2004 AFC Asian Cup

2004 AFC Asian Cup
2004年亚洲杯足球赛

Logo of the 2004 Asian Cup
Tournament details
Host country China
Dates 17 July – 7 August
Teams 16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Japan (3rd title)
Runners-up  China PR
Third place  Iran
Fourth place  Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Matches played 32
Goals scored 96 (3 per match)
Attendance 937,650 (29,302 per match)
Top scorer(s) Bahrain A'ala Hubail
Iran Ali Karimi (5 goals)
Best player Japan Shunsuke Nakamura
Fair play award  China PR

The 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition is the thirteenth staging of AFC Asian Cup. It was held from July 17 to August 7, 2004 in China. The defending champions Japan defeated 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 Indonesia, which gained first historical victory against Qatar. The final match between China and Japan was marked by post-match rioting by Chinese fans near the north gate of Beijing Worker's Stadium, in part due to controversial officiating and anti-Japanese sentiment resulting from historical tensions.[1]

Host cities and venues

Beijing Chongqing Jinan Chengdu
Workers Stadium Chongqing Olympic Sports Center Shandong Sports Center Chengdu Longquanyi Football Stadium
Capacity: 66,161 Capacity: 58,680 Capacity: 27,333 Capacity: 30,800

Qualification

Seeds

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D

 China PR
 Japan
 South Korea
 Saudi Arabia

 Iran
 Iraq
 Kuwait
 Qatar

 Indonesia
 Thailand
 United Arab Emirates
 Uzbekistan

 Bahrain
 Jordan
 Oman
 Turkmenistan

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 2004 AFC Asian Cup squads.

First round

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the quarter-finals

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China PR 7321082+6
 Bahrain 5312064+2
 Indonesia 3310239−6
 Qatar 1301224−2

17 July 2004
20:00
China PR  2–2  Bahrain
Zheng Zhi  58' (pen.)
Li Jinyu  66' 		Report M. Hubail  41'
Ali  89'

18 July 2004
17:00
Qatar  1–2  Indonesia
M. Mohamed  83' Report Sudarsono  26'
Astaman  48'
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

21 July 2004
18:30
Bahrain  1–1  Qatar
M. Hubail  90+1' Report Rizik  59' (pen.)
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

21 July 2004
21:00
Indonesia  0–5  China PR
Report Shao Jiayi  25', 66'
Hao Haidong  40'
Li Ming  51'
Li Yi  80'
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)

25 July 2004
19:00
China PR  1–0  Qatar
Xu Yunlong  77' Report
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

25 July 2004
19:00
Bahrain  3–1  Indonesia
Ali  43'
A. Hubail  57'
Yousef  82' 		Report Aiboy  75'
Shandong Sports Center, Jinan
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 South Korea 7321060+6
 Jordan 5312020+2
 Kuwait 3310237−4
 United Arab Emirates 1301215−4

19 July 2004
18:30
South Korea  0–0  Jordan
Report

19 July 2004
21:00
Kuwait  3–1  United Arab Emirates
B. Abdullah  24'
Al-Mutawa  39' (pen.), 45' 		Report Rashid  47'
Shandong Sports Center, Jinan
Attendance: 31,250
Referee: Naser Al-Hamdan (Saudi Arabia)

23 July 2004
18:30
Jordan  2–0  Kuwait
Saad  90+1'
Al-Zboun  90+2' 		Report
Shandong Sports Center, Jinan
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)

27 July 2004
19:00
Jordan  0–0  United Arab Emirates
Report
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)

27 July 2004
19:00
South Korea  4–0  Kuwait
Lee Dong-Gook  25', 41'
Cha Du-Ri  45+1'
Ahn Jung-Hwan  75' 		Report

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Uzbekistan 9330030+3
 Iraq 6320154+1
 Turkmenistan 1301246−2
 Saudi Arabia 1301235−2

18 July 2004
18:45
Saudi Arabia  2–2  Turkmenistan
Al-Qahtani  9' (pen.), 59' Report N. Bayramov  6'
Kuliyev  90+3'
Sichuan Longquanyi Stadium, Chengdu
Attendance: 12,400
Referee: Chaiwat Kunsata (Thailand)

18 July 2004
21:15
Iraq  0–1  Uzbekistan
Report Qosimov  21'

22 July 2004
18:30
Turkmenistan  2–3  Iraq
V. Bayramov  14'
Kuliyyew  85' 		Report H. M. Mohammed  12'
Farhan  80'
Munir  88'

22 July 2004
21:00
Uzbekistan  1–0  Saudi Arabia
Geynrikh  13' Report

26 July 2004
19:00
Saudi Arabia  1–2  Iraq
Al-Montashari  57' Report Akram  51'
Mahmoud  86'

26 July 2004
19:00
Turkmenistan  0–1  Uzbekistan
Report Qosimov  58'
Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Mohammed Kousa (Syria)

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Japan 7321051+4
 Iran 5312052+3
 Oman 4311143+1
 Thailand 0300319−8

