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2004 AFC Champions League

Summary

The 2004 AFC Champions League was the 23rd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 2nd edition under the current AFC Champions League title. The title was won by Al-Ittihad over Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.

2004 AFC Champions League
Tournament details
Dates10 February – 1 December 2004
Teams26
Final positions
ChampionsSaudi Arabia Al-Ittihad (1st title)
Runners-upSouth Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Tournament statistics
Matches played80
Goals scored252 (3.15 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Kim Do-hoon
(9 goals)
Best player(s)Saudi Arabia Redha Tukar
2005 →

Format edit

Group Stage

A total of 28 clubs were divided into 7 groups of four, based on region i.e. East Asian and Southeast Asian clubs were drawn in groups E to G, while the rest were grouped in groups A to D. Each club played double round-robin (home and away) against fellow three group members, a total of 6 matches each. Clubs received 3pts for a win, 1pt for a tie, 0pts for a loss. The clubs were ranked according to points and tie breakers were in the following order:

  • Points earned between the clubs in question
  • Goal Differential between the clubs in question
  • Goals For between the clubs in question
  • Points earned within the group
  • Goal Differential within the group
  • Goals For within the group

The seven group winners along with the defending champion advanced to the quarter-finals.

Knockout Round

All 8 clubs were randomly matched; however, the only restriction was that the clubs from the same country could not face each other in the quarter-finals. The games were conducted in 2 legs, home and away, and the aggregate score decided the match winner. If the aggregate score couldn't produce a winner, "away goals rule" was used. If still tied, clubs played extra time, where "away goals rule" still applied. If still tied, the game went to penalties.

Teams edit

For this year the competition was restricted to clubs from countries considered 'mature' in the 'Vision Asia' paper of AFC President Mohamed Bin Hammam, with clubs from 'developing' countries entering the newly created AFC Cup and 'emerging' nations to enter the AFC President's Cup from 2005 onwards.

Qualified Teams edit

West Asia East Asia
Quarter Finals
Team Qualifying method Team Qualifying method
  Al Ain Defending champions
Group Stage
Team Qualifying method Team Qualifying method
  Riffa 2002–03 Bahraini Premier League champions   Shanghai Shenhua 2003 Chinese Jia-A League champions
  Al-Ahli 2003 King's Cup winners   Dalian Shide 2002 Chinese Jia-A League champions
  Sepahan 2002–03 Iran Pro League champions   Persik Kediri 2003 Liga Indonesia Premier Division champions
  Zob Ahan 2002–03 Hazfi Cup winners   PSM Makassar 2003 Liga Indonesia Premier Division runners-up
  Al-Shorta Chosen by the Iraq Football Association[Note IRQ]   Yokohama F. Marinos 2003 J.League Division 1 champions
  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Chosen by the Iraq Football Association[Note IRQ]   Júbilo Iwata 2003 Emperor's Cup winners
  Al Qadisiya 2002–03 Kuwaiti Premier League champions &
2003 Kuwait Emir Cup winners 		  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2003 K League champions
  Al-Arabi 2002–03 Kuwaiti Premier League runners-up   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2003 Korean FA Cup winners
  Qatar SC 2002–03 Qatar Stars League champions   Krung Thai Bank 2002–03 Thai League champions
  Al Sadd 2002–03 Emir of Qatar Cup winners   BEC-Tero Sasana 2002–03 Thai League runners-up
  Al-Ittihad 2002–03 Saudi Premier League champions   Hoang Anh Gia Lai 2003 V-League champions
  Al Hilal 2003 Saudi Crown Prince Cup winners   Binh Dinh 2003 Vietnamese Cup winners
  Al-Wahda 2002–03 UAE Football League runners-up[Note UAE]
  Sharjah 2002–03 UAE President's Cup winners
  Pakhtakor 2003 Uzbek League champions &
2003 Uzbekistan Cup winners
  Neftchi Fergana 2003 Uzbek League runners-up
Notes
  1. ^
    Iraq (IRQ): The 2002–03 Iraqi First Division League was stopped on 28 March 2003 as a result of the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's government which lead to the formation of a new IFA committee. Al-Shorta and Al-Najaf were first and second respectively at the time of its cancellation and so were chosen to represent Iraq in the AFC Champions League. However Al-Najaf informed the IFA that they were not ready to participate and the IFA thus gave the slot to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya who were 5th at the time of the cancellation and the next highest-placed team in the table that had not already been admitted into a continental or regional competition. When informed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) that participation in the AFC Champions League should be for the league champions and the FA Cup winners (Al-Talaba), the IFA asked the AFC to give it freedom in choosing its participating clubs due to the league not being completed. The AFC agreed to the IFA's request and therefore Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya entered the competition alongside Al-Shorta.
  2. ^
    United Arab Emirates (UAE): 2002–03 UAE Football League champions, Al Ain, had already qualified for the AFC Champions League as defending champions.

