2004 AFC Cup

The 2004 AFC Cup was the 1st edition of the AFC Cup, playing between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.

Qualification

The 'developing' 14 nations in the Asian Football Confederation were invited to nominate one or two clubs to participate in the 2004 competition.

West Asia

Syria (2)	Al-Jaish (2002–03 Syrian League champions) Al-Wahda (2002–03 Syrian Cup winners)
Lebanon (2)	Olympic Beirut (2002–03 Lebanese Premier League champions & 2003 Lebanese FA Cup winners) Al-Nejmeh (2002–03 Lebanese Premier League runners-up)
Oman (1)	Dhofar (2002–03 Omani League champions)
Yemen (1)	Al-Sha'ab Ibb (2002–03 Yemeni League champions) Al-Wahda Sana'a (2002 Yemeni League champions)

East Asia

Hong Kong (1)	Happy Valley (2002–03 Hong Kong First Division League champions)

Central and Southern Asia

Bangladesh (1)	Muktijoddha Sangsad (2003 Bangladesh National Football Championship champions & 2003 Bangladesh Federation Cup winners) Mohammedan (2003 Bangladesh National Football Championship runners-up)
India (2)	East Bengal (2002–03 Indian National Football League champions) Mahindra United (2003 Indian Federation Cup winners)
Turkmenistan (2)	Nisa Aşgabat (2003 Turkmenistan League champions) Nebitçi Balkanabat (2003 Turkmenistan Cup winners)

ASEAN

Maldives (2)	Valencia (2003 Dhivehi League champions) Island FC (2003 Maldives FA Cup winners)
Malaysia (2)	Perak (2003 Malaysia Premier 1 League champions) Negeri Sembilan (2003 Malaysia FA Cup winners)
Singapore (2)	Home United (2003 S.League champions & 2003 Singapore Cup winners) Geylang United (2003 S.League runners-up)

Group stage

Key to colors in group tables:

• Green: Group winners and best runners-up advance to the quarter finals.

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Al-Nejmeh	16	6	5	1	0	11	2	+9
Nisa Aşgabat	7	5	2	1	2	3	4	−1
Al-Sha'ab Ibb	7	5	2	1	2	7	7	0
Muktijoddha Sangsad	1	6	0	1	5	2	10	−8

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¹Al Sha'ab Ibb were awarded a 3–0 win as Muktijoddha Sangsad KS did not show up for the match.
²The match was cancelled after a general strike in Yemen left Al Sha'ab Ibb unable to show up for the match.

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Al-Wahda (Damascus)	8	4	2	2	0	8	2	+6
Dhofar	4	4	1	1	2	6	7	-1
Mahindra United	4	4	1	1	2	5	10	−5

Al-Wahda (San'a') withdrew after not obtaining financial support from Yemen's Ministry of Sports and Youth for their trip to Damascus where they were to play their first match away at Al-Wahda (Damascus); they were ejected from the competition and banned from the next edition of the AFC Cup for which they qualify.

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Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Al-Jaish (Damascus)	8	4	2	2	0	8	0	+8
Olympic Beirut	7	4	2	1	1	4	3	+1
Nebitçi Balkanabat	1	4	0	1	3	1	10	-9

Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) withdrew for unknown reasons, possibly in relation with the scandalous incidents in the Dhaka League.

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Group D

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Home United FC	14	6	4	2	0	19	5	+13
Perak FA	14	6	4	2	0	11	6	+6
Happy Valley	3	6	1	0	5	7	14	-7
Valencia FC	3	6	1	0	5	3	15	-12

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Group E

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
East Bengal Club (Calcutta)	13	6	4	1	1	14	8	+6
Geylang United FC	13	6	4	1	1	12	5	+7
Negeri Sembilan FA	6	6	2	0	4	11	9	+2
Island FC	3	6	1	0	5	2	17	-15

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Best runners-up

Two best runners-up, one from groups A, B and C and two from groups D and E, qualify for the quarter finals.

Group A, B, C (West & Central Asia Zone)

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Olympic Beirut	7	4	2	1	1	4	3	+1
Nisa Aşgabat	7	5	2	1	2	3	4	-1
Dhofar	4	4	1	1	2	6	7	-1

Group D, E (East, South & South East Asia Zone)

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Perak FA	14	6	4	2	0	12	6	+6
Geylang United FC	13	6	4	1	1	12	5	+7

Knockout stage

Quarter finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Al-Wahda (Damascus)	14-4	Al-Nejmeh Beirut	2-1	2-3
Perak FA	3-5	Geylang United FC	1-2	2-3
East Bengal Club (Calcutta)	0-3	Al-Jaish (Damascus)	0-0	0-3
Olympic Beirut	4-5	Home United FC	3-3	1-2

¹ Al-Wahda (Damascus) (Syria) won on away goals.

First leg

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Second leg

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Semi finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Al-Wahda (Damascus)	2-1	Geylang United FC	1-1	1-0
Al-Jaish (Damascus)	6-1	Home United FC	4-0	2-1

First leg

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Second leg

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Finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Al-Wahda (Damascus)	3-3	Al-Jaish (Damascus)	2-3	1-0

• Al-Jaish (Damascus) (Syria) won on away goals rule.

First leg

Second leg

2004 AFC Cup Winners
Al-Jaish First title

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	MD1	MD2	MD3	MD4	MD5	MD6	QF1	QF2	SF1	SF2	F1	F2	Total
1	Indra Sahdan Daud	Home United	1				1	3	2						7
	Egmar Goncalves	Home United	3	2	1				1						7
3	Cristiano Júnior	East Bengal	2	2		1		1							6
	Frank Seator	Perak	2	1	1			1	1						6
	Mohammad Kassas	Al-Nejmeh		1	2	1	1		1						6
6	Moussa Traoré	Al-Wahda				2		1		1		1			5
	Aleksandar Durić	Geylang United			1	1			1	1	1				5

See also

• AFC Champions League 2004

References

External links

• Official site
• AFC Calendar of Events 2007

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