2000 AFC Asian Cup
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The Asian Football Confederation
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...

's 2000 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

 between October 12 and October 29. Japan
Japan national football team
The Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...

 defeated defending champion Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia national football team
Saudi Arabia national football team is the national team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation...

 in the final match in Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...

.

Qualification

qualified automatically as host. qualified automatically as defending champions.

42 teams participated in a preliminary tournament. It was divided into 10 groups and the first-placed team of each group thus qualified. A total of 84 games were held, starting with the Oman
Oman national football team
The Oman national football team is the national team of Oman. Although the team was officially founded in 1978, the squad was formed long before, and has established a proper football association in only December, 2005...

 versus Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan national football team
The Kyrgyzstan national football team is the national team of Kyrgyzstan and is controlled by the Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic.-History:...

 game on August 3, 1999.

The other 10 qualifying teams were:
 

Stadiums

Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...

Sidon
Sidon
Sidon or Saïda is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate of Lebanon, on the Mediterranean coast, about 40 km north of Tyre and 40 km south of the capital Beirut. In Genesis, Sidon is the son of Canaan the grandson of Noah...

Tripoli
Tripoli, Lebanon
Tripoli is the largest city in northern Lebanon and the second-largest city in Lebanon. Situated 85 km north of the capital Beirut, Tripoli is the capital of the North Governorate and the Tripoli District. Geographically located on the east of the Mediterranean, the city's history dates back...

Sports City Stadium
Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium
Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium is a 47,799 capacity multi-purpose stadium in the Bir Hassan area of Beirut, Lebanon. It is Lebanon's largest stadium. The Sports City Stadium is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has athletics facilities. It was built in 1957 by the...

Saida International Stadium
Saida International Stadium
Saida International Stadium is a 22,600 capacity multi-purpose stadium in Saida , Lebanon. The stadium was built on the expanded grounds of the old Saida Municipal Stadium, as one of the venues to host matches during the 2000 AFC Asian Cup that was held in Lebanon. It is currently mostly used for...

International Olympic Stadium
International Olympic Stadium
International Olympic Stadium is a 22,400 capacity multi-purpose stadium in Tripoli, Lebanon. It is currently used mostly for football matches, though it also hosts international rugby league tests and it also has athletics facilities....

Capacity: 47,799 Capacity: 22,600 Capacity: 22,400

First round

All times are Lebanon summer time (UTC+3
UTC+3
UTC+03:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +03. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as . This time is used in:-East Africa Time:*Comoros*Djibouti*Eritrea*Ethiopia*Kenya*Madagascar...

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Key to colours in group tables
Group winners, runners-up, and best two third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals

Group A

Team
7 3 2 1 0 6 1
5
4 3 1 1 1 4 3
1
2 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2
2 3 0 2 1 3 7 −4

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Group B

Team
5 3 1 2 0 6 2
4
5 3 1 2 0 1 0
1
4 3 1 1 1 5 3
2
1 3 0 1 2 0 7 −7

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Group C

Team
7 3 2 1 0 13 3
10
4 3 1 1 1 6 4
2
3 3 0 3 0 2 2 0
1 3 0 1 2 2 14 −12

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Third-placed qualifiers

At the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third placed teams of each group. The two best third-placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals.
Team
4 3 1 1 1 5 3
2
3 3 0 3 0 2 2 0
2 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2


Korea Republic (best third-place) and Qatar
Qatar national football team
The Qatar national football team is the national team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. They have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup but are hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The team has also appeared in seven AFC Asian Cup tournaments and hosted the 2011 AFC Asian...

 (second best third-place) qualified for the quarter-finals.

Knockout stage

All times are Lebanon summer time (UTC+3
UTC+3
UTC+03:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +03. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as . This time is used in:-East Africa Time:*Comoros*Djibouti*Eritrea*Ethiopia*Kenya*Madagascar...

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Extra times
Overtime (sports)
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw. In most sports, this extra period is only played if the game is required to have a clear winner, as in single-elimination...

 were played under the golden goal
Golden goal
The golden goal is a method used in association football, field hockey, ice hockey and korfball to decide the winner of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of regulation time. It is a type of sudden death. Golden goal rules allow the team that scores the first goal during...

 rule.

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

All-Star Team

Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards

  Jiang Jin
Jiang Jin
Jiang Jin is an assistant coach and former international Chinese football goalkeeper who was predominantly known for being the first-choice goalkeeper for China during the 2002 FIFA World Cup...


  Hong Myung-Bo
Hong Myung-Bo
Hong Myung-Bo is a former South Korean footballer who, along with Cha Bum Kun, is often considered among the greatest Asian footballers ever. Hong was a member of the Korean national team in four World Cups, and was the first Asian player to play in four consecutive World Cup finals tournaments....

