AFC Asian Cup-2004 (China)
The 2004 AFC Asian Cup was held in China with 16 teams. Japan won the tournament, beating China PR in the final 3:1. China PR finished second, Iran third and Bahrain 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 |  China PR 2 2 | AFC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 |  Bahrain | AFC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  Indonesia | AFC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 3 |
| 4 |  Qatar ★★ | AFC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| # | Group B | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Korea Republic ★★ 4 4 | AFC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 |  Jordan 1Jordan's debut in the Asian Cup final tournament. | AFC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  Kuwait ★ 1 1 | AFC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| 4 |  United Arab Emirates 1 1 | AFC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| # | Group C | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Uzbekistan | AFC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 |  Iraq ★ | AFC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  TurkmenistanTurkmenistan's only appearance to date in the Asian Cup final tournament. | AFC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 1 |
| 4 |  Saudi Arabia ★★★ 3 | AFC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| # | Group D | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan ★★★★ 1 | AFC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 |  Iran ★★★ 6 | AFC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 |  Oman | AFC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Thailand 1 | AFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 0 |
Quarter-finals
Japan ★★★★ 11 (4)Jordan 11 (3)Bahrain2 (4)Uzbekistan2 (3)Semi-finals
China PR 2 21 (4)Iran ★★★ 61 (3)Final
Third place play-off