2004 AFC Champions League

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 playerSaudi Arabia Redha Tukar
2005 →

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 who defeated Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in the final.

Al Ain were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the quarter-finals.

Format

Group Stage

A total of 28 clubs were divided into seven 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 six matches each. Clubs received three points for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a loss. The clubs were ranked according to points and tie breakers were in the following order:

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  4. Goal difference in all group matches;
  5. Goals scored in all group matches;

The seven group winners along with the defending champion (Al Ain) advanced to the quarter-finals.

Knockout stage

An open draw was held for the knockout stage; teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other. Each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time and penalty shoot-outs were used to decide the winner if necessary.

Teams

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

West AsiaEast Asia
Quarter Finals
TeamQualifying methodTeamQualifying method
United Arab Emirates Al Ain2002–03 AFC Champions League champions
Group Stage
TeamQualifying methodTeamQualifying method
Bahrain Riffa2002–03 Bahraini Premier League championsChina Shanghai Shenhua2003 Chinese Jia-A League champions
Bahrain Al-Ahli2003 King's Cup winnersChina Dalian Shide2002 Chinese Jia-A League champions
Iran Sepahan2002–03 Iran Pro League championsIndonesia Persik Kediri2003 Liga Indonesia Premier Division champions
Iran Zob Ahan2002–03 Hazfi Cup winnersIndonesia PSM Makassar2003 Liga Indonesia Premier Division runners-up
Iraq Al-ShortaChosen by the Iraq Football Association[Note IRQ]Japan Yokohama F. Marinos2003 J.League Division 1 champions
Iraq Al-Quwa Al-JawiyaJapan Júbilo Iwata2003 Emperor's Cup winners
Kuwait Al Qadisiya2002–03 Kuwaiti Premier League champions
2003 Kuwait Emir Cup winners		South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma2003 K League champions
Kuwait Al-Arabi2002–03 Kuwaiti Premier League runners-upSouth Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2003 Korean FA Cup winners
Qatar Qatar SC2002–03 Qatar Stars League championsThailand Krung Thai Bank2002–03 Thai League champions
Qatar Al Sadd2002–03 Emir of Qatar Cup winnersThailand BEC-Tero Sasana2002–03 Thai League runners-up
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad2002–03 Saudi Premier League championsVietnam Hoang Anh Gia Lai2003 V-League champions
Saudi Arabia Al Hilal2003 Saudi Crown Prince Cup winnersVietnam Binh Dinh2003 Vietnamese Cup winners
United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda2002–03 UAE Football League runners-up[Note UAE]
United Arab Emirates Sharjah2002–03 UAE President's Cup winners
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor2003 Uzbek League champions
2003 Uzbekistan Cup winners
Uzbekistan Neftchi Fergana2003 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 led to the formation of a new IFA committee. Al-Shorta and Al-Najaf were first and second respectively at the outbreak of the war and so were chosen to represent Iraq in the AFC Champions League. However the IFA later deemed that Al-Najaf were not ready to participate and 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.
  2. ^
    United Arab Emirates (UAE): As 2002–03 UAE Football League champions, Al Ain, qualified for the AFC Champions League as defending champions, the spot reserved for the UAE Football League champions was passed onto the runners-up of the league.

Group stage

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Location of teams of the 2004 AFC Champions League.
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D; Pink: Group E;
Green: Group F; Blue: Group G; Cyan: Quarter-finals;

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification PAK ZOB QAT RIF
1Uzbekistan Pakhtakor421131+27Advance to knockout stage—2–01–0Canc.
2Iran Zob Ahan412145−151–0—3–3Canc.
3Qatar Qatar SC403134−130–00–0—2–0
4Bahrain Riffa00000000[a]Canc.0–0Canc.—
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Riffa withdrew a week prior to their match against Pakhtakor, citing security concerns. Their previous results were expunged, and they were banned from AFC competitions for two years.

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification WAH SAD QWJ QAD
1United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda413030+36Advance to knockout stage—0–03–0Canc.
2Qatar Al Sadd412111050–0—1–00–1
3Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya411214−340–01–0—0–1
4Kuwait Al Qadisiya00000000[a]1–30–01–0—
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ On 20 April, following the match between Al-Qadisiya and Al-Sadd, Kuwaiti security personnel and police assaulted the visiting players; Al-Qadisiya were ejected from the competition and banned from AFC competitions for three years. Their record was expunged.

