| AFC Asian Qualifiers |
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2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification was the qualification process organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine the participating teams for the 2000 AFC Asian Cup.
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 3 August 1999 – 9 April 2000 |
| Teams | 42 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) |  Bashar Abdullah (15 goals) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iraq | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 |  Tajikistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Oman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |
All matches were held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
| Oman | 3–0 | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|
Al-Wahaibi  7'Al-Habsi 39', 90' |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2–3 | Tajikistan |
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| Zhumagulov 45' Berdaly 75' | Muminov 6', 11' (pen.) Nazarov 57' |
| Tajikistan | 2–1 | Oman |
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| Knyazev 21' Kulbayev 29' | Al-Balushi 43' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 13 |
| 2 |  Syria | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 13 |
| 3 |  Bahrain | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 |  Maldives | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 0 |
| Maldives | 0–8 | Iran |
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| Hasheminasab 2' Dinmohammadi 9'Mahdavikia 14'Estili 19'Daei 20', 27', 30'Mousavi 50' |
| Bahrain | 4–1 | Maldives |
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| Sahinni 2', 43' Jaffer 55', 59' | Izema Katu Mohamed 83' |
| Iran | 1–1 | Syria |
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| Hasheminasab 40' | Al Sayed 15' |
| Bahrain | 0–1 | Syria |
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| Haj Moustafa 24' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Uzbekistan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 12 |
| 2 |  United Arab Emirates | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 |
| 3 |  India | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Bangladesh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 |
| 5 |  Sri Lanka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 |
All matches played in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
| Bangladesh | 0–6 | Uzbekistan |
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| Kasymov 1' Pirmatov 2'Davletov 3'Statskikh 30', 45+3'Marifaliev 89' |
| United Arab Emirates | 3–0 | Bangladesh |
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| Abdulrahim Jumaa 4' Mattar 17'Khalil 21' |
| India | 2–3 | Uzbekistan |
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| Ancheri 18' Vijayan 55' | Rakhmanqulov 17' Fyodorov 77'Shirshov 86' |
| United Arab Emirates | 0–1 | Uzbekistan |
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| Shatskikh 71' |
| United Arab Emirates | 6–0 | Sri Lanka |
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| Khalil 28' Al-Hammadi 39'Al-Boloushi 45', 77'Ali 63'Omer 81' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Qatar | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 10 |
| 2 |  Kazakhstan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 3 |  Jordan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 7 |
| 4 |  Palestine | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 |
| 5 |  Pakistan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 |
All matches played in Doha, Qatar.
| Jordan | 0–1 | Kazakhstan |
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| Avdeyev 10' |
| Palestine | 2–0 | Pakistan |
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| El-Manasri 1' Al-Jaish 62' |
| Qatar | 3–1 | Kazakhstan |
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| Nazmi 36' Mustafa 39'Al Enazi 73' | Avdeyev 82' |
| Kazakhstan | 2–0 | Palestine |
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| Kadyrkulov 38' Litvinenko 90' |
| Pakistan | 0–4 | Kazakhstan |
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| Zubarev 21', 43' Kucheryavykh 60'Klishin 72' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | +32 | 12 |
| 2 |  Turkmenistan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 9 |
| 3 |  Yemen | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 6 |
| 4 |  Nepal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 |
| 5 |  Bhutan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 42 | −40 | 0 |
All matches played in Kuwait.
| Kuwait | 6–1 | Turkmenistan |
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| Haji 4' Abdullah 16', 27'Al-Houwaidi 17', 37'Al-Khodari 90' | Agabaýew 89' |
| Yemen | 0–1 | Turkmenistan |
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| Bayramov 79' |
| Kuwait | 20–0 | Bhutan |
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| Al-Houwaidi 4', 6' (pen.), 10', 52' (pen.), 60' Abdullah 20', 24', 38', 45' (pen.), 47', 50', 59', 89'Al-Mutairi 21', 51', 63'Bakhit 31'Al-Shammari 21'Sakeen 65'Jassem 77' (pen.) |
Note: At the time this match was the largest score difference in FIFA A-level matches.
| Bhutan | 0–8 | Turkmenistan |
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| Bayramov 21', 31', 81' Agabaýew 12', 25'Aleksandr Ignatow 48'Goçgulyýew 66'Kulyýew 85' |
| Yemen | 11–2 | Bhutan |
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| Briek 4' Al-Salimi 18', 55'Al-Nono 15', 56', 87'Tahous 24', 81'Al-Ghurbani 25', 26'Al-Kahta 82' | Ogissen 42' Won Dei 45' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 9 |
| 2 |  Myanmar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Laos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 3 |
| 4 |  Mongolia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
All matches played in Seoul, Korea Republic.
