Football Asian Cup 2000 / qualification

The qualification for the Asian Cup 2000 in Lebanon took place between August 1999 and April 2000.

42 teams played in 10 qualifying groups. The group winners qualified for the final tournament in Lebanon. Host Lebanon and defending champions Saudi Arabia qualified directly for the finals.

•  Saudi Arabia (defending champion)
•  Lebanon (hosts)

	West asia		East asia
1	Iraq	06th	South Korea
2	Iran	07th	Indonesia
3	Uzbekistan	08th	Thailand
4th	Qatar	09	People's Republic of China
5	Kuwait	10	Japan

West asia

Group 1

Tournament in Dushanbe , Tajikistan

rank	country	Gates	Points
1.	Iraq *	9: 2	9
2.	Tajikistan	6: 5	6th
3.	Oman	4: 4	3
4th	Kyrgyzstan	3:11	0

Aug 3, 1999	Oman	-	Kyrgyzstan	3-0
Aug 3, 1999	Tajikistan	-	Iraq	1: 2
Aug 5, 1999	Kyrgyzstan	-	Tajikistan	2: 3
Aug 5, 1999	Iraq	-	Oman	2-0
Aug 7, 1999	Tajikistan	-	Oman	2: 1
Aug 7, 1999	Iraq	-	Kyrgyzstan	5: 1

Group 2

rank	country	Gates	Points
1.	Iran *	16: 2	13
2.	Syria	11: 3	13
3.	Bahrain	6: 6	9
4th	Maldives	2:24	0

March 31, 2000	Maldives	-	Iran	0: 8
March 31, 2000	Syria	-	Bahrain	1-0
April 2, 2000	Bahrain	-	Maldives	4: 1
April 2, 2000	Syria	-	Iran	0: 1
April 4, 2000	Bahrain	-	Iran	1-0
April 4, 2000	Syria	-	Maldives	6-0
April 7, 2000	Maldives	-	Syria	1: 2
April 7, 2000	Iran	-	Bahrain	3-0
April 9, 2000	Maldives	-	Bahrain	0: 1
April 9, 2000	Iran	-	Syria	1: 1
April 11, 2000	Bahrain	-	Syria	0: 1
April 11, 2000	Iran	-	Maldives	3-0

Group 3

Tournament in Abu Dhabi , UAE

rank	country	Gates	Points
1.	Uzbekistan *	16: 2	12
2.	United Arab Emirates	12: 2	9
3.	India	8: 9	4th
4th	Bangladesh	5:12	4th
5.	Sri Lanka	2:18	0

Nov 21, 2000	Bangladesh	-	Uzbekistan	0: 6
Nov 21, 1999	UA Emirates	-	India	3: 1
Nov 23, 1999	Sri Lanka	-	Uzbekistan	0: 6
Nov 23, 1999	UA Emirates	-	Bangladesh	3-0
Nov 25, 1999	Sri Lanka	-	Bangladesh	1: 3
Nov 25, 1999	India	-	Uzbekistan	2: 3
Nov 27, 1999	Sri Lanka	-	India	1: 3
Nov 27, 1999	UA Emirates	-	Uzbekistan	0: 1
Nov 29, 1999	India	-	Bangladesh	2: 2
Nov 29, 1999	UA Emirates	-	Sri Lanka	6-0

Group 4

Tournament in Doha , Qatar

rank	country	Gates	Points
1.	Qatar *	11: 3	10
2.	Kazakhstan	8: 3	9
3.	Jordan	12: 4	7th
4th	Palestine	3: 8	3
5.	Pakistan	0:16	0

March 31, 2000	Qatar	-	Palestine	1-0
March 31, 2000	Jordan	-	Kazakhstan	0: 1
April 2, 2000	Palestine	-	Pakistan	2-0
April 2, 2000	Qatar	-	Kazakhstan	3: 1
April 4, 2000	Palestine	-	Jordan	1: 5
April 4, 2000	Qatar	-	Pakistan	5-0
April 6, 2000	Kazakhstan	-	Palestine	2-0
April 6, 2000	Pakistan	-	Jordan	0: 5
April 8, 2000	Pakistan	-	Kazakhstan	0: 4
April 8, 2000	Qatar	-	Jordan	2: 2

