Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers

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Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers
Tournament details
Dates3 April – 13 November, 1999
Teams35 (from 1 confederation)
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The Asian Football Confederation's Pre-Olympic Tournament was held from 3 April 1999 to 13 November 1999. Thirty-five teams entered the qualification for the three allocated spots for the 2000 Summer Olympics Football tournament in Sydney.

Contents

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

Format

Asian berths for the final is 3.

First round
35 teams were grouped into 9 groups, where each group would consist of round-robin tournament. The winners of each group would qualify to the finals. 12 teams from West Asia were grouped into 4 groups of 3 teams each, 5 teams from Central Asia were grouped into one group, 18 teams from East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia were grouped into 4 groups of 4 or 5 teams each.
Final round
9 teams were grouped into 3 groups of 3 teams each, where each group would consist of home and away round-robin tournament. The winners of each group would qualify to the finals.

First round

The first round was played in nine groups held from 3 April 1999 to 24 July 1999. The winner of each group will be promoted to the final round.

Group 1

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 431093+610
2Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 4211134+97
3Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 4004217-150
20 May 1999 Yemen  Flag of Yemen.svg0 – 3Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
23 May 1999 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg6 – 1Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
26 May 1999 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg0 – 1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
1 June 1999 Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg3 – 1Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
4 June 1999 Yemen  Flag of Yemen.svg0 – 5Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
7 June 1999 Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg2 – 2Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates

Group 2

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 4310106+410
2Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 4112510-54
3Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 410387+13
6 May 1999 Oman  Flag of Oman.svg2 – 2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
14 May 1999 Syria  Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg1 – 2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
20 May 1999 Oman  Flag of Oman.svg1 – 5Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
25 May 1999 Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg3 – 2Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
31 May 1999 Syria  Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg0 – 1Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
5 June 1999 Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg3 – 1Flag of Oman.svg  Oman

Group 3

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 422084+48
2Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  Iraq 4121710-35
3Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 410389-13
1 July 1999 Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg1 – 3Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
3 July 1999 Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg4 – 2Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
5 July 1999 Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1 – 1Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  Iraq
8 July 1999 Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg2 – 0Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
10 July 1999 Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg5 – 0Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  Iraq
12 July 1999 Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg2 – 2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia

Group 4

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 430173+49
2Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 411245-14
3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 411236-34
14 May 1999 Iran  Flag of Iran.svg2 – 1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
20 May 1999 Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg2 – 1Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
6 June 1999 Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg3 – 1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
11 June 1999 Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg2 – 0Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
18 June 1999 Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg0 – 2Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
25 June 1999 Iran  Flag of Iran.svg1 – 1Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon

Group 5

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 8521209+1117
2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 8512157+816
3Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 84131714+313
4Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 8314914-510
5Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 8017421-171
3 April 1999 Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg3 – 1Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
3 April 1999 Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg1 – 2Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
10 April 1999 Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg3 – 0Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
24 April 1999 Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg0 – 0Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
24 April 1999 Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg1 – 1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
8 May 1999 Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg4 – 1Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
8 May 1999 Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg1 – 0Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
15 May 1999 Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg3 – 0Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
15 May 1999 Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg0 – 2Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
29 May 1999 Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg2 – 1Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
29 May 1999 Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg3 – 1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
5 June 1999 Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg3 – 2Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
5 June 1999 Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg1 – 2Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
12 June 1999 Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg5 – 1Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
12 June 1999 Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg3 – 0Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
19 June 1999 Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg1 – 1Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
26 June 1999 Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg0 – 2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
26 June 1999 Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg2 – 3Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
3 July 1999 Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg0 – 2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
3 July 1999 Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg6 – 1Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan

