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Asian Cup 2004

2004 AFC Asian Cup
2004年亚洲杯足球赛
2004 AFC Asian Cup logo.svg
Logo of the 2004 Asian Cup
Tournament details
Host country  China
Dates 17 July – 7 August
Teams 16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Japan (3rd title)
Runners-up  China PR
Third place  Iran
Fourth place  Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Matches played 32
Goals scored 96 (3 per match)
Attendance 937,650 (29,302 per match)
Top scorer(s) Bahrain A'ala Hubail
Iran Ali Karimi
(5 goals each)
Best player Japan Shunsuke Nakamura
Fair play award  China PR
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2007

The 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition was the thirteenth edition of the AFC Asian Cup. It was held from 17 July to 7 August 2004 in China. The defending champions Japan defeated China in the final in Beijing.

The tournament was marked by Saudi Arabia's unexpected failure to even make it out of the first round; a surprisingly good performance by Bahrain, which finished in fourth place; Jordan, which reached the quarterfinals in its first appearance and Indonesia, which gained their historical first Asian Cup win against Qatar. The final match between China and Japan was marked by post-match rioting by Chinese fans near the north gate of Beijing Worker's Stadium, in part due to controversial officiating and anti-Japanese sentiment resulting from historical tensions.

 China PR
 Japan
 South Korea
 Saudi Arabia


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