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 who defeated Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in the final.

Contents

Al Ain were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the quarter-finals.

Format

Group Stage

A total of 28 clubs were divided into seven 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 six matches each. Clubs received three points for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a loss. The clubs were ranked according to points and tie breakers were in the following order:

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  4. Goal difference in all group matches;
  5. Goals scored in all group matches;

The seven group winners along with the defending champion (Al Ain) advanced to the quarter-finals.

Knockout stage

An open draw was held for the knockout stage; teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other. Each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time and penalty shoot-outs were used to decide the winner if necessary.

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 2002–03 AFC Champions League 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 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 led to the formation of a new IFA committee. Al-Shorta and Al-Najaf were first and second respectively at the outbreak of the war and so were chosen to represent Iraq in the AFC Champions League. However the IFA later deemed that Al-Najaf were not ready to participate and 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.
    2. ^
      United Arab Emirates (UAE): As 2002–03 UAE Football League champions, Al Ain, qualified for the AFC Champions League as defending champions, the spot reserved for the UAE Football League champions was passed onto the runners-up of the league.

    Group stage

    AFC location map no Australia.png
    Black pog.svg
    Qatar
    Black pog.svg
    Isfahan
    Black pog.svg
    Baghdad
    Black pog.svg
    Bahrain
    Black pog.svg
    Kuwait City
    Brown pog.svg
    Bangkok
    TransparentPlaceholder.png
    Baghdad teams
    Orange pog.svg Al-Shorta
    Red pog.svg Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya


    Isfahan teams
    Yellow pog.svg Sepahan
    Brown pog.svg Zob Ahan


    Qatar teams
    Red pog.svg Al-Sadd
    Brown pog.svg Qatar SC
    TransparentPlaceholder.png
    Kuwait City teams
    Red pog.svg Al Qadisiya
    Yellow pog.svg Al-Arabi

    Bahrain teams
    Brown pog.svg Al Riffa
    Orange pog.svg Al Ahli
    TransparentPlaceholder.png
    Greater Bangkok teams
    Green pog.svg Krung Thai Bank
    Pink pog.svg BEC-Tero Sasana
    Location of teams of the 2004 AFC Champions League.
    Brown pog.svg Brown: Group A; Red pog.svg Red: Group B; Orange pog.svg Orange: Group C; Yellow pog.svg Yellow: Group D; Pink pog.svg Pink: Group E;
    Green pog.svg Green: Group F; Blue pog.svg Blue: Group G; Cyan pog.svg Cyan: Quarter-finals;

    Group A

    PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification PAK ZOB QAT RIF
    1 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor 421131+27Advance to knockout stage 2–01–0Canc.
    2 Flag of Iran.svg Zob Ahan 412145151–03–3Canc.
    3 Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar SC 403134130–00–02–0
    4 Flag of Bahrain.svg Riffa 00000000 [a] Canc.0–0Canc.
    Source: [ citation needed ]
    Notes:
    1. Riffa withdrew a week prior to their match against Pakhtakor, citing security concerns. Their previous results were voided and they were suspended from AFC competitions for two years.

    Group B

    PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification WAH SAD QWJ QAD
    1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Wahda 413030+36Advance to knockout stage 0–03–0Canc.
    2 Flag of Qatar.svg Al Sadd 412111050–01–00–1
    3 Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 411214340–01–00–1
    4 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al Qadisiya 00000000 [a] 1–30–01–0
    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 subsequently ejected from the competition and banned from AFC competitions for three years.

    Group C

    PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification SHA HIL SHR AHL
    1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah 4310104+610Advance to knockout stage 5–22–0Canc.
    2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal 421166070–02–0Canc.
    3 Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg Al-Shurta 400439602–31–2Canc.
    4 Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Ahli 00000000 [a] Canc.Canc.Canc.
    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]

    Group D

    PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification ITJ SEP ARB NEF
    1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad 6411144+1013 [a] Advance to knockout stage 4–02–03–0
    2 Flag of Iran.svg Sepahan 64111510+513 [a] 3–23–14–0
    3 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Arabi 6222810280–02–23–2
    4 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Neftchi 60065181301–31–31–2
    Source: [ citation needed ]
    Notes:
    1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Al-Ittihad +3, Sepahan −3.