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Pakhtakor 4 2 1 1 3 1 +2 7
  Zob Ahan 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 5
  Qatar SC 4 0 3 1 3 4 −1 3
  Riffa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Riffa withdrew, citing security concerns; they were suspended from AFC competitions for two years.
Zob Ahan1–0Pakhtakor
Pakhtakor1–0Qatar SC
Zob Ahan3–3Qatar SC
Qatar SC0–0Zob Ahan
Pakhtakor2–0Zob Ahan
Qatar SC0–0Pakhtakor

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Wahda 4 1 3 0 3 0 +3 6
  Al Sadd 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 5
  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 4 1 1 2 1 4 −3 4
  Al Qadisiya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ On 20 April, following the match between Al-Qadisiya and Al-Sadd, Kuwaiti security personnel assaulted the visiting players; Al-Qadisiya were ejected from the competition and banned from AFC competitions for three years. Their matches were deleted from the records.
Al Wahda0–0Al Sadd
Al Sadd1–0Al Quwa Al Jawiya
Al Wahda3–0Al Quwa Al Jawiya
Al Quwa Al Jawiya0–0Al Wahda
Al Sadd0–0Al Wahda
Al Quwa Al Jawiya1–0Al Sadd

Group C edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Sharjah 4 3 1 0 10 4 +6 10
  Al-Hilal 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 7
  Al-Shurta 4 0 0 4 3 9 −6 0
  Al-Ahli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Al-Ahli withdrew as the Bahraini FA called up seven of their players for the national team and Olympic squads for their World Cup and Olympic Games qualifying matches.[1]
Sharjah2–0Al Shurta
Al Hilal0–0Sharjah
Al Shurta1–2Al Hilal
Al Hilal2–0Al Shurta
Al Shurta2–3Sharjah
Sharjah5–2Al Hilal

Group D edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Ittihad 6 4 1 1 14 4 +10 13
  Sepahan 6 4 1 1 15 10 +5 13
  Al-Arabi 6 2 2 2 8 10 −2 8
  Neftchi 6 0 0 6 5 18 −13 0
Source: [citation needed]
Sepahan4–0Neftchi
Al Ittihad2–0Al Arabi
Neftchi1–3Al Ittihad
Al Arabi2–2Sepahan
Sepahan3–2Al Ittihad
Al Ittihad4–0Sepahan
Al Arabi3–2Neftchi
Neftchi1–3Sepahan
Al Arabi0–0Al-Ittihad
Sepahan3–1Al Arabi
Al-Ittihad3–0Neftchi
Neftchi1–2Al Arabi

Group E edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 4 0 2 14 5 +9 12
  Jubilo Iwata 6 4 0 2 14 11 +3 12
  Shanghai Shenhua 6 3 0 3 7 9 −2 9
  BEC Tero 6 1 0 5 6 16 −10 3
Source: [citation needed]
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1–2Jubilo Iwata
BEC Tero4–1Shanghai Shenhua
Jubilo Iwata3–0BEC Tero
Shanghai Shenhua0–1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Jubilo Iwata2–1Shanghai Shenhua
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors4–0BEC Tero
BEC Tero0–4Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Shanghai Shenhua3–2Jubilo Iwata
Shanghai Shenhua1–0BEC Tero
Jubilo Iwata2–4Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
BEC Tero2–3Jubilo Iwata
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors0–1Shanghai Shenhua

Group F edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Dalian Shide 6 5 0 1 11 5 +6 15
  Hoang Anh Gia Lai 6 2 1 3 10 10 0 7
  Krung Thai Bank 6 2 1 3 8 11 −3 7
  PSM Makassar 6 2 0 4 9 12 −3 6
Source: [citation needed]
Krung Thai0–2Dalian Shide
Gia Lai5–1PSM Makassar
Dalian Shide2–0Gia Lai
PSM Makassar2–3Krung Thai
Gia Lai0–1Krung Thai
PSM Makassar0–1Dalian Shide
Krung Thai2–2Gia Lai
Dalian Shide2–1PSM Makassar
Dalian Shide3–1Krung Thai
PSM Makassar3–0Gia Lai
Gia Lai3–1Dalian Shide
Krung Thai1–2PSM Makassar

