The 2004 AFC Champions League was the 23rd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 2nd edition under the current AFC Champions League title. The title was won by Al-Ittihad over Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.
A total of 28 clubs were divided into 7 groups of four, based on region i.e. East Asian and Southeast Asian clubs were drawn in groups E to G, while the rest were grouped in groups A to D. Each club played double round-robin (home and away) against fellow three group members, a total of 6 matches each. Clubs received 3pts for a win, 1pt for a tie, 0pts for a loss. The clubs were ranked according to points and tie breakers were in the following order:
Points earned between the clubs in question
Goal Differential between the clubs in question
Goals For between the clubs in question
Points earned within the group
Goal Differential within the group
Goals For within the group
The seven group winners along with the defending champion advanced to the quarter-finals.
Knockout Round
All 8 clubs were randomly matched; however, the only restriction was that the clubs from the same country could not face each other in the quarter-finals. The games were conducted in 2 legs, home and away, and the aggregate score decided the match winner. If the aggregate score couldn't produce a winner, "away goals rule" was used. If still tied, clubs played extra time, where "away goals rule" still applied. If still tied, the game went to penalties.
TeamsEdit
For this year the competition was restricted to clubs from countries considered 'mature' in the 'Vision Asia' paper of AFC President Mohamed Bin Hammam, with clubs from 'developing' countries entering the newly created AFC Cup and 'emerging' nations to enter the AFC President's Cup from 2005 onwards.
Iraq (IRQ): The 2002–03 Iraqi First Division was stopped on 28 March 2003 as a result of the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's government which lead to the formation of a new IFA committee. Al-Shorta and Al-Najaf were first and second respectively at the time of its cancellation and so were chosen to represent Iraq in the AFC Champions League. However Al-Najaf informed the IFA that they were not ready to participate and the IFA thus gave the slot to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya who were 5th at the time of the cancellation and the next highest-placed team in the table that had not already been admitted into a continental competition. When informed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) that participation in the AFC Champions League should be for the league champions and the FA Cup winners (Al-Talaba), the IFA asked the AFC to give it freedom in choosing its participating clubs due to the league not being completed. The AFC agreed to the IFA's request and therefore Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya entered the competition alongside Al-Shorta.
^On 20 April, following the match between Al-Qadisiya and Al-Sadd, Kuwaiti security personnel assaulted the visiting players; Al-Qadisiya were ejected from the competition and banned from AFC competitions for three years. Their matches were deleted from the records.
^Al-Ahli withdrew as the Bahraini FA called up seven of their players for the national team and Olympic squads for their World Cup and Olympic Games qualifying matches.[1]
