2004 AFC Cup

2004 AFC Cup
Tournament details
Dates10 February – 26 November 2004
Teams18 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsSyria Al-Jaish (1st title)
Runners-upSyria Al-Wahda
Tournament statistics
Matches played61
Goals scored178 (2.92 per match)
Top scorer(s)Singapore Indra Sahdan Daud
Singapore Egmar Gonçalves
(7 goals each)
2005 →

The 2004 AFC Cup was the first edition of the AFC Cup, played by clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.

Qualification

The 'developing' 14 nations in the Asian Football Confederation were invited to nominate one or two clubs to participate in the 2004 competition.

West and Central Asia Zone Group stage direct entrants
Team Qualifying method
Syria Al-Jaish2002–03 Syrian League champions
Syria Al-Wahda 2002–03 Syrian Cup winners
Lebanon Olympic Beirut2002–03 Lebanese Premier League champions
2003 Lebanese FA Cup winners
Lebanon Al-Nejmeh 2002–03 Lebanese Premier League runners-up
Oman Dhofar2002–03 Omani League runners-up
Yemen Al-Sha'ab Ibb2002–03 Yemeni League champions
Turkmenistan Nisa Aşgabat 2003 Turkmenistan League champions
Turkmenistan Nebitçi Balkanabat 2003 Turkmenistan Cup winners
East Asia Zone Group stage direct entrants
Team Qualifying method
Hong Kong Happy Valley2002–03 Hong Kong First Division League champions
Maldives Valencia 2003 Dhivehi League champions
Maldives Island 2003 Maldives FA Cup winners
Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad 2003 Bangladesh National Football League champions
2003 Bangladesh Federation Cup winners
India East Bengal 2002–03 Indian National Football League champions
India Mahindra United 2003 Indian Federation Cup winners
Malaysia Perak 2003 Malaysia Premier 1 League champions
Malaysia Negeri Sembilan 2003 Malaysia FA Cup winners
Singapore Home United 2003 S.League champions
2003 Singapore Cup winners
Singapore Geylang United 2003 S.League runners-up

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lebanon Al-Nejmeh 6 5 1 0 11 2 +9 16 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Turkmenistan Nisa Aşgabat 5 2 1 2 3 4 −1 7
3 Yemen Al-Sha'ab Ibb 5 2 1 2 7 7 0 7
4 Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad 6 0 1 5 2 10 −8 1
Source: [citation needed]
Al-Nejmeh Lebanon3–0Yemen Al-Sha'ab Ibb
Ivanković 62'
Nasseredine 82', 89'		 Report
Sports City, Beirut, Lebanon
Attendance: 300
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
Nisa Aşgabat Turkmenistan1–0Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad
Nazarov 69' (pen.) Report
Nisa Stadium, Asgabat, Turkmenistan
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ali Al Mutlaq (Saudi Arabia)
Al Sha'ab Ibb Yemen0–1Turkmenistan Nisa Aşgabat
Report Zemskov 50'
Al Thawra Sports City, Sana'a, Yemen
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Syria Abdulrahman Recho
Al-Nejmeh Lebanon3–1Turkmenistan Nisa Aşgabat
Mohammad Kassas 12' (pen.), 47'
Ali Nasereddine 37'		 Report Didar Hajiev 34'
Al Thawra Sports City, Sana'a, Yemen
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Iraq Kadhum Auda Lazim
Muktijoddha Sangsad KS Bangladesh2–3Yemen Al Sha'ab Ibb
Charles Ghansa 1'
Saifur Rahman Moni 38'		 Report Abdulsalam Al Ghurbani 34', 60'
Redwan Ahmed 78'
Sports City, Beirut, Lebanon
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tajikistan Dilovar Orzuev
Nisa Aşgabat Turkmenistan0–1Lebanon Al-Nejmeh
Report Mohammad Kassas 71'
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman
Attendance: 200
Referee: Uzbekistan Rustam Saidov
Al Sha'ab Ibb Yemen1–1Lebanon Al-Nejmeh
Al-Nono 51' Report Mohammad Kassas 8'
Al Thawra Sports City, Sana'a, Yemen
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: China Huang Junjie
Nisa Aşgabat TurkmenistanCancelled2Yemen Al Sha'ab Ibb
Report
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan
Attendance: 100
Referee: Thailand Chaiwat Kunsuta
Al-Nejmeh Lebanon2–0Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad KS
Errol McFarlane 8'
Moussa Hojeij 90'		 Report
Sports City, Beirut, Lebanon
Referee: Kyrgyzstan Kadyrbek Chynybekov

