2004 AFC Champions League

2004 AFC Champions League
Tournament details
Dates10 February – 1 December 2004
Teams26
Final positions
Champions Al-Ittihad (1st title)
Runners-up Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Tournament statistics
Matches played80
Goals scored252 (3.15 per match)
Top scorer(s) Kim Do-hoon
(9 goals)
Best player(s) Redha Tukar
2005 →

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 who defeated Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in the final.

Al Ain were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the quarter-finals.

Format

Group Stage

A total of 28 clubs were divided into seven 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 six matches each. Clubs received three points for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a loss. The clubs were ranked according to points and tie breakers were in the following order:

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  4. Goal difference in all group matches;
  5. Goals scored in all group matches;

The seven group winners along with the defending champion (Al Ain) advanced to the quarter-finals.

Knockout stage

An open draw was held for the knockout stage; teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other. Each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time and penalty shoot-outs were used to decide the winner if necessary.

Teams

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.

Qualified Teams

West Asia East Asia
Quarter Finals
Team Qualifying method Team Qualifying method
Al Ain 2002–03 AFC Champions League champions
Group Stage
Team Qualifying method Team Qualifying method
Riffa 2002–03 Bahraini Premier League champions Shanghai Shenhua 2003 Chinese Jia-A League champions
Al-Ahli 2003 King's Cup winners Dalian Shide 2002 Chinese Jia-A League champions
Sepahan 2002–03 Iran Pro League champions Persik Kediri 2003 Liga Indonesia Premier Division champions
Zob Ahan 2002–03 Hazfi Cup winners PSM Makassar 2003 Liga Indonesia Premier Division runners-up
Al-Shorta Chosen by the Iraq Football Association[Note IRQ] Yokohama F. Marinos 2003 J.League Division 1 champions
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Júbilo Iwata 2003 Emperor's Cup winners
Al Qadisiya 2002–03 Kuwaiti Premier League champions
2003 Kuwait Emir Cup winners 		Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2003 K League champions
Al-Arabi 2002–03 Kuwaiti Premier League runners-up Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2003 Korean FA Cup winners
Qatar SC 2002–03 Qatar Stars League champions Krung Thai Bank 2002–03 Thai League champions
Al Sadd 2002–03 Emir of Qatar Cup winners BEC-Tero Sasana 2002–03 Thai League runners-up
Al-Ittihad 2002–03 Saudi Premier League champions Hoang Anh Gia Lai 2003 V-League champions
Al Hilal 2003 Saudi Crown Prince Cup winners Binh Dinh 2003 Vietnamese Cup winners
Al-Wahda 2002–03 UAE Football League runners-up[Note UAE]
Sharjah 2002–03 UAE President's Cup winners
Pakhtakor 2003 Uzbek League champions
2003 Uzbekistan Cup winners
Neftchi Fergana 2003 Uzbek League runners-up
Notes
  1. ^
    Iraq (IRQ): The 2002–03 Iraqi First Division League was stopped on 28 March 2003 as a result of the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's government which led to the formation of a new IFA committee. Al-Shorta and Al-Najaf were first and second respectively at the outbreak of the war and so were chosen to represent Iraq in the AFC Champions League. However the IFA later deemed that Al-Najaf were not ready to participate and 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 or regional competition.
  2. ^
    United Arab Emirates (UAE): As 2002–03 UAE Football League champions, Al Ain, qualified for the AFC Champions League as defending champions, the spot reserved for the UAE Football League champions was passed onto the runners-up of the league.

Group stage

Location of teams of the 2004 AFC Champions League.
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D; Pink: Group E;
Green: Group F; Blue: Group G; Cyan: Quarter-finals;

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAK ZOB QAT RIF
1 Pakhtakor 4 2 1 1 3 1 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 1–0 Canc.
2 Zob Ahan 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 5 1–0 — 3–3 Canc.
3 Qatar SC 4 0 3 1 3 4 −1 3 0–0 0–0 — 2–0
4 Riffa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[a] Canc. 0–0 Canc. —
Source:
Notes:
  1. ^ Riffa withdrew a week prior to their match against Pakhtakor, citing security concerns. Their previous results were voided and they were suspended from AFC competitions for two years.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WAH SAD QWJ QAD
1 Al-Wahda 4 1 3 0 3 0 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 3–0 Canc.
2 Al Sadd 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 5 0–0 — 1–0 0–1
3 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 4 1 1 2 1 4 −3 4 0–0 1–0 — 0–1
4 Al Qadisiya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[a] 1–3 0–0 1–0 —
Source:
Notes:
  1. ^ On 20 April, following the match between Al-Qadisiya and Al-Sadd, Kuwaiti security personnel assaulted the visiting players; Al-Qadisiya were subsequently ejected from the competition and banned from AFC competitions for three years.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SHA HIL SHR AHL
1 Sharjah 4 3 1 0 10 4 +6 10 Advance to knockout stage — 5–2 2–0 Canc.
2 Al-Hilal 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 7 0–0 — 2–0 Canc.
3 Al-Shurta 4 0 0 4 3 9 −6 0 2–3 1–2 — Canc.
4 Al-Ahli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[a] Canc. Canc. Canc. —
Source:
Notes:
  1. ^ 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]

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ITJ SEP ARB NEF
1 Al-Ittihad 6 4 1 1 14 4 +10 13[a] Advance to knockout stage — 4–0 2–0 3–0
2 Sepahan 6 4 1 1 15 10 +5 13[a] 3–2 — 3–1 4–0
3 Al-Arabi 6 2 2 2 8 10 −2 8 0–0 2–2 — 3–2
4 Neftchi 6 0 0 6 5 18 −13 0 1–3 1–3 1–2 —
Source:
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Al-Ittihad +3, Sepahan −3.

