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Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers

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Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers
Tournament details
Dates5 April 2003 – 12 May 2004
Teams36 (from 1 confederation)
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The Asian Football Confederation's Pre-Olympic Tournament was held from 5 April 2003 to 12 May 2004. Thirty-six teams entered the qualification for the three allocated spots for the 2004 Summer Olympics Football tournament in Athens.

The qualification saw Korea Republic, Japan and Iraq winning their final round groups and qualifying to the Olympics.

Format

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Asian berths for the final is 3.

Preliminary round
12 highest seeded teams received byes for the second round. Other 24 teams were paired, where each pair played home and away. The 12 winners would advance to the second round.
Second round
24 teams were paired, where each pair played home and away. The 12 winners would advance to the final round.
Final round
12 teams were grouped into 3 groups of 4 teams each, where each group would consist of home and away round-robin tournament. The winners of each group would qualify to the finals.

Preliminary round 1

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Turkmenistan 2 – 0 India
India 1 – 0 Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan won 2 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

Lebanon 0 – 0 Jordan
Jordan 1 – 1 Lebanon

1 – 1 on aggregate; Lebanon won on away goals and advanced to the Second Round.

Chinese Taipei 2 – 1 Singapore
Singapore 4 – 1 Chinese Taipei

Singapore won 5 – 3 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

Iraq 3 – 1 Vietnam
Vietnam 1 – 1 Iraq

Iraq won 4 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

Oman 8 – 0 Cambodia
Cambodia 0 – 9 Oman

Oman won 17 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

Hong Kong 1 – 0 Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka 0 – 2 Hong Kong

Hong Kong won 3 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

Myanmar 3 – 0 Bangladesh
Bangladesh 0 – 0 Myanmar

Myanmar won 3 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

Nepal   0 – 1 Palestine
Palestine 2 – 1   Nepal

Palestine won 3 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

Syria 2 – 0 Pakistan
Pakistan 1 – 6 Syria

Syria won 8 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

United Arab Emirates 3 – 0 Tajikistan
Tajikistan 0 – 1 United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates won 4 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

Maldives withdrew. Iran advanced to the Second Round.

Yemen withdrew. Kyrgyzstan advanced to the Second Round.

Preliminary round 2

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Hong Kong 0 – 1 South Korea
South Korea 2 – 0 Hong Kong

South Korea won 3 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.

Indonesia 1 – 0 Lebanon
Lebanon 5 – 1 Indonesia

Lebanon won 5 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.

Saudi Arabia 7 – 0 Singapore
Singapore 0 – 3 Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia won 10 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.

North Korea 2 – 0 Iraq
Iraq 4 – 1 North Korea

Iraq won 4 – 3 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.

Qatar 1 – 0 Oman
Oman 2 – 0 Qatar

Oman won 2 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.

Bahrain 2 – 1 Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan 1 – 5 Bahrain

Bahrain won 7 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.

Japan 3 – 0 Myanmar
Myanmar 0 – 5 Japan

Japan won 8 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.

Kuwait 1 – 1 Palestine
Palestine 1 – 2 Kuwait

Kuwait won 3 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.

China 2 – 0 Syria
Syria 3 – 2 China

China won 4 – 3 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.

United Arab Emirates 4 – 1 Thailand
Thailand 1 – 1 United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates won 5 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.

Uzbekistan 1 – 3 Iran
Iran 6 – 1 Uzbekistan

Iran won 9 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.

Turkmenistan withdrew due to SARS fears. Malaysia advanced to the Final Round.

Preliminary round 3

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The final round was played in three groups of four teams each held from 1 March to 12 May 2004. The winner of each group will represent Asia at the 2004 Olympic Games.

Group A

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3 March 2004 South Korea  1 – 0  China
3 March 2004 Malaysia  1 – 4  Iran
17 March 2004 Iran  0 – 1  South Korea
20 March 2004 China  1 – 1  Malaysia
24 March 2004 Malaysia  0 – 1  South Korea
27 March 2004 China  3 – 1  Iran
14 April 2004 South Korea  3 – 0  Malaysia
16 April 2004 Iran  2 – 1  China
30 April 2004 Iran  6 – 0  Malaysia
1 May 2004 China  0 – 2  South Korea
12 May 2004 South Korea  1 – 0  Iran
12 May 2004 Malaysia  1 – 2  China
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  South Korea 6 6 0 0 9 0 +9 18
2  Iran 6 3 0 3 13 7 +6 9
3  China 6 2 1 3 7 8 -1 7
4  Malaysia 6 0 1 5 3 17 -14 1

South Korea qualify to the 2004 Summer Olympics Football tournament in Athens.

Group B

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1 March 2004 Bahrain  0 – 0  Japan
1 March 2004 United Arab Emirates  4 – 2  Lebanon
3 March 2004 Lebanon  0 – 4  Japan
3 March 2004 United Arab Emirates  3 – 0  Bahrain
5 March 2004 Bahrain  5 – 3  Lebanon
5 March 2004 United Arab Emirates  0 – 2  Japan
14 March 2004 Lebanon  2 – 2  United Arab Emirates
14 March 2004 Japan  0 – 1  Bahrain
16 March 2004 Bahrain  2 – 0  United Arab Emirates
16 March 2004 Japan  2 – 1  Lebanon
18 March 2004 Lebanon  1 – 1  Bahrain
18 March 2004 Japan  3 – 0  United Arab Emirates
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Japan 6 4 1 1 11 2 +9 13
2  Bahrain 6 3 2 1 9 7 +2 11
3  United Arab Emirates 6 2 1 3 9 11 -2 7
4  Lebanon 6 0 2 4 9 18 -9 2

Japan qualify to the 2004 Summer Olympics Football tournament in Athens.

Group C

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3 March 2004 Iraq  4 – 0  Oman
3 March 2004 Kuwait  0 – 0  Saudi Arabia
17 March 2004 Oman  1 – 0  Kuwait
17 March 2004 Saudi Arabia  1 – 0  Iraq
24 March 2004 Iraq  2 – 1  Kuwait
24 March 2004 Saudi Arabia  1 – 1  Oman
14 April 2004 Kuwait  2 – 0  Iraq
14 April 2004 Oman  0 – 0  Saudi Arabia
28 April 2004 Oman  2 – 0  Iraq
28 April 2004 Saudi Arabia  0 – 1  Kuwait
12 May 2004 Kuwait  0 – 0  Oman
12 May 2004 Iraq  3 – 1  Saudi Arabia
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Iraq 6 3 0 3 9 7 +2 9
2  Oman 6 2 3 1 4 5 -1 9
3  Kuwait 6 2 2 2 4 3 +1 8
4  Saudi Arabia 6 1 3 2 3 5 -2 6

Iraq qualify to the 2004 Summer Olympics Football tournament in Athens.

See also

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  • "FootballAsia - Asian Football Qualifiers 2004". www.footballasia.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  • "XXI Olympic Football Tournament (Qualifying Stage)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
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