Asian Cup 2004
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The Asian Football Confederation's Asian Cup 2004 finals were held in the People's Republic of China between July 17 and August 7. Defending champion Japan defeated host nation China in the final match in Beijing.
The tournament was marked by Saudi Arabia's unexpected failure to even make it out of the first round; a surprisingly good performance by Bahrain, which finished in fourth place; and Iraq, which reached the quarterfinals. The final match between China and Japan was marked by rioting Chinese fans near the north gate of Beijing Worker's Stadium afterwards, partly provoked by controversial officiating and anti-Japanese sentiment resulting from historical tensions. [1] (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3541380.stm)
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History
The Asian Cup is a quadrennial, premier football event of the Asian Continent, hosted by the Asian Football Confederation. The qualifying phase of the tournament was held between March and November 2003 and took place in 14 different venues. Through two rounds of qualification 14 of 41 total competing teams made it to the finals competition. China qualified automatically as hosts of the tournament and Japan as the defending champions. The first match was held in Worker's Stadium in Beijing, when China tied Bahrain 2-2, and at the final match, Japan defeated China 3-1, successfully defending the championship title.
Qualification
The other 14 qualifying teams were:
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Stadiums
Asian Cup 2004 was held in four venues:
Capacity: 66,161
Pitch size: 105m x 68m
Capacity: 27,333
Pitch size: 120m x 80m
Capacity: 58,680
Pitch size: 105m x 68m
Capacity: 43,700
Pitch size: 110m x 72m
First round
All times local (GMT + 0800)
Notes:
- Abbreviations:
- Pld: games played
- W: won
- D: drawn
- L: lost
- GF: goals for
- GA: goals against
- Pts: points
- Tie-breakers
- For teams which finish level on points, the following tie-breakers are used:
- greater goal difference;
- greater number of goals scored;
- greater number of points in games of the teams in question;
- higher coefficient derived from Asian Cup 2004 and 2002 World Cup qualifiers (points obtained divided by number of matches played);
- fair play conduct in Asian Cup 2004;
- drawing of lots.
- If tied after 90 minutes of play in a playoff match:
- Teams go into 30 minutes of extra time, and play the full 30 minutes, regardless of goals scored during the time.
- If tied after extra time (aet), kicks from the penalty mark (penalty shootout) are used to determine which side will progress to the next stage.
Group A
Group A matches were held in Beijing.
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
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 China
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 |
 Bahrain
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
 Indonesia
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Missing image Flag_of_Qatar.png Qatar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 July | |||||
| China | 2 – 2 | Bahrain | 2000 (UTC+8) | ||
| (HT: 1 – 1) | Ref: Mohd Salleh Subkhiddin (Mas) | ||||
| Zheng Zhi 58' | Hubail 41' | ||||
| Li Jinyu (pen) 66' | Ali 89' | ||||
| 18 July | |||||
| Qatar | 1 – 2 | Indonesia | 1700 (UTC+8) | ||
| (HT: 0 – 1) | Ref: Moradi Masoud (Irn) | ||||
| Mohamed 88' | Sudarsono 26' | ||||
| Astaman 48' | |||||
| 21 July | |||||
| Bahrain | 1 – 1 | Qatar | 1830 (UTC+8) | ||
| (HT: 0 – 0) | Ref: Kamizawa Toru (Jpn) | ||||
| Hubail 90' | Rizik (pen) 58' | ||||
| Indonesia | 0 – 5 | China | 2100 (UTC+8) | ||
| (HT: 0 – 2) | Ref: Najm Talaat (Lib) | ||||
| Shao Jiayi 24' | |||||
| Hao Haidong 39' | |||||
| Li Ming 51' | |||||
| Shao Jiayi 65' | |||||
| Li Yi 80' | |||||
| 25 July | |||||
| China | 1 – 0 | Qatar | 1900 (UTC+8) | ||
| (HT: 0 – 0) | Ref: Masoud Moradi (Irn) | ||||
| Xu Yunlong 78' | |||||
| Bahrain | 3 – 1 | Indonesia | 1900 (UTC+8) | ||
| (HT: 1 – 0) | Ref: Coffi Bonaventure Codjia (Ben) | ||||
| Ali 43' | Aiboy 76' | ||||
| Hubail 57' | |||||
| Yusuf 82' | |||||
Group B
Group B matches were held in Jinan.
