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2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification was the qualification process organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine the participating teams for the 2000 AFC Asian Cup.

2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates3 August 1999 – 9 April 2000
Teams42 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Top scorerKuwait Bashar Abdullah (15 goals)
← 1996
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Format

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The 42 teams were divided into 6 groups of 4 teams, 3 groups of 5 teams, & 1 group of 3 teams. Each group decided its own system of play. Group 2, Group 7 & Group 8 are the only groups that saw teams play matches against each other twice, while the other groups played against each other once. Winners qualified for the 2000 AFC Asian Cup in Lebanon, joining the hosts as well as the champions, Saudi Arabia. West Asian groups were allocated in Group 1 to Group 5 while East Asian groups were allocated in Group 6 to Group 10.

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 2000 AFC Asian Cup
2  Tajikistan (H) 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3  Oman 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4  Kyrgyzstan 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Oman 3–0 Kyrgyzstan
Al-Wahaibi 7'
Al-Habsi 39', 90'
Attendance: 5,000
Tajikistan 1–2 Iraq
Muminov 32' (pen.) Hamad 28' (pen.)
Jafar 90'
Kyrgyzstan 2–3 Tajikistan
Zhumagulov 45'
Berdaly 75'		 Muminov 6', 11' (pen.)
Nazarov 57'
Attendance: 6,000
Iraq 2–0 Oman
Farhan 55', 70'
Iraq 5–1 Kyrgyzstan
Farhan 54'
Fawzi 60'
Hamad 62'
Obeid 67', 80'		 Zakirov 51'
Attendance: 5,000

Group 2

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  • All matches played in Syria and Iran on a double round-robin format.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran (H) 6 4 1 1 16 2 +14 13 2000 AFC Asian Cup
2  Syria (H) 6 4 1 1 11 3 +8 13
3  Bahrain 6 3 0 3 6 6 0 9
4  Maldives 6 0 0 6 2 24 −22 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts


Played in Aleppo, Syria.

Maldives 0–8 Iran
Hasheminasab 2'
Dinmohammadi 9'
Mahdavikia 14'
Estili 19'
Daei 20', 27', 30'
Mousavi 50'
Syria 1–0 Bahrain
Taleb 64'
Bahrain 4–1 Maldives
Sahinni 2', 43'
Jaffer 55', 59'		 Izema Katu Mohamed 83'
Syria 0–1 Iran
Daei 55'
Syria 6–0 Maldives
Abaza 10'
Azzam 12'
Srour 30'
Al-Basha 50'
Hamami 70'
A. John 92' (o.g.)

Played in Tehran, Iran.

Maldives 1–2 Syria
Latheef 90' Al Zaher 10'
Kordieh 33'
Iran 3–0 Bahrain
Fekri 57'
Karimi 72'
Daei 82'
Maldives 0–1 Bahrain
Wahab 47'
Iran 1–1 Syria
Hasheminasab 40' Al Sayed 15'
Bahrain 0–1 Syria
Haj Moustafa 24'
Iran 3–0 Maldives
Abolghasempour 3'
Estili 32'
Daei 63' (pen.)

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan 4 4 0 0 16 2 +14 12 2000 AFC Asian Cup
2  United Arab Emirates (H) 4 3 0 1 12 2 +10 9
3  India 4 1 1 2 8 9 −1 4
4  Bangladesh 4 1 1 2 5 12 −7 4
5  Sri Lanka 4 0 0 4 2 18 −16 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
United Arab Emirates 3–1 India
Al Kass 60', 85'
Jumaa 90' (pen.)		 Vijayan 21'
Sri Lanka 1–3 Bangladesh
Fuad 34' Dawn 37'
Munna 61' (pen.)
Faysal 64'
Sri Lanka 1–3 India
Sabir 76' Mondal 24'
R. Singh 40'
Jayasuriya 65'
India 2–2 Bangladesh
Vijayan 25'
Dias 50'		 Alfaz 19', 49'
United Arab Emirates 6–0 Sri Lanka
Khalil 28'
Al-Hammadi 39'
Al-Boloushi 45', 77'
Ali 63'
Omer 81'

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar (H) 4 3 1 0 11 3 +8 10 2000 AFC Asian Cup
2  Kazakhstan 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 9
3  Jordan 4 2 1 1 12 4 +8 7
4  Palestine 4 1 0 3 3 8 −5 3
5  Pakistan 4 0 0 4 0 16 −16 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts


All matches played in Doha, Qatar.

