AFC Asian Cup China 2004 Qualifying

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, China (Host), East Timor, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan (Holder), Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam & Yemen (43)

Cambodia & Philippines not entered

China (Host) & Japan (Holder) (AFC Asian Cup China 2004)

1st Round

Bahrain, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, North Korea, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam & Yemen bye

Group A

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Myanmar 2 2 0 0 7 0 7 6
2 Maldives (Host) 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 1
3 Brunei 2 0 1 1 1 6 -5 1
1 Myanmar (2nd Round)
Friday 21 March 2003
Maldives 1-1 Brunei
  1-0  
Male (Maldives)
Sunday 23 March 2003
Myanmar 5-0 Brunei
  3-0  
Male (Maldives)
Tuesday 25 March 2003
Myanmar 0-2 Maldives
  0-1  
Male (Maldives)

Group B

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Sri Lanka (Host) 2 2 0 0 5 3 2 6
2 Taiwan 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 3
3 East Timor 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4 0
1 Sri Lanka (Host) (2nd Round)
Friday 21 March 2003
Sri Lanka 3-2 East Timor
  2-1  
Colombo (Sri Lanka)
Sunday 23 March 2003
Taiwan 5-0 Brunei
  3-0  
Colombo (Sri Lanka)
Tuesday 25 March 2003
Myanmar 0-2 Maldives
  0-1  
Colombo (Sri Lanka)

Group C

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Nepal (Host) 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 3
2 Kyrgyzstan 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 3
3 Afghanistan 2 1 0 1 2 5 -3 3
1 Nepal (Host) (2nd Round)
Sunday 16 March 2003
Kyrgyzstan 1-2 Afghanistan
  0-1  
Kathmandu (Nepal)
Tuesday 18 March 2003
Nepal 4-0 Afghanistan
  2-0  
Kathmandu (Nepal)
Thursday 20 March 2003
Nepal 0-2 Kyrgyzstan
  0-1  
Kathmandu (Nepal)

Group D

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Hong Kong (Host) 2 1 1 0 7 3 4 4
2 Laos 2 1 0 1 3 6 -3 3
3 Bangladesh 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 1
1 Hong Kong (Host) (2nd Round)
Tuesday 25 March 2003
Hong Kong 5-1 Laos
  2-0  
Hong Kong (China)
Thursday 27 March 2003
Bangladesh 1-2 Laos
  0-2  
Hong Kong (China)
Saturday 29 March 2003
Hong Kong 2-2 Bangladesh
  2-0  
Hong Kong (China)

Group E

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Singapore (Host) 2 2 0 0 5 0 5 6
2 Pakistan 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
3 Macau 2 0 0 2 0 5 -5 0
1 Singapore (Host) (2nd Round)
Friday 21 March 2003
Pakistan 3-0 Macau
  1-0  
Singapore (Singapore)
Sunday 23 March 2003
Singapore 2-0 Macau
  1-0  
Singapore (Singapore)
Tuesday 25 March 2003
Singapore 3-0 Pakistan
  2-0  
Singapore (Singapore)

Group F

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Bhutan (Host) 2 1 1 0 6 0 6 4
2 Mongolia 2 1 1 0 5 0 5 4
3 Guam 2 0 0 2 0 11 -11 0
1 Bhutan (Host) (2nd Round)
Sunday 23 March 2003
Bhutan 6-0 Guam
  2-0  
Thimpu (Bhutan)
Tuesday 25 March 2003
Mongolia 5-0 Guam
  2-0  
Thimpu (Bhutan)
Thursday 27 March 2003
Bhutan 0-0 Mongolia
  0-0  
Thimpu (Bhutan)

Group G

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 North Korea 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 4
2 India 2 0 1 1 1 3 -3 1
1 North Korea (2nd Round)
Monday 24 March 2003
North Korea 6-0 India
  2-0  
Pyongyang (North Korea)
Sunday 30 March 2003
India 1-1 North Korea
  1-0  
Goa (India)

2nd Round

Group A

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Uzbekistan (Host) 6 4 1 1 13 6 7 13
2 Thailand (Host) 6 3 0 3 10 7 3 9
3 Tajikistan 6 2 2 2 3 5 -2 8
4 Hong Kong 6 1 1 4 3 11 -8 4
1 Uzbekistan (Host) & Thailand (Host) (AFC Asian Cup China 2004)
Thursday 6 November 2003
Thailand 0-1 Tajikistan
  0-0  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan 4-1 Hong Kong
  3-1  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Saturday 8 November 2003
Tajikistan 0-0 Hong Kong
  0-0  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan 3-0 Thailand
  2-0  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Monday 10 November 2003
Thailand 1-2 Hong Kong
  0-1  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan 0-0 Tajikistan
  0-0  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Monday 17 November 2003
Thailand 4-0 Hong Kong
  2-0  
Bangkok (Thailand)
Uzbekistan 4-1 Tajikistan
  2-0  
Bangkok (Thailand)
Wednesday 19 November 2003
Thailand 1-0 Tajikistan
  0-0  
Bangkok (Thailand)
Uzbekistan 1-0 Hong Kong
  1-0  
Bangkok (Thailand)
Friday 21 November 2003
Tajikistan 1-0 Hong Kong
  0-0  
Bangkok (Thailand)
Thailand 4-1 Uzbekistan
  1-1  
Bangkok (Thailand)

