2004 AFC Cup

The 2004 AFC Cup was the 1st edition of the AFC Cup, playing between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.

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 Syria (2) Al-Jaish (2002–03 Syrian League champions)
Al-Wahda (2002–03 Syrian Cup winners)
Lebanon 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 Oman (1) Dhofar (2002–03 Omani League champions)
Yemen Yemen (1) Al-Sha'ab Ibb (2002–03 Yemeni League champions)

East Asia

Hong Kong Hong Kong (1)
Happy Valley (2002–03 Hong Kong First Division League champions)

Central and Southern Asia

Bangladesh Bangladesh (1) Muktijoddha Sangsad (2003 Bangladesh National Football Championship champions & 2003 Bangladesh Federation Cup winners)
India India (2) East Bengal (2002–03 Indian National Football League champions)
Mahindra United (2003 Indian Federation Cup winners)
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan (2) Nisa Aşgabat (2003 Turkmenistan League champions)
Nebitçi Balkanabat (2003 Turkmenistan Cup winners)

ASEAN

Maldives Maldives (2) Valencia (2003 Dhivehi League champions)
Island FC (2003 Maldives FA Cup winners)
Malaysia Malaysia (2) Perak (2003 Malaysia Premier 1 League champions)
Negeri Sembilan (2003 Malaysia FA Cup winners)
Singapore 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

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Lebanon Al-Nejmeh 166510112+9
Turkmenistan Nisa Aşgabat 7521234−1
Yemen Al-Sha'ab Ibb 75212770
Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad 16015210−8

11 February 2004
Al-Nejmeh Lebanon 3–0 Yemen Al-Sha'ab Ibb
Ivanković  62'
Nasseredine  82', 89' 		(Report)
Sports City, Beirut, Lebanon
Attendance: 300
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou Qatar

11 February 2004
Nisa Aşgabat Turkmenistan 1–0 Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad
Nazarov  69' (pen.) (Report)
Nisa Stadium, Asgabat, Turkmenistan
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ali Al Mutlaq (Saudi Arabia)

25 April 2004
Al Sha'ab Ibb Yemen 0–1 Turkmenistan Nisa Aşgabat
(Report) Konchaev Zemskov 50'
Al Thawra Sports City, Sana'a, Yemen
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Syria Abdulrahman Recho

6 April 2004
Al-Nejmeh Beirut Lebanon 3–1 Turkmenistan Nisa Aşgabat
Mohammad Kassas 12' (pen), 47'
Ali Nasereddine 37' 		(Report) Didar Hajiev 34'
Al Thawra Sports City, Sana'a, Yemen
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Iraq Kadhum Auda Lazim

7 April 2004
Al Sha'ab Ibb Yemen 3–0 1 Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad KS
(Report)
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Iran Hedayat Mombini

20 April 2004
Muktijoddha Sangsad KS Bangladesh 2–3 Yemen Al Sha'ab Ibb
Charles Ghansa 1'
Saifur Rahman Moni 38' 		(Report) Abdulsalam Al Ghurbani 34', 60'
Redwan Ahmed 78'
Sports City, Beirut, Lebanon
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tajikistan Dilovar Orzuev

19 May 2004
Nisa Aşgabat Turkmenistan Cancelled2 Yemen Al Sha'ab Ibb
(Report)
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan
Attendance: 100
Referee: Thailand 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

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Syria Al-Wahda (Damascus) 8422082+6
Oman Dhofar 4411267-1
India Mahindra United 44112510−5

February 11, 2004
Mahindra United 2-1 Dhofar
Shanmugam Venkatesh 21'
Abhishek Yadav 66' 		(Report) Faraj A. Bait Alseem  55'
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman
Attendance: 400
Referee: J Karim

February 25, 2004
Dhofar 1-1 Al-Wahda (Damascus)
Al-Ghafri  83' (Report) Al-Shihmih  22'
Nisa Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Attendance: 100
Referee: A Al-Enezi

April 7, 2004
Mahindra United 0–0 Al-Wahda (Damascus)
(Report)
Sports City, Beirut, Lebanon
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: M Moradi

April 21, 2004
Al-Wahda (Damascus) 5–1 Mahindra United
Al-Shihmih 36'
Iyad Mando 39' 53'
Moussa Traoré 69', 73' 		(Report) Felix Abaoagye 84'
Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abdullah Balideh Qatar