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
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 South Korea
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
 Jordan
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
 Kuwait
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
 UAE
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 19 July | |||||
| South Korea | 0 – 0 | Jordan | 1830 (UTC+8) | ||
| (HT: 0 – 0) | Ref: Shamsul Maidin (Sin) | ||||
| Kuwait | 3 – 1 | UAE | 2100 (UTC+8) | ||
| (HT: 3 – 0) | Ref: Naser Al Hamdan (Ksa) | ||||
| Abdullah 25' | Rashid 47' | ||||
| Al Mutwa 40' | |||||
| Saeed (og) 45' | |||||
| 23 July | |||||
| Jordan | 2 – 0 | Kuwait | 1830 (UTC+8) | ||
| (HT: 0 – 0) | Ref: Lu Jun (Chn) | ||||
| Sa'ed 90+2' | |||||
| Al Zboun 90+3' | |||||
| UAE | 0 – 2 | South Korea | 2100 (UTC+8) | ||
| (HT: 0 – 1) | Ref: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzb) | ||||
| Lee Dong-gook 41' | |||||
| Ahn Jung-hwan 90+1' | |||||
| 27 July | |||||
| Jordan | 0 – 0 | UAE | 1900 (UTC+8) | ||
| (HT: 0 – 0) | Ref: Najm Talaat (Lib) | ||||
| South Korea | 4 – 0 | Kuwait | 1900 (UTC+8) | ||
| (HT: 3 – 0) | Ref: Shamsul Maidin (Sin) | ||||
| Lee Dong-gook 25' | |||||
| Lee Dong-gook 41' | |||||
| Cha Doo-ri 45' | |||||
| Ahn Jung-hwan 76' | |||||
Group C
Group C matches were held in Chengdu.
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| Missing image Flag_of_Uzbekistan.png Uzbekistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
 Iraq
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
 Turkmenistan
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Missing image Saudi_arabia_flag_large.png Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 18 July | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 2 – 2 | Turkmenistan | 1845 (UTC+8) | ||
| (HT: 1 – 1) | Ref: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Tha) | ||||
| Al Qahtani (pen) 9' | Bayramov 7' | ||||
| Al Qahtani 59' | Kuliyev 90' | ||||
| Iraq | 0 – 1 | Uzbekistan | 2115 (UTC+8) | ||
| (HT: 0 – 1) | Ref: Kwon Jong Chul (Kor) | ||||
| Kasimov 22' | |||||
| 22 July | |||||
| Turkmenistan | 2 – 3 | Iraq | 1830 (UTC+8) | ||
| (HT: 1 – 1) | Ref: Saad Al Fadhli (Kuw) | ||||
| Bayramov 14' | Mohammed 11' | ||||
| Kuliyev 85' | Farhan 81' | ||||
| Munir 88' | |||||
| Uzbekistan | 1 – 0 | Saudi Arabia | 2100 (UTC+8) | ||
| (HT: 1 – 0) | Ref: Coffi Codjia (Ben) | ||||
| Geynrikh 13' | |||||
| 26 July | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 1 – 2 | Iraq | 1900 (UTC+8) | ||
| (HT: 0 – 0) | Ref: Kwon Jong Chul (Kor) | ||||
| Al Montashari 57' | Akram 51' | ||||
| Mahmoud 86' | |||||
| Turkmenistan | 0 – 1 | Uzbekistan | 1900 (UTC+8) | ||
| (HT: 0 – 0) | Ref: Mohammad Kousa (Syr) | ||||
| Kasimov 58' | |||||
Group D
Group D matches were held in Chongqing.
