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.

AFC Asian Qualifiers
FIFA World Cup
AFC Asian Cup

Preliminary round

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Myanmar 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6
 Maldives 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
 Brunei 2 0 1 1 1 6 −5 1
Source:

All matches played in Malé, Maldives

Brunei 1–1 Maldives
Fadlin  59' Ali Umar  42'
Myanmar 5–0 Brunei
Win Htike  10'
Aung Kyaw Moe  14'
Yan Paing  45', 66'
Lwin Oo  75'
Maldives 0–2 Myanmar
Win Htike  52'
Zaw Zaw  65'

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sri Lanka 2 2 0 0 5 3 +2 6
 Chinese Taipei 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
 Timor-Leste 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0
Source:

All matches played in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Timor-Leste 2–3 Sri Lanka
Mohammad Hamza  3' (o.g.)
F.J.G.R.M Cabral  81'		 Kasun Jayasuriya  36'
Channa  44', 89'
Chinese Taipei 3–0 Timor-Leste
H.C. Ming
C.J. Ming  33'
Sri Lanka 2–1 Chinese Taipei
S.R. Kumara  13'
Channa  78'		 Yen C.W.  47'

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
   Nepal 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
 Kyrgyzstan 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
 Afghanistan 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 3
Source:

All matches played in Kathmandu, Nepal

Kyrgyzstan 1–2 Afghanistan
Zhumagulov  63' Tahir Shah  25'
Farid Azami  76'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jehangir Khan (Pakistan)
Afghanistan 0–4   Nepal
Nirajan Rayamajhi  35'
Hari Khadka  39', 87'
Dipak Lama  90'
Nepal   0–2 Kyrgyzstan
Pryanishnikov  27', 45'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Rizwan Ul Haq (India)

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hong Kong 2 1 1 0 7 3 +4 4
 Laos 2 1 0 1 3 6 −3 3
 Bangladesh 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
Source:

All matches played in Hong Kong

Laos 1–5 Hong Kong
Visay Phaphouvanin  66' Chan Chi Hong  17', 35'
Kwok Yue Hung  47'
Au Wai Lun  59' (pen.), 82'
Bangladesh 1–2 Laos
Ariful Kabir  90+1' Kholadeth Ponephachan  30'
Visay Phaphouvanin  37'
Hong Kong 2–2 Bangladesh
Au Wai Lun  44' (pen.)
Szeto Man Chun  45'		 Feroj Mahmood Hossain  66'
Md. Monwar Hossen  77'

Group E
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Singapore 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6
 Pakistan 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
 Macau 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Source:

All matches played in Singapore

Macau 0–3 Pakistan
Qadeer Ahmed  27', 65'
Sarfraz Rassol  51'
Singapore 2–0 Macau
Azhar Baksin  23'
Indra Sahdan Daud  58'
Pakistan 0–3 Singapore
Indra Sahdan Daud  8', 35'
Mohd Noh Alam Shah  66'

Group F
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bhutan 2 1 1 0 6 0 +6 4
 Mongolia 2 1 1 0 5 0 +5 4
 Guam 2 0 0 2 0 11 −11 0
Source:

All matches played in Thimphu, Bhutan

Guam 0–6 Bhutan
Wangay Dorji  32', 35'
Dinesh Chhetri  59'
Passang Tshering  76' (pen.)
Pema Chopel  88'
Yeshey Nedup  89'
Mongolia 5–0 Guam
Ganbat Bat-Yalalt  20'
Ganbaataryn Tögsbayar  26', 56', 90'
Donorovyn Lümbengarav  61'
Bhutan 0–0 Mongolia

Group G
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 North Korea 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
 India 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Source:
North Korea 2–0 India
Choe So-Hyok  44', 70'
India 1–1 North Korea
I.M. Vijayan  29' Choe Hyun-Yu  85'

Qualifying round

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uzbekistan 6 4 1 1 13 6 +7 13
 Thailand 6 3 0 3 10 7 +3 9
 Tajikistan 6 2 2 2 3 5 −2 8
 Hong Kong 6 1 1 4 3 11 −8 4
Source:

Played in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Tajikistan 1–0 Thailand
Fuzailov  79'
Uzbekistan 4–1 Hong Kong
Akopyants  1'
Shishelov  17', 67'
Soliev  28'		 Law Chun Bong  45'
Referee: Suresh Srinivasan (India)
Hong Kong 0–0 Tajikistan
Thailand 0–3 Uzbekistan
Shatskikh  23'
Shishelov  27', 70'
Referee: Moghaddam Rahimi (Iran)
Hong Kong 2–1 Thailand
Cheung Sai Ho  28'
Wong Chun Yue  69'		 Datsakorn Thonglao  64'
Uzbekistan 0–0 Tajikistan
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Salah Amim Mohammed (UAE)

Played in Bangkok, Thailand.

