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 |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 |
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1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
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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 |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
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0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
21 March 2003 |
Timor-Leste ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
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Mohammad Hamza ![]() F.J.G.R.M Cabral ![]() |
Kasun Jayasuriya ![]() Channa ![]() ![]() |
Group C
All matches played in Kathmandu, Nepal
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
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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 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
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1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
25 March 2003 |
Laos ![]() |
1–5 | ![]() |
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Visay Phaphouvanin ![]() |
Chan Chi Hong ![]() Kwok Yue Hung ![]() Au Wai Lun ![]() |
27 March 2003 |
Bangladesh ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
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Ariful Kabir ![]() |
Kholadeth Ponephachan ![]() Visay Phaphouvanin ![]() |
30 March 2003 |
Hong Kong ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
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Au Wai Lun ![]() Szeto Man Chun ![]() |
Feroj Mahmood Hossain ![]() Md. Monwar Hossen ![]() |
Group E
All matches played in Singapore
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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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 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
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0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 |
23 April 2003 |
Guam ![]() |
0–6 | ![]() |
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Wangay Dorji ![]() ![]() Dinesh Chhetri ![]() Passang Tshering ![]() Pema Chopel ![]() Yeshey Nedup ![]() |
25 April 2003 |
Mongolia ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
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Ganbat Bat-Yalalt ![]() Ganbaataryn Tögsbayar ![]() ![]() ![]() Donorovyn Lkhümbengarav ![]() |
Group G
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
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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 |
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13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 |
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9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 |
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8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
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4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 |
Played in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
6 November 2003 18:00 |
Uzbekistan ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
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Akopyants ![]() Shishelov ![]() Soliev ![]() |
Law Chun Bong ![]() |
17 November 2003 20:00 |
Uzbekistan ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
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Shishelov ![]() Kapadze ![]() Koshelev ![]() |
Burkhanov ![]() |
21 November 2003 17:00 |
Thailand ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
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Noywech ![]() Surasiang ![]() Thongman ![]() Chaikamdee ![]() |
Koshelev ![]() |
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 |
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16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 |
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11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 |
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4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 |
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2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 |
4 September 2003 |
Singapore ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
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Goncalves ![]() |
Neda ![]() Al-Mutawa ![]() |
National Stadium, Singapore Attendance: 10,500 |
14 September 2003 |
Kuwait ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
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Abdullah ![]() Wabran ![]() |
Al-Ghanem ![]() |
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 |
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18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | +30 |
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10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | −4 |
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7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
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0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | −26 |
6 October 2003 |
Saudi Arabia ![]() |
7–0 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 |
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15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 |
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15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 |
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4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
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1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | −12 |
26 September 2003 |
Jordan ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
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Mo'ayyad Salim 41' Shelbaieh 45' Al-Shaqran 81' |
Golmohammadi 6' Majidi 59' |
27 October 2003 |
North Korea ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
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Myong Song-Chol ![]() |
Karimi ![]() Navidkia ![]() |
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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15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 2 | +22 |
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12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 4 | +26 |
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9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 |
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0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 43 | −43 |
Played in Incheon, Korea Republic.
25 September 2003 |
Nepal ![]() |
0–7 | ![]() |
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Fawzi Bashir ![]() Ahmed Hadid ![]() Hassan Mudhafar ![]() Badar Al-Maimani ![]() Hani Al-Dhabit ![]() |
25 September 2003 |
Vietnam ![]() |
0–5 | ![]() |
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Lee Ki-Hyung ![]() Cho Jae-Jin ![]() Kim Do-Hoon ![]() Kim Dae-Ui ![]() Woo Sung-Yong ![]() |
27 September 2003 |
Vietnam ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
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Pham Van Quyen ![]() Nguyen Tuan Phong ![]() Phan Thanh Binh ![]() |
29 September 2003 |
South Korea ![]() |
16–0 | ![]() |
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Kim Dae-Eui ![]() ![]() Woo Sung-Yong ![]() ![]() ![]() Park Jin-Sub ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lee Eul-Yong ![]() Lee Kwan-Woo ![]() Kim Do-Hoon ![]() ![]() ![]() Chung Kyung-Ho ![]() |
19 October 2003 |
Nepal ![]() |
0–6 | ![]() |
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Fawzi Bashir ![]() Yousuf Shaaban ![]() Ahmed Hadid ![]() Hashim Saleh ![]() |
21 October 2003 |
Oman ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Dhabit ![]() Hashim Saleh ![]() Fawzi Bashir ![]() |
Chung Kyung-Ho ![]() Woo Sung-Yong ![]() |
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Attendance: 22,000 |
24 October 2003 |
South Korea ![]() |
7–0 | ![]() |
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Cho Jae-Jin ![]() Lee Ki-Hyung ![]() Kim Do-Hoon ![]() Chung Kyung-Ho ![]() |
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Attendance: 100 |
Group F
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 |
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13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 |
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5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 |
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3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | −14 |
Played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
8 October 2003 |
Malaysia ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
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Tengku Hazman ![]() ![]() Gilbert Cassidy ![]() Tun Lin Soe ![]() |
10 October 2003 |
Myanmar ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
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Soe Myat Min ![]() |
Talal Yousef ![]() A'ala Hubail ![]() Hussain Ali Ahmed ![]() |
12 October 2003 |
Malaysia ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
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Shukor Adan ![]() Norhafiz Zamani Misbah ![]() |
Sayed Mahmood Jalal ![]() Mohammed Husain Bahzad ![]() |
20 October 2003 |
Iraq ![]() |
5–1 | ![]() |
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Qusai Hashim ![]() Younis Mahmoud ![]() ![]() ![]() Hussam Fawzi ![]() |
Hairuddin Omar ![]() |
20 October 2003 |
Bahrain ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
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Abdulla Al Marzooqi ![]() Hussain Ali Ahmed ![]() Sayed Mahmood Jalal ![]() Saleh Farhan ![]() |
22 October 2003 |
Myanmar ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
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Zaw Zaw ![]() |
Abbas Hassan ![]() Abbas Rahim ![]() Jassim Swadi ![]() |
22 October 2003 |
Bahrain ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
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Hussain Ali Ahmed ![]() ![]() Talal Yousef ![]() |
Indra Putra Mahayuddin ![]() |
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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14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 |
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13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 |
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7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 |
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0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 23 | −22 |
18 October 2003 |
Sri Lanka ![]() |
0–8 | ![]() |
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Firas Al-Khatib ![]() Maher Al-Sayed ![]() Iyad Mando ![]() Nabil Al Shahmeh ![]() |
7 November 2003 |
Syria ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
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Firas Al-Khatib ![]() |
Rami Yaslam ![]() Mohammed Srour ![]() Abdulrahim Jumaa ![]() |
14 November 2003 |
United Arab Emirates ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
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Rami Yaslam ![]() Mohammad Omar ![]() Sultan Rashed ![]() |
Raja Rafe ![]() |
18 November 2003 |
United Arab Emirates ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
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Mohammad Omar ![]() Subait Khater ![]() Ismail Matar ![]() |
Channa ![]() |
1 Syria failed to show up for the match. The match was awarded 3–0 to Turkmenistan.