| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 February – 26 November 2004 |
| Teams | 18 (from 11 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Al-Jaish (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Al-Wahda |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 61 |
| Goals scored | 178 (2.92 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Indra Sahdan Daud Egmar Gonçalves (7 goals each) |
The 2004 AFC Cup was the first edition of the AFC Cup, played by clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.
The 'developing' 14 nations in the Asian Football Confederation were invited to nominate one or two clubs to participate in the 2004 competition.
| West Asia | |
|---|---|
| Syria (2) | Al-Jaish (2002–03 Syrian League champions) Al-Wahda (2002–03 Syrian Cup winners) |
 Lebanon (2) | Olympic Beirut (2002–03 Lebanese Premier League champions & 2003 Lebanese FA Cup winners) Al-Nejmeh (2002–03 Lebanese Premier League runners-up) |
 Oman (1) | Dhofar (2002–03 Omani League champions) |
 Yemen (1) | Al-Sha'ab Ibb (2002–03 Yemeni League champions) |
| East Asia | |
|---|---|
 Hong Kong (1) | Happy Valley (2002–03 Hong Kong First Division League champions) |
| Central and Southern Asia | |
|---|---|
 Bangladesh (1) | Muktijoddha Sangsad (2003 Bangladesh National Football League champions & 2003 Bangladesh Federation Cup winners) |
 India (2) | East Bengal (2002–03 Indian National Football League champions) Mahindra United (2003 Indian Federation Cup winners) |
 Turkmenistan (2) | Nisa Aşgabat (2003 Turkmenistan League champions) Nebitçi Balkanabat (2003 Turkmenistan Cup winners) |
| ASEAN | |
|---|---|
 Maldives (2) | Valencia (2003 Dhivehi League champions) Island FC (2003 Maldives FA Cup winners) |
 Malaysia (2) | Perak (2003 Malaysia Premier 1 League champions) Negeri Sembilan (2003 Malaysia FA Cup winners) |
| Singapore (2) | Home United (2003 S.League champions & 2003 Singapore Cup winners) Geylang United (2003 S.League runners-up) |
Key to colors in group tables:
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Nejmeh | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 16 |
| Nisa Aşgabat | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 7 |
| Al-Sha'ab Ibb | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 |
| Al-Nejmeh | 3–0 | Al-Sha'ab Ibb |
|---|---|---|
Ivanković  62'Nasseredine 82', 89' | (Report) |
| Nisa Aşgabat | 1–0 | Muktijoddha Sangsad |
|---|---|---|
| Nazarov 69' (pen.) | (Report) |
| Al-Nejmeh Beirut | 3–1 | Nisa Aşgabat |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Kassas 12' (pen), 47' Ali Nasereddine 37' | (Report) | Didar Hajiev 34' |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad KS | 2–3 | Al Sha'ab Ibb |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Ghansa 1' Saifur Rahman Moni 38' | (Report) | Abdulsalam Al Ghurbani 34', 60' Redwan Ahmed 78' |
| Al Sha'ab Ibb | 1–1 | Al-Nejmeh Beirut |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Nono 51' | (Report) | Mohammad Kassas 8' |
| Nisa Aşgabat | Cancelled2 | Al Sha'ab Ibb |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
| Al-Nejmeh Beirut | 2–0 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KS |
|---|---|---|
| Errol McFarlane 8' Moussa Hojeij 90' | (Report) |
Kadyrbek Chynybekov 1 Al Sha'ab Ibb were awarded a 3–0 win as Muktijoddha Sangsad KS did not show up for the match.