May 5, 2004
Dhofar 4-2 Mahindra United
Saif Sultan  27', 47'
Mohammed Al Shidad  35'
Gabriel  61' 		(Report) Felix Abaoagye 55'
Raphael Patron Akakpo 80'
Sports City, Beirut, Lebanon
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: F Al Marzouqi

May 19, 2004
Al-Wahda (Damascus) 2-0 Dhofar
Maher Al Sayed 20'
Moussa Traoré 54' 		(Report)
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman
Attendance: 200
Referee: S Tongkhan

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Syria Al-Jaish (Damascus) 8422080+8
Lebanon Olympic Beirut 7421143+1
Turkmenistan Nebitçi Balkanabat 14013110-9

February 25, 2004
Al-Jaish (Damascus) 6–0 Nebitçi Balkanabat
Zyad Chaabo 36'
Raghdan Shehade 50'
Rabih Hassan 55' 64'
Ahmad Omaier 69' 87' 		(Report)
Nisa Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Attendance: 100
Referee: A Al-Enezi

April 21, 2004
Nebitçi Balkanabat 1–2 Olympic Beirut
Perman Begjanov 82' (Report) Youssef Mohamad 53', 75'
Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: A Balideh

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Singapore Home United FC 146420195+13
Malaysia Perak FA 146420116+6
Hong Kong Happy Valley 36105714-7
Maldives Valencia FC 36105315-12

February 11, 2004
Home United FC 5–1 Happy Valley
Egmar Goncalves 30', 66', 72'
Peres De Oliveira 53'
Indra Sahdan Daud 61' 		(Report) Martin Jancula 69'
Bishan Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 369
Referee: K Matsumura

February 11, 2004
Perak FA 2–0 Valencia FC
Frank Seator 45', 60' (Report)
Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: M Al Yarimi

February 25, 2004
Valencia FC 0–3 Home United FC
(Report) Egmar Goncalves 37', 43
Peres De Oliveira 60'
National Stadium, Malé, Maldives
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: S Sarkar

February 25, 2004
Happy Valley 1–2 Perak FA
Gerard Guy Ambassa 6' (Report) Frank Seator 72'
Muhamad Khalid Jamlus 80'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: C Win

April 6, 2004
Valencia FC 2–1 Happy Valley
Ali Ashfag 73', 60' (Report) Lawrence Akandu 50'
National Stadium, Malé, Maldives
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: S Mujghef

April 20, 2004
Home United FC 2–2 Perak FA
Sutee Suksomkit 7' (pen)
Liew Kit Kong 35' (og) 		(Report) Muhamad Khalid Jamlus 14'
V. Saravanan 90'
Bishan Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: A Albadwawi

April 21, 2004
Happy Valley 3–1 Valencia FC
Lawrence Akandu 2', 42'
Gerard Guy Ambassa 82' 		(Report) Ali Ashfag 72'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 500
Referee: Tan Hai

May 5, 2004
Valencia FC 0–1 Perak FA
(Report) Luciano Goux 41'
National Stadium, Male, Maldives
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: R Gosh

May 5, 2004
Happy Valley 0–2 Home United FC
(Report) Indra Sahdan Daud 15'
Peres De Oliveira 90'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: B Williams

May 19, 2004
Home United FC 5–0 Valencia FC
Indra Sahdan Daud 32', 45', 71'
Mohamed Nizam 78' (og)
Peres De Oliveira 90' 		(Report)
Bishan Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 600
Referee: M Mansour

May 19, 2004
Perak FA 2–1 Happy Valley
Frank Seator 71'
Muhamad Khalid Jamlus 80' 		(Report) Gerard Guy Ambassa 6'
Perak Stadium, Ipoh
Attendance: 208
Referee: S Tongkhan

Group E

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
India East Bengal Club (Calcutta) 136411148+6
Singapore Geylang United FC 136411125+7
Malaysia Negeri Sembilan FA 66204119+2
Maldives Island FC 36105217-15

February 10, 2004
Geylang United FC 2–3 East Bengal Club (Calcutta)
Mohd Hafiz Rahim 40'
Jeykanth Jeyapal 90' 		(Report) Cristiano Junior 45', 76'
Bijen Singh 83'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 369
Referee: K Matsumura

February 10, 2004
Negeri Sembilan FA 6–0 Island FC
Duke Effiong 19', 64', 71'
Abdul Razak Ekpoki 30', 90'
K. Rajan 28' 		(Report)
Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: M Al Yarimi