1Al Sha'ab Ibb were awarded a 3–0 win as Muktijoddha Sangsad KS did not show up for the match.
2The match was cancelled after a general strike in Yemen left Al Sha'ab Ibb unable to show up for the match.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Syria Al-Wahda 4 2 2 0 8 2 +6 8 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Oman Dhofar 4 1 1 2 6 7 −1 4
3 India Mahindra United 4 1 1 2 5 10 −5 4
Source: [citation needed]
Mahindra United India2–1Oman Dhofar
Shanmugam Venkatesh 21'
Abhishek Yadav 66'		 (Report) Faraj A. Bait Alseem 55'
Javaharalal Nehru Stadium, Goa, India
Attendance: 400
Referee: J Karim
Dhofar Oman1–1Syria Al-Wahda
Al-Ghafri 83' (Report) Nabil Al Shahmeh 22'
Nisa Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Attendance: 100
Referee: A Al-Enezi
Mahindra United India0–0Syria Al-Wahda
(Report)
Javaharalal Nehru Stadium, Goa, India
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: M Moradi
Al-Wahda Syria5–1India Mahindra United
Nabil Al Shahmeh 36'
Iyad Mando 39' 53'
Moussa Traoré 69', 73'		 (Report) Felix Abaoagye 84'
Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abdullah Balideh Qatar
Dhofar Oman4–2India Mahindra United
Saif Sultan 27', 47'
Mohammed Al Shidad 35'
Gabriel 61'		 (Report) Felix Abaoagye 55'
Raphaël Patron Akakpo 80'
Sports City, Beirut, Lebanon
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: F Al Marzouqi
Al-Wahda Syria2–0Oman Dhofar
Maher Al Sayed 20'
Moussa Traoré 54'		 (Report)
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman
Attendance: 200
Referee: S Tongkhan

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Syria Al-Jaish 4 2 2 0 8 0 +8 8 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Lebanon Olympic Beirut 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 7
3 Turkmenistan Nebitçi Balkanabat 4 0 1 3 1 10 −9 1
Source: [citation needed]
Olympic Beirut Lebanon0–0Syria Al-Jaish
(Report)
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman
Attendance: 400
Referee: J Karim
Al-Jaish Syria6–0Turkmenistan Nebitçi Balkanabat
Zyad Chaabo 36'
Raghdan Shehadeh 50'
Rabih Hassan 55' 64'
Ahmad Omaier 69' 87'		 (Report)
Nisa Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Attendance: 100
Referee: A Al-Enezi
Olympic Beirut Lebanon2–0Turkmenistan Nebitçi Balkanabat
Pierre Issa 65'
Youssef Mohamad 75'		 (Report)
Sports City, Beirut, Lebanon
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: M Moradi
Nebitçi Balkanabat Turkmenistan1–2Lebanon Olympic Beirut
Perman Begjanov 82' (Report) Youssef Mohamad 53', 75'
Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: A Balideh
Al-Jaish Syria2–0Lebanon Olympic Beirut
Ahmad Omaier 8'
Zyad Chaabo 86'		 (Report)
Sports City, Beirut, Lebanon
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: F Al Marzouqi
Nebitçi Balkanabat Turkmenistan0–0Syria Al-Jaish
(Report)
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman
Attendance: 200
Referee: S Tongkhan