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The 2004 AFC Champions League was the 23rd edition of the top level Asian club football tournament and the 2nd edition under the current AFC Champions League title The title was won by Al Ittihad over Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2004 AFC Champions LeagueTournament detailsDates10 February 1 December 2004Teams26Final positionsChampionsAl Ittihad 1st title Runners upSeongnam Ilhwa ChunmaTournament statisticsMatches played80Goals scored252 3 15 per match Top scorer s Kim Do hoon 9 goals Best player s Redha Tukar 2002 032005 Contents 1 Format 2 Teams 2 1 Qualified Teams 3 Group stage 3 1 Group A 3 2 Group B 3 3 Group C 3 4 Group D 3 5 Group E 3 6 Group F 3 7 Group G 4 Knock out stage 4 1 Bracket 4 2 Quarter finals 4 2 1 First leg 4 2 2 Second leg 4 3 Semifinals 4 3 1 First leg 4 3 2 Second leg 4 4 Final 4 4 1 First leg 4 4 2 Second leg 5 References 6 External linksFormat EditGroup StageA total of 28 clubs were divided into 7 groups of four based on region i e East Asian and Southeast Asian clubs were drawn in groups E to G while the rest were grouped in groups A to D Each club played double round robin home and away against fellow three group members a total of 6 matches each Clubs received 3pts for a win 1pt for a tie 0pts for a loss The clubs were ranked according to points and tie breakers were in the following order Points earned between the clubs in question Goal Differential between the clubs in question Goals For between the clubs in question Points earned within the group Goal Differential within the group Goals For within the groupThe seven group winners along with the defending champion advanced to the quarter finals Knockout RoundAll 8 clubs were randomly matched however the only restriction was that the clubs from the same country could not face each other in the quarter finals The games were conducted in 2 legs home and away and the aggregate score decided the match winner If the aggregate score couldn t produce a winner away goals rule was used If still tied clubs played extra time where away goals rule still applied If still tied the game went to penalties Teams EditFor this year the competition was restricted to clubs from countries considered mature in the Vision Asia paper of AFC President Mohamed Bin Hammam with clubs from developing countries entering the newly created AFC Cup and emerging nations to enter the AFC President s Cup from 2005 onwards Mature countries nbsp Bahrain nbsp China nbsp Indonesia nbsp Iran nbsp Iraq nbsp Japan nbsp Kuwait nbsp Qatar nbsp Saudi Arabia nbsp South Korea nbsp Thailand nbsp United Arab Emirates nbsp Uzbekistan nbsp Vietnam Developing countries nbsp Bangladesh nbsp Hong Kong nbsp India nbsp Jordan nbsp Lebanon nbsp Malaysia nbsp Maldives nbsp Myanmar nbsp North Korea nbsp Oman nbsp Singapore nbsp Syria nbsp Turkmenistan nbsp Yemen Emerging countries nbsp Afghanistan nbsp Bhutan nbsp Brunei nbsp Cambodia nbsp East Timor nbsp Guam nbsp Kyrgyzstan nbsp Laos nbsp Macau nbsp Mongolia nbsp Nepal nbsp Pakistan nbsp Palestine nbsp Philippines nbsp Sri Lanka nbsp Taiwan nbsp Tajikistan Qualified Teams Edit West Asia East AsiaQuarter FinalsTeam Qualifying method Team Qualifying method nbsp Al Ain Defending championsGroup StageTeam Qualifying method Team Qualifying method nbsp Riffa 2002 03 Bahraini Premier League champions nbsp Shanghai Shenhua 2003 Chinese Jia A League champions nbsp Al Ahli 2003 King s Cup winners nbsp Dalian Shide 2002 Chinese Jia A League champions nbsp Sepahan 2002 03 Iran Pro League champions nbsp Persik Kediri 2003 Liga Indonesia Premier Division champions nbsp Zob Ahan 2002 03 Hazfi Cup winners nbsp PSM Makassar 2003 Liga Indonesia Premier Division runners up nbsp Al Shorta Chosen by the Iraq Football Association Note IRQ nbsp Yokohama F Marinos 2003 J League Division 1 champions nbsp Al Quwa Al Jawiya Chosen by the Iraq Football Association Note IRQ nbsp Jubilo Iwata 2003 Emperor s Cup winners nbsp Al Qadisiya 2002 03 Kuwaiti Premier League champions amp 2003 Kuwait Emir Cup winners nbsp Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2003 K League champions nbsp Al Arabi 2002 03 Kuwaiti Premier League runners up nbsp Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2003 Korean FA Cup winners nbsp Qatar SC 2002 03 Qatar Stars League champions nbsp Krung Thai Bank 2002 03 Thai League champions