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification SHA HIL SHR AHL
1United Arab Emirates Sharjah4310104+610Advance to knockout stage—5–22–0Canc.
2Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal421166070–0—2–0Canc.
3Iraq Al-Shorta400439−602–31–2—Canc.
4Bahrain Al-Ahli00000000[a]Canc.Canc.Canc.—
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Al-Ahli were forced to withdraw after 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]

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification ITJ SEP ARB NEF
1Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad6411144+1013[a]Advance to knockout stage—4–02–03–0
2Iran Sepahan64111510+513[a]3–2—3–14–0
3Kuwait Al-Arabi6222810−280–02–2—3–2
4Uzbekistan Neftchi6006518−1301–31–31–2—
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Al-Ittihad +3, Sepahan −3.

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification JHM JUB SHA BEC
1South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors6402145+912[a]Advance to knockout stage—1–20–14–0
2Japan Jubilo Iwata64021411+312[a]2–4—2–13–0
3China Shanghai Shenhua630379−290–13–2—1–0
4Thailand BEC Tero6105616−1030–42–34–1—
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors +1, Jubilo Iwata −1.

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification DLS KTB HAG PSM
1China Dalian Shide6501115+615Advance to knockout stage—3–12–02–1
2Thailand Krung Thai Bank6213811−37[a]0–2—2–21–2
3Vietnam Hoang Anh Gia Lai6213101007[a]3–10–1—5–1
4Indonesia PSM Makassar6204912−360–12–33–0—
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Krung Thai Bank 4, Hoang Anh Gia Lai 1.

Group G

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification SEO MAR PSK BDN
1South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma6501244+2015[a]Advance to knockout stage—0–115–02–0
2Japan Yokohama F. Marinos6501193+1615[a]1–2—4–06–0
3Indonesia Persik Kediri6114527−2241–21–4—1–0
4Vietnam Binh Dinh6015317−1411–30–32–2—
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference is used as the tiebreaker.

Knock-out stage

Bracket

Quarter finalsSemi-finalsFinal
            
China Dalian Shide101
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad112
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad224
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors123
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain011
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors145
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad156
South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma303
South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma6511
United Arab Emirates Sharjah022
South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma022
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor000
United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda101
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor145

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 14 and 15 September, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 September 2004.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates1–5South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors0–11–4
Dalian Shide China1–2Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad1–10–1
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates1–5Uzbekistan Pakhtakor1–10–4
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma South Korea11–2United Arab Emirates Sharjah6–05–2

Matches

Al-Ain United Arab Emirates0–1South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Gomes 90+3'
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea4–1United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Namkung Do 53'
Paulo Rink 69'
Gomes 90+1'
Park Dong-Hyuk 90+3'		Yaslam 88'

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 5–1 on aggregate.

Dalian Shide China1–1Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Zou Jie 66'Carević 25'
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia1–0China Dalian Shide
Tukar 68'

Al-Ittihad won 2–1 on aggregate.

Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates1–1Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Koutouan 10'Magdeev 85'
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan4–0United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
Soliev 21'
Shishelov 44', 90'
Salem 86' (o.g.)

Pakhtakor won 5–1 on aggregate.

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma South Korea6–0United Arab Emirates Sharjah
Kim Do-Hoon 20'
Lee Ki-Hyung 49'
Dudu 52', 65' (pen.)
Do Jae-Joon 81'
Laktionov 89'
Sharjah United Arab Emirates2–5South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Ndaye 44'
Anderson 66'		Dudu 11', 25'
Marcelo 20'
Kim Do-Hoon 32'
Laktionov 74'

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma won 11–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals

The first legs were played on 19 and 20 October, and the second legs were played on 26 and 27 October 2004.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia4–3South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–12–2
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma South Korea2–0Uzbekistan Pakhtakor0–02–0

Matches

Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia2–1South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Noor 27'
Montashari 87'		Botti 85'
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea2–2Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Rink 32'
Botti 43'		Tcheco 68' (pen.)
Osama 89'

Al-Ittihad won 4–3 on aggregate.

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma South Korea0–0Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan0–2South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Kim Do-Hoon 37'
Dudu 56'

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma won 2–0 on aggregate.

Final

The first leg was played on 24 November, and the second leg was played on 1 December 2004.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia6–3South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma1–35–0

Matches

Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia1–3South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Tukar 28'Laktionov 26'
Kim Do-Hoon 80'
Jang Hak-Young 88'
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma South Korea0–5Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Tukar 29'
Idris 45+4'
Noor 56', 78'
Abushgeer 90+5'

Al-Ittihad won 6–3 on aggregate.

See also

References

  1. ^ AFC confirm Ahli withdrawal
  • AFC Champions League 2004 Official Page (English)
  • AFC Champions League 2004 at RSSSF.com
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