2The match was cancelled after a general strike in Yemen left Al Sha'ab Ibb unable to show up for the match.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Wahda (Damascus) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 8 |
| Dhofar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 |
| Mahindra United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 |
| Mahindra United | 2–1 | Dhofar |
|---|---|---|
| Shanmugam Venkatesh 21' Abhishek Yadav 66' | (Report) | Faraj A. Bait Alseem 55' |
| Dhofar | 1–1 | Al-Wahda (Damascus) |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Ghafri 83' | (Report) | Nabil Al Shahmeh 22' |
| Al-Wahda (Damascus) | 5–1 | Mahindra United |
|---|---|---|
| Nabil Al Shahmeh 36' Iyad Mando 39' 53' Moussa Traoré 69', 73' | (Report) | Felix Abaoagye 84' |
| Dhofar | 4–2 | Mahindra United |
|---|---|---|
| Saif Sultan 27', 47' Mohammed Al Shidad 35'Gabriel 61' | (Report) | Felix Abaoagye 55' Raphaël Patron Akakpo 80' |
| Al-Wahda (Damascus) | 2–0 | Dhofar |
|---|---|---|
| Maher Al Sayed 20' Moussa Traoré 54' | (Report) |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Jaish (Damascus) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 8 |
| Olympic Beirut | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 |
| Nebitçi Balkanabat | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 |
| Al-Jaish (Damascus) | 6–0 | Nebitçi Balkanabat |
|---|---|---|
| Zyad Chaabo 36' Raghdan Shehadeh 50' Rabih Hassan 55' 64' Ahmad Omaier 69' 87' | (Report) |
| Nebitçi Balkanabat | 1–2 | Olympic Beirut |
|---|---|---|
| Perman Begjanov 82' | (Report) | Youssef Mohamad 53', 75' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home United FC | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 14 |
| Perak FA | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 14 |
| Happy Valley | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 |
| Valencia FC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 3 |
| Home United FC | 5–1 | Happy Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Egmar Goncalves 30', 66', 72' Peres De Oliveira 53' Indra Sahdan Daud 61' | (Report) | Martin Jancula 69' |
| Perak FA | 2–0 | Valencia FC |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Seator 45', 60' | (Report) |
| Valencia FC | 0–3 | Home United FC |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Egmar Goncalves 37', 43 Peres De Oliveira 60' |
| Happy Valley | 1–2 | Perak FA |
|---|---|---|
| Gerard Guy Ambassa 6' | (Report) | Frank Seator 72' Muhamad Khalid Jamlus 80' |
| Valencia FC | 2–1 | Happy Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Ashfaq 73', 60' | (Report) | Lawrence Akandu 50' |
| Perak FA | 2–2 | Home United FC |
|---|---|---|
| Muhamad Khalid Jamlus 56' Frank Seator 77' | (Report) | Egmar Goncalves 2' Sutee Suksomkit 18' |
| Home United FC | 2–2 | Perak FA |
|---|---|---|
| Sutee Suksomkit 7' (pen) Liew Kit Kong 35' (og) | (Report) | Muhamad Khalid Jamlus 14' V. Saravanan 90' |
| Happy Valley | 3–1 | Valencia FC |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Akandu 2', 42' Gerard Guy Ambassa 82' | (Report) | Ali Ashfaq 72' |
| Valencia FC | 0–1 | Perak FA |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Luciano Goux 41' |
| Home United FC | 5–0 | Valencia FC |
|---|---|---|
| Indra Sahdan Daud 32', 45', 71' Mohamed Nizam 78' (og) Peres De Oliveira 90' | (Report) |
| Perak FA | 2–1 | Happy Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Seator 71' Muhamad Khalid Jamlus 80' | (Report) | Gerard Guy Ambassa 6' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Bengal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 13 |
| Geylang United | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 |
| Negeri Sembilan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 6 |
| Island FC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 3 |
| East Bengal | 4–2 | Negeri Sembilan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Negeri Sembilan | 0–1 | Geylang United |
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| Report |
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| East Bengal | 3–0 | Island FC |
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| Report |
| Geylang United | 2–1 | Negeri Sembilan |
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| Island FC | 1–0 | Negeri Sembilan |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed 14' | Report |
| East Bengal | 1–1 | Geylang United |
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| Report |
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| Geylang United | 1–0 | Island FC |
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| Report |
| Negeri Sembilan | 2–1 | East Bengal |
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| Report |
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Three best runners-up, one from groups A, B and C and two from groups D and E, qualify for the quarter-finals.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Beirut | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 |
| Nisa Aşgabat | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 7 |
| Dhofar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perak FA | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 14 |
| Geylang United FC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-Finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Al-Wahda (a) | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Nejmeh Beirut | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Wahda | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Geylang United | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Perak FA | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Geylang United | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Wahda | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Jaish (a) | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| East Bengal | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Jaish | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Jaish | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Home United FC | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Olympic Beirut | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Home United FC | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Wahda (Damascus) | 14–4 | Al-Nejmeh Beirut | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| Perak FA | 3–5 | Geylang United FC | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| East Bengal | 0–3 | Al-Jaish (Damascus) | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Olympic Beirut | 4–5 | Home United FC | 3–3 | 1–2 |
