| AFC Asian Qualifiers |
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2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification was the qualification process organized by theAsian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine the participating teams for the2000 AFC Asian Cup.
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 3 August 1999 – 9 April 2000 |
| Teams | 42 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer | |
←1996 2004 → | |
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 the2000 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |
| Oman | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Wahaibi Al-Habsi |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhumagulov Berdaly | Muminov Nazarov |
| Tajikistan | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Knyazev Kulbayev | Al-Balushi |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 13 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 0 |
| Maldives | 0–8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hasheminasab Dinmohammadi Mahdavikia Estili Daei Mousavi |
| Bahrain | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sahinni Jaffer | Izema Katu Mohamed |
| Iran | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hasheminasab | Al Sayed |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 12 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | 0–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kasymov Pirmatov Davletov Statskikh Marifaliev |
| India | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ancheri Vijayan | Rakhmanqulov Fyodorov Shirshov |
| United Arab Emirates | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shatskikh |
| United Arab Emirates | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Khalil Al-Hammadi Al-Boloushi Ali Omer |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 10 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 |
All matches played inDoha,Qatar.
| Palestine | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| El-Manasri Al-Jaish |
| Qatar | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nazmi Mustafa Al Enazi | Avdeyev |
| Kazakhstan | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kadyrkulov Litvinenko |
| Pakistan | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zubarev Kucheryavykh Klishin |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | +32 | 12 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 42 | −40 | 0 |
All matches played inKuwait.
| Kuwait | 6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Haji Abdullah Al-Houwaidi Al-Khodari | Agabaýew |
| Yemen | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bayramov |
| Kuwait | 20–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Houwaidi Abdullah Al-Mutairi Bakhit Al-Shammari Sakeen Jassem |
Note: At the time this match was the largest score difference in FIFA A-level matches.
| Bhutan | 0–8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bayramov Agabaýew Aleksandr Ignatow Goçgulyýew Kulyýew |
| Yemen | 11–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Briek Al-Salimi Al-Nono Tahous Al-Ghurbani Al-Kahta | Ogissen Won Dei |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 9 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
All matches played inSeoul,Korea Republic.
| South Korea | 9–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sim Jae-won Kim Eun-jung Lee Chun-soo Seol Ki-hyeon Ahn Hyo-yeon |
| Myanmar | 4–0 | |
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| Myo Hlaing Win Aung Kyaw Moe Than Toe Aung |
| South Korea | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ahn Hyo-yeon Choi Tae-uk Choi Chul-woo Lee Chun-soo |
| South Korea | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Seol Ki-hyeon Ahn Hyo-yeon | Soe Myat Min |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 10 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chen Sin Syu-Chung Lee Kin Wo Wong Chi Kyung | Sochetra |
| Indonesia | 9–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Putiray Purjianto Nahumarury Nawawi Pamungkas Putro | Sochetra |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 13 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 |
Played inKuala Lumpur,Malaysia.
| North Korea | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Derus Suparman |
| Chinese Taipei | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Piturat Cheng Yung-Jen |
| Malaysia | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yusoff | Ko Jong-Nam |
| Chinese Taipei | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryang Gyu-Sa |
| Chinese Taipei | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| R.C Ming Tuan | Derus |
| Thailand | 5–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Damrong-Ontrakul Surasiang Piturat Noosarung Thonkanya | Ju Song-Il Kim Ho-Gun Ko Jong-Nam |
| North Korea | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ri Kyong-Min Ryang Gyu-Sa Ri Hyok-Choi | Ooi Hoe Guan |
| North Korea | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ri Hyok-Choi |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | +29 | 9 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | −32 | 0 |
All matches played inHo Chi Minh City,Vietnam.
| Vietnam | 11–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Phạm Như Thuần Vũ Công Tuyền Văn Sỹ Hùng Võ Minh Hiếu Đặng Phương Nam Ngô Quang Trường |
| China | 8–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Su Maozhen Hao Haidong Yao Xia Li Tie |
| China | 19–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hao Haidong Ma Mingyu Su Maozhen Li Weifeng Yao Xia Qu Shengqing Li Tie Shen Si Qi Hong |
Note: At the time this match was the largest score difference in FIFA A-level matches.
| Vietnam | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vũ Công Tuyền Ngô Quang Trường |
| Vietnam | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Su Maozhen Zhang Enhua |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 9 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
All matches played inMacau.
| Macau | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mohd Salem |
| Country | Qualified as | Date qualification was secured | Previous appearances in tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts | 20 December 1996 | 0 (Debut) | |
| 1996 AFC Asian Cup winners | 21 December 1996 | 4 (1984,1988,1992,1996) | |
| Qualifying round Group 1 winners | 7 August 1999 | 3 (1972,1976,1996) | |
| Qualifying round Group 7 winners | 20 November 1999 | 1 (1996) | |
| Qualifying round Group 3 winners | 26 November 1999 | 1 (1996) | |
| Qualifying round Group 9 winners | 29 January 2000 | 6 (1976,1980,1984,1988,1992,1996) | |
| Qualifying round Group 5 winners | 18 February 2000 | 6 (1972,1976,1980,1984,1988,1996) | |
| Qualifying round Group 10 winners | 20 February 2000 | 3 (1988,1992,1996) | |
| Qualifying round Group 4 winners | 8 April 2000 | 4 (1980,1984,1988,1992) | |
| Qualifying round Group 6 winners | 9 April 2000 | 8 (1956,1960,1964,1972,1980,1984,1988,1996) | |
| Qualifying round Group 8 winners | 9 April 2000 | 3 (1972,1992,1996) | |
| Qualifying round Group 2 winners | 11 April 2000 | 8 (1968,1972,1976,1980,1984,1988,1992,1996) |