2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Iraq330092+79
2  Tajikistan320165+16
3  Oman31024403
4  Kyrgyzstan3003311−80
Source: [citation needed]


All matches were held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Oman  3–0  Kyrgyzstan
Al-Wahaibi 7'
Al-Habsi 39', 90'

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'

Iraq  2–0  Oman
Farhan 55', 70'


Iraq  5–1  Kyrgyzstan
Farhan 54'
Fawzi 60'
Hamad 62'
Obeid 67', 80'
Zakirov 51'

Group 2 edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Iran6411162+1413
2  Syria6411113+813
3  Bahrain63036609
4  Maldives6006224−220
Source: [citation needed]


Played in Aleppo, Syria.


Syria  1–0  Bahrain
Taleb 64'


Syria  0–1  Iran
Daei 55'


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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Uzbekistan4400162+1412
2  United Arab Emirates4301122+109
3  India411289−14
4  Bangladesh4112512−74
5  Sri Lanka4004218−160
Source: [citation needed]

All matches played in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.


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



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


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


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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Qatar4310113+810
2  Kazakhstan430183+59
3  Jordan4211124+87
4  Palestine410338−53
5  Pakistan4004016−160
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


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



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

Group 5 edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Kuwait4400331+3212
2  Turkmenistan4301156+99
3  Yemen4202145+96
4    Nepal4103313−103
5  Bhutan4004242−400
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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  South Korea3300190+199
2  Myanmar320164+26
3  Laos3102214−123
4  Mongolia3003110−90
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'




South Korea  4–0  Myanmar
Seol Ki-hyun 2', 4'
Ahn Hyo-yeon 14', 49'
Soe Myat Min  51'

Group 7 edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Indonesia4310185+1310
2  Hong Kong421175+27
3  Cambodia4004419−150
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


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

Group 8 edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Thailand6411138+513
2  North Korea6321117+411
3  Malaysia62131213−17
4  Chinese Taipei6105311−83
Source: [citation needed]


Played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

North Korea  0–0  Thailand



Malaysia  1–1  North Korea
Yusoff 58'Ko Jong-Nam 6'

Chinese Taipei  0–2  North Korea
Ryang Gyu-Sa 12', 21'

Played in Bangkok, Thailand.

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


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'

Group 9 edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  China3300290+299
2  Vietnam3201142+126
3  Philippines3102211−93
4  Guam3003032−320
Source: [citation needed]


All matches played in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.



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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Japan3300150+159
2  Singapore320123−16
3  Macau310214−33
4  Brunei3003011−110
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

CountryQualified asDate qualification was securedPrevious appearances in tournament
 LebanonHosts20 December 19960 (Debut)
 Saudi Arabia1996 AFC Asian Cup winners21 December 19964 (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996)
 IraqQualifying round Group 1 winners7 August 19993 (1972, 1976, 1996)
 IndonesiaQualifying round Group 7 winners20 November 19991 (1996)
 UzbekistanQualifying round Group 3 winners26 November 19991 (1996)
 ChinaQualifying round Group 9 winners29 January 20006 (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996)
 KuwaitQualifying round Group 5 winners18 February 20006 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996)
 JapanQualifying round Group 10 winners20 February 20003 (1988, 1992, 1996)
 QatarQualifying round Group 4 winners8 April 20004 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992)
 South KoreaQualifying round Group 6 winners9 April 20008 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996)
 ThailandQualifying round Group 8 winners9 April 20003 (1972, 1992, 1996)
 IranQualifying round Group 2 winners11 April 20008 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996)

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