2004 AFC Cup
Inaugural edition of secondary club football tournament organized by the AFC
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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.
Dates10 February – 26 November 2004
Teams18 (from 11 associations)
Champions
Al-Jaish (1st title)
Al-Jaish (1st title)Runners-up Al-Wahda
Al-Wahda| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 February – 26 November 2004 |
| Teams | 18 (from 11 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Al-Jaish (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Al-Wahda |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 61 |
| Goals scored | 178 (2.92 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Indra Sahdan Daud Egmar Gonçalves(7 goals each) |
2005 → | |
Qualification
The 'developing' 14 nations in the Asian Football Confederation were invited to nominate one or two clubs to participate in the 2004 competition.[1]
| Team | Qualifying method |
|---|---|
| Al-Jaish | 2002–03 Syrian League champions |
| Al-Wahda |
2002–03 Syrian Cup winners |
 Olympic Beirut | 2002–03 Lebanese Premier League champions 2003 Lebanese FA Cup winners |
| Al-Nejmeh |
2002–03 Lebanese Premier League runners-up |
 Dhofar | 2002–03 Omani League champions |
 Al-Sha'ab Ibb | 2002–03 Yemeni League champions |
 Nisa Aşgabat |
2003 Turkmenistan League champions |
| Nebitçi Balkanabat |
2003 Turkmenistan Cup winners |
| Team | Qualifying method |
|---|---|
 Happy Valley | 2002–03 Hong Kong First Division League champions |
 Valencia |
2003 Dhivehi League champions |
| Island |
2003 Maldives FA Cup winners |
 Muktijoddha Sangsad |
2003 Bangladesh National Football League champions 2003 Bangladesh Federation Cup winners |
 East Bengal |
2002–03 Indian National Football League champions |
| Mahindra United |
2003 Indian Federation Cup winners |
 Perak |
2003 Malaysia Premier 1 League champions |
| Negeri Sembilan |
2003 Malaysia FA Cup winners |
| Home United |
2003 S.League champions 2003 Singapore Cup winners |
| Geylang United |
2003 S.League runners-up |
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Nejmeh |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 16 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Nisa Aşgabat |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 7 | |
| 3 | Al-Sha'ab Ibb |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | Muktijoddha Sangsad |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 |
| Al-Nejmeh | 3–0 | Al-Sha'ab Ibb |
|---|---|---|
Ivanković  62'Nasseredine 82', 89' |
Report |
| Nisa Aşgabat | 1–0 | Muktijoddha Sangsad |
|---|---|---|
| Nazarov 69' (pen.) |
Report |
| Al Sha'ab Ibb | 0–1 | Nisa Aşgabat |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Zemskov 50' |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad KS | 0–1 | Al-Nejmeh |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kassas 72' |
| Al-Nejmeh | 3–1 | Nisa Aşgabat |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Kassas 12' (pen), 47' Ali Nasereddine 37' |
Report | Didar Hajiev 34' |
| Muktijoddha Sangsad KS | 2–3 | Al Sha'ab Ibb |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Ghansa 1' Saifur Rahman Moni 38' |
Report | Abdulsalam Al Ghurbani 34', 60' Redwan Ahmed 78' |
| Nisa Aşgabat | 0–1 | Al-Nejmeh |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mohammad Kassas 71' |
| Al Sha'ab Ibb | 1–1 | Al-Nejmeh |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Nono 51' | Report | Mohammad Kassas 8' |
| Nisa Aşgabat | Cancelled2 | Al Sha'ab Ibb |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: 
Kadyrbek Chynybekov
Kadyrbek Chynybekov1Al 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 | Al-Wahda |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 8 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Dhofar |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Mahindra United |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 |
| Mahindra United | 2–1 | Dhofar |
|---|---|---|
| Shanmugam Venkatesh 21' Abhishek Yadav 66' |
(Report) | Faraj A. Bait Alseem 55' |
| Dhofar | 1–1 | Al-Wahda |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Ghafri 83' |
(Report) | Nabil Al Shahmeh 22' |
| Al-Wahda | 5–1 | Mahindra United |
|---|---|---|
| Nabil Al Shahmeh 36' Iyad Mando 39' 53' Moussa Traoré 69', 73' |
(Report) | Felix Abaoagye 84' |
| Dhofar | 4–2 | Mahindra United |
|---|---|---|
| Saif Sultan 27', 47' Mohammed Al Shidad 35' Gabriel 61' |
(Report) | Felix Abaoagye 55' Raphaël Patron Akakpo 80' |
| Al-Wahda | 2–0 | Dhofar |
|---|---|---|
| Maher Al Sayed 20' Moussa Traoré 54' |
(Report) |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Jaish |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 8 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Olympic Beirut |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 | |
| 3 | Nebitçi Balkanabat |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 |
| Al-Jaish | 6–0 | Nebitçi Balkanabat |
|---|---|---|
| Zyad Chaabo 36' Raghdan Shehadeh 50' Rabih Hassan 55' 64' Ahmad Omaier 69' 87' |
(Report) |
| Nebitçi Balkanabat | 1–2 | Olympic Beirut |
|---|---|---|
| Perman Begjanov 82' | (Report) | Youssef Mohamad 53', 75' |
| Al-Jaish | 2–0 | Olympic Beirut |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Omaier 8' Zyad Chaabo 86' |
(Report) |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Home United |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 14 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Perak FA |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 14 | |
| 3 | Happy Valley |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | Valencia |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 3 |
| Home United | 5–1 | Happy Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Egmar Goncalves 30', 66', 72' Peres De Oliveira 53' Indra Sahdan Daud 61' |
(Report) | Martin Jancula 69' |
| Perak FA | 2–0 | Valencia |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Seator 45', 60' | (Report) |
| Valencia | 0–3 | Home United |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Egmar Goncalves 37', 43 Peres De Oliveira 60' |
| Valencia | 2–1 | Happy Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Ashfaq 73', 60' | (Report) | Lawrence Akandu 50' |
| Perak FA | 2–2 | Home United |
|---|---|---|
| Muhamad Khalid Jamlus 56' Frank Seator 77' |