nbsp Al Sadd 2002 03 Emir of Qatar Cup winners nbsp BEC Tero Sasana 2002 03 Thai League runners up nbsp Al Ittihad 2002 03 Saudi Premier League champions nbsp Hoang Anh Gia Lai 2003 V League champions nbsp Al Hilal 2003 Saudi Crown Prince Cup winners nbsp Binh Dinh 2003 Vietnamese Cup winners nbsp Al Wahda 2002 03 UAE Football League runners up Note UAE nbsp Sharjah 2002 03 UAE President s Cup winners nbsp Pakhtakor 2003 Uzbek League champions amp 2003 Uzbekistan Cup winners nbsp Neftchi Fergana 2003 Uzbek League runners upNotes Iraq IRQ The 2002 03 Iraqi First Division was stopped on 28 March 2003 as a result of the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein s government which lead to the formation of a new IFA committee Al Shorta and Al Najaf were first and second respectively at the time of its cancellation and so were chosen to represent Iraq in the AFC Champions League However Al Najaf informed the IFA that they were not ready to participate and the IFA thus gave the slot to Al Quwa Al Jawiya who were 5th at the time of the cancellation and the next highest placed team in the table that had not already been admitted into a continental competition When informed by the Asian Football Confederation AFC that participation in the AFC Champions League should be for the league champions and the FA Cup winners Al Talaba the IFA asked the AFC to give it freedom in choosing its participating clubs due to the league not being completed The AFC agreed to the IFA s request and therefore Al Quwa Al Jawiya entered the competition alongside Al Shorta United Arab Emirates UAE 2002 03 UAE Football League champions Al Ain had already qualified for the AFC Champions League as defending champions Group stage EditGroup A Edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Pakhtakor 4 2 1 1 3 1 2 7 nbsp Zob Ahan 4 1 2 1 4 5 1 5 nbsp Qatar SC 4 0 3 1 3 4 1 3 nbsp Riffa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a Source citation needed Notes Riffa withdrew citing security concerns they were suspended from AFC competitions for two years 11 February 2004Zob Ahan1 0Pakhtakor 25 February 2004Pakhtakor1 0Qatar SC 6 April 2004Zob Ahan3 3Qatar SC 21 April 2004Qatar SC0 0Zob Ahan 5 May 2004Pakhtakor2 0Zob Ahan 19 May 2004Qatar SC0 0Pakhtakor Group B Edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Al Wahda 4 1 3 0 3 0 3 6 nbsp Al Sadd 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 5 nbsp Al Quwa Al Jawiya 4 1 1 2 1 4 3 4 nbsp Al Qadisiya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a Source citation needed Notes On 20 April following the match between Al Qadisiya and Al Sadd Kuwaiti security personnel assaulted the visiting players Al Qadisiya were ejected from the competition and banned from AFC competitions for three years Their matches were deleted from the records 11 February 2004Al Wahda0 0Al Sadd 25 February 2004Al Sadd1 0Al Quwa Al Jawiya 6 April 2004Al Wahda3 0Al Quwa Al Jawiya 6 April 2004Al Quwa Al Jawiya0 0Al Wahda 5 May 2004Al Sadd0 0Al Wahda 18 May 2004Al Quwa Al Jawiya1 0Al Sadd Group C Edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Sharjah 4 3 1 0 10 4 6 10 nbsp Al Hilal 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 7 nbsp Al Shurta 4 0 0 4 3 9 6 0 nbsp Al Ahli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a Source citation needed Notes Al Ahli withdrew as the Bahraini FA called up seven of their players for the national team and Olympic squads for their World Cup and Olympic Games qualifying matches 1 10 February 2004Sharjah2 0Al Shurta 25 February 2004Al Hilal0 0Sharjah 6 April 2004Al Shurta1 2Al Hilal 21 April 2004Al Hilal2 0Al Shurta 4 May 2004Al Shurta2 3Sharjah 18 May 2004Sharjah5 2Al Hilal Group D Edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Al Ittihad 6 4 1 1 14 4 10 13 nbsp Sepahan 6 4 1 1 15 10 5 13 nbsp Al Arabi 6 2 2 2 8 10 2 8 nbsp Neftchi 6 0 