5    -3     3   50.0
33  Nepal                              8     1     0     7     4    45   -41     3   12.5
34  Palestine                          6     0     2     4     3    11    -8     2   11.1
35  Bangladesh                         2     0     1     1     3     4    -1     1   16.7
36  India                              2     0     1     1     1     3    -2     1   16.7
37  Maldives                           2     0     1     1     1     3    -2     1   16.7
38  Brunei                             2     0     1     1     1     6    -5     1   16.7
39  Timor Leste                        2     0     0     2     2     6    -4     0    0.0
40  Macao                              2     0     0     2     0     5    -5     0    0.0
41  Guam                               2     0     0     2     0    11   -11     0    0.0

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