2004 AFC Champions League

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2004 AFC Champions League
Tournament details
Dates10 February – 1 December 2004
Teams26
Final positions
Champions Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Tournament statistics
Matches played80
Goals scored252 (3.15 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Do-hoon
(9 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Redha Tukar
2005 →

The 2004 AFC Champions League was the 23rd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 2nd edition under the current AFC Champions League title. The title was won by Al-Ittihad over Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.

Contents

Format

Group Stage

A total of 28 clubs were divided into 7 groups of four, based on region i.e. East Asian and Southeast Asian clubs were drawn in groups E to G, while the rest were grouped in groups A to D. Each club played double round-robin (home and away) against fellow three group members, a total of 6 matches each. Clubs received 3pts for a win, 1pt for a tie, 0pts for a loss. The clubs were ranked according to points and tie breakers were in the following order:

The seven group winners along with the defending champion advanced to the quarter-finals.

Knockout Round

All 8 clubs were randomly matched; however, the only restriction was that the clubs from the same country could not face each other in the quarter-finals. The games were conducted in 2 legs, home and away, and the aggregate score decided the match winner. If the aggregate score couldn't produce a winner, "away goals rule" was used. If still tied, clubs played extra time, where "away goals rule" still applied. If still tied, the game went to penalties.

Teams

For this year the competition was restricted to clubs from countries considered 'mature' in the 'Vision Asia' paper of AFC President Mohamed Bin Hammam, with clubs from 'developing' countries entering the newly created AFC Cup and 'emerging' nations to enter the AFC President's Cup from 2005 onwards.

Qualified Teams

West AsiaEast Asia
Quarter Finals
TeamQualifying methodTeamQualifying method
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Ain Defending champions
Group Stage
TeamQualifying methodTeamQualifying method
Flag of Bahrain.svg Riffa 2002–03 Bahraini Premier League champions Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai Shenhua 2003 Chinese Jia-A League champions
Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Ahli 2003 King's Cup winners Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dalian Shide 2002 Chinese Jia-A League champions
Flag of Iran.svg Sepahan 2002–03 Iran Pro League champions Flag of Indonesia.svg Persik Kediri 2003 Liga Indonesia Premier Division champions
Flag of Iran.svg Zob Ahan 2002–03 Hazfi Cup winners Flag of Indonesia.svg PSM Makassar 2003 Liga Indonesia Premier Division runners-up
Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg Al-Shorta Chosen by the Iraq Football Association [Note IRQ] Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama F. Marinos 2003 J.League Division 1 champions
Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Chosen by the Iraq Football Association [Note IRQ] Flag of Japan.svg Júbilo Iwata 2003 Emperor's Cup winners
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al Qadisiya 2002–03 Kuwaiti Premier League champions &
2003 Kuwait Emir Cup winners		 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2003 K League champions
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Arabi 2002–03 Kuwaiti Premier League runners-up Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2003 Korean FA Cup winners
Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar SC 2002–03 Qatar Stars League champions Flag of Thailand.svg Krung Thai Bank 2002–03 Thai League champions
Flag of Qatar.svg Al Sadd 2002–03 Emir of Qatar Cup winners Flag of Thailand.svg BEC-Tero Sasana 2002–03 Thai League runners-up
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad 2002–03 Saudi Premier League champions Flag of Vietnam.svg Hoang Anh Gia Lai 2003 V-League champions
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al Hilal 2003 Saudi Crown Prince Cup winners Flag of Vietnam.svg Binh Dinh 2003 Vietnamese Cup winners
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Wahda 2002–03 UAE Football League runners-up [Note UAE]
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah 2002–03 UAE President's Cup winners
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor 2003 Uzbek League champions &
2003 Uzbekistan Cup winners
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Neftchi Fergana 2003 Uzbek League runners-up
Notes
    1. ^
      Iraq (IRQ): The 2002–03 Iraqi First Division League was stopped on 28 March 2003 as a result of the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's government which lead to the formation of a new IFA committee. Al-Shorta and Al-Najaf were first and second respectively at the time of its cancellation and so were chosen to represent Iraq in the AFC Champions League. However Al-Najaf informed the IFA that they were not ready to participate and the IFA thus gave the slot to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya who were 5th at the time of the cancellation and the next highest-placed team in the table that had not already been admitted into a continental or regional competition. When informed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) that participation in the AFC Champions League should be for the league champions and the FA Cup winners (Al-Talaba), the IFA asked the AFC to give it freedom in choosing its participating clubs due to the league not being completed. The AFC agreed to the IFA's request and therefore Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya entered the competition alongside Al-Shorta.
    2. ^
      United Arab Emirates (UAE): 2002–03 UAE Football League champions, Al Ain, had already qualified for the AFC Champions League as defending champions.