Group G edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 6 5 0 1 24 4 +20 15
  Yokohama F. Marinos 6 5 0 1 19 3 +16 15
  Persik Kediri 6 1 1 4 5 27 −22 4
  Binh Dinh 6 0 1 5 3 17 −14 1
Source: [citation needed]
Binh Dinh0–3Yokohama F. Marinos
Persik Kediri1–2Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Yokohama F. Marinos4–0Persik Kediri
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma2–0Binh Dinh
Binh Dinh2–2Persik Kediri
Yokohama F. Marinos1–2Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Persik Kediri1–0Binh Dinh
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma0–1Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos6–0Binh Dinh
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma15–0Persik Kediri
Persik Kediri1–4Yokohama F. Marinos
Binh Dinh1–3Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

Knock-out stage edit

Bracket edit

Quarter finals Semi-finals Final
            
  Dalian Shide 1 0 1
  Al-Ittihad 1 1 2
  Al-Ittihad 2 2 4
  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 2 3
  Al-Ain 0 1 1
  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 4 5
  Al-Ittihad 1 5 6
  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3 0 3
  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 6 5 11
  Sharjah 0 2 2
  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0 2 2
  Pakhtakor 0 0 0
  Al-Wahda 1 0 1
  Pakhtakor 1 4 5

Quarter-finals edit

First-leg home team shown first. First-leg home team score shown first for both legs.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ain   1–5   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0–1 1–4
Dalian Shide   1–2   Al-Ittihad 1–1 0–1
Al-Wahda   1–5   Pakhtakor 1–1 0–4
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma   11–2   Sharjah 6–0 5–2

First leg edit

Dalian Shide  1–1  Al-Ittihad
Zou Jie   66' Mario Carević   25'
Al-Ain  0–1  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Luís André Gomes   90+3'
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma  6–0  Sharjah
Kim Do-Hoon   20'
Lee Ki-Hyung   49'
Dudu   52', 65' (pen.)
Do Jae-Joon   81'
Denis Laktionov   89'
Al-Wahda  1–1  Pakhtakor
Antonin Koutouan   10' Ildar Magdeev   85'

Second leg edit

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  4–1  Al-Ain
Namkung Do   53'
Paulo Rink   69'
Luís André Gomes   90+1'
Park Dong-Hyuk   90+3'		 Rami Yaslam   88'

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 5–1 on aggregate.

Al-Ittihad  1–0  Dalian Shide
Tukar   68'

Al-Ittihad won 2–1 on aggregate.

Pakhtakor  4–0  Al-Wahda
Anvarjon Soliev   21'
Vladimir Shishelov   44', 90'
Abdullah Salem   86' (o.g.)

Pakhtakor won 5–1 on aggregate.

Sharjah  2–5  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Simba Ndaye   44'
Anderson   66'		 Dudu   11', 25'
Marcelo   20'
Kim Do-Hoon   32'
Denis Laktionov   74'

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma won 11–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals edit

First-leg home team shown first. First-leg home team score shown first for both legs.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ittihad   4–3   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–1 2–2
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma   2–0   Pakhtakor 0–0 2–0

First leg edit

Al-Ittihad  2–1  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Noor   27'
Montashari   87'		 Botti   85'
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma  0–0  Pakhtakor

Second leg edit

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  2–2  Al-Ittihad
Paulo Rink   32'
Botti   43'		 Tcheco   68' (pen.)
Osama   89'

Al-Ittihad won 4–3 on aggregate.

Pakhtakor  0–2  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Kim Do-Hoon   37'
Dudu   56'

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma won 2–0 on aggregate.

Final edit

First-leg home team shown first. First-leg home team score shown first for both legs.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ittihad   6–3   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1–3 5–0

First leg edit

Al-Ittihad  1–3  Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Tukar   28' Denis Laktionov   26'
Kim Do-Hoon   80'
Jang Hak-Young   88'

Second leg edit

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma  0–5  Al-Ittihad
Tukar   29'
Idris   45+4'
Noor   56', 78'
Abushgeer   90+5'

Al-Ittihad won 6–3 on aggregate.

References edit

  1. ^ AFC confirm Ahli withdrawal

External links edit

  • AFC Champions League 2004 Official Page (English)
  • AFC Champions League 2004 at RSSSF.com

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