2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Summary

2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification was the qualification process organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine the participating teams for the 2000 AFC Asian Cup.

2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates3 August 1999 – 9 April 2000
Teams42 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Kuwait Bashar Abdullah (15 goals)
1996
2004

Groups edit

Group 1 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Iraq 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9
2   Tajikistan 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3   Oman 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4   Kyrgyzstan 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0
Source:[citation needed]


All matches were held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Oman  3–0  Kyrgyzstan
Al-Wahaibi   7'
Al-Habsi   39', 90'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Saeed Abdullah Ibrahim (United Arab Emirates)

Tajikistan  1–2  Iraq
Muminov   32' (pen.) Hamad   28' (pen.)
Jafar   90'

Kyrgyzstan  2–3  Tajikistan
Zhumagulov   45'
Berdaly   75'
Muminov   6', 11' (pen.)
Nazarov   57'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Saeed Abdullah Ibrahim (U.A.E)

Iraq  2–0  Oman
Farhan   55', 70'

Tajikistan  2–1  Oman
Knyazev   21'
Kulbayev   29'
Al-Balushi   43'

Iraq  5–1  Kyrgyzstan
Farhan   54'
Fawzi   60'
Hamad   62'
Obeid   67', 80'
Zakirov   51'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Fereydoun Esfahanian (Iran)

Group 2 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Iran 6 4 1 1 16 2 +14 13
2   Syria 6 4 1 1 11 3 +8 13
3   Bahrain 6 3 0 3 6 6 0 9
4   Maldives 6 0 0 6 2 24 −22 0
Source:[citation needed]


Played in Aleppo, Syria.

Maldives  0–8  Iran
Hasheminasab   2'
Dinmohammadi   9'
Mahdavikia   14'
Estili   19'
Daei   20', 27', 30'
Mousavi   50'

Syria  1–0  Bahrain
Taleb   64'

Bahrain  4–1  Maldives
Sahinni   2', 43'
Jaffer   55', 59'
Izema Katu Mohamed   83'

Syria  0–1  Iran
Daei   55'

Bahrain  1–0  Iran
Mohammad Salman   17'

Syria  6–0  Maldives
Abaza   10'
Azzam   12'
Srour   30'
Al-Basha   50'
Hamami   70'
A. John   92' (o.g.)

Played in Tehran, Iran.

Maldives  1–2  Syria
Latheef   90' Al Zaher   10'
Kordieh   33'

Iran  3–0  Bahrain
Fekri   57'
Karimi   72'
Daei   82'

Maldives  0–1  Bahrain
Wahab   47'

Iran  1–1  Syria
Hasheminasab   40' Al Sayed   15'

Bahrain  0–1  Syria
Haj Moustafa   24'

Iran  3–0  Maldives
Abolghasempour   3'
Estili   32'
Daei   63' (pen.)

Group 3 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Uzbekistan 4 4 0 0 16 2 +14 12
2   United Arab Emirates 4 3 0 1 12 2 +10 9
3   India 4 1 1 2 8 9 −1 4
4   Bangladesh 4 1 1 2 5 12 −7 4
5   Sri Lanka 4 0 0 4 2 18 −16 0
Source:[citation needed]

All matches played in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Bangladesh  0–6  Uzbekistan
Kasymov   1'
Pirmatov   2'
Davletov   3'
Statskikh   30', 45+3'
Marifaliev   89'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Rashid Al-Hamdan Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates  3–1  India
Al Kass   60', 85'
Jumaa   90' (pen.)
Vijayan   21'

Sri Lanka  0–6  Uzbekistan
Irismetov   3', 21'
Davletov   28'
Shirshov   29', 55'
Bazarov   71'

United Arab Emirates  3–0  Bangladesh
Abdulrahim Jumaa   4'
Mattar   17'
Khalil   21'

Sri Lanka  1–3  Bangladesh
Fuad   34' Dawn   37'
Munna  61' (pen.)
Faysal   64'

