# 2004 AFC Cup

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.

## Qualification

The 'developing' 14 nations in the Asian Football Confederation were invited to nominate one or two clubs to participate in the 2004 competition.
West & Central Asia Zone Group stage direct entrants :
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Nisa Aşgabat | 2003 Turkmenistan League champions |
| Nebitçi Balkanabat | 2003 Turkmenistan Cup winners |
East, South & South East Asia Zone Group stage direct entrants :
| East Asia ||
| Happy Valley | 2002–03 Hong Kong First Division League champions |
| Valencia | 2003 Dhivehi League champions |
| Island FC | 2003 Maldives FA 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 | |
$^1$Al Sha'ab Ibb were awarded a 3–0 win as Muktijoddha Sangsad KS did not show up for the match. $^2$The 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 (Damascus) | 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 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Al-Jaish (Damascus) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 8 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Olympic Beirut | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Nebitçi Balkanabat | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Home United FC | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 14 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Perak FA | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 14 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Happy Valley | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | Valencia FC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 3 | |

### 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 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Negeri Sembilan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Island FC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 3 | |

### 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 FC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 | Advance to Quarter-finals |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Al-Wahda (a) | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Nejmeh Beirut | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Nejmeh Beirut | 1 | 3 | 4 | Al-Wahda | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Geylang United | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| Perak FA | 1 | 2 | 3 | Geylang United | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| Geylang United | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Geylang United | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | Al-Wahda | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | Al-Jaish (a) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| East Bengal | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Al-Jaish (a) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Al-Jaish | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Jaish | 0 | 3 | 3 | Al-Jaish | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | Home United FC | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Olympic Beirut | 3 | 1 | 4 | Home United FC | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Home United FC | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |

### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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

3–3 on aggregate; Al-Wahda won on away goals.
Geylang United won 5–3 on aggregate.
Al-Jaish won 3–0 on aggregate.
Home United won 5–4 on aggregate.

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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 won 2–1 on aggregate.
Al-Jaish won 6–1 on aggregate.

### Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Al-Wahda | 3–3 (a) | Al-Jaish | 2–3 | 1–0 |

#### Matches

3–3 on aggregate; Al-Jaish won on away goals.
* 2004 AFC Cup Winners
* Al-Jaish First title

## Statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | MD1 | MD2 | MD3 | MD4 | MD5 | MD6 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | Total |
| 1 | Indra Sahdan Daud | Home United | 1 | | | | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | | 7 |
| 1 | Egmar Goncalves | Home United | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 7 |
| 3 | Cristiano Júnior | East Bengal | 2 | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 6 |
| 3 | Frank Seator | Perak | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 6 |
| 3 | Mohammad Kassas | Al-Nejmeh | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | | 6 |
| 6 | Moussa Traoré | Al-Wahda | | | | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Aleksandar Durić | Geylang United | | | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 5 |