Qatar 1–0 Palestine
Mustafa 16'
Jordan 0–1 Kazakhstan
Avdeyev 10'
Palestine 2–0 Pakistan
El-Manasri 1'
Al-Jaish 62'
Attendance: 6,000
Palestine 1–5 Jordan
Fahad 49' Abu Zema 6', 22'
Abdullah 35'
Al-Khatib 37', 47'
Attendance: 11,000
Qatar 5–0 Pakistan
Nazmi 25' (pen.), 85' (pen.)
Al Kuwari 51', 73'
Hassan 68'
Kazakhstan 2–0 Palestine
Kadyrkulov 38'
Litvinenko 90'
Attendance: 2,500
Pakistan 0–4 Kazakhstan
Zubarev 21', 43'
Kucheryavykh 60'
Klishin 72'
Qatar 2–2 Jordan
Al Kuwari 66'
Al Enazi 67'		 Abu Zema 25'
Abdullah 45'

Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kuwait (H) 4 4 0 0 33 1 +32 12 2000 AFC Asian Cup
2  Turkmenistan 4 3 0 1 15 6 +9 9
3  Yemen 4 2 0 2 14 5 +9 6
4    Nepal 4 1 0 3 3 13 −10 3
5  Bhutan 4 0 0 4 2 42 −40 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts


All matches played in Kuwait.

Kuwait 6–1 Turkmenistan
Haji 4'
Abdullah 16', 27'
Al-Houwaidi 17', 37'
Al-Khodari 90'		 Agabaýew 89'
Nepal   0–3 Yemen
Tahous 27'
Al-Nono 32'
Al-Salimi 59' (pen.)
Yemen 0–1 Turkmenistan
Bayramov 79'
Bhutan 0–3   Nepal
Gaba 21'
Joshi 29'
Rayamajhi 60'
Kuwait 20–0 Bhutan
Al-Houwaidi 4', 6' (pen.), 10', 52' (pen.), 60'
Abdullah 20', 24', 38', 45' (pen.), 47', 50', 59', 89'
Al-Mutairi 21', 51', 63'
Bakhit 31'
Al-Shammari 21'
Sakeen 65'
Jassem 77' (pen.)

Note: At the time this match was the largest score difference in FIFA A-level matches.

Turkmenistan 5–0   Nepal
Kulyýew 35'
Bayramov 39'
Muhadow 48', 61'
Agabaýew 89'
Kuwait 2–0 Yemen
Mubarak 33'
Awad 51' (o.g.)
Bhutan 0–8 Turkmenistan
Bayramov 21', 31', 81'
Agabaýew 12', 25'
Aleksandr Ignatow 48'
Goçgulyýew 66'
Kulyýew 85'
Yemen 11–2 Bhutan
Briek 4'
Al-Salimi 18', 55'
Al-Nono 15', 56', 87'
Tahous 24', 81'
Al-Ghurbani 25', 26'
Al-Kahta 82'		 Ogissen 42'
Won Dei 45'
Kuwait 5–0   Nepal
Abdullah 9', 24', 45', 66', 90' (pen.)

Group 6

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea (H) 3 3 0 0 19 0 +19 9 2000 AFC Asian Cup
2  Myanmar 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3  Laos 3 1 0 2 2 14 −12 3
4  Mongolia 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts


All matches played in Seoul, Korea Republic.

South Korea 9–0 Laos
Sim Jae-won 32'
Kim Eun-jung 45', 67', 71'
Lee Chun-soo 50'
Seol Ki-hyeon 58', 77', 86'
Ahn Hyo-yeon 75'
Attendance: 16,500
South Korea 4–0 Myanmar
Seol Ki-hyeon 61', 67'
Ahn Hyo-yeon 78', 89'		 Soe Myat Min Red card 51'
Attendance: 15,600

Group 7

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Indonesia 4 3 1 0 18 5 +13 10 2000 AFC Asian Cup
2  Hong Kong 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 7
3  Cambodia 4 0 0 4 4 19 −15 0
Source: [citation needed]


Hong Kong 4–1 Cambodia
Chen Sin Syu-Chung 34', 52'
Lee Kin Wo 54'
Wong Chi Kyung 83'		 Sochetra 40'
Attendance: 5,461
Cambodia 1–5 Indonesia
Arunreath 72' Prasetyo 14'
Pamungkas 28'
Putiray 39', 46'
Sunan 47'
Cambodia 0–1 Hong Kong
Lai Kai Cheuk 58'
Indonesia 9–2 Cambodia
Putiray 2', 38', 90'
Purjianto 15'
Nahumarury 33'
Nawawi 40'
Pamungkas 53', 70'
Putro 85'		 Sochetra 13', 58'