India  2–3  Uzbekistan
Ancheri   18'
Vijayan   55'
Rakhmanqulov   17'
Fyodorov   77'
Shirshov   86'

Sri Lanka  1–3  India
Sabir   76' Mondal   24'
R. Singh   40'
Jayasuriya   65'

United Arab Emirates  0–1  Uzbekistan
Shatskikh   71'
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Selearajan Subramaniam (Malaysia)

India  2–2  Bangladesh
Vijayan   25'
Dias   50'
Alfaz   19', 49'

United Arab Emirates  6–0  Sri Lanka
Khalil   28'
Al-Hammadi   39'
Al-Boloushi   45', 77'
Ali   63'
Omer   81'

Group 4 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Qatar 4 3 1 0 11 3 +8 10
2   Kazakhstan 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 9
3   Jordan 4 2 1 1 12 4 +8 7
4   Palestine 4 1 0 3 3 8 −5 3
5   Pakistan 4 0 0 4 0 16 −16 0
Source:[citation needed]


All matches played in Doha, Qatar.

Qatar  1–0  Palestine
Mustafa   16'

Jordan  0–1  Kazakhstan
Avdeyev   10'

Palestine  2–0  Pakistan
El-Manasri   1'
Al-Jaish   62'
Attendance: 6,000

Qatar  3–1  Kazakhstan
Nazmi   36'
Mustafa   39'
Al Enazi   73'
Avdeyev   82'
Referee: Amin Samareh Moradi (Iran)

Palestine  1–5  Jordan
Fahad   49' Abu Zema   6', 22'
Abdullah   35'
Al-Khatib   37', 47'
Attendance: 11,000

Qatar  5–0  Pakistan
Nazmi   25' (pen.), 85' (pen.)
Al Kuwari   51', 73'
Hassan   68'

Kazakhstan  2–0  Palestine
Kadyrkulov   38'
Litvinenko   90'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Amin Samareh Moradi (Iran)

Pakistan  0–5  Jordan
Al-Sheikh   6'
Abu Raba   11'
Ghanem Hamarsheh   13', 34'
Al-Khatib   80'

Pakistan  0–4  Kazakhstan
Zubarev   21', 43'
Kucheryavykh   60'
Klishin   72'

Qatar  2–2  Jordan
Al Kuwari   66'
Al Enazi   67'
Abu Zema   25'
Abdullah   45'

Group 5 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Kuwait 4 4 0 0 33 1 +32 12
2   Turkmenistan 4 3 0 1 15 6 +9 9
3   Yemen 4 2 0 2 14 5 +9 6
4     Nepal 4 1 0 3 3 13 −10 3
5   Bhutan 4 0 0 4 2 42 −40 0
Source:[citation needed]


All matches played in Kuwait.

Kuwait  6–1  Turkmenistan
Haji   4'
Abdullah   16', 27'
Al-Houwaidi   17', 37'
Al-Khodari   90'
Agabaýew   89'

Nepal    0–3  Yemen
Tahous   27'
Al-Nono   32'
Al-Salimi   59' (pen.)

Yemen  0–1  Turkmenistan
Bayramov   79'

Bhutan  0–3    Nepal
Gaba   21'
Joshi   29'
Rayamajhi   60'

Kuwait  20–0  Bhutan
Al-Houwaidi   4', 6' (pen.), 10', 52' (pen.), 60'
Abdullah   20', 24', 38', 45' (pen.), 47', 50', 59', 89'
Al-Mutairi   21', 51', 63'
Bakhit   31'
Al-Shammari   21'
Sakeen   65'
Jassem   77' (pen.)

Note: At the time this match was the largest score difference in FIFA A-level matches.


Turkmenistan  5–0    Nepal
Kulyýew   35'
Bayramov   39'
Muhadow   48', 61'
Agabaýew   89'

Kuwait  2–0  Yemen
Mubarak   33'
Awad   51' (o.g.)