 

  Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
Mohammed Saleh Al-Khilaiwi is a retired football defender from Saudi Arabia. At the club level, he played mostly for Al-Ittihad in his home country.-Career:...

 

  Jamal Mubarak
Jamal Mubarak
Jamal Mubarak Abdul-Rahman is a Kuwaiti football player. He won 108 caps for the Kuwaiti national team.-External links:...


  Hiroshi Nanami
Hiroshi Nanami
is a former professional footballer for Júbilo Iwata of the J. League Division 1. He was born in Shizuoka Prefecture.-Playing career:Nanami was a key figure for the Japan national team throughout the late 1990s and during the early part of this century....

 

  Nawaf Al-Temyat 

  Abbas Obeid
Abbas Obeid
Abbas Obeid Jassim , born 1979 in Iraq, is an Iraqi football player. He played for FC Seoul and Pohang Steelers of the South Korean K-League, then known as Anyang LG Cheetahs and Pohang Atoms...

 

  Karim Bagheri
Karim Bagheri
Karim Bagheri is a retired professional Iranian player, most notably playing for Persepolis in the Iran Pro League. He was known as a two-footed midfielder and is famous for his powerful and thundering long range shots and free kicks.-Early years:...

 

  Shunsuke Nakamura
Shunsuke Nakamura
is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Yokohama F. Marinos in J. League Division 1. He is one of the most prominent and successful Asian players to have played in Scotland and on 13 September 2006 became the first Japanese player to score in the UEFA Champions League and the second Asian...


  Lee Dong-Gook
Lee Dong-Gook
Lee Dong-Gook is a South Korean football striker, who plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in K-League.-Early career:Lee started playing football for Pohang Steelers, where due to his outstanding performance in his first season, he managed to make his debut for the South Korean national team making...

 

  Naohiro Takahara
Naohiro Takahara
is a Japanese footballer. He currently plays for J. League Division 1 side Shimizu S-Pulse as a strikerTakahara was born in Mishima, Shizuoka. He has previously played for Júbilo Iwata in Japan, Boca Juniors in Argentina, Hamburger SV and Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany.On December 3, 2006, he...


Scoring players

6 goals Lee Dong-Gook
Lee Dong-Gook
Lee Dong-Gook is a South Korean football striker, who plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in K-League.-Early career:Lee started playing football for Pohang Steelers, where due to his outstanding performance in his first season, he managed to make his debut for the South Korean national team making...



5 goals Akinori Nishizawa
Akinori Nishizawa
is a Japanese former footballer.He was capped 29 times and scored 10 goals for the Japanese national team between 1997 and 2002. He played one game at the 2002 FIFA World Cup....

 Naohiro Takahara
Naohiro Takahara
is a Japanese footballer. He currently plays for J. League Division 1 side Shimizu S-Pulse as a strikerTakahara was born in Mishima, Shizuoka. He has previously played for Júbilo Iwata in Japan, Boca Juniors in Argentina, Hamburger SV and Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany.On December 3, 2006, he...



3 goals Qi Hong
Qi Hong
Qi Hong is a former Chinese international footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or shadow striker throughout his career. He is predominately remembered for his time at Shanghai Shenhua where he won the league and Chinese FA Cup with them before controversially moving to then local...

 Yang Chen Ali Daei
Ali Daei
Ali Daei is an Iranian retired football player and former national team coach who currently manages a local Iranian team, Rah Ahan. He is a former captain of the Iran national football team, and is the world's all-time leading goalscorer in international matches...

 Hiroshi Nanami
Hiroshi Nanami
is a former professional footballer for Júbilo Iwata of the J. League Division 1. He was born in Shizuoka Prefecture.-Playing career:Nanami was a key figure for the Japan national team throughout the late 1990s and during the early part of this century....

 Talal Al-Meshal
Talal Al-Meshal
Talal Al-Meshal is a Saudi Arabian footballer.He played for Al-Ahli and he is now playing with Al-Raed . He played for Al-Ittihad in the 2008 AFC Champions League group stages....

 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub
Mohammad Al-Shalhoub
Mohammad Bander Al-Shalhoub is a Saudi Arabian football player who currently plays as a Left-winger for Al Hilal.He has been a member of the Saudi Arabian national team since 2000 when he was just nineteen years of age, and was recently called up to the squad to participate in the 2006 FIFA World...

 Nawaf Al-Temyat

2 goals Li Ming Karim Bagheri
Karim Bagheri
Karim Bagheri is a retired professional Iranian player, most notably playing for Persepolis in the Iran Pro League. He was known as a two-footed midfielder and is famous for his powerful and thundering long range shots and free kicks.-Early years:...

 Hamid Estili Sabah Jaeer Tomokazu Myojin
Tomokazu Myojin
is a Japanese football midfielder.He was capped 26 times and scored 3 goals for the Japanese national team between 2000 and 2002. He played three games at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He was also a part of the Japanese 2000 Summer Olympics squad.-Statistics:...

