U-17 soccer Asian Cup 2004

U-17 soccer Asian Cup 2004
AFC U-17 Championship
Number of nations	16  (of 42 applicants)
Asian champion	People's Republic of China (2nd title)
venue	Japan
Opening game	September 4, 2004
Endgame	September 18, 2004
Games	32
Gates	96  (⌀: 3 per game)
Top scorer	Shahab Yampi (6)

The eleventh U-17 Asian Football Championship was held in 2004 in Japan . The tournament started on September 4th and ended on September 18th . Winner was China with a 1: 0 victory over South Korea . With the Third Qatar, the two finalists qualified for the U-17 World Cup in 2005 .

qualification

→ Main article : 2004 U-17 Asian Football Championship / qualification

Japan was set to host the finals. The other nations each determined one additional participant in 15 groups:

•  Japan (hosts)
•  Bangladesh
•  People's Republic of China
•  India
•  Iraq
•  Iran
•  Qatar
•  Kuwait
•  Laos
•  Malaysia
•  Oman
•  North Korea
•  South Korea (defending champion)
•  Thailand
•  Uzbekistan
•  Vietnam

mode

The 16 teams played a single round in four groups of four . The first two in each group qualified for the quarter-finals.

Finals

The final round was held from September 4 to September 18, 2004.

Group A

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	People's Republic of China	3	2	0	1	005: 500	± 0	06th
2.	North Korea	3	1	1	1	005: 300	+2	04th
3.	Japan	3	1	1	1	004: 300	+1	04th
4th	Thailand	3	1	0	2	004: 700	−3	03

Group B

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	South Korea	3	3	0	0	012: 000	+12	09
2.	Oman	3	2	0	1	004: 400	± 0	06th
3.	Laos	3	1	0	2	002:110	−9	03
4th	Vietnam	3	0	0	3	002: 500	−3	00

Group C

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Iran	3	3	0	0	009: 100	+8	09
2.	Kuwait	3	1	1	1	003: 400	−1	04th
3.	India	3	1	0	2	003: 400	−1	03
4th	Malaysia	3	0	1	2	001: 700	−6	01

Group D

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Qatar	3	2	1	0	009: 300	+6	07th
2.	Iraq	3	2	0	1	007: 300	+4	06th
3.	Uzbekistan	3	0	2	1	004: 700	−3	02
4th	Bangladesh	3	0	1	2	003:100	−7	01

Finals

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	September 12, 2004
	People's Republic of China	1
					September 15, 2004
	Oman	0
					People's Republic of China	3
	September 12, 2004
					Qatar	0
	Qatar	4th
									September 18, 2004
	Kuwait	3
									People's Republic of China	1
	September 12, 2004
									North Korea	0
	South Korea	0
					September 15, 2004
	North Korea	1
					North Korea	0 (7)			Game for third place
	September 12, 2004
					Iran	0 (6)
	Iran	3							Qatar	2
	Iraq	0							Iran	1
									September 18, 2004

Result

The finalists China and North Korea as well as the third Qatar qualified for the U-17 World Cup in 2005 .

Web links

• Asian U-17 Championship 2002 on rsssf.com (English)