Asian Cup 2004

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The Asian Football Confederation's Asian Cup 2004 finals were held in the People's Republic of China between July 17 and August 7. Defending champions Japan defeated host nation China in the final in Beijing.

The tournament was marked by Saudi Arabia's unexpected failure to even make it out of the first round; a surprisingly good performance by Bahrain, which finished in fourth place; Jordan, which reached the quarterfinals in its first appearance; and Iraq, which reached the quarterfinals. The final match between China and Japan was marked by rioting Chinese fans near the north gate of Beijing Worker's Stadium afterwards, partly provoked by controversial officiating and anti-Japanese sentiment resulting from historical tensions. [1]

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History

The Asian Cup is a quadrennial, premier football event of the Asian Continent, hosted by the Asian Football Confederation. The qualifying phase of the tournament was held between March and November 2003 and took place in 14 different venues. Through two rounds of qualification 14 of 41 total competing teams made it to the finals competition. China qualified automatically as hosts of the tournament and Japan as the defending champions. The first match was held in Beijing Worker's Stadium in Beijing, when China tied Bahrain 2-2, and at the final match, Japan defeated China 3-1, successfully defending the championship title.

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Qualification

The other 14 qualifying teams were:

 
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Stadiums

Asian Cup 2004 was held in four venues:

Capacity: 66,161
Pitch size: 105m x 68m

Capacity: 27,333
Pitch size: 120m x 80m

Capacity: 58,680
Pitch size: 105m x 68m

Capacity: 43,700
Pitch size: 110m x 72m

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First round

All times local (GMT + 0800)

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Notes:

  • Abbreviations:
    • Pld: games played
    • W: won
    • D: drawn
    • L: lost
    • GF: goals for
    • GA: goals against
    • Pts: points
  • Tie-breakers
    • For teams which finish level on points, the following tie-breakers are used:
    1. greater goal difference;
    2. greater number of goals scored;
    3. greater number of points in games of the teams in question;
    4. higher coefficient derived from Asian Cup 2004 and 2002 World Cup qualifiers (points obtained divided by number of matches played);
    5. fair play conduct in Asian Cup 2004;
    6. drawing of lots.
  • If tied after 90 minutes of play in a playoff match:
    • Teams go into 30 minutes of extra time, and play the full 30 minutes, regardless of goals scored during the time.
    • If tied after extra time (aet), kicks from the penalty mark (penalty shootout) are used to determine which side will progress to the next stage.
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Group A

Group A matches were held in Beijing.

　 Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 3 2 1 0 8 2 7
Image:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 3 1 2 0 6 4 5
Image:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 3 1 0 2 3 9 3
Image:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 3 0 1 2 2 4 1
　
17 July
China 2 – 2 Bahrain 2000 (UTC+8)
(HT: 1 – 1) Ref: Mohd Salleh Subkhiddin (Mas)
Zheng Zhi 58' Hubail 41'
Li Jinyu (pen) 66' Ali 89'
　
18 July
Qatar 1 – 2 Indonesia 1700 (UTC+8)
(HT: 0 – 1) Ref: Masoud Moradi (Irn)
Mohamed 88' Sudarsono 26'
Astaman 48'
　
21 July
Bahrain 1 – 1 Qatar 1830 (UTC+8)
(HT: 0 – 0) Ref: Kamizawa Toru (Jpn)
Hubail 90' Rizik (pen) 58'
　
Indonesia 0 – 5 China 2100 (UTC+8)
(HT: 0 – 2) Ref: Najm Talaat (Lib)
Shao Jiayi 24'
Hao Haidong 39'
Li Ming 51'
Shao Jiayi 65'
Li Yi 80'
　
25 July
China 1 – 0 Qatar 1900 (UTC+8)
(HT: 0 – 0) Ref: Masoud Moradi (Irn)
Xu Yunlong 78'
　
Bahrain 3 – 1 Indonesia 1900 (UTC+8)
(HT: 1 – 0) Ref: Coffi Bonaventure Codjia (Ben)
Ali 43' Aiboy 76'
Hubail 57'
Yusuf 82'
　
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Group B

Group B matches were held in Jinan.

　 Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Image:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 3 2 1 0 6 0 7
Image:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 3 1 2 0 2 0 5
Image:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 3 1 0 2 3 7 3
Image:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE 3 0 1 2 1 5 1
　
19 July
South Korea 0 – 0 Jordan 1830 (UTC+8)
(HT: 0 – 0) Ref: Shamsul Maidin (Sin)
　
Kuwait 3 – 1 UAE 2100 (UTC+8)
(HT: 3 – 0) Ref: Naser Al Hamdan (Ksa)
Abdullah 25' Rashid 47'
Al Mutwa 40'
Saeed (og) 45'
　
23 July
Jordan 2 – 0 Kuwait 1830 (UTC+8)
(HT: 0 – 0) Ref: Lu Jun (Chn)
Sa'ed 90+2'
Al Zboun 90+3'
　
UAE 0 – 2 South Korea 2100 (UTC+8)
(HT: 0 – 1) Ref: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzb)
Lee Dong-gook 41'
Ahn Jung-hwan 90+1'
　
27 July
Jordan 0 – 0 UAE 1900 (UTC+8)
(HT: 0 – 0) Ref: Najm Talaat (Lib)
　
South Korea 4 – 0 Kuwait 1900 (UTC+8)
(HT: 3 – 0) Ref: Shamsul Maidin (Sin)
Lee Dong-gook 25'
Lee Dong-gook 41'
Cha Doo-ri 45'
Ahn Jung-hwan 76'
　
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Group C

Group C matches were held in Chengdu.

