2000 AFC Asian Cup
The 2000 AFC Asian Cup was the 12th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Lebanon between 12 and 29 October 2000. Japan defeated defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final match in Beirut.
Asian Cup Lebanon 2000 كأس آسيا 2000 Coupe d'Asie des nations 2000 | |
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![]() Logo of the 2000 Asian Cup | |
Tournament details | |
Host country | Lebanon |
Dates | 12 – 29 October |
Teams | 12 |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 26 |
Goals scored | 77 (2.96 per match) |
Attendance | 276,488 (10,634 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
QualificationEdit
- Lebanon qualified automatically as host.
- Saudi Arabia qualified automatically as defending champions.
42 teams participated in a preliminary tournament. It was divided into 10 groups and the first-placed team of each group thus qualified. A total of 84 games were held, starting with the Oman versus Kyrgyzstan game on 3 August 1999.
The other 10 qualifying teams were:
StadiumsEdit
Beirut | Sidon | Tripoli | |
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Sports City Stadium | Saida International Stadium | International Olympic Stadium | |
Capacity: 47,799 | Capacity: 22,600 | Capacity: 22,400 | |
SquadsEdit
First roundEdit
All times are Lebanon summer time (UTC+3).
Key to colours in group tables | |
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Group winners, runners-up, and best two third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals |
Group AEdit
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
Iraq | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
Thailand | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
Lebanon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 |
Group BEdit
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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China PR | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
Indonesia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 |
South Korea | 2–2 | China PR |
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Lee Young-Pyo 30' Noh Jung-Yoon 58' |
Report | Su Maozhen 36' Fan Zhiyi 66' (pen.) |
South Korea | 0–1 | Kuwait |
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Report | Al-Huwaidi 43' |
South Korea | 3–0 | Indonesia |
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Lee Dong-Gook 30', 76', 90+1' | Report |
Group CEdit
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 7 |
Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
Qatar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 |
Saudi Arabia | 1–4 | Japan |
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Morioka 90' (o.g.) | Report | Yanagisawa 22' Takahara 37' Nanami 53' Ono 88' |
Qatar | 1–1 | Uzbekistan |
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Gholam 61' | Report | Qosimov 73' |
Japan | 8–1 | Uzbekistan |
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Morishima 7' Nishizawa 14', 25', 49' Takahara 18', 20', 57' Kitajima 79' |
Report | Lushan 29' |
Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | Qatar |
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Report |
Saudi Arabia | 5–0 | Uzbekistan |
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Al-Otaibi 18' Al-Shalhoub 35', 78', 86' Al-Temyat 88' |
Report |
Japan | 1–1 | Qatar |
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Nishizawa 61' | Report | Al-Obaidly 22' |
Third-placed qualifiersEdit
At the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third placed teams of each group. The two best third-placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
Qatar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Thailand | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
South Korea (best third-place) and Qatar (second best third-place) qualified for the quarter-finals.
Knockout stageEdit
All times are Lebanon summer time (UTC+3)
Extra times were played under the golden goal rule.
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
23 October – Sidon | ||||||||||
China PR | 3 | |||||||||
26 October – Beirut | ||||||||||
Qatar | 1 | |||||||||
China PR | 2 | |||||||||
24 October – Beirut | ||||||||||
Japan | 3 | |||||||||
Japan | 4 | |||||||||
29 October – Beirut | ||||||||||
Iraq | 1 | |||||||||
Japan | 1 | |||||||||
23 October – Tripoli | ||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | 0 | |||||||||
Iran | 1 | |||||||||
26 October – Beirut | ||||||||||
South Korea (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
South Korea | 1 | |||||||||
24 October – Beirut | ||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
Kuwait | 2 | |||||||||
29 October – Beirut | ||||||||||
Saudi Arabia (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||
China PR | 0 | |||||||||
South Korea | 1 | |||||||||
Quarter-finalsEdit
Iran | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | South Korea |
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Bagheri 71' | Report | Kim Sang-Sik 90' Lee Dong-Gook 99' |
Kuwait | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Saudi Arabia |
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Bashar Abdullah 62' Al-Huwaidi 68' |
Report | Al-Temyat 45+1' 109' Al-Meshal 72' |
Semi-finalsEdit
South Korea | 1–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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Lee Dong-Gook 90+1' | Report | Al-Meshal 76', 80' |
Third place play-offEdit
South Korea | 1–0 | China PR |
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Lee Dong-Gook 76' | Report |
FinalEdit
Japan | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia |
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Mochizuki 30' | Report |
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WinnersEdit
AFC Asian Cup 2000 Winners |
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Japan Second title |
AwardsEdit
MVP (Most Valuable Player)Edit
Top ScorerEdit
- Lee Dong-Gook – 6 goals
Best DefenderEdit
Best GoalkeeperEdit
Fair-Play AwardEdit
All-Star TeamEdit
Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Hiroshi Nanami |
StatisticsEdit
GoalscorersEdit
With six goals, Lee Dong-Gook is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 77 goals were scored by 43 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.
6 goals 5 goals 3 goals 2 goals
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1 goal
Own goal
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Top scoring teamsEdit
21 goals 11 goals 9 goals 7 goals
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5 goals 3 goals 2 goals 0 goal
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Tournament team rankingsEdit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
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1 | Japan | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 16 | Champions |
2 | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 | Runner-ups |
3 | South Korea | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | Third place |
4 | China PR | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 8 | Fourth place |
5 | Iran | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Eliminated in the Quarterfinals |
6 | Kuwait | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
7 | Iraq | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | |
8 | Qatar | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
9 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | Eliminated in the First Stage |
10 | Lebanon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 | |
11 | Indonesia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 | |
12 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 |
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- RSSSF Details
- "Official Website". Archived from the original on 6 December 2000.