AFC Asian Cup-2000 (Lebanon)
The 2000 AFC Asian Cup was held in Lebanon with 12 teams. Japan won the tournament, beating Saudi Arabia in the final 1:0. Saudi Arabia finished second, Korea Republic third and China PR fourth. Below you will find the final order of the teams, the group tables, the knockout bracket and the rating points every team received.
| # | Group A | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran ★★★ 6 | AFC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 |  Iraq ★ | AFC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Thailand 1 | AFC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 4 |  Lebanon | AFC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 2 |
| # | Group B | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China PR 2 2 | AFC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 |  Kuwait ★ 1 1 | AFC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Korea Republic ★★ 4 4South Korea advanced to the knockout stage as one of the two best third-placed teams. | AFC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Indonesia | AFC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 1 |
| # | Group C | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan ★★★★ 1 | AFC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 7 |
| 2 |  Saudi Arabia ★★★ 3 | AFC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Qatar ★★Qatar advanced to the knockout stage as the second of the two best third-placed teams. | AFC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Uzbekistan | AFC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | -12 | 1 |
Quarter-finals
Final
Third place play-off