1 Al-Wahda (Damascus) (Syria) won on away goals.
First leg
| Al-Wahda (Damascus) | 2–1 | Al-Nejmeh Beirut |
|---|---|---|
| Iyad Mando 86' Maher Al Sayed 89' | Mohammad Kassas 50' |
| Perak FA | 1–2 | Geylang United FC |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Seator 90' | Aleksandar Duric 49' Fazrul Nawaz 60' |
| Olympic Beirut | 3–3 | Home United FC |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Atwi 18' Krekor Alozian 40' Faisal Antar 60' | Indra Shahdan Daud 28', 79' Egmar Goncalves 83' |
Second leg
| Al-Nejmeh Beirut | 3–2 | Al-Wahda (Damascus) |
|---|---|---|
| Moussa Hojeij 21' Othman Savane 33' Ali Nasereddine 65' | Moussa Traoré 19' Iyad Mando 34' |
| Geylang United FC | 3–2 | Perak FA |
|---|---|---|
| Hasrin Jailani 12' Aleksandar Duric 27' Fazrul Nawaz 41' | Syamsul Mohamed Saad 55' R. Surendran 90'+1' |
| Al-Jaish (Damascus) | 3–0 | East Bengal |
|---|---|---|
| Adel Abdullah 16' Mohamed Al Zeno 50' Feras Esmaeel 87' |
| Home United FC | 2–1 | Olympic Beirut |
|---|---|---|
| Fahmie Abdullah 69', 74' | Abbas Ali 63' |
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Wahda (Damascus) | 2–1 | Geylang United FC | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Al-Jaish (Damascus) | 6–1 | Home United FC | 4–0 | 2–1 |
First leg
| Al-Jaish (Damascus) | 4–0 | Home United FC |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Al Zeno 34' Feras Esmaeel 53', 62' Iyad Al-Hilou 76' | Report |
Second leg
| Home United FC | 1–2 | Al-Jaish (Damascus) |
|---|---|---|
| Sivakumar 17' | Report | Mohamed Al Zeno 76' Zyad Chaabo 90'+1' |
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Wahda (Damascus) |
| Al-Jaish (Damascus) | 2–3 | 1–0 |
First leg
| Al-Wahda (Damascus) | 2–3 | Al-Jaish (Damascus) |
|---|---|---|
| Darar Radawi 49' Omar Akil 90+2 | Report | Zyad Chaabo 3' Feras Esmaeel 32' Amer Al-Abtah 55' (pen) |
Second leg
| 2004 AFC Cup Winners |
|---|
 Al-Jaish First title |
| Rank | Player | Club | MD1 | MD2 | MD3 | MD4 | MD5 | MD6 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | F1 | F2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indra Sahdan Daud | Home United | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
| Egmar Goncalves | Home United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
| 3 |  Cristiano Júnior | East Bengal | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
 Frank Seator | Perak | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
| Mohammad Kassas | Al-Nejmeh | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
| 6 |  Moussa Traoré | Al-Wahda | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
 Aleksandar Durić | Geylang United | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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