　 Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Image:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 3 3 0 0 3 0 9
Image:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 3 2 0 1 5 4 6
Image:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan 3 0 1 2 4 6 1
Image:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 3 0 1 2 3 5 1
　
18 July
Saudi Arabia 2 – 2 Turkmenistan 1845 (UTC+8)
(HT: 1 – 1) Ref: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Tha)
Al Qahtani (pen) 9' Bayramov 7'
Al Qahtani 59' Kuliyev 90'
　
Iraq 0 – 1 Uzbekistan 2115 (UTC+8)
(HT: 0 – 1) Ref: Kwon Jong Chul (Kor)
Kasimov 22'
　
22 July
Turkmenistan 2 – 3 Iraq 1830 (UTC+8)
(HT: 1 – 1) Ref: Saad Al Fadhli (Kuw)
Bayramov 14' Mohammed 11'
Kuliyev 85' Farhan 81'
Munir 88'
　
Uzbekistan 1 – 0 Saudi Arabia 2100 (UTC+8)
(HT: 1 – 0) Ref: Coffi Codjia (Ben)
Geynrikh 13'
　
26 July
Saudi Arabia 1 – 2 Iraq 1900 (UTC+8)
(HT: 0 – 0) Ref: Kwon Jong Chul (Kor)
Al Montashari 57' Akram 51'
Mahmoud 86'
　
Turkmenistan 0 – 1 Uzbekistan 1900 (UTC+8)
(HT: 0 – 0) Ref: Mohammad Kousa (Syr)
Kasimov 58'
　
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Group D

Group D matches were held in Chongqing.

　 Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Image:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 3 2 1 0 5 1 7
Image:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 3 1 2 0 5 2 5
Image:Flag of Oman.svg Oman 3 1 1 1 4 3 4
Image:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 3 0 0 3 1 9 0
　
20 July
Japan 1 – 0 Oman 1800 (UTC+8)
(HT: 1 – 0) Ref: Mark Shield (Aus)
Nakamura 34'
　
Iran 3 – 0 Thailand 2030 (UTC+8)
(HT: 0 – 0) Ref: Mohammad Kousa (Syr)
Enayati 70'
Nekounam 80'
Daei (pen) 86'
　
24 July
Oman 2 – 2 Iran 1800 (UTC+8)
(HT: 2 – 0) Ref: A. Rahman Al Delawar (Bah)
Ali 32' Karimi 62'
Ali 41' Nosrati 90+4'
　
Thailand 1 – 4 Japan 2030 (UTC+8)
(HT: 1 – 1) Ref: Fareed Al Marzouqi (Uae)
Suksomkit 11' Nakamura 21'
Nakazawa 56'
Fukunishi 68'
Nakazawa 87'
　
28 July
Oman 2 – 0 Thailand 1815 (UTC+8)
(HT: 1 – 0) Ref: Lu Jun (Chn)
Vivatchaichok (og) 11'
Ali 49'
　
Japan 0 – 0 Iran 1815 (UTC+8)
(HT: 0 – 0) Ref: Mark Shield (Aus)
　
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Quarter-finals

30 July
QF1: China 3 – 0 Iraq Beijing (2100)
(HT: 1 – 0) Ref: Shamsul Maidin (Sin)
Hao Haidong 8'
Zheng Zhi (pen) 79'
Zheng Zhi (pen) 90+2'
　
QF2: Uzbekistan 2 – 2 Bahrain Chengdu (1800)
(HT: 0 – 0) Ref: Kwon Jong-chul (Kor)
(FT: 2 – 2)
(AET: 2 – 2)
Geynrikh 60' Hubail 71'
Shishelov 86' Hubail 76'
Bahrain progresses 3 – 4 on penalties
Penalty Shoot-Out
 0 – 1goal – Ali
Fyodorov – goal1 – 1 
 1 – 1save – Juma
Djeperov – goal2 – 1 
 2 – 2goal – Baba
Geynrikh – goal3 – 2 
 3 – 3goal – Farhan
Bikmoev – miss3 – 3 
 3 – 4goal – Hubail
Koshelev – miss3 – 4 
　
31 July
QF3: South Korea 3 – 4 Iran Jinan (2100)
(HT: 2 – 2) Ref: Saad Kameel Al Fadhli (Kuw)
Seol Ki-hyun 16' Karimi 10'
Lee Dong-gook 25' Karimi 20'
Kim Nam-il 68' Park Jin-sub (og) 51'
Karimi 77'
　
QF4: Japan 1 – 1 Jordan Chongqing (1800)
(HT: 1 – 1) Ref: Subkhiddin Salleh (Mas)
(FT: 1 – 1)
(AET: 1 – 1)
Suzuki 14' Shelbaieh 11'
Japan progresses 4 – 3 on penalties
Penalty Shoot-Out
Nakamura – miss0 – 0 
 0 – 1goal – Abu Zema
Santos – miss0 – 1 
 0 – 2goal – Al Awadat
Fukunishi – goal1 – 2 
 1 – 3goal – Aqel
Nakata – goal2 – 3 
 2 – 3save – Al Shboul
Suzuki – goal3 – 3 
 3 – 3miss – Ibrahim
Sudden Death Penalty Shoot-Out
Nakazawa – save 3 – 3 
 3 – 3save – Al Zboun
Miyamoto – goal4 – 3 
 4 – 3miss – Yaseen
　
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Semi-finals