Thailand 4–0 Hong Kong
Noywech  24'
Thonglao  35'
Chaikamdee  79', 88' (pen.)
Uzbekistan 4–1 Tajikistan
Shishelov  8', 36'
Kapadze  50'
Koshelev  61'		 Burkhanov  65'
Tajikistan 0–1 Thailand
Chaiman  83'
Hong Kong 0–1 Uzbekistan
Shirshov  32'
Hong Kong 0–1 Tajikistan
Muhidinov  68'
Thailand 4–1 Uzbekistan
Noywech  38'
Surasiang  56'
Thongman  78'
Chaikamdee  81'		 Koshelev  88'
Attendance: 25,000

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kuwait 6 5 1 0 17 5 +12 16
 Qatar 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11
 Singapore 6 1 1 4 3 11 −8 4
 Palestine 6 0 2 4 3 11 −8 2
Source:

NB: All Palestine's home matches played away.

Singapore 1–3 Kuwait
Goncalves  50' Neda  10'
Al-Mutawa  67', 90'
Attendance: 10,500
Kuwait 2–1 Qatar
Abdullah  56'
Wabran  85'		 Al-Ghanem  27'
Attendance: 20,000
Qatar 2–2 Kuwait
Bechir  21', 82' Redha  26'
Al Ateeqi  71'
Palestine 1–1 Qatar
Mansour  90' Abdullah  47'
Kuwait 4–0 Singapore
Abdullah  25', 78'
Al-Mutawa  47'
Abdulreda  53'
Qatar 2–1 Palestine
Mohyeddin  68'
Hamzah  90'		 Abdala  77'
Kuwait 2–1 Palestine
Wabran  25'
Al-Mutawa  59'		 Amer  72'
Referee: Abdullah Al-Harasi (Oman)
Palestine 0–4 Kuwait
Abdullah  36', 57' (pen.)
Al-Mutawa  42', 46'
Referee: Muslim Al-Boloushi (UAE)
Singapore 2–0 Palestine
Juraimi  18'
Shah  88'
Attendance: 2,787
Referee: Sarkar Subrata (India)
Palestine 0–0 Singapore
Attendance: 3,076
Referee: Anura de Silva (Sri Lanka)
Qatar 2–0 Singapore
Bechir  10'
Mustafa  28'
Singapore 0–2 Qatar
Koni  42'
Bechir  55'

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 6 6 0 0 31 1 +30 18
 Indonesia 6 3 1 2 9 13 −4 10
 Yemen 6 2 1 3 15 15 0 7
 Bhutan 6 0 0 6 0 26 −26 0
Source:

Played in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia 7–0 Yemen
Yusri Al Bashah  16', 18', 24', 35'
Mohammed Noor  65'
Mohammad Al-Shalhoub  73' (pen.)
Talal Al-Meshal  80'		 Report
Referee: Basel Al-Hajjar (Syria)
Indonesia 2–0 Bhutan
Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto  19'
Zaenal Arif  48'
Yemen 0–3 Indonesia
Uston Nawawi  51', 89'
Zaenal Arif  70'
Saudi Arabia 6–0 Bhutan
Yusri Al Bashah  7'
Abdullah Jumaa  9', 25'
Yasser Al-Qahtani  28'
Abdulaziz Al-Janoubi  43'
Said Wadaani  90'		 Report
Saudi Arabia 5–0 Indonesia
Talal Al-Meshal  38', 55', 56'
Yusri Al Bashah  47', 49'		 Report
Referee: Mohamad Mansour (Lebanon)
Bhutan 0–8 Yemen
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'
Yemen 1–3 Saudi Arabia
Yasir Bashi  12' Report Hamad Al-Montashari  18'
Abdullah Al-Waked  20'
Mohammad Al-Shalhoub  82' (pen.)
Referee: Mohamad Mansour (Lebanon)
Bhutan 0–2 Indonesia
Eduard Ivakdalam  19'
Zaenal Arif  33'
Indonesia 2–2 Yemen
Eduard Ivakdalam  12' (pen.) Adel Al-Salimi  1' (pen.)
Ali Al-Amki  56'
Bhutan 0–4 Saudi Arabia
Report Abdullah Jumaa  3', 24', 80'
Bandar Temim  44' (pen.)
Referee: Jaafaar Mahdi Al-Khabbaz (Bahrain)
Indonesia 0–6 Saudi Arabia
Report Talal Al-Meshal  21', 86'
Mohammad Al-Shalhoub  45'
Mohammed Noor  58'
Ahmed Al-Dosary  87'
Abdulaziz Al-Janoubi  89'
Referee: Nail Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
Yemen 4–0 Bhutan
Nashwan Al-Jajjam  3', 20'
Ali Al-Amki  33'
Adel Al-Salimi  81'

