# 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification

2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification was the qualification process organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine the participating teams for the 2000 AFC Asian Cup.

## Groups
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Iraq | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | Tajikistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Oman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |
All matches were held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Iran | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 13 |
| 2 | Syria | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 13 |
| 3 | Bahrain | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Maldives | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 0 |
Played in Aleppo, Syria.
Played in Tehran, Iran.

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 12 |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 |
| 3 | India | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 4 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 |
All matches played in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Qatar | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 10 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 3 | Jordan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 7 |
| 4 | Palestine | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 |
All matches played in Doha, Qatar.

### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Kuwait | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | +32 | 12 |
| 2 | Turkmenistan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 9 |
| 3 | Yemen | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 6 |
| 4 | Nepal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 |
| 5 | Bhutan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 42 | −40 | 0 |
All matches played in Kuwait.
Note: At the time this match was the largest score difference in FIFA A-level matches.

### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 9 |
| 2 | Myanmar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Laos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 3 |
| 4 | Mongolia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
All matches played in Seoul, Korea Republic.

### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Indonesia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 10 |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 |
| 3 | Cambodia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 0 |

### Group 8

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Thailand | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 13 |
| 2 | North Korea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 |
| 3 | Malaysia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 7 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 |
Played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Played in Bangkok, Thailand.

### Group 9

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | +29 | 9 |
| 2 | Vietnam | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 6 |
| 3 | Philippines | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 3 |
| 4 | Guam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | −32 | 0 |
All matches played in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Note: At the time this match was the largest score difference in FIFA A-level matches.

### Group 10

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 9 |
| 2 | Singapore | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 6 |
| 3 | Macau | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 |
| 4 | Brunei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
All matches played in Macau.

## Qualified teams

| Country | Qualified as | Date qualification was secured | Previous appearances in tournament |
| Lebanon | Hosts | 20 December 1996 | 0 (Debut) |
| Saudi Arabia | 1996 AFC Asian Cup winners | 21 December 1996 | 4 (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996) |
| Iraq | Qualifying round Group 1 winners | 7 August 1999 | 3 (1972, 1976, 1996) |
| Indonesia | Qualifying round Group 7 winners | 20 November 1999 | 1 (1996) |
| Uzbekistan | Qualifying round Group 3 winners | 26 November 1999 | 1 (1996) |
| China | Qualifying round Group 9 winners | 29 January 2000 | 6 (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996) |
| Kuwait | Qualifying round Group 5 winners | 18 February 2000 | 6 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996) |
| Japan | Qualifying round Group 10 winners | 20 February 2000 | 3 (1988, 1992, 1996) |
| Qatar | Qualifying round Group 4 winners | 8 April 2000 | 4 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992) |
| South Korea | Qualifying round Group 6 winners | 9 April 2000 | 8 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996) |
| Thailand | Qualifying round Group 8 winners | 9 April 2000 | 3 (1972, 1992, 1996) |
| Iran | Qualifying round Group 2 winners | 11 April 2000 | 8 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996) |