Group 8

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand 6 4 1 1 13 8 +5 13 2000 AFC Asian Cup
2  North Korea 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 11
3  Malaysia 6 2 1 3 12 13 −1 7
4  Chinese Taipei 6 1 0 5 3 11 −8 3
Source: [citation needed]


Played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

North Korea 0–0 Thailand
Attendance: 15,150
Malaysia 3–0 Chinese Taipei
Derus 34'
Suparman 82', 86'
Malaysia 1–1 North Korea
Yusoff 58' Ko Jong-Nam 6'
Attendance: 18,000
Chinese Taipei 0–2 North Korea
Ryang Gyu-Sa 12', 21'
Attendance: 4,000

Played in Bangkok, Thailand.

Chinese Taipei 3–2 Malaysia
R.C 14'
Ming Tuan 29', 34'		 Derus 21', 90+13'
Thailand 5–3 North Korea
Damrong-Ontrakul 34'
Surasiang 35'
Piturat 73'
Noosarung 86'
Thonkanya 88'		 Ju Song-Il 28'
Kim Ho-Gun 53'
Ko Jong-Nam 60'
North Korea 4–1 Malaysia
Ri Kyong-Min 16'
Ryang Gyu-Sa 49'
Ri Hyok-Choi 73', 84'		 Ooi Hoe Guan 26'
Attendance: 20,000
North Korea 1–0 Chinese Taipei
Ri Hyok-Choi 53'
Attendance: 45,000

Group 9

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 3 3 0 0 29 0 +29 9 2000 AFC Asian Cup
2  Vietnam (H) 3 2 0 1 14 2 +12 6
3  Philippines 3 1 0 2 2 11 −9 3
4  Guam 3 0 0 3 0 32 −32 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts


All matches played in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

China 19–0 Guam
Hao Haidong 2', 56', 58', 63'
Ma Mingyu 12'
Su Maozhen 20', 40', 80'
Li Weifeng 23'
Yao Xia 38', 55'
Qu Shengqing 55', 61', 73', 83', 87'
Li Tie 75'
Shen Si 84'
Qi Hong 85'

Note: At the time this match was the largest score difference in FIFA A-level matches.

Vietnam 0–2 China
Su Maozhen 27'
Zhang Enhua 89'
Attendance: 16,000

Group 10

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9 2000 AFC Asian Cup
2  Singapore 3 2 0 1 2 3 −1 6
3  Macau (H) 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3
4  Brunei 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

All matches played in Macau.

Macau 1–0 Brunei
Fi Fai 77'
Singapore 0–3 Japan
Nakazawa 13', 90',
Nakayama 42' (pen.)
Macau 0–1 Singapore
Mohd Salem 40' (pen.)
Japan 9–0 Brunei
Nakayama 1', 2', 4'
Kazu 36'
Nakamura 45'
Hirano 66'
Takahara 75', 88'
Sawanobori 85'
Macau 0–3 Japan
Nakayama 35', 65'
Takahara 57'
Singapore 1–0 Brunei
Mohd Ali 88'

Qualified teams

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Country Qualified as Date qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament
 Lebanon Hosts 20 December 1996 0 (Debut)
 Saudi Arabia 1996 AFC Asian Cup winners 21 December 1996 4 (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996)
 Iraq Qualifying round Group 1 winners 7 August 1999 3 (1972, 1976, 1996)
 Indonesia Qualifying round Group 7 winners 20 November 1999 1 (1996)
 Uzbekistan Qualifying round Group 3 winners 26 November 1999 1 (1996)
 China Qualifying round Group 9 winners 29 January 2000 6 (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996)
 Kuwait Qualifying round Group 5 winners 18 February 2000 6 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996)
 Japan Qualifying round Group 10 winners 20 February 2000 3 (1988, 1992, 1996)
 Qatar Qualifying round Group 4 winners 8 April 2000 4 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992)
 South Korea Qualifying round Group 6 winners 9 April 2000 8 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996)
 Thailand Qualifying round Group 8 winners 9 April 2000 3 (1972, 1992, 1996)
 Iran Qualifying round Group 2 winners 11 April 2000 8 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996)
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