2004 AFC Cup

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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.

2004 AFC Cup
Tournament details
Dates10 February – 26 November 2004
Teams18 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsSyria Al-Jaish (1st title)
Runners-upSyria Al-Wahda
Tournament statistics
Matches played61
Goals scored178 (2.92 per match)
Top scorer(s)Singapore Indra Sahdan Daud
Singapore Egmar Gonçalves
(7 goals each)
2005

Qualification edit

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)

Group stage edit

Key to colors in group tables:

Group A edit

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
Source: [citation needed]


Al-Nejmeh  3–0  Al-Sha'ab Ibb
Ivanković   62'
Nasseredine   82', 89'
(Report)
Attendance: 300
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou  
Nisa Aşgabat  1–0  Muktijoddha Sangsad
Nazarov   69' (pen.) (Report)
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ali Al Mutlaq (Saudi Arabia)




Al Sha'ab Ibb  1–1  Al-Nejmeh Beirut
Al-Nono 51' (Report) Mohammad Kassas 8'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee:   Huang Junjie

1Al 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.

Group B edit

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
Source: [citation needed]


Dhofar1–1Al-Wahda (Damascus)
Al-Ghafri   83' (Report) Nabil Al Shahmeh   22'
Attendance: 100
Referee: A Al-Enezi

Mahindra United0–0Al-Wahda (Damascus)
(Report)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: M Moradi
Al-Wahda (Damascus)5–1Mahindra United
Nabil Al Shahmeh 36'
Iyad Mando 39' 53'
Moussa Traoré 69', 73'
(Report) Felix Abaoagye 84'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abdullah Balideh  

Dhofar4–2Mahindra United
Saif Sultan   27', 47'
Mohammed Al Shidad   35'
Gabriel   61'
(Report) Felix Abaoagye 55'
Raphaël Patron Akakpo 80'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: F Al Marzouqi

Group C edit

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
Source: [citation needed]


Olympic Beirut0–0Al-Jaish (Damascus)
(Report)
Attendance: 400
Referee: J Karim
Al-Jaish (Damascus)6–0Nebitçi Balkanabat
Zyad Chaabo 36'
Raghdan Shehadeh 50'
Rabih Hassan 55' 64'
Ahmad Omaier 69' 87'
(Report)
Attendance: 100
Referee: A Al-Enezi

Olympic Beirut2–0Nebitçi Balkanabat
Pierre Issa 65'
Youssef Mohamad 75'
(Report)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: M Moradi
Nebitçi Balkanabat1–2Olympic Beirut
Perman Begjanov 82' (Report) Youssef Mohamad 53', 75'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: A Balideh

Al-Jaish (Damascus)2–0Olympic Beirut
Ahmad Omaier 8'
Zyad Chaabo 86'
(Report)
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: F Al Marzouqi

Group D edit

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
Source: [citation needed]


Home United FC5–1Happy Valley
Egmar Goncalves 30', 66', 72'
Peres De Oliveira 53'
Indra Sahdan Daud 61'
(Report) Martin Jancula 69'
Attendance: 369
Referee: K Matsumura
Perak FA2–0Valencia FC
Frank Seator 45', 60' (Report)
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: M Al Yarimi

Valencia FC0–3Home United FC
(Report) Egmar Goncalves 37', 43
Peres De Oliveira 60'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: S Sarkar
Happy Valley1–2Perak FA
Gerard Guy Ambassa 6' (Report) Frank Seator 72'
Muhamad Khalid Jamlus 80'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: C Win

Valencia FC2–1Happy Valley
Ali Ashfaq 73', 60' (Report) Lawrence Akandu 50'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: S Mujghef
Perak FA2–2Home United FC
Muhamad Khalid Jamlus 56'
Frank Seator 77'
(Report) Egmar Goncalves 2'
Sutee Suksomkit 18'
Attendance: 200
Referee: A Al-Enezi

Home United FC2–2Perak FA
Sutee Suksomkit 7' (pen)
Liew Kit Kong 35' (og)
(Report) Muhamad Khalid Jamlus 14'
V. Saravanan 90'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: A Albadwawi
Happy Valley3–1Valencia FC
Lawrence Akandu 2', 42'
Gerard Guy Ambassa 82'
(Report) Ali Ashfaq 72'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 500
Referee: Tan Hai

Valencia FC0–1Perak FA
(Report) Luciano Goux 41'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: R Gosh
Happy Valley0–2Home United FC
(Report) Indra Sahdan Daud 15'
Peres De Oliveira 90'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: B Williams

Home United FC5–0Valencia FC
Indra Sahdan Daud 32', 45', 71'
Mohamed Nizam 78' (og)
Peres De Oliveira 90'
(Report)
Attendance: 600
Referee: M Mansour
Perak FA2–1Happy Valley
Frank Seator 71'
Muhamad Khalid Jamlus 80'
(Report) Gerard Guy Ambassa 6'
Attendance: 208
Referee: S Tongkhan

Group E edit

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
Source: AFC Cup 2004


Geylang United  2–3  East Bengal
Report
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 369
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan)
Negeri Sembilan  6–0  Island FC
Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen)

Island FC  0–5  Geylang United
Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Subrata Sarkar (India)
East Bengal  4–2  Negeri Sembilan
Report
Referee: C Win

Island FC  1–2  East Bengal
Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan)
Negeri Sembilan  0–1  Geylang United
Report
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 200
Referee: Atallah Al Enezi (Kuwait)

Geylang United  2–1  Negeri Sembilan
Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Tan Hai (China)

Island FC  1–0  Negeri Sembilan
Mohamed   14' Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ram Krishna Ghosh (Bangladesh)

Geylang United  1–0  Island FC
Report
Attendance: 600
Referee: M Mansour
Negeri Sembilan  2–1  East Bengal
Report
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 208
Referee: S Tongkhan

Best runners-up edit

Three best runners-up, one from groups A, B and C and two from groups D and E, qualify for the quarter-finals.

Group A, B, C (West & Central Asia Zone) edit

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
Source: [citation needed]

Group D, E (East, South & South East Asia Zone) edit

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
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

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


Quarter-finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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




Second leg




Semifinals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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


Second leg


Finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Wahda (Damascus)  
  • 3–3
  Al-Jaish (Damascus) 2–3 1–0

First leg

Second leg

2004 AFC Cup Winners
 
Al-Jaish
First title

Statistics edit

Top goalscorers edit

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

See also edit

References edit

External links edit