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Singapore Home United 6 4 2 0 19 5 +14 14 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Malaysia Perak FA 6 4 2 0 11 6 +5 14
3 Hong Kong Happy Valley 6 1 0 5 7 14 −7 3
4 Maldives Valencia 6 1 0 5 3 15 −12 3
Source: [citation needed]
Home United Singapore5–1Hong Kong Happy Valley
Egmar Goncalves 30', 66', 72'
Peres De Oliveira 53'
Indra Sahdan Daud 61'		 (Report) Martin Jancula 69'
Bishan Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 369
Referee: K Matsumura
Perak FA Malaysia2–0Maldives Valencia
Frank Seator 45', 60' (Report)
Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: M Al Yarimi
Valencia Maldives0–3Singapore Home United
(Report) Egmar Goncalves 37', 43'
Peres De Oliveira 60'
National Stadium, Malé, Maldives
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: S Sarkar
Happy Valley Hong Kong1–2Malaysia Perak FA
Gerard Guy Ambassa 6' (Report) Frank Seator 72'
Muhamad Khalid Jamlus 80'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: C Win
Valencia Maldives2–1Hong Kong Happy Valley
Ali Ashfaq 73', 60' (Report) Lawrence Akandu 50'
National Stadium, Malé, Maldives
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: S Mujghef
Perak FA Malaysia2–2Singapore Home United
Muhamad Khalid Jamlus 56'
Frank Seator 77'		 (Report) Egmar Goncalves 2'
Sutee Suksomkit 18'
Perak Stadium, Ipoh
Attendance: 200
Referee: A Al-Enezi
Home United Singapore2–2Malaysia Perak FA
Sutee Suksomkit 7' (pen.)
Liew Kit Kong red-colored football 35' (o.g.)		 (Report) Muhamad Khalid Jamlus 14'
V. Saravanan 90'
Bishan Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: A Albadwawi
Happy Valley Hong Kong3–1Maldives Valencia
Lawrence Akandu 2', 42'
Gerard Guy Ambassa 82'		 (Report) Ali Ashfaq 72'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 500
Referee: Tan Hai
Valencia Maldives0–1Malaysia Perak FA
(Report) Luciano Goux 41'
National Stadium, Male, Maldives
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: R Gosh
Happy Valley Hong Kong0–2Singapore Home United
(Report) Indra Sahdan Daud 15'
Peres De Oliveira 90'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: B Williams
Home United Singapore5–0Maldives Valencia
Indra Sahdan Daud 32', 45', 71'
Mohamed Nizam red-colored football 78' (o.g.)
Peres De Oliveira 90'		 (Report)
Bishan Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 600
Referee: M Mansour
Perak FA Malaysia2–1Hong Kong Happy Valley
Frank Seator 71'
Muhamad Khalid Jamlus 80'		 (Report) Gerard Guy Ambassa 6'
Perak Stadium, Ipoh
Attendance: 208
Referee: S Tongkhan

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 India East Bengal 6 4 1 1 14 8 +6 13 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Singapore Geylang United 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13
3 Malaysia Negeri Sembilan 6 2 0 4 11 9 +2 6
4 Maldives Island 6 1 0 5 2 17 −15 3
Source: AFC Cup 2004
Geylang United Singapore2–3India East Bengal
 Report
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 369
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan)
Negeri Sembilan Malaysia6–0Maldives Island
 Report
Perak Stadium, Ipoh
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen)
Island Maldives0–5Singapore Geylang United
Report
National Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Subrata Sarkar (India)
East Bengal India4–2Malaysia Negeri Sembilan
 Report
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Referee: C Win
Island Maldives1–2India East Bengal
 Report
National Stadium, Malé
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan)
Negeri Sembilan Malaysia0–1Singapore Geylang United
Report
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 200
Referee: Atallah Al Enezi (Kuwait)
Geylang United Singapore2–1Malaysia Negeri Sembilan
 Report
Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi (Vietnam)
Attendance: 500
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Island Maldives1–0Malaysia Negeri Sembilan
Ismail 14' Report
Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi (Vietnam)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ram Krishna Ghosh (Bangladesh)
Geylang United Singapore1–0Maldives Island
 Report
Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Seremban (Malaysia)
Attendance: 600
Referee: M Mansour
Negeri Sembilan Malaysia2–1India East Bengal
 Report
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 208
Referee: S Tongkhan

Ranking of second-placed teams

Three best runners-up, one from groups A, B and C and two from groups D and E, qualify for the quarter-finals.