3 August
SF1: Iran 1 – 1 China Beijing (2100)
(HT: 1 – 1) Ref: Najm Talaat (Lib)
(FT: 1 – 1)
(AET: 1 – 1)
Alavi 38' Shao Jiayi 19'
China progresses 4 – 3 on penalties
Penalty Shoot-Out
 0 – 1goal – Zheng Zhi
Daei – goal1 – 1 
 1 – 1miss – Zhao Junzhe
Mahdavikia – goal2 – 1 
 2 – 2goal – Li Xiaopeng
Nekounam – goal3 – 2 
 3 – 3goal – Sun Xiang
Mobali – miss3 – 3 
 3 – 4goal – Shao Jiayi
Golmohammadi – save3 – 4 
　
　
SF2: Bahrain 3 – 4 Japan Jinan (1800)
(HT:1 – 0) Ref: Shamsul Maidin (Sin)
(FT: 3 – 3)
(AET: 3 – 4)
Hubail 6' Nakata 48'
Hubail 71' Tamada 55'
Nasser 85' Nakazawa 90'
Tamada 93' (et)
　
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Third place play-off

6 August
Iran 4 – 2 Bahrain Beijing (2100)
(HT: 1 – 0) Ref: Fareed Al Marzouqi (UAE)
Nekounam 9' Yusuf 48'
Karimi 52' Farhan 57'
Daei (pen) 80'
Daei 90'
　
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Final

7 August
China 1 – 3 Japan Beijing (2000)
(HT: 1 – 1) Ref: Saad Al Fadhli (Kuw)
Li Ming 31' Fukunishi 22'
Nakata 65'
Tamada 90'
　
Image:Flag of Japan.svg
　
Asian Cup 2004 champions: JAPAN (Squad)

Japan's 3-1 victory was surrounded by a controversial second goal, where Japanese player Nakata appeared to have scored the ball with his arm after the ball had skipped off Suzuki's head from a corner. China's Dutch coach Arie Haan was unhappy with Kuwaiti referee Saad Al Fadhli for making allegedly wrong calls on all three goals by Japan and in an unusual move, refused to attend the final awards ceremony. Meanwhile, a number of Chinese fans rioted near the north gate of Beijing Worker's Stadium.

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Views

Like other sports events, the Asian Cup 2004 was publicised as evidence of China's progress, being referred to by some as a prelude to the 2008 Summer Olympics. Many Chinese see the tournament as a success and take great pride in having showcased such an important sporting event in advance of the Olympics. However, the Japanese media and many other foreign observers have pointed out what they have perceived as bad manners on the part of Chinese fans, and the sparse attendances so far at the tournament, raising questions on China's ability to hold such sporting events.

Through out the tournament, some Chinese fans in the stadia expressed anti-Japanese sentiments by drowning out the Japanese national anthem, displaying political banners and booing whenever Japan got the ball, regardless of the scorer. This was reported by the foreign media. The PRC government responded by calling for restraint and increasing police numbers to maintain order. The Japanese government also called on the PRC to ensure the safety of Japanese fans, while specifically asking Japanese nationals or people of Japanese origin to not display any form of excessive pride, especially wearing Japan national football team uniforms. Despite the Chinese government's campaign, a riot started by Chinese fans broke out near the north gate of the Beijing Worker's Stadium, though reports differ as to the extent of the riot. As a result, media groups have said that displays of excessive Chinese nationalism during the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics have become a cause for concern for Chinese officials.

In addition, it was probably the first time that anti-Japanese demonstrations by the Chinese were extensively broadcast by the Japanese media. Consequently, Chinese anti-Japanese sentiment was spotlighted and discussed in Japan.

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Asian Cup 2004 All-Star Team

An Asian All Star 1st XI side was named by the AFC’s Technical Study Group. Finalists Japan and China have four and three players selected respectively, while the other four came from semi-finalists Iran and Bahrain.

Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Japan, Gk); Zheng Zhi (China), Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (Japan), Yuji Nakazawa (Japan); Mehdi Mahdavikia (Iran), Zhao Junzhe (China), Talal Yusuf (Bahrain), Nakamura Shunsuke (Japan), Shao Jiayi (China); A'ala Hubail (Bahrain), Ali Karimi (Iran).

Japanese midfielder Nakamura Shunsuke was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament by sponsor Emirates.

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Top scoring players

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

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