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 6 5 0 1 16 5 +11 15
 Jordan 6 5 0 1 13 6 +7 15
 Lebanon 6 1 1 4 2 8 −6 4
 North Korea 6 0 1 5 2 14 −12 1
Source:
North Korea 0–1 Lebanon
Buddy Farah  56'
Attendance: 95,000[1]
Iran 4–1 Jordan
Ali Daei  45', 90'
Nekounam  75'
Mobali  80'		 Mo'ayyad Salim  2'
Jordan 3–2 Iran
Mo'ayyad Salim  41'
Shelbaieh  45'
Al-Shaqran  81'		 Golmohammadi  6'
Majidi  59'
Jordan 1–0 Lebanon
Hatem Aqel  8' (pen.)
North Korea 1–3 Iran
Myong Song-Chol  61' Karimi  47', 79'
Navidkia  87'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Qassim Shaaban (Kuwait)
Lebanon 1–1 North Korea
Khaled Hamieh  59' Kim Yong-chol  62'
Lebanon 0–2 Jordan
Hassouneh Al-Sheikh  37'
Al-Shaqran  65'
Iran Abandoned
3–0 (Awarded)2		 North Korea
Daei  52' (pen.)
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Khader Haj Khader (Syria)
Jordan 3–0 North Korea
Shelbaieh  7'
Al-Shboul  89'
Anas Al-Zboun  90'
Lebanon 0–3 Iran
Ali Daei  38' (pen.)
Golmohammadi  61'
Nikbakht  80'
Iran 1–0 Lebanon
Ali Daei  27'
North Korea Canceled
0–3 (Awarded)3		 Jordan

1 The match was originally scheduled to be held on September 27, 2003, but the North Korean team failed to arrive in Lebanon due to a traffic accident in Pyongyang. Accordingly, the match was postponed to November 3, 2003.

2 The match was abandoned with half an hour left and Iran winning 1-0 after North Korea walked off when their fans threw firecrackers on the pitch and refused to go back. The match was awarded 3–0 to Iran, but on the other hand, Iran were ordered to play their next home match in an official AFC or FIFA competition behind closed doors. [2]

3 The match was not played after North Korean immigration officials did not issue visas to Jordan's team, meaning they were refused entry into the country. The match was awarded 3–0 to Jordan and North Korea were banned from AFC competitions for a year and from qualifying for the 2007 Asian Cup. [2]

Group E
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Oman 6 5 0 1 24 2 +22 15
 South Korea 6 4 0 2 30 4 +26 12
 Vietnam 6 3 0 3 8 13 −5 9
   Nepal 6 0 0 6 0 43 −43 0
Source:

Played in Incheon, Korea Republic.

Nepal   0–7 Oman
Fawzi Bashir  2', 25'
Ahmed Hadid  4', 12'
Hassan Mudhafar  6'
Badar Al-Maimani  51'
Hani Al-Dhabit  59'
Vietnam 0–5 South Korea
Lee Ki-Hyung  35'
Cho Jae-Jin  49'
Kim Do-Hoon  68'
Kim Dae-Ui  72'
Woo Sung-Yong  86'
Attendance: 14,327
Referee: Subash Anthony Lazar (Singapore)
Vietnam 5–0   Nepal
Pham Van Quyen  14', 23', 36'
Nguyen Tuan Phong  22'
Phan Thanh Binh  90'
South Korea 1–0 Oman
Choi Sung-Kuk  46'
Attendance: 18,750
Oman 6–0 Vietnam
Nasser Zayid  14'  15'  19'
Al-Dhabit  26'  43'
Badar Al-Maimani  47'
South Korea 16–0   Nepal
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'
Attendance: 6,521

Played in Muscat, Oman.

Nepal   0–6 Oman
Fawzi Bashir  18', 62', 82'
Yousuf Shaaban  20'
Ahmed Hadid  44'
Hashim Saleh  78'
South Korea 0–1 Vietnam
Pham Van Quyen  74'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Panya Hanlumyaung (Thailand)
Vietnam 2–0   Nepal
Nguyen Minh Phuong  49'
Phan Thanh Binh  50'
Oman 3–1 South Korea
Al-Dhabit  60'
Hashim Saleh  64'
Fawzi Bashir  88'		 Chung Kyung-Ho  49'
Woo Sung-Yong  91'
Attendance: 22,000
South Korea 7–0   Nepal
Cho Jae-Jin  1'
Lee Ki-Hyung  5', 51'
Kim Do-Hoon  15' (pen.), 31', 33'
Chung Kyung-Ho  51'
Attendance: 100
Oman 2–0 Vietnam
Al-Dhabit  47'
Ahmed Hadid  68'