| Myanmar | 2–0 | Mongolia |
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| Soe Myat Min 74' Myo Hlaing Win 86' |
| South Korea | 9–0 | Laos |
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| Sim Jae-won 32' Kim Eun-jung 45', 67', 71'Lee Chun-soo 50'Seol Ki-hyun 58', 77', 86'Ahn Hyo-yeon 75' |
| Myanmar | 4–0 | Laos |
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| Myo Hlaing Win 32', 62' Aung Kyaw Moe 43'Than Toe Aung 51' |
| South Korea | 6–0 | Mongolia |
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| Ahn Hyo-yeon 21', 24' Choi Tae-uk 37' (pen.), 89'Choi Chul-woo 46'Lee Chun-soo 71' |
| Laos | 2–1 | Mongolia |
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| Khenkitisack 26' Homsombath 80' | Buman-Uchral 63' |
| South Korea | 4–0 | Myanmar |
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| Seol Ki-hyun 61', 67' Ahn Hyo-yeon 78', 89' | Soe Myat Min  51' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indonesia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 10 |
| 2 |  Hong Kong | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 |
| 3 |  Cambodia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 4–1 | Cambodia |
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| Chen Sin Syu-Chung 34', 52' Lee Kin Wo 54'Wong Chi Kyung 83' | Sochetra 40' |
| Hong Kong | 1–1 | Indonesia |
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| Au Wai Lun 62' | Putiray 88' |
| Cambodia | 0–1 | Hong Kong |
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| Lai Kai Cheuk 58' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thailand | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 13 |
| 2 |  North Korea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 |
| 3 |  Malaysia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 7 |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 |
Played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
| North Korea | 0–0 | Thailand |
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| Malaysia | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei |
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| Derus 34' Suparman 82', 86' |
| Chinese Taipei | 0–2 | Thailand |
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| Piturat 74' Cheng Yung-Jen 81' (o.g.) |
| Malaysia | 1–1 | North Korea |
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| Yusoff 58' | Ko Jong-Nam 6' |
| Chinese Taipei | 0–2 | North Korea |
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| Ryang Gyu-Sa 12', 21' |
| Chinese Taipei | 3–2 | Malaysia |
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| R.C 14' Ming Tuan 29', 34' | Derus 21', 90+13' |
| Thailand | 5–3 | North Korea |
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| Damrong-Ontrakul 34' Surasiang 35'Piturat 73'Noosarung 86'Thonkanya 88' | Ju Song-Il 28' Kim Ho-Gun 53'Ko Jong-Nam 60' |
| North Korea | 4–1 | Malaysia |
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| Ri Kyong-Min 16' Ryang Gyu-Sa 49'Ri Hyok-Choi 73', 84' | Ooi Hoe Guan 26' |
| North Korea | 1–0 | Chinese Taipei |
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| Ri Hyok-Choi 53' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | +29 | 9 |
| 2 |  Vietnam | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 6 |
| 3 |  Philippines | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 3 |
| 4 |  Guam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | −32 | 0 |
All matches played in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
| Vietnam | 11–0 | Guam |
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| Phạm Như Thuần 1' Vũ Công Tuyền 2', 12', 13', 19', 90+3'Văn Sỹ Hùng 39', 81'Võ Minh Hiếu 45'Đặng Phương Nam 59'Ngô Quang Trường 75' |
| China | 8–0 | Philippines |
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| Su Maozhen 3', 12', 19', 35', 45' Hao Haidong 26'Yao Xia 41'Li Tie 80' |
| China | 19–0 | Guam |
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| Hao Haidong 2', 56', 58', 63' Ma Mingyu 12'Su Maozhen 20', 40', 80'Li Weifeng 23'Yao Xia 38', 55'Qu Shengqing 55', 61', 73', 83', 87'Li Tie 75'Shen Si 84'Qi Hong 85' |
Note: At the time this match was the largest score difference in FIFA A-level matches.
| Vietnam | 3–0 | Philippines |
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| Vũ Công Tuyền 21' Ngô Quang Trường 72', 88' |
| Guam | 0–2 | Philippines |
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| N. Fegidero 63' T. Fegidero 86' |
| Vietnam | 0–2 | China |
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| Su Maozhen 27' Zhang Enhua 89' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 9 |
| 2 |  Singapore | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Macau | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 |
| 4 |  Brunei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
All matches played in Macau.
| Macau | 0–1 | Singapore |
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| Mohd Salem 40' (pen.) |
| Japan | 9–0 | Brunei |
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| Nakayama 1', 2', 4' Kazu 36'Nakamura 45'Hirano 66'Takahara 75', 88'Sawanobori 85' |
2000 AFC Asian Cup finalists | |
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| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Quarter-finals | |
| Group stage | |
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