Bhutan  0–8  Turkmenistan
Bayramov   21', 31', 81'
Agabaýew   12', 25'
Aleksandr Ignatow   48'
Goçgulyýew   66'
Kulyýew   85'

Yemen  11–2  Bhutan
Briek   4'
Al-Salimi   18', 55'
Al-Nono   15', 56', 87'
Tahous   24', 81'
Al-Ghurbani   25', 26'
Al-Kahta   82'
Ogissen   42'
Won Dei   45'

Kuwait  5–0    Nepal
Abdullah   9', 24', 45', 66', 90' (pen.)

Group 6 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   South Korea 3 3 0 0 19 0 +19 9
2   Myanmar 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3   Laos 3 1 0 2 2 14 −12 3
4   Mongolia 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source:[citation needed]


All matches played in Seoul, Korea Republic.


South Korea  9–0  Laos
Sim Jae-won   9'
Kim Eun-jung   10', 11', 21'
Lee Chun-soo   20'
Seol Ki-hyun   28', 38', 86'
Ahn Hyo-yeon   89'
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Hisaharu Kitamura (Japan)

Myanmar  4–0  Laos
Myo Hlaing Win   32', 62'
Aung Kyaw Moe   43'
Than Toe Aung   51'

South Korea  6–0  Mongolia
Ahn Hyo-yeon   6', 53'
Choi Tae-uk   47', 89'
Choi Chul-woo   46'
Lee Chun-soo   71'
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Sung Ho Liu (Chinese Taipei)

Laos  2–1  Mongolia
Khenkitisack   26'
Homsombath   80'
Buman-Uchral   63'

South Korea  4–0  Myanmar
Seol Ki-hyun   2', 4'
Ahn Hyo-yeon   14', 49'
Soe Myat Min   51'
Attendance: 15,600
Referee: Hisaharu Kitamura (Japan)

Group 7 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Indonesia 4 3 1 0 18 5 +13 10
2   Hong Kong 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 7
3   Cambodia 4 0 0 4 4 19 −15 0
Source:[citation needed]


Hong Kong  4–1  Cambodia
Chen Sin Syu-Chung   34', 52'
Lee Kin Wo   54'
Wong Chi Kyung   83'
Sochetra   40'
Attendance: 5,461

Hong Kong  1–1  Indonesia
Au Wai Lun   62' Putiray   88'

Cambodia  1–5  Indonesia
Arunreath   72' Prasetyo   14'
Pamungkas   28'
Putiray   39', 46'
Sunan   47'

Cambodia  0–1  Hong Kong
Lai Kai Cheuk   58'

Indonesia  3–1  Hong Kong
Mar'uf   9'
Putiray   48'
Pamungkas   72'
Au Wai Lun   62'

Indonesia  9–2  Cambodia
Putiray   2', 38', 90'
Purjianto   15'
Nahumarury   33'
Nawawi   40'
Pamungkas   53', 70'
Putro   85'
Sochetra   13', 58'

Group 8 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Thailand 6 4 1 1 13 8 +5 13
2   North Korea 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 11
3   Malaysia 6 2 1 3 12 13 −1 7
4   Chinese Taipei 6 1 0 5 3 11 −8 3
Source:[citation needed]


Played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

North Korea  0–0  Thailand
Attendance: 15,150
Referee: Yam-Ming Chan (Hong Kong)

Malaysia  3–0  Chinese Taipei
Derus   34'
Suparman   82', 86'


Malaysia  1–1  North Korea
Yusoff   58' Ko Jong-Nam   6'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Naotsugu Fuse (Japan)

Chinese Taipei  0–2  North Korea
Ryang Gyu-Sa   12', 21'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Jerry Andre (Philippines)

Malaysia  3–2  Thailand
Suparman   14'
Derus   21' (pen.)
Jusoh   48'
Fuangprakob   55'
Surasiang   90'

Played in Bangkok, Thailand.