Group B

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Kuwait 6 5 1 0 17 5 12 16
2 Qatar 6 3 2 1 10 6 4 11
3 Singapore 6 1 1 4 3 11 -8 4
4 Palestine 6 0 2 4 3 11 -8 2
1 Kuwait & 2 Qatar (AFC Asian Cup China 2004)
Thursday 4 September 2003
Singapore 1-3 Kuwait
  0-1  
Singapore (Singapore)
Sunday 14 September 2003
Kuwait 2-1 Qatar
  0-1  
Kuwait City (Kuwait)
Saturday 20 September 2003
Qatar 2-2 Kuwait
  1-1  
Doha (Qatar)
Wednesday 24 September 2003
Qatar 1-1 Palestine
  0-0  
Doha (Qatar)
Saturday 27 September 2003
Kuwait 4-0 Singapore
  1-0  
Kuwait City (Kuwait)
Qatar 2-1 Palestine
  0-0  
Doha (Qatar)
Sunday 5 October 2003
Kuwait 2-1 Palestine
  1-0  
Kuwait City (Kuwait)
Wednesday 8 October 2003
Kuwait 4-0 Palestine
  2-0  
Kuwait City (Kuwait)
Sunday 19 October 2003
Singapore 2-0 Palestine
  1-0  
Singapore (Singapore)
Wednesday 22 October 2003
Singapore 0-0 Palestine
  0-0  
Singapore (Singapore)
Wednesday 19 November 2003
Qatar 2-0 Singapore
  1-0  
Doha (Qatar)
Saturday 29 November 2003
Singapore 0-2 Qatar
  0-1  
Singapore (Singapore)

Group C

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Saudi Arabia (Host) 6 6 0 0 31 1 30 18
2 Indonesia 6 3 1 2 9 13 -4 10
3 Yemen 6 2 1 3 15 15 0 7
4 Bhutan 6 0 0 6 0 26 -26 0
1 Saudi Arabia (Host) & 2 Indonesia (AFC Asian Cup China 2004)
Monday 6 October 2003
Saudi Arabia 7-0 Yemen
  4-0  
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
Indonesia 2-0 Bhutan
  1-0  
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
Wednesday 8 October 2003
Indonesia 3-0 Yemen
  0-0  
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia 6-0 Bhutan
  5-0  
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
Friday 10 October 2003
Saudi Arabia 5-0 Indonesia
  1-0  
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
Yemen 8-0 Bhutan
  3-0  
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
Monday 13 October 2003
Saudi Arabia 3-1 Yemen
  2-1  
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
Indonesia 2-0 Bhutan
  2-0  
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
Wednesday 15 October 2003
Indonesia 2-2 Yemen
  2-1  
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia 4-0 Bhutan
  3-0  
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
Friday 17 October 2003
Saudi Arabia 6-0 Indonesia
  2-0  
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
Yemen 4-0 Bhutan
  3-0  
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)

Group D

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Iran 6 5 0 1 16 5 11 15
2 Jordan 6 5 0 1 13 6 7 15
3 Lebanon 6 1 1 4 2 8 -6 4
4 North Korea 6 0 1 5 2 14 -12 1
1 Iran & 2 Jordan (AFC Asian Cup China 2004)
Thursday 4 September 2003
North Korea 0-1 Lebanon
  0-0  
Pyongyang (North Korea)
Friday 5 September 2003
Iran 4-1 Jordan
  1-1  
Tehran (Iran)
Saturday 26 September 2003
Jordan 3-2 Iran
  2-1  
Amman (Jordan)
Friday 17 October 2003
Jordan 1-0 Lebanon
  0-0  
Amman (Jordan)
Monday 27 October 2003
North Korea 1-3 Iran
  0-0  
Pyongyang (North Korea)
Monday 3 November 2003
Lebanon 1-1 North Korea
  0-0  
Beirut (Lebanon)
Wednesday 12 November 2003
Lebanon 0-2 Jordan
  0-1  
Beirut (Lebanon)
Iran 3-0 North Korea
  1-0  
  0-0  
Tehran (Iran)
Abandoned
North Korea forfeited
Tuesday 18 November 2003
Jordan 3-0 North Korea
  1-0  
Amman (Jordan)
Wednesday 19 November 2003
Lebanon 0-3 Iran
  0-1  
Beirut (Lebanon)
Friday 28 November 2003
Iran 1-0 Lebanon
  1-0  
Tehran (Iran)
North Korea 0-3 Jordan
Pyongyang (North Korea)
North Korea forfeited

