2000 AFC Asian Cup

2000 AFC Asian Cup
Asian Cup Lebanon 2000
كأس آسيا 2000
Coupe d'Asie des nations 2000
Tournament details
Host countryLebanon
Dates12 – 29 October
Teams12
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Japan (2nd title)
Runners-up Saudi Arabia
Third place South Korea
Fourth place China
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored77 (2.96 per match)
Attendance276,488 (10,634 per match)
Top scorer(s) Lee Dong-Gook (6 goals)
Best player(s) Hiroshi Nanami
Best goalkeeper Jiang Jin
Fair play award Saudi Arabia

2000 AFC Asian Cup was held in Lebanon from 12 to 29 October.

Results

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
 Iraq 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
 Thailand 3 0 2 1 2 4 -2 2
 Lebanon 3 0 2 1 3 7 -4 2

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 5
 Kuwait 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
 South Korea 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
 Indonesia 3 0 1 2 0 7 -7 1

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3 2 1 0 13 3 +10 7
 Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
 Qatar 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
 Uzbekistan 3 0 1 2 2 14 -12 1

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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