    Group stage

    Group A

    TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
    Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor 421131+27
    Flag of Iran.svg Zob Ahan 412145−15
    Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar SC 403134−13
    Flag of Bahrain.svg Riffa 00000000 [lower-alpha 1]
    Source: [ citation needed ]
    Notes:
    1. ↑ Riffa withdrew, citing security concerns; they were suspended from AFC competitions for two years.
    Zob Ahan1–0Pakhtakor
    Pakhtakor1–0Qatar SC
    Zob Ahan3–3Qatar SC
    Qatar SC0–0Zob Ahan
    Pakhtakor2–0Zob Ahan
    Qatar SC0–0Pakhtakor

    Group B

    TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
    Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Wahda 413030+36
    Flag of Qatar.svg Al Sadd 41211105
    Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 411214−34
    Flag of Kuwait.svg Al Qadisiya 00000000 [lower-alpha 1]
    Source: [ citation needed ]
    Notes:
    1. ↑ On 20 April, following the match between Al-Qadisiya and Al-Sadd, Kuwaiti security personnel assaulted the visiting players; Al-Qadisiya were ejected from the competition and banned from AFC competitions for three years. Their matches were deleted from the records.
    Al Wahda0–0Al Sadd
    Al Sadd1–0Al Quwa Al Jawiya
    Al Wahda3–0Al Quwa Al Jawiya
    Al Quwa Al Jawiya0–0Al Wahda
    Al Sadd0–0Al Wahda
    Al Quwa Al Jawiya1–0Al Sadd

    Group C

    TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
    Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah 4310104+610
    Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal 42116607
    Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg Al-Shurta 400439−60
    Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Ahli 00000000 [lower-alpha 1]
    Source: [ citation needed ]
    Notes:
    1. ↑ Al-Ahli withdrew as the Bahraini FA called up seven of their players for the national team and Olympic squads for their World Cup and Olympic Games qualifying matches. [1]
    Sharjah2–0Al Shurta
    Al Hilal0–0Sharjah
    Al Shurta1–2Al Hilal
    Al Hilal2–0Al Shurta
    Al Shurta2–3Sharjah
    Sharjah5–2Al Hilal

    Group D

    TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
    Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad 6411144+1013
    Flag of Iran.svg Sepahan 64111510+513
    Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Arabi 6222810−28
    Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Neftchi 6006518−130
    Source: [ citation needed ]
    Sepahan4–0Neftchi
    Al Ittihad2–0Al Arabi
    Neftchi1–3Al Ittihad
    Al Arabi2–2Sepahan
    Sepahan3–2Al Ittihad
    Al Ittihad4–0Sepahan
    Al Arabi3–2Neftchi
    Neftchi1–3Sepahan
    Al Arabi0–0Al-Ittihad
    Sepahan3–1Al Arabi
    Al-Ittihad3–0Neftchi
    Neftchi1–2Al Arabi

    Group E

    TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
    Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6402145+912
    Flag of Japan.svg Jubilo Iwata 64021411+312
    Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai Shenhua 630379−29
    Flag of Thailand.svg BEC Tero 6105616−103
    Source: [ citation needed ]
    Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1–2Jubilo Iwata
    BEC Tero4–1Shanghai Shenhua
    Jubilo Iwata3–0BEC Tero
    Shanghai Shenhua0–1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
    Jubilo Iwata2–1Shanghai Shenhua
    Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors4–0BEC Tero
    BEC Tero0–4Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
    Shanghai Shenhua3–2Jubilo Iwata
    Shanghai Shenhua1–0BEC Tero
    Jubilo Iwata2–4Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
    BEC Tero2–3Jubilo Iwata
    Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors0–1Shanghai Shenhua