Group E

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Oman (Host) 6 5 0 1 24 2 22 15
2 South Korea (Host) 6 4 0 2 30 4 26 12
3 Vietnam 6 3 0 3 8 13 -5 9
4 Nepal 6 0 0 6 0 43 -43 0
1 Oman (Host) & 2 South Korea (Host) (AFC Asian Cup China 2004)
Thursday 25 September 2003
Oman 7-0 Nepal
  5-0  
Daejeon (South Korea)
South Korea 5-0 Vietnam
  1-0  
Daejeon (South Korea)
Saturday 27 September 2003
Vietnam 5-0 Nepal
  4-0  
Jeonju (South Korea)
South Korea 1-0 Oman
  1-0  
Jeonju (South Korea)
Monday 29 September 2003
Oman 6-0 Vietnam
  5-0  
Daejeon (South Korea)
South Korea 16-0 Nepal
  6-0  
Daejeon (South Korea)
Sunday 19 October 2003
Oman 6-0 Nepal
  3-0  
Muscat (Oman)
South Korea 0-1 Vietnam
  0-0  
Muscat (Oman)
Tuesday 21 October 2003
Vietnam 2-0 Nepal
  0-0  
Muscat (Oman)
Oman 3-1 South Korea
  0-0  
Muscat (Oman)
Friday 24 October 2003
South Korea 7-0 Nepal
  6-0  
Muscat (Oman)
Oman 2-0 Vietnam
  0-0  
Muscat (Oman)

Group F

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Iraq 6 4 1 1 16 4 12 13
2 Bahrain (Host) 6 4 1 1 14 9 5 13
3 Malaysia (Host) 6 1 2 3 9 12 -3 5
4 Myanmar 6 1 0 5 4 18 -14 3
1 Iraq & 2 Bahrain (Host) (AFC Asian Cup China 2004)
Wednesday 8 October 2003
Iraq 5-1 Bahrain
  2-0  
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Malaysia 4-0 Myanmar
  1-0  
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Friday 10 October 2003
Bahrain 3-1 Myanmar
  1-0  
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Malaysia 0-0 Iraq
  0-0  
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Sunday 12 October 2003
Iraq 3-0 Myanmar
  1-0  
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Malaysia 2-2 Bahrain
  0-2  
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Monday 20 October 2003
Iraq 5-1 Malaysia
  3-0  
Manama (Bharain)
Bahrain 4-0 Myanmar
  4-0  
Manama (Bharain)
Wednesday 22 October 2003
Iraq 3-1 Myanmar
  1-1  
Manama (Bharain)
Bahrain 3-1 Malaysia
  3-1  
Manama (Bharain)
Friday 24 October 2003
Malaysia 1-2 Myanmar
  0-2  
Manama (Bharain)
Bahrain 1-0 Iraq
  1-0  
Manama (Bharain)

Group G

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Turkmenistan 6 4 2 0 10 2 8 14
2 United Arab Emirates 6 4 1 1 13 5 8 13
3 Syria 6 2 1 3 16 10 6 7
4 Sri Lanka 6 0 0 6 1 23 -22 0
1 UTurkmenistan & 2 United Arab Emirates (AFC Asian Cup China 2004)
Wednesday 15 October 2003
Syria 5-0 Sri Lanka
  1-0  
Damascus (Syria)
Saturday 18 October 2003
Syria 8-0 Sri Lanka
  2-0  
Damascus (Syria)
Sunday 19 October 2003
Turkmenistan 1-0 United Arab Emirates
  1-0  
Ashgabat (Turkmenistan)
Thursday 30 October 2003
United Arab Emirates 1-1 Turkmenistan
  0-1  
Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)
Friday 7 November 2003
Syria 1-3 United Arab Emirates
  0-0  
Damascus (Syria)
Sunday 9 November 2003
Turkmenistan 2-1 Sri Lanka
  0-0  
Balkanabat (Turkmenistan)
Wednesday 12 November 2003
Turkmenistan 2-1 Sri Lanka
  1-0  
Ashgabat (Turkmenistan)
Friday 14 November 2003
United Arab Emirates 3-1 Syria
  1-1  
Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)
Tuesday 18 November 2003
United Arab Emirates 3-1 Sri Lanka
  2-1  
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
Saturday 22 November 2003
United Arab Emirates 3-0 Sri Lanka
  1-0  
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
Friday 28 November 2003
Syria 1-1 Turkmenistan
  1-1  
Damascus (Syria)
Wednesday 3 December 2003
Turkmenistan 3-0 Syria
Syria forfeited