Group F
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 6 4 1 1 16 4 +12 13
 Bahrain 6 4 1 1 14 9 +5 13
 Malaysia 6 1 2 3 9 12 −3 5
 Myanmar 6 1 0 5 4 18 −14 3
Source:

Played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Iraq 5–1 Bahrain
Mahmoud  5', 48', 69', 83'
Swadi  25'		 Saleh Farhan  71'
Attendance: 350
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan)
Malaysia 4–0 Myanmar
Tengku Hazman  34', 80'
Gilbert Cassidy  67'
Tun Lin Soe  86' (o.g.)
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Yang Ziqiang (China)
Myanmar 1–3 Bahrain
Soe Myat Min  77' Talal Yousef  14'
A'ala Hubail  49'
Hussain Ali Ahmed  76'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Santhan Nagalingam (Singapore)
Malaysia 0–0 Iraq
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Khantama Adunyachart (Thailand)
Iraq 3–0 Myanmar
Obeid  39'
Mnajed  50'
Mohammed  86'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Yang Ziqiang (China)
Malaysia 2–2 Bahrain
Shukor Adan  80'
Norhafiz Zamani Misbah  90'		 Sayed Mahmood Jalal  6'
Mohammed Husain Bahzad  45'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan)

Played in Manama, Bahrain.

Iraq 5–1 Malaysia
Hashim  20'
Mahmoud  36', 45', 63'
Fawzi  70'		 Hairuddin Omar  53'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mohammed Omar Al-Saeedi (UAE)
Bahrain 4–0 Myanmar
Abdulla Al Marzooqi  22'
Hussain Ali Ahmed  27'
Sayed Mahmood Jalal  45'
Saleh Farhan  45+2' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Abdullah Al-Harrasi (Oman)
Myanmar 1–3 Iraq
Zaw Zaw  45' Hassan  38'
Rahim  66'
Swadi  89' (pen.)
Attendance: 300
Referee: Farajollah Yasrebi (Iran)
Bahrain 3–1 Malaysia
Hussain Ali Ahmed  30', 45'
Talal Yousef 43' (pen.)		 Indra Putra Mahayuddin  37'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Talat Najm (Lebanon)
Myanmar 2–1 Malaysia
Soe Myat Min  25'
Fadzli Saari  43' (o.g.)		 Hairuddin Omar  86'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Abdullah Al-Harrasi (Oman)
Bahrain 1–0 Iraq
A'ala Hubail  12'
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Mohammed Omar Al-Saaedi (UAE)

Group G
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Turkmenistan 6 4 2 0 10 2 +8 14
 United Arab Emirates 6 4 1 1 13 5 +8 13
 Syria 6 2 1 3 16 10 +6 7
 Sri Lanka 6 0 0 6 1 23 −22 0
Source:

NB: All of Sri Lanka's home matches were played away.

Syria 5–0 Sri Lanka
Iyad Mando  34', 82'
Maher Al-Sayed  54', 84'
Firas Al-Khatib  73'
Sri Lanka 0–8 Syria
Firas Al-Khatib  40', 49', 55'
Maher Al-Sayed  45', 65'
Iyad Mando  60'
Nabil Al Shahmeh  80', 83'
Turkmenistan 1–0 United Arab Emirates
Vladimir Bayramov  43'
United Arab Emirates 1–1 Turkmenistan
Ismail Matar  58' Nazar Bayramov  41'
Syria 1–3 United Arab Emirates
Firas Al-Khatib  50' Rami Yaslam  74'
Mohammed Srour  80'
Abdulrahim Jumaa  89'
Turkmenistan 1–0 Sri Lanka
Agabayew  9'
Sri Lanka 0–3 Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates 3–1 Syria
Rami Yaslam  45'
Mohammad Omar  63'
Sultan Rashed  78'		 Raja Rafe  36'
United Arab Emirates 3–1 Sri Lanka
Mohammad Omar  11' (pen.)
Subait Khater  40'
Ismail Matar  61'		 Channa  31'
Sri Lanka 0–3 United Arab Emirates
Abdulrahim Jumaa  45+2', 79'
Mohammad Omar  87'
Syria 1–1 Turkmenistan
Anas Sari  10' Urazow  16'
Turkmenistan 3–01 Syria

1 Syria failed to show up for the match. The match was awarded 3–0 to Turkmenistan.

References
  1. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/10/30/1067233325247.html?from=storyrhs
  2. "北朝鮮サッカー、１年間国際大会出場停止に" [North Korean football team is suspended for international matches for a year] (in Japanese). JoongAng Ilbo. 14 December 2003. Archived from the original on 2 May 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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