2000 AFC Asian Cup
| Asian Cup Lebanon 2000 كأس آسيا 2000 | |
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Logo of the 2000 Asian Cup | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |
 Lebanon |
| Dates | 12 – 29 October |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Japan (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |
 Saudi Arabia |
| Third place |
 South Korea |
| Fourth place |
 China PR |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 77 (2.96 per match) |
| Attendance | 276,488 (10,634 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Lee Dong-Gook (6 goals) |
| Best player |
Hiroshi Nanami |
| Best goalkeeper |
Jiang Jin |
| Fair play award |
Saudi Arabia |
The Asian Football Confederation's 2000 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Lebanon between 12 and 29 October. Japan defeated defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final match in Beirut.
Qualification
Main article: 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
- Lebanon qualified automatically as host.
- Saudi Arabia 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 versus Kyrgyzstan game on 3 August 1999.
The other 10 qualifying teams were:
Stadiums
| Beirut | Sidon | Tripoli | |
| Sports City Stadium | Saida International Stadium | International Olympic Stadium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity: 47,799 | Capacity: 22,600 | Capacity: 22,400 | |
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Squads
For more details on this topic, see 2000 AFC Asian Cup squads.
First round
All times are Lebanon summer time (UTC+3).
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners, runners-up, and best two third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals | |
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iran |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Iraq |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
 Thailand |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
| Lebanon |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China PR |
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
 Kuwait |
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| South Korea |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
 Indonesia |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 |
13 October 2000 17:00 |
| South Korea |
2–2 | China PR |
|---|---|---|
Lee Young-Pyo  30'Noh Jung-Yoon 58' |
Report | Su Maozhen 36' Fan Zhiyi 66' (pen.) |
16 October 2000 17:00 |
| China PR |
4–0 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Li Ming 2' Shen Si 7' (pen.)Yang Chen 10'Qi Hong 90' |
Report |
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 |
| Saudi Arabia |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
 Qatar |
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Uzbekistan |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | −12 |
14 October 2000 17:00 |
| Saudi Arabia |
1–4 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Morioka 90' (o.g.) |
Report | Yanagisawa 22' Takahara 37'Nanami 53'Ono 88' |
17 October 2000 17:00 |
| Japan |
8–1 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Morishima 7' Nishizawa 14', 25', 49'Takahara 18', 20', 57'Kitajima 79' |
Report | Lushan 29' |
20 October 2000 19:30 |
| Saudi Arabia |
5–0 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Otaibi 18' Al-Shalhoub 35', 78', 86'Al-Temyat 88' |
Report |
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 | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Qatar |
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Thailand |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
Korea Republic (best third-place) and Qatar (second best third-place) qualified for the quarter-finals.
Knockout stage
All times are Lebanon summer time (UTC+3)
Extra times were played under the golden goal rule.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 23 October – Sidon | ||||||||||
| China PR |
3 | |||||||||
| 26 October – Beirut | ||||||||||
| Qatar |
1 | |||||||||
| China PR |
2 | |||||||||
| 24 October – Beirut | ||||||||||
| Japan |
3 | |||||||||
| Japan |
4 | |||||||||
| 29 October – Beirut | ||||||||||
| Iraq |
1 | |||||||||
| Japan |
1 | |||||||||
| 23 October – Tripoli | ||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia |
0 | |||||||||
| Iran |
1 | |||||||||
| 26 October – Beirut | ||||||||||
| South Korea (a.e.t.) |
2 | |||||||||
| South Korea |
1 | Third place | ||||||||
| 24 October – Beirut | ||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia |
2 | |||||||||
| Kuwait |
2 | China PR |
0 | |||||||
| Saudi Arabia (a.e.t.) |
3 | South Korea |
1 | |||||||
| 29 October – Beirut | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
23 October 2000 16:45 |
| Iran |
1–2 (a.e.t.) | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Bagheri 71' |
Report | Kim Sang-Sik 90' Lee Dong-Gook  99' |
24 October 2000 19:45 |
| Kuwait |
2–3 (a.e.t.) | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Bashar Abdullah 62' Al-Huwaidi 68' |
Report | Al-Temyat 45+1' 109' Al-Meshal 72' |
Semi-finals
26 October 2000 19:45 |
| China PR |
2–3 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Qi Hong 30' Yang Chen 48' |
Report | Fan Zhiyi 21' (o.g.) Nishizawa 53'Myojin 61' |
Third place play-off
Final
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Winners
| AFC Asian Cup 2000 Winners |
|---|
Japan Second title |
Awards
MVP (Most Valuable Player)
Top Scorer
- Lee Dong-Gook – 6 goals
Best Defender
Best Goalkeeper
Fair-Play Award
All-Star Team
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
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Statistics
Goalscorers
With six goals, Lee Dong-Gook is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 77 goals were scored by 43 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.
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6 goals 5 goals 3 goals 2 goals |
1 goal
Own goal
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Top scoring teams
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21 goals 11 goals 9 goals 7 goals |
5 goals 3 goals 2 goals 0 goal |
Tournament team rankings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 16 | 88.9% |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 | 55.6% |
| 3 | South Korea |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | 55.6% |
| 4 | China PR |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 8 | 44.4% |
| Eliminated in the Quarterfinals | ||||||||||
| 5 | Iran |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | 58.3% |
| 6 | Kuwait |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 41.7% |
| 7 | Iraq |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | 33.3% |
| 8 | Qatar |
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | 25.0% |
| Eliminated in the First Stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | Thailand |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 10 | Lebanon |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 11 | Indonesia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 12 | Uzbekistan |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 | 11.1% |
References
External links
- RSSSF Details
- "Official Website". Archived from the original on 6 December 2000.
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