    Group E

    PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification JHM JUB SHA BEC
    1 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6402145+912 [a] Advance to knockout stage 1–20–14–0
    2 Flag of Japan.svg Jubilo Iwata 64021411+312 [a] 2–42–13–0
    3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai Shenhua 630379290–13–21–0
    4 Flag of Thailand.svg BEC Tero 61056161030–42–34–1
    Source: [ citation needed ]
    Notes:
    1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors +1, Jubilo Iwata −1.

    Group F

    PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification DLS KTB HAG PSM
    1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dalian Shide 6501115+615Advance to knockout stage 3–12–02–1
    2 Flag of Thailand.svg Krung Thai Bank 621381137 [a] 0–22–21–2
    3 Flag of Vietnam.svg Hoang Anh Gia Lai 6213101007 [a] 3–10–15–1
    4 Flag of Indonesia.svg PSM Makassar 6204912360–12–33–0
    Source: [ citation needed ]
    Notes:
    1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Krung Thai Bank 4, Hoang Anh Gia Lai 1.

    Group G

    PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification SEO MAR PSK BDN
    1 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 6501244+2015 [a] Advance to knockout stage 0–115–02–0
    2 Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama F. Marinos 6501193+1615 [a] 1–24–06–0
    3 Flag of Indonesia.svg Persik Kediri 61145272241–21–41–0
    4 Flag of Vietnam.svg Binh Dinh 60153171411–30–32–2
    Source: [ citation needed ]
    Notes:
    1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference is used as the tiebreaker.

    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

    The first legs were played on 14 and 15 September, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 September 2004.

    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

    Matches

    Al-Ain Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 0–1 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
    Gomes Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
    Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg 4–1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain
    Namkung Do Soccerball shade.svg53'
    Paulo Rink Soccerball shade.svg69'
    Gomes Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
    Park Dong-Hyuk Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
    Yaslam Soccerball shade.svg88'

    Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 5–1 on aggregate.


    Al-Ittihad Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1–0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dalian Shide
    Tukar Soccerball shade.svg68'

    Al-Ittihad won 2–1 on aggregate.


    Al-Wahda Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1–1 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor
    Koutouan Soccerball shade.svg10' Magdeev Soccerball shade.svg85'
    Pakhtakor Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 4–0 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Wahda
    Soliev Soccerball shade.svg21'
    Shishelov Soccerball shade.svg44', 90'
    Salem Soccerball shade.svg86' (o.g.)

    Pakhtakor won 5–1 on aggregate.


    Sharjah Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2–5 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
    Ndaye Soccerball shade.svg44'
    Anderson Soccerball shade.svg66'
    Dudu Soccerball shade.svg11', 25'
    Marcelo Soccerball shade.svg20'
    Kim Do-Hoon Soccerball shade.svg32'
    Laktionov Soccerball shade.svg74'

    Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma won 11–2 on aggregate.

    Semifinals

    The first legs were played on 19 and 20 October, and the second legs were played on 26 and 27 October 2004.

    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

    Matches

    Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg 2–2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad
    Rink Soccerball shade.svg32'
    Botti Soccerball shade.svg43'
    Tcheco Soccerball shade.svg68' (pen.)
    Osama Soccerball shade.svg89'

    Al-Ittihad won 4–3 on aggregate.


    Pakhtakor Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 0–2 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
    Kim Do-Hoon Soccerball shade.svg37'
    Dudu Soccerball shade.svg56'

    Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma won 2–0 on aggregate.

    Final

    The first leg was played on 24 November, and the second leg was played on 1 December 2004.

    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

    Matches

    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.

    See also

    References