2004 AFC Cup

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

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

Key to colors in group tables:

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Al-Nejmeh6510112+916
Nisa Aşgabat521234−17
Al-Sha'ab Ibb52127707
Muktijoddha Sangsad6015210−81
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 0–1 Nisa Aşgabat
(Report)Konchaev Zemskov 50'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Abdulrahman Recho

Al-Nejmeh Beirut 3–1 Nisa Aşgabat
Mohammad Kassas 12' (pen), 47'
Ali Nasereddine 37'
(Report)Didar Hajiev 34'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Kadhum Auda Lazim
Al Sha'ab Ibb 3–0 1 Muktijoddha Sangsad KS
(Report)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Hedayat Mombini

Muktijoddha Sangsad KS 2–3 Al Sha'ab Ibb
Charles Ghansa 1'
Saifur Rahman Moni 38'
(Report)Abdulsalam Al Ghurbani 34', 60'
Redwan Ahmed 78'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Dilovar Orzuev

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

Nisa Aşgabat Cancelled2 Al Sha'ab Ibb
(Report)
Attendance: 100
Referee: Chaiwat Kunsuta

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

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Al-Wahda (Damascus)422082+68
Dhofar411267−14
Mahindra United4112510−54
Source: [citation needed]


Mahindra United2–1Dhofar
Shanmugam Venkatesh 21'
Abhishek Yadav 66'
(Report)Faraj A. Bait Alseem 55'
Attendance: 400
Referee: J Karim
Dhofar1–1Al-Wahda (Damascus)
Al-Ghafri 83'(Report)Nabil Al Shahmeh 22'
Nisa Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
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
Al-Wahda (Damascus)2–0Dhofar
Maher Al Sayed 20'
Moussa Traoré 54'
(Report)
Attendance: 200
Referee: S Tongkhan

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Al-Jaish (Damascus)422080+88
Olympic Beirut421143+17
Nebitçi Balkanabat4013110−91
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)
Nisa Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
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

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Home United FC6420195+1414
Perak FA6420116+514
Happy Valley6105714−73
Valencia FC6105315−123
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

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

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
East Bengal6411148+613
Geylang United6411125+713
Negeri Sembilan6204119+26
Island FC6105217−153
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
  • Khairon 29'
Report
Attendance: 600
Referee: M Mansour
Negeri Sembilan 2–1 East Bengal
  • Suharmin 23', 49'
Report
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 208
Referee: S Tongkhan

Best runners-up

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)

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Olympic Beirut421143+17
Nisa Aşgabat521234−17
Dhofar411267−14
Source: [citation needed]

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

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Perak FA6420126+614
Geylang United FC6411125+713
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finalsSemi-FinalsFinal
            
Al-Wahda (a)224
Al-Nejmeh Beirut134
Al-Wahda112
Geylang United101
Perak FA123
Geylang United235
Al-Wahda213
Al-Jaish (a)303
East Bengal000
Al-Jaish033
Al-Jaish426
Home United FC011
Olympic Beirut314
Home United FC325


Quarter-finals

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Al-Wahda (Damascus) 14–4 Al-Nejmeh Beirut2–12–3
Perak FA 3–5 Geylang United FC1–22–3
East Bengal 0–3 Al-Jaish (Damascus)0–00–3
Olympic Beirut 4–5 Home United FC3–31–2

1 Al-Wahda (Damascus) (Syria) won on away goals.

First leg




Second leg

Al-Nejmeh Beirut3–2Al-Wahda (Damascus)
Moussa Hojeij 21'
Othman Savane 33'
Ali Nasereddine 65'
Moussa Traoré 19'
Iyad Mando 34'



Home United FC2–1Olympic Beirut
Fahmie Abdullah 69', 74'Abbas Ali 63'

Semifinals

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Al-Wahda (Damascus) 2–1 Geylang United FC1–11–0
Al-Jaish (Damascus) 6–1 Home United FC4–02–1

First leg


Second leg


Finals

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Al-Wahda (Damascus)
  • 3–3
Al-Jaish (Damascus)2–31–0

First leg

Al-Wahda (Damascus)2–3Al-Jaish (Damascus)
Darar Radawi 49'
Omar Akil 90+2
ReportZyad Chaabo 3'
Feras Esmaeel 32'
Amer Al-Abtah 55' (pen)

Second leg

2004 AFC Cup Winners

Al-Jaish
First title

Statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClub MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2   F1    F2  Total
1 Indra Sahdan Daud Home United11327
Egmar Goncalves Home United32117
3 Cristiano Júnior East Bengal22116
Frank Seator Perak211116
Mohammad Kassas Al-Nejmeh121116
6 Moussa Traoré Al-Wahda21115
Aleksandar Durić Geylang United111115

See also

References

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