0 6 5 18 13 0Source citation needed 10 February 2004Sepahan4 0Neftchi 11 February 2004Al Ittihad2 0Al Arabi 24 February 2004Neftchi1 3Al Ittihad 24 February 2004Al Arabi2 2Sepahan 7 April 2004Sepahan3 2Al Ittihad 20 April 2004Al Ittihad4 0Sepahan 21 April 2004Al Arabi3 2Neftchi 4 May 2004Neftchi1 3Sepahan 4 May 2004Al Arabi0 0Al Ittihad 18 May 2004Sepahan3 1Al Arabi 18 May 2004Al Ittihad3 0Neftchi 26 May 2004Neftchi1 2Al Arabi Group E Edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 4 0 2 14 5 9 12 nbsp Jubilo Iwata 6 4 0 2 14 11 3 12 nbsp Shanghai Shenhua 6 3 0 3 7 9 2 9 nbsp BEC Tero 6 1 0 5 6 16 10 3Source citation needed 11 February 2004Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1 2Jubilo Iwata 11 February 2004BEC Tero4 1Shanghai Shenhua 25 February 2004Jubilo Iwata3 0BEC Tero 25 February 2004Shanghai Shenhua0 1Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 April 2004Jubilo Iwata2 1Shanghai Shenhua 7 April 2004Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors4 0BEC Tero 20 April 2004BEC Tero0 4Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 22 April 2004Shanghai Shenhua3 2Jubilo Iwata 5 May 2004Shanghai Shenhua1 0BEC Tero 12 May 2004Jubilo Iwata2 4Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 19 May 2004BEC Tero2 3Jubilo Iwata 19 May 2004Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors0 1Shanghai Shenhua Group F Edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Dalian Shide 6 5 0 1 11 5 6 15 nbsp Hoang Anh Gia Lai 6 2 1 3 10 10 0 7 nbsp Krung Thai Bank 6 2 1 3 8 11 3 7 nbsp PSM Makassar 6 2 0 4 9 12 3 6Source citation needed 10 February 2004Krung Thai0 2Dalian Shide 11 February 2004Gia Lai5 1PSM Makassar 24 February 2004Dalian Shide2 0Gia Lai 25 February 2004PSM Makassar2 3Krung Thai 6 April 2004Gia Lai0 1Krung Thai 7 April 2004PSM Makassar0 1Dalian Shide 21 April 2004Krung Thai2 2Gia Lai 21 April 2004Dalian Shide2 1PSM Makassar 4 May 2004Dalian Shide3 1Krung Thai 5 May 2004PSM Makassar3 0Gia Lai 18 May 2004Gia Lai3 1Dalian Shide 18 May 2004Krung Thai1 2PSM Makassar Group G Edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 6 5 0 1 24 4 20 15 nbsp Yokohama F Marinos 6 5 0 1 19 3 16 15 nbsp Persik Kediri 6 1 1 4 5 27 22 4 nbsp Binh Dinh 6 0 1 5 3 17 14 1Source citation needed 10 February 2004Binh Dinh0 3Yokohama F Marinos 11 February 2004Persik Kediri1 2Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 24 February 2004Yokohama F Marinos4 0Persik Kediri 25 February 2004Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma2 0Binh Dinh 7 April 2004Binh Dinh2 2Persik Kediri 7 April 2004Yokohama F Marinos1 2Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 21 April 2004Persik Kediri1 0Binh Dinh 21 April 2004Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma0 1Yokohama F Marinos 5 May 2004Yokohama F Marinos6 0Binh Dinh 11 May 2004Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma15 0Persik Kediri 19 May 2004Persik Kediri1 4Yokohama F Marinos 19 May 2004Binh Dinh1 3Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaKnock out stage EditBracket Edit Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal nbsp Dalian Shide101 nbsp Al Ittihad112 nbsp Al Ittihad224 nbsp Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors123 nbsp Al Ain011 nbsp Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors145 nbsp Al Ittihad156 nbsp Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma303 nbsp Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma6511 nbsp Sharjah022 nbsp Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma022 nbsp Pakhtakor000 nbsp Al Wahda101 nbsp Pakhtakor145Quarter finals Edit First leg home team shown first First leg home team score shown first for both legs Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legAl Ain nbsp 1 5 nbsp Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0 1 1 4Dalian Shide nbsp 1 2 nbsp Al Ittihad 1 