Chinese Taipei  3–2  Malaysia
R.C   14'
Ming Tuan   29', 34'
Derus   21', 90+13'

Thailand  5–3  North Korea
Damrong-Ontrakul   34'
Surasiang   35'
Piturat   73'
Noosarung   86'
Thonkanya   88'
Ju Song-Il   28'
Kim Ho-Gun   53'
Ko Jong-Nam   60'

North Korea  4–1  Malaysia
Ri Kyong-Min   16'
Ryang Gyu-Sa   49'
Ri Hyok-Choi   73', 84'
Ooi Hoe Guan   26'


North Korea  1–0  Chinese Taipei
Ri Hyok-Choi   53'

Thailand  3–2  Malaysia
Noosarung   14'
Baribarn   24' (pen.), 67'
Suparman   35'
Yusoff   60'

Group 9 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   China 3 3 0 0 29 0 +29 9
2   Vietnam 3 2 0 1 14 2 +12 6
3   Philippines 3 1 0 2 2 11 −9 3
4   Guam 3 0 0 3 0 32 −32 0
Source:[citation needed]


All matches played in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Vietnam  11–0  Guam
Phạm Như Thuần   1'
Vũ Công Tuyền   2', 12', 13', 19', 90+3'
Văn Sỹ Hùng   39', 81'
Võ Minh Hiếu   45'
Đặng Phương Nam   59'
Ngô Quang Trường   75'

China  8–0  Philippines
Su Maozhen   3', 12', 19', 35', 45'
Hao Haidong   26'
Yao Xia   41'
Li Tie   80'

China  19–0  Guam
Hao Haidong   2', 56', 58', 63'
Ma Mingyu   12'
Su Maozhen   20', 40', 80'
Li Weifeng   23'
Yao Xia   38', 55'
Qu Shengqing   55', 61', 73', 83', 87'
Li Tie   75'
Shen Si   84'
Qi Hong   85'

Note: At the time this match was the largest score difference in FIFA A-level matches.




Vietnam  0–2  China
Su Maozhen   27'
Zhang Enhua   89'

Group 10 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Japan 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9
2   Singapore 3 2 0 1 2 3 −1 6
3   Macau 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3
4   Brunei 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source:[citation needed]

All matches played in Macau.

Macau  1–0  Brunei
Fi Fai   77'

Singapore  0–3  Japan
Nakazawa   13', 90',
Nakayama   42' (pen.)

Macau  0–1  Singapore
Mohd Salem   40' (pen.)

Japan  9–0  Brunei
Nakayama   1', 2', 4'
Kazu   36'
Nakamura   45'
Hirano   66'
Takahara   75', 88'
Sawanobori   85'

Macau  0–3  Japan
Nakayama   35', 65'
Takahara   57'

Singapore  1–0  Brunei
Mohd Ali   88'

Qualified teams edit

Country Qualified as Date qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament
  Lebanon Hosts 20 December 1996 0 (Debut)
  Saudi Arabia 1996 AFC Asian Cup winners 21 December 1996 4 (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996)
  Iraq Qualifying round Group 1 winners 7 August 1999 3 (1972, 1976, 1996)
  Indonesia Qualifying round Group 7 winners 20 November 1999 1 (1996)
  Uzbekistan Qualifying round Group 3 winners 26 November 1999 1 (1996)
  China Qualifying round Group 9 winners 29 January 2000 6 (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996)
  Kuwait Qualifying round Group 5 winners 18 February 2000 6 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996)
  Japan Qualifying round Group 10 winners 20 February 2000 3 (1988, 1992, 1996)
  Qatar Qualifying round Group 4 winners 8 April 2000 4 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992)
  South Korea Qualifying round Group 6 winners 9 April 2000 8 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996)
  Thailand Qualifying round Group 8 winners 9 April 2000 3 (1972, 1992, 1996)
  Iran Qualifying round Group 2 winners 11 April 2000 8 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996)

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