Group 5

Tournament in Kuwait

rank	country	Gates	Points
1.	Kuwait *	33: 1	12
2.	Turkmenistan	15: 6	9
3.	Yemen	14: 5	6th
4th	Nepal	3:13	3
5.	Bhutan	2:42	0

Feb 10, 2000	Kuwait	-	Turkmenistan	6: 1
Feb 10, 2000	Nepal	-	Yemen	0: 3
Feb 12, 2000	Yemen	-	Turkmenistan	0: 1
Feb 12, 2000	Bhutan	-	Nepal	0: 3
Feb 14, 2000	Kuwait	-	Bhutan	20: 0
Feb 14, 2000	Turkmenistan	-	Nepal	5-0
Feb 16, 2000	Kuwait	-	Yemen	2-0
Feb 16, 2000	Bhutan	-	Turkmenistan	0: 8
Feb. 18, 2000	Yemen	-	Bhutan	11: 2
Feb. 18, 2000	Kuwait	-	Nepal	5-0

East asia

Group 6

Tournament in Seoul , South Korea

rank	country	Gates	Points
1.	South Korea *	19: 0	9
2.	Myanmar	6: 4	6th
3.	Laos	2:14	3
4th	Mongolia	1:10	0

April 5, 2000	Myanmar	-	Mongolia	2-0
April 5, 2000	South Korea	-	Laos	9-0
April 7, 2000	Myanmar	-	Laos	4-0
April 7, 2000	South Korea	-	Mongolia	6-0
April 9, 2000	Laos	-	Mongolia	2: 1
April 9, 2000	South Korea	-	Myanmar	4-0

Group 7

rank	country	Gates	Points
1.	Indonesia *	18: 5	10
2.	Hong Kong	7: 5	7th
3.	Cambodia	4:19	0

Oct 18, 1999	Hong Kong	-	Cambodia	4: 1
Oct 24, 1999	Hong Kong	-	Indonesia	1: 1
Oct 30, 1999	Cambodia	-	Indonesia	1: 5
Nov 7, 1999	Cambodia	-	Hong Kong	0: 1
Nov 14, 1999	Indonesia	-	Hong Kong	3: 1
Nov 20, 1999	Indonesia	-	Cambodia	9: 2

Group 8

rank	country	Gates	Points
1.	Thailand *	13: 8	13
2.	North Korea	11: 7	11
3.	Malaysia	12:13	7th
4th	Chinese Taipei	3:11	3

March 25, 2000	North Korea	-	Thailand	0-0
March 25, 2000	Malaysia	-	Taiwan	3-0
March 27, 2000	Taiwan	-	Thailand	0: 2
March 27, 2000	Malaysia	-	North Korea	1: 1
March 29, 2000	Taiwan	-	North Korea	0: 2
March 29, 2000	Malaysia	-	Thailand	3: 2
April 4, 2000	Taiwan	-	Malaysia	3: 2
April 4, 2000	Thailand	-	North Korea	5: 3
April 6, 2000	North Korea	-	Malaysia	4: 1
April 6, 2000	Thailand	-	Taiwan	1-0
April 9, 2000	North Korea	-	Taiwan	1-0
April 9, 2000	Thailand	-	Malaysia	3: 2

Group 9

Tournament in Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam

rank	country	Gates	Points
1.	People's Republic of China *	29: 0	9
2.	Vietnam	14: 2	6th
3.	Philippines	2:11	3
4th	Guam	0:32	0

Jan. 23, 2000	Vietnam	-	Guam	11: 0
Jan. 23, 2000	China	-	Philippines	8-0
Jan. 26, 2000	China	-	Guam	19: 0
Jan. 26, 2000	Vietnam	-	Philippines	3-0
Jan. 29, 2000	Guam	-	Philippines	0: 2
Jan. 29, 2000	Vietnam	-	China	0: 2

Group 10

rank	country	Gates	Points
1.	Japan *	15: 0	9
2.	Singapore	2: 3	6th
3.	Macau	1: 4	3
4th	Brunei	0:11	0

Feb 13, 2000	Macau	-	Brunei	1-0
Feb 13, 2000	Singapore	-	Japan	0: 3
Feb 16, 2000	Macau	-	Singapore	0: 1
Feb 16, 2000	Japan	-	Brunei	9-0
Feb 20, 2000	Macau	-	Japan	0: 3
Feb 20, 2000	Singapore	-	Brunei	1-0