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

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.

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 v India

5 April 2003

Turkmenistan	2 – 0	India

India v Turkmenistan

19 April 2003

India	1 – 0	Turkmenistan

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

Lebanon v Jordan

5 April 2003

Lebanon	0 – 0	Jordan

Jordan v Lebanon

19 April 2003

Jordan	1 – 1	Lebanon

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

Chinese Taipei v Singapore

10 September 2003

Chinese Taipei	2 – 1	Singapore

Singapore v Chinese Taipei

17 September 2003

Singapore	4 – 1	Chinese Taipei

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

Iraq v Vietnam

10 September 2003

Iraq	3 – 1	Vietnam

Vietnam v Iraq

17 September 2003

Vietnam	1 – 1	Iraq

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

Oman v Cambodia

5 April 2003

Oman	8 – 0	Cambodia

Cambodia v Oman

9 April 2003

Cambodia	0 – 9	Oman

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

Hong Kong v Sri Lanka

10 September 2003

Hong Kong	1 – 0	Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka v Hong Kong

17 September 2003

Sri Lanka	0 – 2	Hong Kong

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

Myanmar v Bangladesh

12 April 2003

Myanmar	3 – 0	Bangladesh

Bangladesh v Myanmar

19 April 2003

Bangladesh	0 – 0	Myanmar

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

Nepal v Palestine

12 April 2003

Nepal	0 – 1	Palestine

Palestine v Nepal

14 April 2003

Palestine	2 – 1	Nepal

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

Syria v Pakistan

16 April 2003

Syria	2 – 0	Pakistan

Pakistan v Syria

19 April 2003

Pakistan	1 – 6	Syria

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

United Arab Emirates v Tajikistan

19 April 2003

United Arab Emirates	3 – 0	Tajikistan

Tajikistan v United Arab Emirates

26 April 2003

Tajikistan	0 – 1	United Arab Emirates

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

Iran v Maldives

Iran	w/o	Maldives

Maldives withdrew. Iran advanced to the Second Round.

Kyrgyzstan v Yemen

Kyrgyzstan	w/o	Yemen

Yemen withdrew. Kyrgyzstan advanced to the Second Round.

Preliminary round 2

Hong Kong v South Korea

1 October 2003

Hong Kong	0 – 1	South Korea

South Korea v Hong Kong

7 October 2003

South Korea	2 – 0	Hong Kong

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

Indonesia v Lebanon

3 May 2003

Indonesia	1 – 0	Lebanon

Lebanon v Indonesia

7 June 2003

Lebanon	5 – 1	Indonesia

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

Saudi Arabia v Singapore

1 October 2003

Saudi Arabia	7 – 0	Singapore

Singapore v Saudi Arabia

7 October 2003

Singapore	0 – 3	Saudi Arabia

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

North Korea v Iraq

22 September 2003

North Korea	2 – 0	Iraq

Iraq v North Korea

8 November 2003

Iraq	4 – 1	North Korea

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

Qatar v Oman

3 May 2003

Qatar	1 – 0	Oman

Oman v Qatar

7 June 2003

Oman	2 – 0	Qatar

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

Bahrain v Kyrgyzstan

1 May 2003

Bahrain	2 – 1	Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan v Bahrain

4 May 2003

Kyrgyzstan	1 – 5	Bahrain

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

Japan v Myanmar

1 May 2003

Japan	3 – 0	Myanmar

Myanmar v Japan

3 May 2003

Myanmar	0 – 5	Japan

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

Kuwait v Palestine

3 May 2003

Kuwait	1 – 1	Palestine

Palestine v Kuwait

7 June 2003

Palestine	1 – 2	Kuwait

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

China PR v Syria

10 September 2003

China PR	2 – 0	Syria

Syria v China PR

17 September 2003

Syria	3 – 2	China PR

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

United Arab Emirates v Thailand

10 September 2003

United Arab Emirates	4 – 1	Thailand

Thailand v United Arab Emirates

17 September 2003

Thailand	1 – 1	United Arab Emirates

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

Uzbekistan v Iran

3 May 2003

Uzbekistan	1 – 3	Iran

Iran v Uzbekistan

7 June 2003

Iran	6 – 1	Uzbekistan

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

Malaysia v Turkmenistan

Malaysia	w/o	Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan withdrew due to SARS fears. Malaysia 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	1 – 0	China PR

3 March 2004	Malaysia	1 – 4	Iran

17 March 2004	Iran	0 – 1	South Korea

20 March 2004	China PR	1 – 1	Malaysia

24 March 2004	Malaysia	0 – 1	South Korea

27 March 2004	China PR	3 – 1	Iran

14 April 2004	South Korea	3 – 0	Malaysia

16 April 2004	Iran	2 – 1	China PR

30 April 2004	Iran	6 – 0	Malaysia

1 May 2004	China PR	0 – 2	South Korea

12 May 2004	South Korea	1 – 0	Iran

12 May 2004	Malaysia	1 – 2	China PR

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	South Korea	6	6	0	0	9	0	+9	18
2	Iran	6	3	0	3	13	7	+6	9
3	China PR	6	2	1	3	7	8	-1	7
4	Malaysia	6	0	1	5	3	17	-14	1

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

Group B

1 March 2004	Bahrain	0 – 0	Japan

1 March 2004	United Arab Emirates	4 – 2	Lebanon

3 March 2004	Lebanon	0 – 4	Japan

3 March 2004	United Arab Emirates	3 – 0	Bahrain

5 March 2004	Bahrain	5 – 3	Lebanon

5 March 2004	United Arab Emirates	0 – 2	Japan

14 March 2004	Lebanon	2 – 2	United Arab Emirates

14 March 2004	Japan	0 – 1	Bahrain

16 March 2004	Bahrain	2 – 0	United Arab Emirates

16 March 2004	Japan	2 – 1	Lebanon

18 March 2004	Lebanon	1 – 1	Bahrain

18 March 2004	Japan	3 – 0	United Arab Emirates

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Japan	6	4	1	1	11	2	+9	13
2	Bahrain	6	3	2	1	9	7	+2	11
3	United Arab Emirates	6	2	1	3	9	11	-2	7
4	Lebanon	6	0	2	4	9	18	-9	2

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

Group C

3 March 2004	Iraq	4 – 0	Oman

3 March 2004	Kuwait	0 – 0	Saudi Arabia

17 March 2004	Oman	1 – 0	Kuwait

17 March 2004	Saudi Arabia	1 – 0	Iraq

24 March 2004	Iraq	2 – 1	Kuwait

24 March 2004	Saudi Arabia	1 – 1	Oman

14 April 2004	Kuwait	2 – 0	Iraq

14 April 2004	Oman	0 – 0	Saudi Arabia

28 April 2004	Oman	2 – 0	Iraq

28 April 2004	Saudi Arabia	0 – 1	Kuwait

12 May 2004	Kuwait	0 – 0	Oman

12 May 2004	Iraq	3 – 1	Saudi Arabia

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Iraq	6	3	0	3	9	7	+2	9
2	Oman	6	2	3	1	4	5	-1	9
3	Kuwait	6	2	2	2	4	3	+1	8
4	Saudi Arabia	6	1	3	2	3	5	-2	6

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

External links

"XXI Olympic Football Tournament (Qualifying Stage)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 15 August 2012.

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

Format

Preliminary round 1

Preliminary round 2

Preliminary round 3

Group A

Group B

Group C

See also

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