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)Bahrain A'ala Hubail
Iran Ali Karimi
(5 goals each)
Best playerJapan Shunsuke Nakamura
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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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