    Group F

    TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
    Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dalian Shide 6501115+615
    Flag of Vietnam.svg Hoang Anh Gia Lai 6213101007
    Flag of Thailand.svg Krung Thai Bank 6213811−37
    Flag of Indonesia.svg PSM Makassar 6204912−36
    Source: [ citation needed ]
    Krung Thai0–2Dalian Shide
    Gia Lai5–1PSM Makassar
    Dalian Shide2–0Gia Lai
    PSM Makassar2–3Krung Thai
    Gia Lai0–1Krung Thai
    PSM Makassar0–1Dalian Shide
    Krung Thai2–2Gia Lai
    Dalian Shide2–1PSM Makassar
    Dalian Shide3–1Krung Thai
    PSM Makassar3–0Gia Lai
    Gia Lai3–1Dalian Shide
    Krung Thai1–2PSM Makassar

    Group G

    TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
    Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 6501244+2015
    Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama F. Marinos 6501193+1615
    Flag of Indonesia.svg Persik Kediri 6114527−224
    Flag of Vietnam.svg Binh Dinh 6015317−141
    Source: [ citation needed ]
    Binh Dinh0–3Yokohama F. Marinos
    Persik Kediri1–2Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
    Yokohama F. Marinos4–0Persik Kediri
    Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma2–0Binh Dinh
    Binh Dinh2–2Persik Kediri
    Yokohama F. Marinos1–2Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
    Persik Kediri1–0Binh Dinh
    Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma0–1Yokohama F. Marinos
    Yokohama F. Marinos6–0Binh Dinh
    Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma15–0Persik Kediri
    Persik Kediri1–4Yokohama F. Marinos
    Binh Dinh1–3Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

    Knock-out stage

    Bracket

    Quarter finals Semi-finals Final
                
    Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dalian Shide 1 0 1
    Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad 1 1 2
    Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad 2 2 4
    Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 2 3
    Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain 0 1 1
    Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 4 5
    Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad 1 5 6
    Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3 0 3
    Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 6 5 11
    Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah 0 2 2
    Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0 2 2
    Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor 0 0 0
    Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Wahda 1 0 1
    Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor 1 4 5

    Quarter-finals

    First-leg home team shown first. First-leg home team score shown first for both legs.

    Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
    Al-Ain Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1–5 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0–11–4
    Dalian Shide Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1–2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad 1–10–1
    Al-Wahda Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1–5 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor 1–10–4
    Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Flag of South Korea.svg 11–2 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah 6–05–2

    First leg

    Dalian Shide Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1–1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad
    Zou Jie Soccerball shade.svg66' Mario Carević Soccerball shade.svg25'

    Second leg

    Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 5–1 on aggregate.

    Al-Ittihad won 2–1 on aggregate.

    Pakhtakor Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 4–0 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Wahda
    Anvarjon Soliev Soccerball shade.svg21'
    Vladimir Shishelov Soccerball shade.svg44', 90'
    Abdullah Salem Soccerball shade.svg86' (o.g.)

    Pakhtakor won 5–1 on aggregate.

    Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma won 11–2 on aggregate.

    Semifinals

    First-leg home team shown first. First-leg home team score shown first for both legs.

    Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
    Al-Ittihad Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 4–3 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–12–2
    Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Flag of South Korea.svg 2–0 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor 0–02–0

    First leg

    Second leg

    Al-Ittihad won 4–3 on aggregate.

    Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma won 2–0 on aggregate.

    Final

    First-leg home team shown first. First-leg home team score shown first for both legs.

    Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
    Al-Ittihad Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 6–3 Flag of South Korea.svg Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1–35–0

    First leg

    Second leg

    Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg 0–5 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad
    Tukar Soccerball shade.svg29'
    Idris Soccerball shade.svg45+4'
    Noor Soccerball shade.svg56', 78'
    Abushgeer Soccerball shade.svg90+5'

    Al-Ittihad won 6–3 on aggregate.

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