1 0 1Al Wahda nbsp 1 5 nbsp Pakhtakor 1 1 0 4Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma nbsp 11 2 nbsp Sharjah 6 0 5 2First leg Edit 14 September 2004Dalian Shide nbsp 1 1 nbsp Al IttihadZou Jie nbsp 66 Mario Carevic nbsp 25 People s Stadium Dalian 14 September 2004Al Ain nbsp 0 1 nbsp Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsLuis Andre Gomes nbsp 90 3 Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium Al Ain 15 September 2004Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma nbsp 6 0 nbsp SharjahKim Do Hoon nbsp 20 Lee Ki Hyung nbsp 49 Dudu nbsp 52 65 pen Do Jae Joon nbsp 81 Denis Laktionov nbsp 89 Seongnam 2 Stadium Seongnam 15 September 2004Al Wahda nbsp 1 1 nbsp PakhtakorAntonin Koutouan nbsp 10 Ildar Magdeev nbsp 85 Al Nahyan Stadium Abu Dhabi Second leg Edit 21 September 2004Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors nbsp 4 1 nbsp Al AinNamkung Do nbsp 53 Paulo Rink nbsp 69 Luis Andre Gomes nbsp 90 1 Park Dong Hyuk nbsp 90 3 Rami Yaslam nbsp 88 Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 5 1 on aggregate 21 September 2004Al Ittihad nbsp 1 0 nbsp Dalian ShideTukar nbsp 68 Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium Jeddah Al Ittihad won 2 1 on aggregate 22 September 2004Pakhtakor nbsp 4 0 nbsp Al WahdaAnvarjon Soliev nbsp 21 Vladimir Shishelov nbsp 44 90 Abdullah Salem nbsp 86 o g Pakhtakor Stadium Tashkent Pakhtakor won 5 1 on aggregate 22 September 2004Sharjah nbsp 2 5 nbsp Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaSimba Ndaye nbsp 44 Anderson nbsp 66 Dudu nbsp 11 25 Marcelo nbsp 20 Kim Do Hoon nbsp 32 Denis Laktionov nbsp 74 Sharjah Stadium Sharjah Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma won 11 2 on aggregate Semifinals Edit First leg home team shown first First leg home team score shown first for both legs Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legAl Ittihad nbsp 4 3 nbsp Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 1 2 2Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma nbsp 2 0 nbsp Pakhtakor 0 0 2 0First leg Edit 19 October 2004Al Ittihad nbsp 2 1 nbsp Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsNoor nbsp 27 Montashari nbsp 87 Botti nbsp 85 Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium Jeddah 20 October 2004Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma nbsp 0 0 nbsp PakhtakorSeongnam 2 Stadium Seongnam Second leg Edit 26 October 2004Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors nbsp 2 2 nbsp Al IttihadPaulo Rink nbsp 32 Botti nbsp 43 Tcheco nbsp 68 pen Osama nbsp 89 Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju Al Ittihad won 4 3 on aggregate 27 October 2004Pakhtakor nbsp 0 2 nbsp Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaKim Do Hoon nbsp 37 Dudu nbsp 56 Pakhtakor Stadium Tashkent Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma won 2 0 on aggregate Final Edit First leg home team shown first First leg home team score shown first for both legs Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legAl Ittihad nbsp 6 3 nbsp Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1 3 5 0First leg Edit 24 November 2004Al Ittihad nbsp 1 3 nbsp Seongnam Ilhwa ChunmaTukar nbsp 28 Denis Laktionov nbsp 26 Kim Do Hoon nbsp 80 Jang Hak Young nbsp 88 Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium Jeddah Second leg Edit 1 December 2004Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma nbsp 0 5 nbsp Al IttihadTukar nbsp 29 Idris nbsp 45 4 Noor nbsp 56 78 Abushgeer nbsp 90 5 Seongnam Stadium Seongnam Al Ittihad won 6 3 on aggregate References Edit AFC confirm Ahli withdrawalExternal links EditAFC Champions League 2004 Official Page English AFC Champions League 2004 at RSSSF com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2004 AFC Champions League amp oldid 1163180540, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