February 24, 2004
Island FC 0–5 Geylang United FC
(Report) Mohd Hafiz Rahim 5'
Razali Johari 44'
Nahar Daud 49'
Mohd Noor Ali 67', 84'
National Stadium, Malé, Maldives
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: S Sarkar

February 25, 2004
East Bengal Club (Calcutta) 4–2 Negeri Sembilan FA
Mike Okoro 9'
Cristiano Junior 34' (pen), 70'
Baichung Bhutia 77' 		(Report) K. Rajan 45'
Shahrin Abdul Majid 64'
Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: C Win

April 7, 2004
Island FC 1–2 East Bengal Club (Calcutta)
Ahmed Sunain 72 (pen) (Report) Baichung Bhutia 36'
Mike Okoro 90'
National Stadium, Malé, Maldives
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: S Mujghef

April 7, 2004
Negeri Sembilan FA 0–1 Geylang United FC
(Report) Aleksandar Duric 10'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 200
Referee: A Al-Enezi

April 21, 2004
East Bengal Club (Calcutta) 3–0 Island FC
De Silva 9'
Cristiano Junior 36'
Mike Okoro 85' 		(Report)
Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Seremban, Malaysia
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: A Albadwawi

May 5, 2004
East Bengal Club (Calcutta) 1–1 Geylang United FC
Mike Okoro 76' (Report) Daniel Hill 33'
National Stadium, Malé, Maldives
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: B Williams

May 18, 2004
Geylang United FC 1–0 Island FC
Rudy Khairon 29' (Report)
Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Seremban, Malaysia
Attendance: 600
Referee: M Mansour

May 18, 2004
Negeri Sembilan FA 2–1 East Bengal Club (Calcutta)
Suharmin Yusof 23', 49' (Report) Cristiano Junior 24'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 208
Referee: S Tongkhan

Best runners-up

Two 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)

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Lebanon Olympic Beirut 7421143+1
Turkmenistan Nisa Aşgabat 7521234-1
Oman Dhofar 4411267-1

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

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Malaysia Perak FA 146420126+6
Singapore Geylang United FC 136411125+7

Knockout stage

Quarter finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Wahda (Damascus) Syria 14-4 Lebanon Al-Nejmeh Beirut 2-1 2-3
Perak FA Malaysia 3-5 Singapore Geylang United FC 1-2 2-3
East Bengal Club (Calcutta) India 0-3 Syria Al-Jaish (Damascus) 0-0 0-3
Olympic Beirut Lebanon 4-5 Singapore Home United FC 3-3 1-2

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

First leg

September 14, 2004
Olympic Beirut 3–3 Home United FC
Mohammed Atwi 18'
Krekor Alozian 40'
Faisal Antar 60' 		Indra Shahdan Daud 28', 79'
Egmar Goncalves 83'

Second leg

September 21, 2004
Al-Nejmeh Beirut 3–2 Al-Wahda (Damascus)
Moussa Hojeij 21'
Othman Savane 33'
Ali Nasereddine 65' 		Moussa Traoré 19'
Iyad Mando 34'

September 21, 2004
Home United FC 2–1 Olympic Beirut
Fahmie Abdullah 69', 74' Abbas Ali 63'

Semi finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Wahda (Damascus) Syria 2-1 Singapore Geylang United FC 1-1 1-0
Al-Jaish (Damascus) Syria 6-1 Singapore Home United FC 4-0 2-1

First leg

Second leg

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Wahda (Damascus) Syria
  • 3-3
 Syria Al-Jaish (Damascus) 2-3 1-0

First leg

November 19, 2004
Al-Wahda (Damascus) 2–3 Al-Jaish (Damascus)
Darar Radawi 49'
Omar Akil 90+2 		Zyad Chaabo 3'
Feras Esmaeel 32'
Amer Al-Abtah 55' (pen)

Second leg

2004 AFC Cup Winners

Al-Jaish
First title

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2  F1   F2  Total
1 Singapore Indra Sahdan Daud Singapore Home United 1 1 3 2 7
Singapore Egmar Goncalves Singapore Home United 3 2 1 1 7
3 Brazil Cristiano Júnior India East Bengal 2 2 1 1 6
Liberia Frank Seator Malaysia Perak 2 1 1 1 1 6
Lebanon Mohammad Kassas Lebanon Al-Nejmeh 1 2 1 1 1 6
6 Guinea Moussa Traoré Syria Al-Wahda 2 1 1 1 5
Bosnia and Herzegovina Aleksandar Durić Singapore Geylang United 1 1 1 1 1 5

See also

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