Group 6

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 8800521+5124
2Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 84131412+213
3Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 83231717011
4Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 8224923-148
5Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 8017443-391
12 June 1999 Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg0 – 13Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
12 June 1999 Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg1 – 2Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
14 June 1999 Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg0 – 5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
14 June 1999 Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg2 – 2Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
16 June 1999 Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg0 – 1Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
16 June 1999 Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg0 – 4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
18 June 1999 Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg6 – 1Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
18 June 1999 Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg1 – 4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
20 June 1999 Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg1 – 1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
20 June 1999 Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg4 – 1Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
26 June 1999 Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg0 – 1Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
26 June 1999 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg9 – 0Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
28 June 1999 Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg1 – 2Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
28 June 1999 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg4 – 0Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
30 June 1999 Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg2 – 2Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
30 June 1999 Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg0 – 3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
2 July 1999 Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg0 – 5Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
2 July 1999 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2 – 0Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
4 July 1999 Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg3 – 2Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
4 July 1999 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg11 – 0Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines

Group 7

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 6600200+2018Advance to the final round
2Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 6312105+510
3Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Myanmar 6114218-164
4Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 6024312-92
23 May 1999 Myanmar  Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg0 – 1Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
23 May 1999 Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg0 – 4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
26 May 1999 Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg1 – 2Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
26 May 1999 Myanmar  Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg0 – 4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
29 May 1999 Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg1 – 2Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Myanmar
29 May 1999 North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg0 – 1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
12 June 1999 North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg6 – 0Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Myanmar
12 June 1999 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3 – 0Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
15 June 1999 North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg1 – 1Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
15 June 1999 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg6 – 0Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Myanmar
18 June 1999 Myanmar  Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg0 – 0Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
18 June 1999 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg2 – 0Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea

Group 8

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3300190+199
2Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 320149-56
3Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 3102510-53
4Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3003211-90
25 May 1999 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg1 – 2Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
25 May 1999 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg5 – 0Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Kim Nam-il Soccerball shade.svg3'
Lee Dong-gook Soccerball shade.svg20'Soccerball shade.svg44'Soccerball shade.svg49'
Seol Ki-hyeon Soccerball shade.svg48'
27 May 1999 Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg2 – 1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
29 May 1999 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg4 – 1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
29 May 1999 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg7 – 0Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Lee Dong-gook Soccerball shade.svg1'Soccerball shade.svg35'Soccerball shade.svg40'
Park Jin-sub Soccerball shade.svg23'
Ahn Hyo-yeon Soccerball shade.svg69'Soccerball shade.svg76'
Lee Kwan-woo Soccerball shade.svg72'

Group 9

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 211020+24
2Flag of India.svg  India 201102-21
17 July 1999 Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg2 – 0Flag of India.svg  India
24 July 1999 India  Flag of India.svg0 – 0Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand

Final round

The final round was played in three groups of three teams each held from 1 October to 13 November 1999. The winner of each group will represent Asia at the 2000 Olympic Games.

Group A

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 4301103+79
2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 420258-36
3Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 410359-43
1 October 1999 Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg4 – 1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
8 October 1999 Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg2 – 1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
15 October 1999 Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg4 – 0Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
29 October 1999 Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg2 – 0Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
7 November 1999 Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg3 – 0Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
12 November 1999 Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg1 – 2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait

Kuwait qualify to the 2000 Summer Olympics Football tournament in Sydney.

Group B

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 431052+310
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 411234-14
3Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 410335-23
3 October 1999 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1 – 0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Sin Byung-ho Soccerball shade.svg63'
10 October 1999 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg2 – 1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
17 October 1999 Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg0 – 1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Lee Dong-gook Soccerball shade.svg54'
29 October 1999 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg1 – 1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Zhang Yuning Soccerball shade.svg57' Lee Dong-gook Soccerball shade.svg45'
5 November 1999 Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg1 – 0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
13 November 1999 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2 – 1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Kim Eun-jung Soccerball shade.svg52'
Park Jin-sub Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Mahmood Jalal Soccerball shade.svg8'

South Korea qualify to the 2000 Summer Olympics Football tournament in Sydney.

Group C

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4400142+1212
2Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 411256-14
3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 4013213-111
2 October 1999 Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg0 – 0Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
9 October 1999 Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg0 – 2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
17 October 1999 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3 – 1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
30 October 1999 Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg1 – 4Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
6 November 1999 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3 – 1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
13 November 1999 Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg0 – 6Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

Japan qualify to the 2000 Summer Olympics Football tournament in Sydney.

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