Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers

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Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers
Tournament details
Dates5 April 2003 – 12 May 2004
Teams36 (from 1 confederation)
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The Asian Football Confederation's Pre-Olympic Tournament was held from 5 April 2003 to 12 May 2004. Thirty-six teams entered the qualification for the three allocated spots for the 2004 Summer Olympics Football tournament in Athens.

Contents

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

Format

Asian berths for the final is 3.

Preliminary round
12 highest seeded teams received byes for the second round. Other 24 teams were paired, where each pair played home and away. The 12 winners would advance to the second round.
Second round
24 teams were paired, where each pair played home and away. The 12 winners would advance to the final round.
Final round
12 teams were grouped into 3 groups of 4 teams each, where each group would consist of home and away round-robin tournament. The winners of each group would qualify to the finals.

Preliminary round 1

Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg2 – 0Flag of India.svg  India
India  Flag of India.svg1 – 0Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan won 2 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg0 – 0Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg1 – 1Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon

1 – 1 on aggregate; Lebanon won on away goals and advanced to the Second Round.

Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg2 – 1Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg4 – 1Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei

Singapore won 5 – 3 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg3 – 1Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg1 – 1Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  Iraq

Iraq won 4 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

Oman  Flag of Oman.svg8 – 0Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
Ahmed Hadid Al-Mukhaini Soccerball shade.svg6,58'

Hashim Saleh Soccerball shade.svg16,29,68,83' Amad Al-Hosni Soccerball shade.svg39'

Fawzi Bashir Soccerball shade.svg55'		 Report

Muscat, Oman

Cambodia  Flag of Cambodia.svg0 – 9Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Report Badar Al-Maimani Soccerball shade.svg2,53'

Ahmed Kano Soccerball shade.svg13' Nabil Ashoor Soccerball shade.svg32' Sultan Al-Touqi Soccerball shade.svg63' Yousuf Shaaban Soccerball shade.svg80,82' Hashim Saleh Soccerball shade.svg86'

Fawzi Bashir Soccerball shade.svg+90'

Muscat, Oman

Oman won 17 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg1 – 0Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg0 – 2Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong

Hong Kong won 3 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

Myanmar  Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg3 – 0Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg0 – 0Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Myanmar

Myanmar won 3 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg0 – 1Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg2 – 1Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal

Palestine won 3 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

Syria  Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg2 – 0Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg1 – 6Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria

Syria won 8 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg3 – 0Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg0 – 1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates won 4 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

Preliminary round 2

Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg0 – 1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2 – 0Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong

South Korea won 3 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.

Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg1 – 0Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg5 – 1Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia

Lebanon won 5 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.

Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg7 – 0Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg0 – 3Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia won 10 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.

North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg2 – 0Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  Iraq
Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg4 – 1Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea

Iraq won 4 – 3 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.

Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg1 – 0Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg2 – 0Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar

Oman won 2 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.

Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg2 – 1Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg1 – 5Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain

Bahrain won 7 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3 – 0Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Myanmar
Myanmar  Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg0 – 5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

Japan won 8 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.

Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg1 – 1Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg1 – 2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait

Kuwait won 3 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.

China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg2 – 0Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Syria  Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg3 – 2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

China won 4 – 3 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.

United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg4 – 1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg1 – 1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates won 5 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.

Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg1 – 3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg6 – 1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan

Iran won 9 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.

Preliminary round 3

The final round was played in three groups of four teams each held from 1 March to 12 May 2004. The winner of each group will represent Asia at the 2004 Olympic Games.

Group A

3 March 2004 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1 – 0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
3 March 2004 Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg1 – 4Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
17 March 2004 Iran  Flag of Iran.svg0 – 1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
20 March 2004 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg1 – 1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
24 March 2004 Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg0 – 1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
27 March 2004 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3 – 1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
14 April 2004 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3 – 0Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
16 April 2004 Iran  Flag of Iran.svg2 – 1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
30 April 2004 Iran  Flag of Iran.svg6 – 0Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
1 May 2004 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg0 – 2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
12 May 2004 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1 – 0Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
12 May 2004 Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg1 – 2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 660090+918
2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 6303137+69
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 621378-17
4Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 6015317-141

South Korea qualify to the 2004 Summer Olympics Football tournament in Athens.

Group B

1 March 2004 Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg0 – 0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
1 March 2004 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg4 – 2Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
3 March 2004 Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg0 – 4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
3 March 2004 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg3 – 0Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
5 March 2004 Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg5 – 3Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
5 March 2004 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg0 – 2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
14 March 2004 Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg2 – 2Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
14 March 2004 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg0 – 1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
16 March 2004 Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg2 – 0Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
16 March 2004 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2 – 1Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
18 March 2004 Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg1 – 1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
18 March 2004 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3 – 0Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 6411112+913
2Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 632197+211
3Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 6213911-27
4Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 6024918-92

Japan qualify to the 2004 Summer Olympics Football tournament in Athens.

Group C

3 March 2004 Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg4 – 0Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
3 March 2004 Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg0 – 0Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
17 March 2004 Oman  Flag of Oman.svg1 – 0Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
17 March 2004 Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1 – 0Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  Iraq
24 March 2004 Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg2 – 1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
24 March 2004 Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1 – 1Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
14 April 2004 Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg2 – 0Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  Iraq
14 April 2004 Oman  Flag of Oman.svg0 – 0Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
28 April 2004 Oman  Flag of Oman.svg2 – 0Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  Iraq
28 April 2004 Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg0 – 1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
12 May 2004 Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg0 – 0Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
12 May 2004 Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg3 – 1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  Iraq 630397+29
2Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 623145-19
3Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 622243+18
4Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 613235-26

Iraq qualify to the 2004 Summer Olympics Football tournament in Athens.

See also

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