 Jasem Al-Huwaidi Sakesan Pituratana

1 goal Fan Zhiyi
Fan Zhiyi
Fan Zhiyi is a former professional football player from the People's Republic of China. A folk hero and football icon in his native country he was considered a trailblazer when he moved to English club Crystal Palace to become the first Chinese person to do so. Internationally he would go on to...

 Shen Si
Shen Si
Shen Si is a retired Chinese football player. He played as the left midfielder and was famous for his good technical skill. He managed Pudong Zobon F.C. before being revealed to have been involved in fixing a game in 2003 Chinese Jia-A League.Shen Si had a reputation for his free kick skills...

 Su Maozhen Qahtan Chatir Abbas Obeid
Abbas Obeid
Abbas Obeid Jassim , born 1979 in Iraq, is an Iraqi football player. He played for FC Seoul and Pohang Steelers of the South Korean K-League, then known as Anyang LG Cheetahs and Pohang Atoms...

 Haidar Mahmoud Hideaki Kitajima
Hideaki Kitajima
Hideaki Kitajima is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Kashiwa Reysol. He was capped 3 times and scored 1 goal for the Japanese national team.-Career statistics:...

 Shigeyoshi Mochizuki
Shigeyoshi Mochizuki
is a retired Japanese football player. He was capped 14 times for the Japanese national team and scored the winning goal in Asian Cup 2000 Final, Japan vs Saudi Arabia.Mochizuki played for Vissel Kobe and JEF United Ichihara in the J. League....

 Hiroaki Morishima Shinji Ono
Shinji Ono
is a Japanese football player, who plays as a midfielder for Shimizu S-Pulse in Japan.Known as Tensai, Japanese for "Genius", from his youth days, Ono is one of the biggest stars in Asian football, known for his vision, technique and superb passing...

 Atsushi Yanagisawa
Atsushi Yanagisawa
is a Japanese football player. Currently he is a striker for Vegalta Sendai in the top division of the J-League. Yanagisawa was born in Kosugi-machi, Toyama-ken, Japan...

 Kim Sang-Sik
Kim Sang-Sik
Kim Sang-Sik is a South Korean football player, who currently plays for the K-League side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.he played for the South Korea national team as a centre back.- Club career statistics :...

 Lee Young-Pyo
Lee Young-Pyo
Lee Young-Pyo is a South Korean football player. Lee is recognized for his speed and dribbling skills. His former manager Martin Jol once called him "the best left-back in Holland"....

 Noh Jung-Yoon
Noh Jung-Yoon
Noh Jung-Yoon was a South Korean footballer who spent almost his whole career in the J. League Division 1, with a spell in the Dutch League. The midfielder was the first Korean player to play in the J. League Division 1 when he moved to Japan in 1992 when the J...

 Bashar Abdullah Abbas Chahrour Luís Fernandez Moussa Hojeij
Moussa Hojeij
Moussa Hojeij is a Lebanese football player, born on August 6, 1974. He is the player and manager with the Nejmeh football club. He was the best player in the Al-Manar TV football festival several times, and was captain of the national team...

 Mohammed Salem Al-Enazi Abdulnasser Al-Obaidly Mohammed Gholam
Mohammed Gholam
Mohammed Gholam is a Qatari footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for Al Sadd.Gholam is also a member of the Qatar national football team.-Goals for Senior National Team:- External links :*...

 Marzouk Al-Otaibi Sergey Lushan
Sergey Lushan
Sergey Ivanovich Lushan is a Russian-Uzbekistani professional football defender who currently plays for FC Bunyodkor in the Uzbek League....

 Mirjalol Qosimov

1 own goal Fan Zhiyi
Fan Zhiyi
Fan Zhiyi is a former professional football player from the People's Republic of China. A folk hero and football icon in his native country he was considered a trailblazer when he moved to English club Crystal Palace to become the first Chinese person to do so. Internationally he would go on to...

 (for Japan) Ryuzo Morioka (for Saudi Arabia)

Top scoring teams

21 goals

11 goals

9 goals

7 goals
5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

0 goal

Final positions

Team
1 6 5 1 0 21 6
15
16 88.9%
2 6 3 1 2 11 8
3
10 55.6%
3 6 3 1 2 9 6
3
10 55.6%
4 6 2 2 2 11 7
4
8 44.4%
Eliminated in the Quarterfinals
5 4 2 1 1 7 3
4
7 58.3%
6 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 5 41.7%
7 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 4 33.3%
8 4 0 3 1 3 5 −2 3 25.0%
Eliminated in the First Stage
9 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2 22.2%
10 3 0 2 1 3 7 −4 2 22.2%
11 3 0 1 2 0 7 −7 1 11.1%
12 3 0 1 2 2 14 −12 1 11.1%

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