# 2004 AFC U-17 Championship

The 2004 AFC U-17 Championship was the 11th AFC U-17 Championship, which was held between 4 and 18 September 2004 in Japan.
China won their second title after beating Korea DPR 1–0 in the final.

## Qualification

| Bangladesh  China  India  Iran | Iraq  North Korea  South Korea  Kuwait | Laos  Malaysia  Oman  Qatar | Thailand  Uzbekistan  Vietnam  Japan (as hosts) |

## Venues

The matches were played in the following five venues. Three venues in the Shizuoka Prefecture and two in the Fukushima Prefecture.
| Naraha | ShizuokaNarahaKōriyama | Kōriyama |
| J-Village Stadium | ShizuokaNarahaKōriyama | Koriyama Football Ground |
| Capacity: 5,000 | ShizuokaNarahaKōriyama | Capacity: 3,722 |
| Shizuoka |||
| Fujieda General Athletics Ground | Kusanagi Track and Field | Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira |
| Capacity: 13,000 | Capacity: 28,000 | Capacity: 18,500 |

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | North Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Japan (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Oman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Laos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 3 | |
| 4 | Vietnam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Qatar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 | |

## Knockout stages
### Knockout Map

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 12 September | 12 September | | | |
| China | 1 | | | |
| China | 1 | 15 September | 15 September | | |
| Oman | 0 | 15 September | 15 September | |
| Oman | 0 | China | 3 | |
| 12 September | 12 September | | China | 3 | |
| 12 September | 12 September | Iran | 0 | |
| Iran | 3 | Iran | 0 | |
| Iran | 3 | | | | 18 September | 18 September |
| Iraq | 0 | | | | 18 September | 18 September |
| Iraq | 0 | | | | China | 1 |
| 12 September | 12 September | | | | | China | 1 |
| 12 September | 12 September | | | | North Korea | 0 |
| South Korea | 0 | | | | North Korea | 0 |
| South Korea | 0 | 15 September | 15 September | | | |
| North Korea | 1 | 15 September | 15 September | | | |
| North Korea | 1 | North Korea (PSO) | 0 (7) | | | |
| 12 September | 12 September | | North Korea (PSO) | 0 (7) | | | |
| 12 September | 12 September | Qatar | 0 (6) | | Third place | Third place |
| Qatar | 4 | Qatar | 0 (6) | | Third place | Third place |
| Qatar | 4 | | | | 18 September | 18 September |
| Kuwait | 3 | | | | 18 September | 18 September |
| Kuwait | 3 | | | | Iran | 1 |
| | | | | | Qatar | 2 |

### Finals
## Winners

* AFC U-17 Championship 2004 winners
* China Second title

## Tournament ranking

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | China | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 15 | Champions |
| 2 | North Korea | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Qatar | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 14 | Third place |
| 4 | Iran | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 | Fourth place |
| 5 | South Korea | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 6 | Iraq | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 7 | Oman | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 8 | Kuwait | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 9 | Japan (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 10 | India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 11 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 12 | Laos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 13 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 14 | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 16 | Vietnam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |

## Goalscorers

There were 95 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 2.97 goals per match.
7 goals
* Yusef Ahmed
6 goals
* Shahab Yampi
3 goals
* Yang Xu
* Koh Myong-jin
* Lee Chung-yong
* Sakarin Chanyotha
2 goals
* Huang Jie
* Wang Weilong
* Ali Amiri
* Hossein Fatahi
* Ajeel Hamed
* Ahmed Muhsin
* Abdulrazaq Al Buti
* Lamnao Singto
* Pak Chol-min
* Jalal Al-Yaqoubi
* Ali Afif
* Mohammed Al Yazeedi
* Lim Sung-taek
* Park Jung-hoon
* Anvar Berdiev
* Lutfulla Turaev
1 goal
* Mithun Chowdhury
* Mohamed Zahid Hossain
* Rajon Mia
* Gu Jinjin
* Yang Jian
* Zhu Yifan
* Zaidinmawia Hmar
* Poibang Pohshna
* Sanju Pradhan
* Hossein Assakereh
* Benyamin Faradonbeh
* Amirhossein Ipakchi
* Akram Jabbar
* Muhammad Mahmood
* Noor Aldeen Mahsan
* Jun Aoyama
* Ryuichi Dogaki
* Shu Kurata
* Bader Al Banna
* Abdulaziz Al Enezi
* Amer Al-Fadhel
* Bader Al Jaser
* Nizam Yaaqob
* Choe Myong-ho
* Jon Kwang-ik
* Myong In-ho
* Ri Chol-myong
* Mohammed Abdulwahed
* Faiz Al-Balushi
* Marzouq Al-Qutaiti
* Khalid Fareed
* Khalfan Ibrahim
* Choi Kyung-bok
* Lim Se-haen
* Chokchai Chuchai
* Huỳnh Phúc Hiệp
* Nguyễn Quang Tình
1 own goal
* Cui Nanri (against Japan)

## Teams qualified for 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship

* China
* North Korea
* Qatar