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| Missing image Japan_flag_large.png Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
 Iran
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
 Oman
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
 Thailand
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 20 July | |||||
| Japan | 1 – 0 | Oman | 1800 (UTC+8) | ||
| (HT: 1 – 0) | Ref: Mark Shield (Aus) | ||||
| Nakamura 34' | |||||
| Iran | 3 – 0 | Thailand | 2030 (UTC+8) | ||
| (HT: 0 – 0) | Ref: Mohammad Kousa (Syr) | ||||
| Enayati 70' | |||||
| Nekounam 80' | |||||
| Daei (pen) 86' | |||||
| 24 July | |||||
| Oman | 2 – 2 | Iran | 1800 (UTC+8) | ||
| (HT: 2 – 0) | Ref: A. Rahman Al Delawar (Bah) | ||||
| Ali 32' | Karimi 62' | ||||
| Ali 41' | Nosrati 90+4' | ||||
| Thailand | 1 – 4 | Japan | 2030 (UTC+8) | ||
| (HT: 1 – 1) | Ref: Fareed Al Marzouqi (Uae) | ||||
| Suksomkit 11' | Nakamura 21' | ||||
| Nakazawa 56' | |||||
| Fukunishi 68' | |||||
| Nakazawa 87' | |||||
| 28 July | |||||
| Oman | 2 – 0 | Thailand | 1815 (UTC+8) | ||
| (HT: 1 – 0) | Ref: Lu Jun (Chn) | ||||
| Vivatchaichok (og) 11' | |||||
| Ali 49' | |||||
| Japan | 0 – 0 | Iran | 1815 (UTC+8) | ||
| (HT: 0 – 0) | Ref: Mark Shield (Aus) | ||||
Quarter-finals
| 30 July | |||||
| QF1: | China | 3 – 0 | Iraq | Beijing (2100) | |
| (HT: 1 – 0) | Ref: Shamsul Maidin (Sin) | ||||
| Hao Haidong 8' | |||||
| Zheng Zhi (pen) 79' | |||||
| Zheng Zhi (pen) 90+2' | |||||
| QF2: | Uzbekistan | 2 – 2 | Bahrain | Chengdu (1800) | |
| (HT: 0 – 0) | Ref: Kwon Jong-chul (Kor) | ||||
| (FT: 2 – 2) | |||||
| (AET: 2 – 2) | |||||
| Geynrikh 60' | Hubail 71' | ||||
| Shishelov 86' | Hubail 76' | ||||
| Bahrain progresses 3 – 4 on penalties | |||||
| Penalty Shoot-Out | |||||
| 0 – 1 | goal – Ali | ||||
| Fyodorov – goal | 1 – 1 | ||||
| 1 – 1 | save – Juma | ||||
| Djeperov – goal | 2 – 1 | ||||
| 2 – 2 | goal – Baba | ||||
| Geynrikh – goal | 3 – 2 | ||||
| 3 – 3 | goal – Farhan | ||||
| Bikmoev – miss | 3 – 3 | ||||
| 3 – 4 | goal – Hubail | ||||
| Koshelev – miss | 3 – 4 | ||||
| 31 July | |||||
| QF3: | South Korea | 3 – 4 | Iran | Jinan (2100) | |
| (HT: 2 – 2) | Ref: Saad Kameel Al Fadhli (Kuw) | ||||
| Seol Ki-hyun 16' | Karimi 10' | ||||
| Lee Dong-gook 25' | Karimi 20' | ||||
| Kim Nam-il 68' | Park Jin-sub (og) 51' | ||||
| Karimi 77' | |||||
| QF4: | Japan | 1 – 1 | Jordan | Chongqing (1800) | |
| (HT: 1 – 1) | Ref: Subkhiddin Salleh (Mas) | ||||
| (FT: 1 – 1) | |||||
| (AET: 1 – 1) | |||||
| Suzuki 14' | Shelbaieh 11' | ||||
| Japan progresses 4 – 3 on penalties | |||||
| Penalty Shoot-Out | |||||
| Nakamura – miss | 0 – 0 | ||||
| 0 – 1 | goal – Abu Zema | ||||
| Santos – miss | 0 – 1 | ||||
| 0 – 2 | goal – Al Awadat | ||||
| Fukunishi – goal | 1 – 2 | ||||
| 1 – 3 | goal – Aqel | ||||
| Nakata – goal | 2 – 3 | ||||
| 2 – 3 | save – Al Shboul | ||||
| Suzuki – goal | 3 – 3 | ||||
| 3 – 3 | miss – Ibrahim | ||||
| Sudden Death Penalty Shoot-Out | |||||
| Nakazawa – save | 3 – 3 | ||||
| 3 – 3 | save – Al Zboun | ||||
| Miyamoto – goal | 4 – 3 | ||||
| 4 – 3 | miss – Yaseen | ||||
Semi-finals
| 3 August | |||||||
| SF1: | Iran | 1 – 1 | China | Beijing (2100) | |||
| (HT: 1 – 1) | Ref: Najm Talaat (Lib) | ||||||
| (FT: 1 – 1) | |||||||
| (AET: 1 – 1) | |||||||
| Alawi 38' | Shao Jiayi 19' | ||||||
| China progresses 4 – 3 on penalties | |||||||
| Penalty Shoot-Out | |||||||
| 0 – 1 | goal – Zheng Zhi | ||||||
| Daei – goal | 1 – 1 | ||||||
| 1 – 1 | miss – Zhao Junzhe | ||||||
| Mahdavikia – goal | 2 – 1 | ||||||
| 2 – 2 | goal – Li Xiaopeng | ||||||
| Nekounam – goal | 3 – 2 | ||||||
| 3 – 3 | goal – Sun Xiang | ||||||
| Mobali – miss | 3 – 3 | ||||||
| 3 – 4 | goal – Shao Jiayi | ||||||
| Golmohammadi – save | 3 – 4 | ||||||
| SF2: | Bahrain | 3 – 3 | Japan | Jinan (1800) | |||
| (HT:1 – 0) | Ref: Shamsul Maidin (Sin) | ||||||
| (FT: 3 – 3) | |||||||
| (AET: 3 – 4) | |||||||
| Hubail 6' | Nakata 48' | ||||||
| Hubail 71' | Tamada 55' | ||||||