20 July 2004
18:00
Japan  1–0  Oman
Nakamura  33' Report

20 July 2004
20:30
Iran  3–0  Thailand
Enayati  71'
Nekounam  80'
Daei  86' (pen.) 		Report
Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Mohammad Kousa (Syria)

24 July 2004
18:00
Oman  2–2  Iran
Al-Hosni  31', 40' Report Karimi  61'
Nosrati  90+4'
Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Delawar (Bahrain)

24 July 2004
20:30
Thailand  1–4  Japan
Suksomkit  12' Report Nakamura  21'
Nakazawa  57', 87'
Fukunishi  68'
Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi (UAE)

28 July 2004
18:15
Oman  2–0  Thailand
Viwatchaichok  15' (o.g.)
Al-Hosni  49' 		Report
Sichuan Longquanyi Stadium, Chengdu
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)

28 July 2004
18:15
Japan  0–0  Iran
Report

Knockout stage

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
July 30 - Beijing        
  China PR  3
August 3 - Beijing
  Iraq  0  
  China PR (pen.)  1 (4)
July 31 - Jinan
      Iran  1 (3)  
  South Korea  3
August 7 - Beijing
  Iran  4  
  China PR  1
July 30 - Chengdu    
    Japan  3
  Uzbekistan  2 (3)
August 3 - Jinan
  Bahrain (pen.)  2 (4)  
  Bahrain  3 Third place
July 31 - Chongqing
      Japan (a.e.t.)  4   August 6 - Beijing
  Japan (pen.)  1 (4)
  Iran  4
  Jordan  1 (3)  
  Bahrain  2
 

Quarter-finals

30 July 2004
21:00
China PR  3–0  Iraq
Hao Haidong  8'
Zheng Zhi  81' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.) 		Report
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

31 July 2004
21:00
South Korea  3–4  Iran
Seol Ki-Hyeon  16'
Lee Dong-Gook  25'
Kim Nam-Il  68' 		Report Karimi  10', 20', 77'
Park Jin-Seop  51' (o.g.)

Semi-finals

3 August 2004
18:00
Bahrain  3–4 (a.e.t.)  Japan
A. Hubail  7', 71'
Naser  85' 		Report Nakata  48'
Tamada  55', 93'
Nakazawa  90'

Third place playoff

6 August 2004
20:00
Iran  4–2  Bahrain
Nekounam  9'
Karimi  52'
Daei  80' (pen.), 90' 		Report Yousef  48'
Farhan  57'
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi (UAE)

Final

7 August 2004
20:00
China PR  1–3  Japan
Li Ming  31' Report Fukunishi  22'
Nakata  65' (Handball)
Tamada  90+1'
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

Winners

 AFC Asian Cup 2004 Winners 

Japan
Third title

Awards

Most Valuable Player Top Scorer Fair Play Award
Japan Shunsuke Nakamura Bahrain A'ala Hubail
Iran Ali Karimi		  China PR

All-Star Team

Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards

Japan Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi

Japan Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
Japan Yuji Nakazawa
China Zheng Zhi

Japan Shunsuke Nakamura
China Shao Jiayi
China Zhao Junzhe
Bahrain Talal Yousef

Bahrain A'ala Hubail
Iran Ali Karimi
Iran Mehdi Mahdavikia

Statistics

Goalscorers

With five goals, A'ala Hubail and Ali Karimi are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 96 goals were scored by 58 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

Tournament team rankings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Eff
1 Japan 6420136+71477.8%
2 China PR 6321136+71161.1%
3 Iran 6330148+61266.7%
4 Bahrain 61321314−1633.3%
Eliminated in the Quarterfinals
5 Uzbekistan 431052+31083.3%
6 South Korea 421194+5758.3%
7 Jordan 413031+2650.0%
8 Iraq 420257−2650.0%
Eliminated in the First Stage
9 Oman 311143+1444.4%
10 Kuwait 310237−4333.3%
11 Indonesia 310239−6333.3%
12 Turkmenistan 301246−2111.1%
13 Saudi Arabia 301235−2111.1%
14 Qatar 301224−2111.1%
15 United Arab Emirates 301215−4111.1%
16 Thailand 300319−800.0%

Views

Like other sports events, the Asian Cup 2004 was publicised as evidence of China's economic and athletic 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 Games. However, the Japanese media and many other international observers have pointed out bad manners on the part of Chinese fans, and sparse attendance at the tournament, raising questions on China's ability to hold such sporting events.

Throughout the tournament, most 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 score or opponent. This was reported by the international media, and was aggravated when Koji Nakata apparently knocked in the ball with his right hand in the final against China.[2] 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,[3] 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, some 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".

References

  1. ↑ Chinese riot after Japan victory
  2. ↑ Bodeen, Christopher (2004-08-07). "Japan beats China to win Asian Cup again". USA Today. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
  3. ↑ Embassy of Japan in the People's Republic of China (2004-08-05). "（緊急）サッカー・アジアカップの決勝戦に関連したご注意 ((Urgency) Attention on the Final Game of Soccer Asian Cup)" (in Japanese). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Retrieved 2011-01-22.

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