2004 AFC Asian Cup

2004 AFC Asian Cup was held in China from 17 July to 7 August.

2004 AFC Asian Cup
2004年亚洲杯足球赛
Tournament details
Host country China
Dates17 July – 7 August
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)(in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Japan (3rd title)
Runner-up China PR
Third place Iran
Fourth place Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored96 (3 per match)
Attendance937,650 (29,302 per match)
Top scorer(s)File:Flag of Bahrain.svg A'ala Hubail
File:Flag of Iran.svg Ali Karimi
(5 goals each)
Best playerJapan Shunsuke Nakamura
2000
2007

Results

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China PR 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7
 Bahrain 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
 Indonesia 3 1 0 2 3 9 -6 3
 Qatar 3 0 1 2 2 4 -2 1

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Korea Republic 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 7
 Jordan 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5
 Kuwait 3 1 0 2 3 7 -4 3
 United Arab Emirates 3 0 1 2 1 5 -4 1

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uzbekistan 3 3 0 0 3 0 +3 9
 Iraq 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
 Turkmenistan 3 0 1 2 4 6 -2 1
 Saudi Arabia 3 0 1 2 3 5 -2 1

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
 Iran 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5
 Oman 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
 Thailand 3 0 0 3 1 9 -8 0

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
       
  China PR  3
  Iraq  0  
  China PR  1 (4)
    Iran  1 (3)  
  Korea Republic  3
  Iran  4  
  China PR  1
    Japan  3
  Uzbekistan  2 (3)
  Bahrain  2 (4)  
  Bahrain  3 Third place
    Japan  4  
  Japan  1 (4)   Iran  4
  Jordan  1 (3)     Bahrain  2

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