| Nasser 85' | Nakazawa 90' | ||||||
| Tamada 93' (et) | |||||||
Third place play-off
| 6 August | |||||
| Iran | 4 – 2 | Bahrain | Beijing (2100) | ||
| (HT: 1 – 0) | Ref: Fareed Al Marzouqi (UAE) | ||||
| Nekounam 9' | Yusuf 48' | ||||
| Karimi 52' | Farhan 57' | ||||
| Daei (pen) 80' | |||||
| Daei 90' | |||||
Final
| 7 August | |||||
| China | 1 – 3 | Japan | Beijing (2000) | ||
| (HT: 1 – 1) | Ref: Saad Al Fadhli (Kuw) | ||||
| Li Ming 31' | Fukunishi 22' | ||||
| Nakata 65' | |||||
| Tamada 90' | |||||
| Missing image Japan_flag_large.png | |||||
| Asian Cup 2004 champions: JAPAN (Squad) | |||||
Japan's 3-1 victory was surrounded by a controversial second goal, where Japanese player Nakata appeared to have touched the ball with his arm after the ball had skipped off Suzuki's head from a corner. China's Dutch coach Arie Haan was unhappy with Kuwaiti referee Saad Al Fadhli for making allegedly wrong calls on all three goals by Japan and in an unusual move, refused to attend the final awards ceremony. Meanwhile, a number of Chinese fans rioted near the north gate of Beijing Worker's Stadium.
Views
Like other sports events, the Asian Cup 2004 contained the aspect of the demonstration of the nation's progress, and it was in fact seen as the prelude of 2008 Summer Olympics. Many Chinese see the tournament as a success and take great pride in having showcased such an important sporting event in advance of the Olympics. However, the Japanese media and many other foreign observers have pointed out what they have perceived as bad manners on the part of Chinese fans, and the sparse attendances so far at the tournament, and have raised questions on China's ability to hold such sporting events.
Through out the tournament, some Chinese fans in the stadia expressed anti-Japanese sentiments by drowning out the Japanese national anthem, displaying political banners and booing whenever Japan got the ball, regardless of the opponent. This was reported by the foreign media. The PRC government took action, calling for restraint and increasing police to maintain order, and the Japanese government also asked the PRC for ensuring the safety of Japanese fans, and specifically asked Japanese nationals or people of Japanese origin to not display any form of excessive pride, especially wearing Japan national football team uniforms. Despite the authority's campaign, many media sources have reported a riot by Chinese fans near the north gate of Beijing Worker's Stadium, though it is unclear what the extent of this riot was. As a result, they have said that for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, keeping a "lid on nationalism" has become a cause for concern for Chinese officials.
In addition, it was probably the first time that anti-Japanese demonstrations by the Chinese were extensively broadcast over Japanese media. Consequently, Chinese anti-Japanese sentiment was spotlighted and discussed in Japan.
Asian Cup 2004 All-Star Team
An Asian All Star 1st XI side was named by the AFC’s Technical Study Group. Finalists Japan and China have four and three players selected respectively, while the other four came from semi-finalists Iran and Bahrain.
Kawaguchi Yoshikatsu (Japan, Gk); Zheng Zhi (China), Miyamoto Tsuneyasu (Japan), Nakazawa Yuji (Japan); Mehdi Mahdavikia (Iran), Zhao Junzhe (China), Talal Yusuf (Bahrain), Nakamura Shunsuke (Japan), Shao Jiayi (China); A’ala Hubail (Bahrain), Ali Karimi (Iran).
Japanese midfielder Nakamura Shunsuke was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament by sponsor Emirates.
Top scoring players
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
Ali Daei
Imad Ali
Zheng Zhi
- Shao Jiayi
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Yuji Nakazawa
External links
- Asian Cup 2004 official website (http://www.asiancup2004.com/en)
- ESPN/Reuters report on the final handball (http://soccernet.espn.go.com/headlinenews?id=306466&cc=5901)
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