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JHM JUB SHA BEC
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 4 0 2 14 5 +9 12[a] Advance to knockout stage — 1–2 0–1 4–0
2 Jubilo Iwata 6 4 0 2 14 11 +3 12[a] 2–4 — 2–1 3–0
3 Shanghai Shenhua 6 3 0 3 7 9 −2 9 0–1 3–2 — 1–0
4 BEC Tero 6 1 0 5 6 16 −10 3 0–4 2–3 4–1 —
Source:
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors +1, Jubilo Iwata −1.

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DLS KTB HAG PSM
1 Dalian Shide 6 5 0 1 11 5 +6 15 Advance to knockout stage — 3–1 2–0 2–1
2 Krung Thai Bank 6 2 1 3 8 11 −3 7[a] 0–2 — 2–2 1–2
3 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 6 2 1 3 10 10 0 7[a] 3–1 0–1 — 5–1
4 PSM Makassar 6 2 0 4 9 12 −3 6 0–1 2–3 3–0 —
Source:
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Krung Thai Bank 4, Hoang Anh Gia Lai 1.

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEO MAR PSK BDN
1 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 6 5 0 1 24 4 +20 15[a] Advance to knockout stage — 0–1 15–0 2–0
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 6 5 0 1 19 3 +16 15[a] 1–2 — 4–0 6–0
3 Persik Kediri 6 1 1 4 5 27 −22 4 1–2 1–4 — 1–0
4 Binh Dinh 6 0 1 5 3 17 −14 1 1–3 0–3 2–2 —
Source:
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference is used as the tiebreaker.

Knock-out stage

Bracket

Quarter finals Semi-finals Final
            
Dalian Shide 1 0 1
Al-Ittihad 1 1 2
Al-Ittihad 2 2 4
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 2 3
Al-Ain 0 1 1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 4 5
Al-Ittihad 1 5 6
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3 0 3
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 6 5 11
Sharjah 0 2 2
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0 2 2
Pakhtakor 0 0 0
Al-Wahda 1 0 1
Pakhtakor 1 4 5

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 14 and 15 September, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 September 2004.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ain 1–5 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0–1 1–4
Dalian Shide 1–2 Al-Ittihad 1–1 0–1
Al-Wahda 1–5 Pakhtakor 1–1 0–4
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 11–2 Sharjah 6–0 5–2

Matches

Al-Ain 0–1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Gomes 90+3'
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 4–1 Al-Ain
Namkung Do 53'
Paulo Rink 69'
Gomes 90+1'
Park Dong-Hyuk 90+3'		 Yaslam 88'

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 5–1 on aggregate.

Dalian Shide 1–1 Al-Ittihad
Zou Jie 66' Carević 25'
Al-Ittihad 1–0 Dalian Shide
Tukar 68'

Al-Ittihad won 2–1 on aggregate.

Al-Wahda 1–1 Pakhtakor
Koutouan 10' Magdeev 85'
Pakhtakor 4–0 Al-Wahda
Soliev 21'
Shishelov 44', 90'
Salem 86' (o.g.)

Pakhtakor won 5–1 on aggregate.

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 6–0 Sharjah
Kim Do-Hoon 20'
Lee Ki-Hyung 49'
Dudu 52', 65' (pen.)
Do Jae-Joon 81'
Laktionov 89'
Sharjah 2–5 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Ndaye 44'
Anderson 66'		 Dudu 11', 25'
Marcelo 20'
Kim Do-Hoon 32'
Laktionov 74'

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma won 11–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals

The first legs were played on 19 and 20 October, and the second legs were played on 26 and 27 October 2004.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ittihad 4–3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–1 2–2
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2–0 Pakhtakor 0–0 2–0

Matches

Al-Ittihad 2–1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Noor 27'
Montashari 87'		 Botti 85'
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–2 Al-Ittihad
Rink 32'
Botti 43'		 Tcheco 68' (pen.)
Osama 89'

Al-Ittihad won 4–3 on aggregate.

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0–0 Pakhtakor
Pakhtakor 0–2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Kim Do-Hoon 37'
Dudu 56'

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma won 2–0 on aggregate.

Final

The first leg was played on 24 November, and the second leg was played on 1 December 2004.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ittihad 6–3 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1–3 5–0

Matches

Al-Ittihad 1–3 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Tukar 28' Laktionov 26'
Kim Do-Hoon 80'
Jang Hak-Young 88'
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0–5 Al-Ittihad
Tukar 29'
Idris 45+4'
Noor 56', 78'
Abushgeer 90+5'

Al-Ittihad won 6–3 on aggregate.

See also

References

  1. ^ AFC confirm Ahli withdrawal
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