Group runners-up (West & Central Asia Zone)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lebanon Olympic Beirut 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 7 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Turkmenistan Nisa Aşgabat 5 2 1 2 3 4 −1 7
3 Oman Dhofar 4 1 1 2 6 7 −1 4
Source: [citation needed]

Group runners-up (East, South & South East Asia Zone)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Malaysia Perak FA 6 4 2 0 12 6 +6 14 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Singapore Geylang United 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-Finals Final
            
Syria Al-Wahda (a) 2 2 4
Lebanon Al-Nejmeh Beirut 1 3 4
Syria Al-Wahda 1 1 2
Singapore Geylang United 1 0 1
Malaysia Perak FA 1 2 3
Singapore Geylang United 2 3 5
Syria Al-Wahda 2 1 3
Syria Al-Jaish (a) 3 0 3
India East Bengal 0 0 0
Syria Al-Jaish 0 3 3
Syria Al-Jaish 4 2 6
Singapore Home United 0 1 1
Lebanon Olympic Beirut 3 1 4
Singapore Home United 3 2 5

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Wahda Syria 4–4 (a) Lebanon Al-Nejmeh 2–1 2–3
Perak FA Malaysia 3–5 Singapore Geylang United 1–2 2–3
East Bengal India 0–3 Syria Al-Jaish 0–0 0–3
Olympic Beirut Lebanon 4–5 Singapore Home United 3–3 1–2

Matches

Al-Wahda Syria2–1Lebanon Al-Nejmeh
Attendance: 15,000
Al-Nejmeh Lebanon3–2Syria Al-Wahda
Attendance: 12,000

3–3 on aggregate; Al-Wahda won on away goals.

Perak FA Malaysia1–2Singapore Geylang United
Seator 90'
Attendance: 5,000

Geylang United won 5–3 on aggregate.

East Bengal India0–0Syria Al-Jaish
Attendance: 15,000
Al-Jaish Syria3–0India East Bengal
Attendance: 15,000

Al-Jaish won 3–0 on aggregate.

Olympic Beirut Lebanon3–3Singapore Home United
Attendance: 500
Home United Singapore2–1Lebanon Olympic Beirut
Abdullah 69', 74' Ali 63'
Attendance: 1,961

Home United won 5–4 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Wahda Syria 2–1 Singapore Geylang United 1–1 1–0
Al-Jaish Syria 6–1 Singapore Home United 4–0 2–1

Matches

Al-Wahda Syria1–1Singapore Geylang United
Jaafar 85' Report Duric 63'
Attendance: 16,000
Geylang United Singapore0–1Syria Al-Wahda
Report Traoré 12'
Attendance: 1,568

Al-Wahda won 2–1 on aggregate.

Al-Jaish Syria4–0Singapore Home United
 Report
Attendance: 6,000
Home United Singapore1–2Syria Al-Jaish
Sivakumar 17' Report
Attendance: 1,612

Al-Jaish won 6–1 on aggregate.

Final

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Wahda Syria 3–3 (a) Syria Al-Jaish 2–3 1–0

Matches

Al-Wahda Syria2–3Syria Al-Jaish
 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Al-Jaish Syria0–1Syria Al-Wahda
Report Al Shahmeh 72'
Attendance: 17,000

3–3 on aggregate; Al-Jaish won on away goals.

2004 AFC Cup Winners

Al-Jaish
First title

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2  F1   F2  Total
1 Singapore Indra Sahdan Daud Singapore Home United 1132 7
Singapore Egmar Goncalves Singapore Home United 3211 7
3 Brazil Cristiano Júnior India East Bengal 2211 6
Liberia Frank Seator Malaysia Perak 21111 6
Lebanon Mohammad Kassas Lebanon Al-Nejmeh 12111 6
6 Guinea Moussa Traoré Syria Al-Wahda 2111 5
Bosnia and Herzegovina Aleksandar Durić Singapore Geylang United 11111 5

See also

References

  1. ↑ "AFC Cup 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 September 2025.