(Report) | Egmar Goncalves 2' Sutee Suksomkit 18' |
| Home United | 2–2 | Perak FA |
|---|---|---|
| Sutee Suksomkit 7' (pen) Liew Kit Kong 35' (og) |
(Report) | Muhamad Khalid Jamlus 14' V. Saravanan 90' |
| Happy Valley | 3–1 | Valencia |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Akandu 2', 42' Gerard Guy Ambassa 82' |
(Report) | Ali Ashfaq 72' |
| Valencia | 0–1 | Perak FA |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Luciano Goux 41' |
| Home United | 5–0 | Valencia |
|---|---|---|
| Indra Sahdan Daud 32', 45', 71' Mohamed Nizam 78' (og) Peres De Oliveira 90' |
(Report) |
| Perak FA | 2–1 | Happy Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Seator 71' Muhamad Khalid Jamlus 80' |
(Report) | Gerard Guy Ambassa 6' |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Bengal |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 13 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Geylang United |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 | |
| 3 | Negeri Sembilan |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Island |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 3 |
Source: AFC Cup 2004
| Geylang United | 2–3 | East Bengal |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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| East Bengal | 4–2 | Negeri Sembilan |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Referee: C Win
| Negeri Sembilan | 0–1 | Geylang United |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| East Bengal | 3–0 | Island |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
| Geylang United | 2–1 | Negeri Sembilan |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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| Island | 1–0 | Negeri Sembilan |
|---|---|---|
| Ismail 14' |
Report |
| East Bengal | 1–1 | Geylang United |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
| Geylang United | 1–0 | Island |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
| Negeri Sembilan | 2–1 | East Bengal |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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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 | Olympic Beirut |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Nisa Aşgabat |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 7 | |
| 3 | Dhofar |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 |
Group runners-up (East, South & South East Asia Zone)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perak FA |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 14 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Geylang United |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-Finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Al-Wahda (a)
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Nejmeh Beirut
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Wahda
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Geylang United
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Perak FA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Geylang United
| 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Wahda
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Jaish (a)
| 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| East Bengal
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Jaish
| 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Jaish
| 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Home United
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Olympic Beirut
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Home United
| 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Wahda |
4–4 (a) | Al-Nejmeh |
2–1 | 2–3 |
| Perak FA |
3–5 | Geylang United |
1–2 | 2–3 |
| East Bengal |
0–3 | Al-Jaish |
0–0 | 0–3 |
| Olympic Beirut |
4–5 | Home United |
3–3 | 1–2 |
Matches
| Al-Wahda | 2–1 | Al-Nejmeh |
|---|---|---|
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Attendance: 15,000
| Al-Nejmeh | 3–2 | Al-Wahda |
|---|---|---|
|
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Attendance: 12,000
3–3 on aggregate; Al-Wahda won on away goals.
| Perak FA | 1–2 | Geylang United |
|---|---|---|
| Seator 90' |
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Attendance: 5,000
| Geylang United | 3–2 | Perak FA |
|---|---|---|
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Attendance: 2,227
Geylang United won 5–3 on aggregate.
| East Bengal | 0–0 | Al-Jaish |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 15,000
| Al-Jaish | 3–0 | East Bengal |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 15,000
Al-Jaish won 3–0 on aggregate.
Attendance: 500
| Home United | 2–1 | Olympic Beirut |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah 69', 74' |
Ali 63' |
Attendance: 1,961
Home United won 5–4 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Wahda |
2–1 | Geylang United |
1–1 | 1–0 |
| Al-Jaish |
6–1 | Home United |
4–0 | 2–1 |
Matches
| Al-Wahda | 1–1 | Geylang United |
|---|---|---|
| Jaafar 85' |
Report | Duric 63' |
Attendance: 16,000
| Geylang United | 0–1 | Al-Wahda |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Traoré 12' |
Attendance: 1,568
Al-Wahda won 2–1 on aggregate.
Attendance: 6,000
Attendance: 1,612
Al-Jaish won 6–1 on aggregate.
Final
Matches
Attendance: 30,000
| Al-Jaish | 0–1 | Al-Wahda |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al Shahmeh 72' |
Attendance: 17,000
3–3 on aggregate; Al-Jaish won on away goals.
| 2004 AFC Cup Winners |
|---|
,_Flag_of_Syria_(1980–2024).svg) Al-Jaish First title |
Statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | MD1 | MD2 | MD3 | MD4 | MD5 | MD6 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | F1 | F2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indra Sahdan Daud |
Home United |
1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||
| Egmar Goncalves |
Home United |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3 |  Cristiano Júnior |
East Bengal |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
 Frank Seator |
Perak |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| Mohammad Kassas |
Al-Nejmeh |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 6 |  Moussa Traoré |
Al-Wahda |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
 Aleksandar Durić |
Geylang United |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |